Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey shuts down radio station following suspension over Armenian genocide comment Cem CetingucPosted on18 October, 2024 An independent radio station in Istanbul has shut down after Turkey’s regulator cancelled its terrestrial … Continue ReadingTurkey shuts down radio station following suspension over Armenian genocide comment
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS 3.5 Million Turkish youth struggle with alienation crisis Cem CetingucPosted on15 October, 202415 October, 2024 At the peak of their most productive years, millions of young people in Türkiye remain … Continue Reading3.5 Million Turkish youth struggle with alienation crisis
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Will a Bosnia motorway enhance Serbia-Turkey relations? Cem CetingucPosted on15 October, 2024 The construction of the Belgrade-Sarajevo motorway, an ambitious Turkish investment in the heart of the … Continue ReadingWill a Bosnia motorway enhance Serbia-Turkey relations?
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Türkiye to implement ‘legal reforms’ aimed at combating impunity Cem CetingucPosted on14 October, 2024 Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç has announced that comprehensive reforms in Türkiye’s penal execution system will dismantle the public perception … Continue ReadingTürkiye to implement ‘legal reforms’ aimed at combating impunity
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey posts significant current account surplus in August Cem CetingucPosted on11 October, 2024 Turkey’s current account recorded a large surplus in August, while the 12-month rolling deficit plunged … Continue ReadingTurkey posts significant current account surplus in August
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Markets Turkish workers put in the longest hours in Europe, yet earn some of the lowest wages Cem CetingucPosted on16 September, 202416 September, 2024 Turkey has the longest average weekly working hours among European countries, with 44.2 hours, compared … Continue ReadingTurkish workers put in the longest hours in Europe, yet earn some of the lowest wages
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan: Turkey advances despite ongoing tensions Cem CetingucPosted on10 September, 2024 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has asserted Türkiye’s progress despite escalating regional tensions. “Türkiye is the only country … Continue ReadingErdoğan: Turkey advances despite ongoing tensions
Categories Business Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s contracting sector secures $11.2B in international projects from January to August Cem CetingucPosted on9 September, 2024 The Turkish contracting sector undertook projects abroad amounting to $11.2 billion in the first eight … Continue ReadingTurkey’s contracting sector secures $11.2B in international projects from January to August
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Rising sinkholes in ‘Turkey’s granary’ threaten agricultural sector Cem CetingucPosted on6 September, 2024 Over 2,600 sinkholes in Turkey’s Konya Plain are threatening agriculture and residential areas, driven by … Continue ReadingRising sinkholes in ‘Turkey’s granary’ threaten agricultural sector
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey imposes record fines for hunting endangered species Cem CetingucPosted on5 September, 20245 September, 2024 The country’s nature conservation body has announced the fines for hunting endangered species, which are off-limits for the … Continue ReadingTurkey imposes record fines for hunting endangered species
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Al-Sisi’s visit marks new era in bilateral relations Cem CetingucPosted on4 September, 20244 September, 2024 Türkiye and Egypt are improving bilateral relations, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during his counterpart Abdel Fattah … Continue ReadingAl-Sisi’s visit marks new era in bilateral relations
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s foreign trade deficit drops by 42 percent in July Cem CetingucPosted on28 August, 202428 August, 2024 Türkiye’s foreign trade deficit declined by 41.8 percent year-on-year in July to $7.3 billion as exports rose … Continue ReadingTurkey’s foreign trade deficit drops by 42 percent in July
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Surge in internal migration as Istanbul faces significant population decline Cem CetingucPosted on19 August, 2024 Istanbul and Ankara saw the highest levels of both incoming and outgoing migration last year. … Continue ReadingSurge in internal migration as Istanbul faces significant population decline
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye reports zero Monkeypox cases, no restrictions planned Cem CetingucPosted on15 August, 2024 Türkiye on Thursday announced that no cases of mpox, an infectious viral disease that has hit hard … Continue ReadingTürkiye reports zero Monkeypox cases, no restrictions planned
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkish house sales increase in July despite decline in mortgages Cem CetingucPosted on13 August, 2024 House sales in Türkiye increased by 16.0% year-on-year in July to 127,888 units, according to … Continue ReadingTurkish house sales increase in July despite decline in mortgages
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Attacker in bulletproof vest stabs 5 in mosque, streams act live Cem CetingucPosted on13 August, 202413 August, 2024 A knife attack has terrorized citizens in Eskisehir, Turkey, where a young man with his … Continue ReadingAttacker in bulletproof vest stabs 5 in mosque, streams act live
Categories Company & Industry HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye’s R&D spending hits 98.7 billion TRY in 2023 Cem CetingucPosted on8 August, 2024 Türkiye’s central government budget outlays on Research and Development (R&D) activities amounted to 98 billion … Continue ReadingTürkiye’s R&D spending hits 98.7 billion TRY in 2023
Categories Economy HIGHLIGHTS Türkiye increases customs duty on overseas purchases Cem CetingucPosted on8 August, 20248 August, 2024 Türkiye on Tuesday announced new measures by which it hiked the customs duty applied to … Continue ReadingTürkiye increases customs duty on overseas purchases
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey begins development of ‘Steel Dome’ integrated air defense system Cem CetingucPosted on7 August, 2024 Türkiye has decided to launch works to develop an integrated multilayered air defense system called the Steel Dome. … Continue ReadingTurkey begins development of ‘Steel Dome’ integrated air defense system
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkey submits documentation to join ‘genocide case’ against Israel Cem CetingucPosted on7 August, 2024 Türkiye has formally submitted its bid to join the genocide case launched by South Africa against Israel at the … Continue ReadingTurkey submits documentation to join ‘genocide case’ against Israel
