Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced that Turkey and Armenia will appoint special representatives in a bid to normalize relations. “Soon, we (Armenia and Turkey) will mutually appoint special representatives for the normalization effort,” Çavuşoğlu said during the Foreign Ministry budget debates in the parliament on December 13. Answering the opposition IYI (Good) Party lawmaker Erhan
Istanbul court ruled philanthropist Osman Kavala’s four-year-long pre-trial detention to continue in a trial that has become a subject of diplomatic relations for Turkey. Istanbul 13th Criminal Court ruled for the continuation of the detention of Kavala on Nov. 26 in a case that has been criticized as politically motivated and being under the influence
Retired soldier Metin Gürcan, a member of the founding board of DEVA Party, announced on his social media account that he was detained on charges of “political espionage”. Gürcan shared the following message on his Twitter account in the morning: “I am being detained on charges of political espionage. The cops are in the house…
After the rapid depreciation of the Turkish Lira, the opposition parties held urgent meetings repeated their call for a common economy plan and early elections. There were minor marches in big cities of Turkey like İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir and Kocaeli where people asked government to resign. The marches faced police barriers and intervention as Istanbul’s
The economic conditions and rising living costs creates discomfort in public, opening a debate over snap elections and invigorates the call for a change by opposition parties, who have already started a sort-of election campaign. Meanwhile, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) together with its Nation Alliance partner Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) strive to
Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) President Simone Kaslowski called for dialogue and a sincere and solution-oriented approach to tackle problems that stemmed from “mutual distrust in Turkish-American relations.” “Tackling the problems in Turkish-American relations is extremely important for the national interests of both countries. There is a need to restore relationships by a long-term
Opposition alliance Republican People’s Party (CHP) and İYİ Party (İYİ Parti) leaders criticized the current economic state of Turkey, called out President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to go for a snap election. “You cannot rule the country. Do not put burden on this nation. People of this country cannot handle more burden. Turkey needs to go
Frayed relations between United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkey are on a way to be rebuilt after years of rivalry, as Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, plans to visit Turkey for the first time in years. There is no official statement yet, but known for his hostile attitude against Turkey, El
Turkish lira depreciated at a record low level against the USD on November 11: hitting 9.91 liras against 1 dollar. After the Labor Department announced that US inflation rates hit 30 years high with 6.2, the currencies of emerging economies with high foreign debt depreciated against the USD.“The US inflation data boosted the dollar as
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on October 23 that he instructed Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to declare ten ambassadors as “persona non grata” and get deported from Turkey. Erdogan said the Ankara Ambassador of the USA, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Canada, and New Zeeland interfered in Turkey’s interior affairs by writing