Categories General HYPED Politics Türkiye Plans Stricter Social Media Regulations for Minors Cem CetingucPosted on4 February, 20254 February, 2025 Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş announced that Turkey is finalizing legislative … Continue ReadingTürkiye Plans Stricter Social Media Regulations for Minors
Categories Economy Finance HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Consumer Confidence Drops in January, Signaling Cooling Domestic Demand Cem CetingucPosted on4 February, 20254 February, 2025 Bloomberg HT Consumer Confidence Index decreased by 6.99 percent in January compared to the previous … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Consumer Confidence Drops in January, Signaling Cooling Domestic Demand
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye Weighs Social Media Age Restriction Amid Digital Safety Concerns Cem CetingucPosted on3 February, 2025 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has suggested that Türkiye may introduce an age limit for social … Continue ReadingTürkiye Weighs Social Media Age Restriction Amid Digital Safety Concerns
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye’s Tourism Revenues Hit Record $61.1 Billion in 2024 Cem CetingucPosted on31 January, 2025 Türkiye’s tourism sector reached a historic milestone in 2024, with revenues rising 8.3% year-over-year to … Continue ReadingTürkiye’s Tourism Revenues Hit Record $61.1 Billion in 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS President Erdoğan Vows Justice in Deadly Kartalkaya Hotel Fire Cem CetingucPosted on29 January, 2025 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has pledged accountability for the tragic fire at the Grand Kartal … Continue ReadingPresident Erdoğan Vows Justice in Deadly Kartalkaya Hotel Fire
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Ankara Governor Halts LGBTI+ film festival Cem CetingucPosted on24 January, 2025 Ankara Governor on Jan. 23 banned the 13th Pink Life Queerfest, an LGBTI+ film festival … Continue ReadingAnkara Governor Halts LGBTI+ film festival
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Kartalkaya hotel fire deaths linked to lack of basic safety Cem CetingucPosted on24 January, 2025 The deaths in the devastating fire at a popular ski resort in the northwestern province … Continue ReadingKartalkaya hotel fire deaths linked to lack of basic safety
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Fire at Kartalkaya Ski Resort Claims 10 Lives, Injures 32 Cem CetingucPosted on21 January, 202521 January, 2025 A devastating fire erupted at a hotel in Bolu’s Kartalkaya ski resort on Jan. 21, … Continue ReadingFire at Kartalkaya Ski Resort Claims 10 Lives, Injures 32
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey Marks 18 years Since Hrant Dink’s Assassination Cem CetingucPosted on20 January, 2025 Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was commemorated on Jan. 19 on the 18th anniversary of his … Continue ReadingTurkey Marks 18 years Since Hrant Dink’s Assassination
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Bootleg liquor deaths revive debate on Turkey alcohol tax Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 January, 2025 With 38 people dead in four days and 26 in intensive care after drinking bootleg … Continue ReadingBootleg liquor deaths revive debate on Turkey alcohol tax
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Politics Türkiye’s Population Policies Board Focuses on Fertility, Family, and Social Changes Cem CetingucPosted on13 January, 2025 In a move to address Türkiye’s demographic challenges, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz chaired the inaugural … Continue ReadingTürkiye’s Population Policies Board Focuses on Fertility, Family, and Social Changes
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Tech AI Set to Reshape Türkiye’s Labor Market by 2030 Cem CetingucPosted on13 January, 2025 Digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly transforming Türkiye’s labor market, with nearly half of … Continue ReadingAI Set to Reshape Türkiye’s Labor Market by 2030
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey Threatens Military Action If YPG Remains In Syria Cem CetingucPosted on9 January, 2025 Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan stated that a military operation in Syria would be conducted if … Continue ReadingTurkey Threatens Military Action If YPG Remains In Syria
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Istanbul Ranks as the World’s Most Traffic-Blocked City in 2024 Cem CetingucPosted on9 January, 2025 Global mobility analytics firm Intrix has crowned Istanbul as the most traffic-congested city globally for … Continue ReadingIstanbul Ranks as the World’s Most Traffic-Blocked City in 2024
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye Launches Cybersecurity Directorate Cem CetingucPosted on8 January, 20258 January, 2025 Türkiye has taken a significant step to combat cyber threats by establishing a dedicated Cybersecurity … Continue ReadingTürkiye Launches Cybersecurity Directorate
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey reportedly permits pro-kurdish party to meet jailed PKK leader Cem CetingucPosted on26 December, 2024 Turkey has decided to allow parliament’s pro-Kurdish party to hold talks with militant leader Abdullah … Continue ReadingTurkey reportedly permits pro-kurdish party to meet jailed PKK leader
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Markets Tech Turkey poised to emerge as regional tech hub Cem CetingucPosted on26 December, 2024 Türkiye’s digital, green transformation, foreign investor interest, engineering capabilities, and qualified workforce have great significance … Continue ReadingTurkey poised to emerge as regional tech hub
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey positions itself for bigger role as broker in 2025 Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 December, 202423 December, 2024 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a strong push to project Turkey’s influence internationally in … Continue ReadingTurkey positions itself for bigger role as broker in 2025
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Protests erupt across Kurdistan, Europe over Turkish assault on journalists, crack-down at home Atilla YeşiladaPosted on23 December, 2024 In protest of the killing of two Kurdish journalists, Cîhan Bilgin and Nazim Daştan, near … Continue ReadingProtests erupt across Kurdistan, Europe over Turkish assault on journalists, crack-down at home
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Report uncovers Turkey’s crude oil shipments to Israel Cem CetingucPosted on20 December, 202420 December, 2024 A new report by the Progressive International and Stop Fuelling Genocide campaign unveiled 10 crude … Continue ReadingReport uncovers Turkey’s crude oil shipments to Israel