Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey pledges complete regional normalization plausible Cem CetingucPosted on7 October, 2022 Turkey believes that full normalization based on good neighborly relations can be achieved in the … Continue ReadingTurkey pledges complete regional normalization plausible
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics ‘Big Reis’ is watching: Authoritarianism intensifies in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on6 October, 2022 In the summer of 2013, groups of Turkish citizens gathered in Istanbul’s Gezi Park to … Continue Reading‘Big Reis’ is watching: Authoritarianism intensifies in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Journalists protest new ‘disinformation’ bill threatening freedom of expression Cem CetingucPosted on5 October, 2022 Turkish journalist organizations on Tuesday denounced a government-backed bill that could see offenders jailed for … Continue ReadingJournalists protest new ‘disinformation’ bill threatening freedom of expression
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Erdogan supports Putin to get pre-election funding Cem CetingucPosted on12 September, 2022 With a 2023 vote looming, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s popularity has declined amid an … Continue ReadingErdogan supports Putin to get pre-election funding
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s stance: A Troubling Metaphor Cem CetingucPosted on9 September, 20229 September, 2022 Like a film that has been rewound, the face of Turkey today is a reminder … Continue ReadingTurkey’s stance: A Troubling Metaphor
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Winter is here: Turkey enters fall with political turmoil Cem CetingucPosted on8 September, 2022 Summer’s end arrived in Istanbul like a warm breeze last week. After a pandemic-driven sabbatical, … Continue ReadingWinter is here: Turkey enters fall with political turmoil
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkish warship docked in Israel for the first time since 2010 Cem CetingucPosted on5 September, 2022 A Turkish warship docked in Israel over the weekend for the first time since 2010, amid improving ties between … Continue ReadingTurkish warship docked in Israel for the first time since 2010
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics AKP member resigns after allegations from mafia boss Cem CetingucPosted on1 September, 2022 A top member of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party has resigned following a … Continue ReadingAKP member resigns after allegations from mafia boss
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics President Erdogan: 21st century will be the century of Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on30 August, 2022 Turkey still presently has problems in the economy, but this is a global phenomenon, Erdoğan … Continue ReadingPresident Erdogan: 21st century will be the century of Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics AK Party’s 21st anniversary: For whom the bell tolls Cem CetingucPosted on16 August, 202216 August, 2022 Turkey’s longest serving ruling party Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Aug. 14 celebrated its … Continue ReadingAK Party’s 21st anniversary: For whom the bell tolls
Categories HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Erdogan trys to play his card right for upcoming elections Cem CetingucPosted on16 August, 2022 A series of diplomatic wins, capped by the deal to resume Ukraine’s grain exports, provides … Continue ReadingErdogan trys to play his card right for upcoming elections
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Normalization efforts continue between Turkey and Armenia Cem CetingucPosted on12 August, 202212 August, 2022 As part of the normalization process between Türkiye and Armenia, the officials of the two countries will meet in September … Continue ReadingNormalization efforts continue between Turkey and Armenia
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED AVF leader Sarıtaş attacked in Istanbul Cem CetingucPosted on8 August, 2022 Selami Sarıtaş, the head of İstanbul’s Kartal Cemevi and the vice chair of the Federation … Continue ReadingAVF leader Sarıtaş attacked in Istanbul
Categories HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics CHP’s Kılıçdaroğlu pledges to end polarization Cem CetingucPosted on25 July, 2022 One of the primary tasks of the opposition will be restoring the state and ending polarization … Continue ReadingCHP’s Kılıçdaroğlu pledges to end polarization
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics MHP leader says Turkey should consider leaving NATO Cem CetingucPosted on25 May, 2022 Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli said on May 24 that Turkey might consider leaving NATO as a choice if … Continue ReadingMHP leader says Turkey should consider leaving NATO
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s foreign policy ambition is on the rise Cem CetingucPosted on20 May, 2022 Following its founding as a republic in 1923, Turkey forged close economic and military ties … Continue ReadingTurkey’s foreign policy ambition is on the rise
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics 60 percent of Turkey lost faith in Erdogan: Metropoll survey Cem CetingucPosted on9 May, 20229 May, 2022 Almost 60 percent of Turkish voters do not believe that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan can … Continue Reading60 percent of Turkey lost faith in Erdogan: Metropoll survey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics US lawmakers in favor of Turkey F-16 deal Cem CetingucPosted on9 May, 20229 May, 2022 Several U.S. lawmakers of critical importance in Washington’s potential sale of dozens of F-16 fighter … Continue ReadingUS lawmakers in favor of Turkey F-16 deal
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics DEVA Party declares to run individually in 2023 elections Cem CetingucPosted on27 April, 2022 The newly founded Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA) will run independently in the upcoming parliamentary elections, … Continue ReadingDEVA Party declares to run individually in 2023 elections
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics 7 political parties make a call for May Day Cem CetingucPosted on6 April, 2022 “To the May Day for daily bread, peace and freedom,” say the Labor Party, Laborist … Continue Reading7 political parties make a call for May Day