Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Wage hikes instantly eroded by inflation, as poverty set to increase Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 July, 2023 Turkey’s poverty threshold for a family of four rose to 37,974 liras in July, data … Continue ReadingWage hikes instantly eroded by inflation, as poverty set to increase
Categories General HYPED Rumor: Objection to Mehmet Simsek’s CB appointments from the Palace Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 June, 2023 If Turkish media is to believed, Mehmet Simsek is experiencing trouble staffing key positions. A … Continue ReadingRumor: Objection to Mehmet Simsek’s CB appointments from the Palace
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Election conducted under stringent security measures Cem CetingucPosted on28 May, 2023 The Interior Ministry has implemented extensive security measures across Türkiye to ensure the smooth conduct of the presidential runoff election. … Continue ReadingElection conducted under stringent security measures
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Presidential Elections: The Culture Clash Persists in Turkish Politics Atilla YeşiladaPosted on24 May, 2023 Kılıçdaroğlu’s task during the runoff to be held on 28 May is going to be … Continue ReadingPresidential Elections: The Culture Clash Persists in Turkish Politics
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics President Erdoğan pledges a new constitution focused on civil liberties Cem CetingucPosted on11 May, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reiterated that one of his priorities, if re-elected on May 14, will … Continue ReadingPresident Erdoğan pledges a new constitution focused on civil liberties
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Supreme Court mandates overtime pay for workers Cem CetingucPosted on11 May, 2023 The Supreme Court has ruled that employees who work more than 11 hours a day and seven … Continue ReadingSupreme Court mandates overtime pay for workers
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS TPAO to open up 20 oil rigs in Şırnak province Cem CetingucPosted on10 May, 202310 May, 2023 Türkiye’s state oil company TPAO plans to open up to 20 oil rigs in the southeastern province of Şırnak … Continue ReadingTPAO to open up 20 oil rigs in Şırnak province
Categories Company & Industry Economy HIGHLIGHTS Erdoğan raises state worker wages by 45 percent Cem CetingucPosted on10 May, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on May 9 announced a 45 percent increase in wages of public workers, ahead … Continue ReadingErdoğan raises state worker wages by 45 percent
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Russia makes gas price concessions to Turkey Cem CetingucPosted on4 May, 20234 May, 2023 Turkey has become Gazprom’s second international customer to finalise an agreement to defer part of … Continue ReadingRussia makes gas price concessions to Turkey
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey’s election winner to face challenging economy, experts warn Cem CetingucPosted on4 May, 2023 Don’t envy whoever wins Turkey’s election this month. The victor could immediately be blown off course … Continue ReadingTurkey’s election winner to face challenging economy, experts warn
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan absent from election rallies for a third day Atilla YeşiladaPosted on29 April, 2023 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled his election appearances for a third day Friday after … Continue ReadingErdogan absent from election rallies for a third day
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Markets TOGG set to deliver 1,000+ cars next month Cem CetingucPosted on28 April, 2023 Togg aims to deliver more than 1,000 vehicles in May, says Gürcan Karakaş, the CEO of Türkiye’s first … Continue ReadingTOGG set to deliver 1,000+ cars next month
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan educates youth on 60-year history of nuclear plant Cem CetingucPosted on28 April, 2023 Türkiye has realized its 60-year-old dream by delivering nuclear fuel to the country’s first Akkuyu Nuclear … Continue ReadingErdoğan educates youth on 60-year history of nuclear plant
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish Evacuation Plane Shot at During Sudan Mission Cem CetingucPosted on28 April, 2023 “Shots were fired with small arms at our C-130 evacuation plane, which was sent to Wadi Sayidna … Continue ReadingTurkish Evacuation Plane Shot at During Sudan Mission
Categories General HYPED TIME: Kilicdaroglu can beat Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on28 April, 2023 Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the head of Turkey’s opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), keeps a framed newspaper … Continue ReadingTIME: Kilicdaroglu can beat Erdogan
Categories General HYPED Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu : The whole world hates America Atilla YeşiladaPosted on21 April, 2023 The world has no lost love for America, and the West’s efforts to impose its … Continue ReadingInterior Minister Suleyman Soylu : The whole world hates America
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Markets Politics Iraq’s Oil Exports from North Stalled Amid Turkey Negotiations Cem CetingucPosted on17 April, 2023 Oil exports from northern Iraq to the Turkish port of Ceyhan remain at a standstill … Continue ReadingIraq’s Oil Exports from North Stalled Amid Turkey Negotiations
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s Wealthiest Individuals Ranked in Latest Report Cem CetingucPosted on17 April, 2023 As of April 16, 2023, Ibrahim Erdemoglu was the wealthiest person in Turkey, with an estimated net worth … Continue ReadingTurkey’s Wealthiest Individuals Ranked in Latest Report
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan: Turkey to Send Message to West in May Elections Cem CetingucPosted on14 April, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discusses local defence industry, rise of far-right in France, as well … Continue ReadingErdogan: Turkey to Send Message to West in May Elections
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics US Sanctions Turkish Entities for Aiding Russia’s War Effort Cem CetingucPosted on14 April, 2023 The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on at least four Turkey-based entities it said … Continue ReadingUS Sanctions Turkish Entities for Aiding Russia’s War Effort
