30 January 2019, Wednesday / Published in Economy, Politics

Erdoğan’s biggest problem ahead of elections is economy, more than terrorism

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s biggest problem ahead of the key March 31 local elections is economic difficulties which occupied the first two ranks of a survey revealed on Jan 30 in Istanbul, hurting people more than terrorism after a number of years. According to the annual “social-political tendencies research” of the Center for Turkish
30 January 2019, Wednesday / Published in Politics

Anti-American sentiment in Turkey hits 82 percent, study shows

Some 82 percent of Turks perceive the U.S. as the biggest threat to national security a credible academic study in Turkey revealed on January 30. According to the annual research results of the Center for Turkish Studies (CTRS) of the Kadir Has University (KHAS) in Istanbul 81.9 percent of Turkish citizens think the biggest source
21 January 2019, Monday / Published in Politics

U.S troop pull-out is likely to be delayed, as Erdoğan calls Trump

Following a key visit of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, to Turkey on Jan 18, it is almost clear that the withdrawal of the American troops from Syria may not be immediately as the U.S. President Donald Trump has stated almost a month ago on Dec 24, 2018. Calling up Trump late on Jan 20, Turkish
05 January 2019, Saturday / Published in Politics

Reunion of Orthodox churches in Istanbul despite Putin, greets Erdoğan

A dinner given by Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko tonight on Jan 5 in honor of Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul may have repercussions in regional politics. Another guest of honor of the dinner at Conrad Hotel in Istanbul is Metropolit Ephifanios of Kiev whose independence (autocephaly) from the Moscow church was approved earlier in the day