Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Legal Pressure on Turkish Opposition Raises Democracy Concerns Cem CetingucPosted on22 January, 202523 January, 2025 A turbulent week in Turkish politics saw legal actions against three prominent opposition figures, sparking … Continue ReadingLegal Pressure on Turkish Opposition Raises Democracy Concerns
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics CHP Youth Leader Cem Aydın Detained Over Social Media Post Cem CetingucPosted on22 January, 202523 January, 2025 Cem Aydın, president of the youth branch of Türkiye’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), … Continue ReadingCHP Youth Leader Cem Aydın Detained Over Social Media Post
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics İmamoğlu Under Investigation For Remarks About Prosecutor Cem CetingucPosted on20 January, 202521 January, 2025 Authorities have launched an investigation into Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu over remarks he made about Istanbul’s chief … Continue Readingİmamoğlu Under Investigation For Remarks About Prosecutor
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdogan claims peace with Kurds is near Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 January, 202521 January, 2025 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Jan. 18 made remarks during the eighth Ordinary Provincial … Continue ReadingErdogan claims peace with Kurds is near
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics DEM Party: Ocalan visit promising, second visit planned soon Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 January, 2025 Turkey is inching slowly and reluctantly towards a second “peace process” with Kurdish entities, which … Continue ReadingDEM Party: Ocalan visit promising, second visit planned soon
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Trustee Appointed to Akdeniz Municipality Following Arrest of Pro-Kurdish Co-Mayors Cem CetingucPosted on15 January, 2025 The Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party’s Akdeniz Municipality Co-Mayors, Nuriye Arslan and Hoşyar … Continue ReadingTrustee Appointed to Akdeniz Municipality Following Arrest of Pro-Kurdish Co-Mayors
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish main opposition leader shows ‘red card’ to President Erdoğan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 January, 2025 During a rally in the Mediterranean coastal province of Mersin, Turkish main opposition CHP leader … Continue ReadingTurkish main opposition leader shows ‘red card’ to President Erdoğan
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics President Erdogan declares separatist terror over in two speeches Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 January, 2025 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Jan. 11 attended provincial party congresses of his Justice … Continue ReadingPresident Erdogan declares separatist terror over in two speeches
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Prosecutors send warrants to oust seven congresspeople Atilla YeşiladaPosted on19 November, 2024 The Ankara DA in charge of parliamentary misconduct served warrants to the office of the … Continue ReadingProsecutors send warrants to oust seven congresspeople
Categories Atilla Yeşilada General HIGHLIGHTS Atilla Yesilada video: Erdogan wants to be president for life Atilla YeşiladaPosted on16 November, 2024 On November 10 incumbent president Erdogan declared his candidacy for a third term, stating that … Continue ReadingAtilla Yesilada video: Erdogan wants to be president for life
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Trump considering withdrawal of US troops from Syria, Güler reports Cem CetingucPosted on13 November, 2024 Defense Minister Yaşar Güler has expressed confidence that U.S. troops in Syria could be withdrawn by President-elect Donald Trump. “Trump … Continue ReadingTrump considering withdrawal of US troops from Syria, Güler reports
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Middle East Eye scoop: 37 DEM Party mayors to be ousted Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 November, 2024 In a surprising development Erdogan administration sacked a CHP mayor in the Esenyurt, a borough … Continue ReadingMiddle East Eye scoop: 37 DEM Party mayors to be ousted
Categories Business General HIGHLIGHTS Middle East Monitor: Turkey and the US Poised for new partnership Atilla YeşiladaPosted on11 November, 2024 Ankara has high hopes from Trump 2.0, as a large number of topics of mutual … Continue ReadingMiddle East Monitor: Turkey and the US Poised for new partnership
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan urges political parties to unite for a terror-free Türkiye Cem CetingucPosted on22 October, 2024 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has called on all political parties to exert efforts to build a terror-free … Continue ReadingErdoğan urges political parties to unite for a terror-free Türkiye
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Türkiye and Ukraine pledge closer ties amid regional conflict Cem CetingucPosted on21 October, 2024 Türkiye and Ukraine have reiterated their will to strengthen bilateral ties through boosting cooperation on economy, defense industry and energy … Continue ReadingTürkiye and Ukraine pledge closer ties amid regional conflict
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Erdoğan calls on officials to strengthen relationships with citizens Cem CetingucPosted on14 October, 2024 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has emphasized the importance of close relations between state officials and citizens, calling for … Continue ReadingErdoğan calls on officials to strengthen relationships with citizens
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 HIGHLIGHTS Politics Imamoğlu hints at 2028 presidential bid Cem CetingucPosted on4 September, 2024 I will be where the nation wants me to be,” Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu said on … Continue ReadingImamoğlu hints at 2028 presidential bid
Categories HIGHLIGHTS Politics Pro-AKP think tank: Erdogan lost his teflon armor Atilla YeşiladaPosted on31 August, 2024 This is a shortened translation of journalist and Ankara correspondent (Ms.) Nuray Babacan, who is … Continue ReadingPro-AKP think tank: Erdogan lost his teflon armor
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics UPDATE: Three polls, one conclusion: People are sick and tired of AK Party Atilla YeşiladaPosted on18 August, 202418 August, 2024 Cover photo: AK Party’s logo is a light bulb Three polls by Metropoll, ORC and … Continue ReadingUPDATE: Three polls, one conclusion: People are sick and tired of AK Party
