Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Pomegranate sauces will be banned in Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on27 March, 2023 The sale of artificially flavored pomegranate sauces that give the impression of pure pomegranate syrup will be banned in Türkiye as … Continue ReadingPomegranate sauces will be banned in Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Kalın: USA should find a way to sell F-16’s to Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on27 March, 2023 The United Stated administration should generate a formula to overcome the congressional blockage in front … Continue ReadingKalın: USA should find a way to sell F-16’s to Turkey
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey’s unemployment rate fell to 10.4 percent in 2022 Cem CetingucPosted on24 March, 2023 The unemployment rate was at 10.4% in Türkiye last year, down from 12% in 2021, … Continue ReadingTurkey’s unemployment rate fell to 10.4 percent in 2022
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Air Pollution Claims Lives of Over 42,000 People in Turkey in 2021 Cem CetingucPosted on24 March, 2023 At least 42,000 people lost their lives due to air pollution in Turkey in 2021, … Continue ReadingAir Pollution Claims Lives of Over 42,000 People in Turkey in 2021
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey Faces Impending Water Crisis Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 2023 Turkey is experiencing the driest winter in 22 years and a water crisis is looming in the summer, according … Continue ReadingTurkey Faces Impending Water Crisis
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan Criticizes Opposition Alliance’s Partnership with HDP Cem CetingucPosted on23 March, 2023 The opposition bloc has long been in covert cooperation with the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), … Continue ReadingErdogan Criticizes Opposition Alliance’s Partnership with HDP
Categories HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Former Turkish Economy Czar Simsek ‘Uninterested in Politics’ Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 2023 Turkey’s former deputy prime minister in charge of the economy, Mehmet Simsek, said on Monday … Continue ReadingFormer Turkish Economy Czar Simsek ‘Uninterested in Politics’
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan: Turkey to Lose 104 Billion dollars due to Earthquakes Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 202322 March, 2023 The February earthquakes are expected to cost 104 billion dollars (~2 trillion Turkish liras) to … Continue ReadingErdogan: Turkey to Lose 104 Billion dollars due to Earthquakes
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED World donates 6 bln euros for Türkiye’s quake relief Cem CetingucPosted on21 March, 2023 The international community has collected slightly more than 6 billion euros for Türkiye and around … Continue ReadingWorld donates 6 bln euros for Türkiye’s quake relief
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Struggling Turkish towns fight to keep businesses alive amid devastation Cem CetingucPosted on20 March, 2023 “People lost their homes, workplaces and cars on top of losing a wife, friend, brother, … Continue ReadingStruggling Turkish towns fight to keep businesses alive amid devastation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Flood death toll rises to 15 in Turkey’s quake zone Cem CetingucPosted on16 March, 2023 At least 15 people have died in the floods caused by torrential rains that hit … Continue ReadingFlood death toll rises to 15 in Turkey’s quake zone
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS TOGG: Price of Turkey’s first electric car unveiled Cem CetingucPosted on15 March, 2023 Türkiye’s first indigenous electric car maker Togg has unveiled the prices of its first model, with online pre-orders to begin … Continue ReadingTOGG: Price of Turkey’s first electric car unveiled
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS 2,600+ doctors depart Turkey for overseas positions in 2022 Cem CetingucPosted on15 March, 202315 March, 2023 On March 14 Medicine Day, the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) reminded that some 2,685 doctors … Continue Reading2,600+ doctors depart Turkey for overseas positions in 2022
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish defense minister says grain deal will be renewed Cem CetingucPosted on13 March, 202313 March, 2023 Russia and Ukraine both are positive for extending the grain deal once more, and Ankara believes that the … Continue ReadingTurkish defense minister says grain deal will be renewed
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Only 30 percent of buildings in Istanbul are earthquake resistant Cem CetingucPosted on7 March, 20237 March, 2023 Some 70 percent of buildings in Istanbul are not earthquake resistant, while about 90,000 buildings need to be … Continue ReadingOnly 30 percent of buildings in Istanbul are earthquake resistant
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Experts call for an ’emergency evacuation plan’ for Istanbul earthquake Cem CetingucPosted on6 March, 20236 March, 2023 Experts say a plan for emergency evacuation routes against a possible earthquake in Istanbul should be created as … Continue ReadingExperts call for an ’emergency evacuation plan’ for Istanbul earthquake
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED UNDP, Turkey partner to tackle 200M tons of earthquake debris Cem CetingucPosted on3 March, 20233 March, 2023 The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Türkiye are working together for the removal of nearly 200 million … Continue ReadingUNDP, Turkey partner to tackle 200M tons of earthquake debris
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics AKP/Kabaktepe: Opposition exploits tragedy for political gain Cem CetingucPosted on2 March, 2023 Following devastating earthquakes in Türkiye, which claimed over 45,000 lives, Osman Nuri Kabaktepe, the Istanbul provincial … Continue ReadingAKP/Kabaktepe: Opposition exploits tragedy for political gain
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Massive Evacuation Efforts Underway as 2 Million Flee Quake-Hit Provinces Cem CetingucPosted on2 March, 2023 The number of people who were evacuated from the 11 quake-hit provinces has exceed 2 … Continue ReadingMassive Evacuation Efforts Underway as 2 Million Flee Quake-Hit Provinces
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Presidential elections will take place in May: Erdogan Cem CetingucPosted on1 March, 2023 The people of Türkiye will do whatever is necessary on May 14, Turkish President Recep … Continue ReadingPresidential elections will take place in May: Erdogan
