With the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the level of public appreciation of President Tayyip Erdoğan soared at this time of last year, but this was short-lived. In the first months, the level of appreciation of the Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, who was giving confidence with his kind and respectful attitude, surpassed Erdoğan for a
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced May 17 financial support to small enterprises and tradesmen ahead of the “normalization” process that will start from June 1Erdoğan said following a cabinet meeting that 235 thousand enterprises, which he defined as the first group, will be given 5 thousand Turkish Liras (roughly $600) of grant for one time.In
Turkey ends a 19-day lockdown early on May 17, which was announced to reduce daily new cases of Covid-19 to around 5,000 ahead of the upcoming tourism season, a failed attempt so far. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on May 14 that the normalization process will begin after May 17. However, the Heath Ministry announced
Turkey in 2021 must be spectacular to watch from the outside but things are not that fun inside the country. As gaps in the economy, democracy and judiciary are growing, the agenda of the country has squeezed into a circle of crime organizations, disguised state structures, trade and politics. Actually, the current agenda is the
Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry has pulled back a video showing tourism employees wearing masks with a motto reading “Enjoy. I’m vaccinated.”The promotion video triggered reactions on the social media and added to the criticism against Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavşoğlu’s previous remarks ensuring tourists on not encountering tourism personnel who are not vaccinated. “Sanitized resorts
As we are approaching the second half of 2021, two main themes are standing out to shape the global economy going forward: The speed of vaccinations/path to herd immunity and inflation concerns. Countries, such as the United States, U.K. and Israel will have vaccinated 75% of their populations during the summer months and will probably
The progressive claim that brought US President Joe Biden to the White House against Donald Trump’s arbitrary and reactionary rule has been shattered in Palestine. On May 10, the US administration vetoed a UN Security Council condemnation of the attack launched by the Israeli police on May 7 in the Aqsa Mosque. In the statement
A new series of criticisms in the field of “judiciary”, the bleeding wound of the country in recent days, has been added to a series of developments that concern all of us and envision vaguely “being blacked out”, “stigmatized” and “not involving people who are considered objectionable to public activities”. According to a new regulation,
Despite international calls to Israel, the clashes in East Jerusalem continued for a fourth day, and 24 Palestinians, including nine children, are reported dead in the air strikes on Gaza.The Palestinian Red Crescent announced that more than 700 people were injured in Israel-occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank.The clashes were triggered by Israel’s efforts
The Council of Europe will hold an online international meeting in Berlin on May 11 to mark the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Istanbul Convention against violence against women. Germany’s Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Franziska Giffey, hosts the meeting since Germany is the rotating chair of the Council.