President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan summoned his top economy policy officials in a closed-door meeting at the presidency on May 31 amid announcements of new price hikes while high inflation keeps straining households. Erdoğan held an emergency meeting at the Presidency attended by Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu alleged that President Tayyip Erdoğan and his family members are transferring large sums of US Dollars to the United States through two pro-government foundations, Service for Youth and Education Foundation of Turkey (TÜRGEV) and ENSAR, claiming that the president is planning to escape the country in
The Turkish National Women’s Boxing Team made its way into Turkish boxing history by winning 5 gold and 2 bronze medals at the IBA World Women’s Boxing Championship. The World Women’s Boxing Championship, organized in Turkey by the International Boxing Association, was completed with the final matches in 6 weight categories. Turkey’s national athletes completed
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Turkey does not view Finland and Sweeden’s NATO bid positively, stating that the two countries “have become a safe haven for terrorism.” “We are following the developments (about their NATO membership process) however we do not view that positively,” Erdoğan said to a group of journalists on May
The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld the prison sentence given to main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Istanbul Provincial Chair Canan Kaftancıoğlu for her Twitter posts. CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu summoned all the party’s deputies to the Istanbul provincial building. The 3rd Penal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals completed the appeal examination on
An Istanbul court reached a verdict in the case on 2013 Gezi Park protests and sentenced Osman Kavala to an aggravated life in prison for “attempting to overthrow the government of the Turkish Republic” and 8 defendants to 18 year prison for abetting the crime. Istanbul court reached a verdict in a case over 2013
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s household electricity supply was disconnected after he refused to pay his bills as a protest of exorbitant price hikes. The CHP leader had said in February that he would not pay his bills unless the energy price hikes to be revoked, as he criticized ruling Justice
Ahead of election campaigns to be started for 2023 elections, Ankara’s political lobbies argue if the opposition block will prioritize the nomination of a presidential candidate in their next meeting or set the poverty as their baseline for their strategy. Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu protested rising food prices in
Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati stated that Turkey’s inflation is high and “a problem”, adding that currency fluctuation has been taken under control as the high growth rate reflected employment positively. “Inflation is around 60 percent right now. Is this a problem? Yes it is a problem. But we managed to take (Turkish economy)
Turkish prosecutor asked Istanbul court to transfer the case investigating Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia, his fiancee stated. The Istanbul court is trying 26 Saudi officials in absentia for the killing of Khashoggi. The prosecutor said the trial should be stopped and the case transferred to Saudi Arabia, at the latter’s request. “The