When the construction of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, which the Russians were building in Turkey, came to a standstill, the issue came to the table during the meeting of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with Russian President Vladimir Putin at their August-5 Sochi meeting, but it could not be resolved. Erdoğan met with the officials of
Global surge in gas, electricity and food prices have ignited protests in many countries all around the world from Czech Republic to Germany, India, Ethiopia, as people hit streets asking governments to resign. In Turkey, pro-government news agencies covered the stories with enthusiasm, implying that Turkish people are not protesting the growing inflation and deteriorating
Turkey’s inflation continues to rise as the data published by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has surged to 80,21 percent annually with a 1,46 percent rise in August, the highest inflation recorded in the country in 24 years. According to TURKSTAT figures, in August 2022, CPI increased by 1.46 percent
Just as we breathed a sigh of relief that the activities of Turkey’s new drilling ship Abdulhamid Han has not caused a further crisis or muddied the waters of the Mediterranean, this time it was Greece that stirred up the waters in Turkish-Greek relations. Throughout last week, the Turkish Armed Forces reported three incidents where
Is the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) preparing for an early election? Had it not been for Hürriyet newspaper’s pro-government columnist Abdülkadir Selvi’s insight from AKP rooms, I would have thought that the rumor was circulated to spark speculation move in the stock market. However, after notorious mafia figure Sedat Peker publicized yet another
“China is a great, powerful state,” emphasizes China’s Ankara Embassy Charge d’affaires Cheng Weihua – 程卫华. “How can smaller, weaker countries endure if we don’t object to the United States ignoring us meddling in our internal affairs? The world would become ruled by chaos then,” he added. These words are a sign of how the
Turkey’s Finance and Treasury Minister Nureddin Nebati told industrialist and business circles on Aug. 26 that “there is no point concerning” about US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury’s warning which stated that pursuing business with sanctioned Russians will also cause secondary sanctions. “There is no point the letter that is conveyed to the Turkish business
Turkish pop singer arrested after being taken into custody over her words on religious vocational schools on stage on charge of “inciting the people to hatred and hostility”. Singer Gülşen Bayraktar Çobanoğlu, a.k.a Gülşen, was detained on Aug. 25 within the scope of the investigation launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on the
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated Ankara’s determination to follow a cross-border military operation into Syria, following statements from Russian, Iranian and American officials against it. “I declare to the whole world that our struggle will not end until we secure our southern borders with a 30 km deep corridor from one end to the
Greek jets harassed Turkish F-16 aircraft, which were on NATO mission in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Aug. 23. Turkey reported the incident to the NATO authorities and the military attaché of Greece was summoned to the Ministry of National Defence. According to the report, Turkish F-16 planes were harassed by