Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Corruption is ‘off the charts’ in Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary Cem CetingucPosted on1 February, 20231 February, 2023 Turkey, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia got their worst corruption scores in ten years … Continue ReadingCorruption is ‘off the charts’ in Turkey, Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Istanbul hosts EU’s Ukraine event in February Cem CetingucPosted on24 January, 202324 January, 2023 The European Union is planning to hold a special event dedicated to the first anniversary of the … Continue ReadingIstanbul hosts EU’s Ukraine event in February
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics ‘Oil tanker traffic jam’ increases in Istanbul amid EU sanctions Cem CetingucPosted on7 December, 20227 December, 2022 A traffic jam of oil tankers has grown off Turkey after the imposition of a price cap … Continue Reading‘Oil tanker traffic jam’ increases in Istanbul amid EU sanctions
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey slams EU over Turkic States decision of Turkish Cyprus’ status Cem CetingucPosted on13 November, 2022 Ankara has slammed the European Union for criticizing the Organization of Turkic States’ decision to … Continue ReadingTurkey slams EU over Turkic States decision of Turkish Cyprus’ status
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Temelkuran: Europe is in a severe democracy crisis Cem CetingucPosted on4 November, 20224 November, 2022 Russia’s war in Ukraine and the economic impact it is having on Europe have underscored … Continue ReadingTemelkuran: Europe is in a severe democracy crisis
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkey to play pivotal role in EU-Russia gas crisis Cem CetingucPosted on31 October, 2022 With Russia curtailing natural gas supplies to Europe, the European Union is scrambling to find … Continue ReadingTurkey to play pivotal role in EU-Russia gas crisis
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics EU visa rejections increase drastically in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on28 September, 202228 September, 2022 Prominent veteran journalist Ruşen Çakır joined a long list of Turkish nationals who have had their Schengen visa … Continue ReadingEU visa rejections increase drastically in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkey, EU to agree on revived Customs Union Deal Cem CetingucPosted on8 September, 2022 A review should cover a raft of areas, ranging from services, agriculture and e-commerce to … Continue ReadingTurkey, EU to agree on revived Customs Union Deal
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkey spends 100 million euros for Schengen visas annually Cem CetingucPosted on18 August, 2022 Turkish people spend some 100 million euros annually to obtain Schengen visas, an expert has said, amid a period … Continue ReadingTurkey spends 100 million euros for Schengen visas annually
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Politics EU on alert: Turkey, Russia agree enhacing economic ties Cem CetingucPosted on12 August, 202212 August, 2022 Russia and Turkey agreed to enhance economic cooperation at a meeting held in the city … Continue ReadingEU on alert: Turkey, Russia agree enhacing economic ties
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Bloomberg: Cyprus Gas Discoveries Boosted by EU’s Shift From Russia Supplies Cem CetingucPosted on25 July, 2022 The European Union’s drive to slash reliance on Russian natural gas is boosting the strategic … Continue ReadingBloomberg: Cyprus Gas Discoveries Boosted by EU’s Shift From Russia Supplies
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkey: main destination for EU’s waste exports Cem CetingucPosted on25 May, 2022 Turkey is the largest destination for waste exported from the EU, with a volume of around 14.7 … Continue ReadingTurkey: main destination for EU’s waste exports
Categories Business Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Markets WTO decides in favor of Turkey in steel import case Cem CetingucPosted on6 May, 2022 A panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has supported Turkey’s complaints and ruled that … Continue ReadingWTO decides in favor of Turkey in steel import case
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Who will prevail from Ukraine crisis? Cem CetingucPosted on26 April, 2022 The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine has led to an unprecedented shake-up of the … Continue ReadingWho will prevail from Ukraine crisis?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED GMF: Turkish Perceptions of the EU Cem CetingucPosted on14 April, 2022 The “Turkish Perceptions of the European Union” public opinion survey, conducted by The German Marshall … Continue ReadingGMF: Turkish Perceptions of the EU
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey, EU discuss joint efforts to reduce waste traffic Cem CetingucPosted on31 March, 2022 The European Union and Turkey are in contact to tackle the problem of waste traffic … Continue ReadingTurkey, EU discuss joint efforts to reduce waste traffic
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS 37 percent of population cannot afford meat in Turkey: Eurostat Cem CetingucPosted on4 March, 2022 Turkey is the primary country in Europe on the list, where 37% of the population … Continue Reading37 percent of population cannot afford meat in Turkey: Eurostat
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics European Parliament approves $170M aid for Syrian refugees in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on25 November, 202125 November, 2021 The European Parliament on Thursday gave final approval to the financial assistance program for the … Continue ReadingEuropean Parliament approves $170M aid for Syrian refugees in Turkey
Categories General Politics Peace envoy: Disintegration of Bosnia would affect entire region Cem CetingucPosted on8 November, 2021 If a multi-ethnic Bosnia is pushed towards disintegration, that will inevitably have an impact on … Continue ReadingPeace envoy: Disintegration of Bosnia would affect entire region
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics EU: Turkey still has homework to finish for visa waiver Cem CetingucPosted on27 October, 2021 There are six remaining criteria Turkey needs to fulfill for visa liberalization, the head of … Continue ReadingEU: Turkey still has homework to finish for visa waiver
