The fishermen from Turkey’s BlackSea cost told the press on April 9 that the Coast Guard Command had warned them not to sail because of the stray mines offshore. Two weeks before, on March 26, a maritime patrol detected a mine offshore Western Black Sea, which later be neutralized by the Underwater Defense (SAS) commandos.
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
On April 7 evening, pro-government media was in a celebratory mood. It was not because the inflation had fallen or Turkish Lira has started to gain value against foreign currencies. It was not the case that the price hikes for electricity and natural gas was reverted. They were excited because a Lebanese newspaper published a
It was announced by Washington on April 6 that the US State Department approved the sale of 40 F-16 fighter jets and 80 modernization kits that Turkey demanded in a letter to the Congress. “The Biden administration believed that a potential sale of jets to Turkey would be in line with US national security interests
Consumer inflation in March was announced as 61.1 percent. Thus, we went back twenty years. The last time inflation was above this level was in March 2002: 65.1 percent. Nonetheless, there was a significant dissimilarity. At that time, the “Transition to a Strong Economy Program” was being implemented. The inflation, which had peaked at 73.2
Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the US – Turkey Strategic Mechanism was launched on April 4 in Ankara. The ministry stated that the decision was taken during the meetings held between Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Önal and the US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and their delegations. The same statement
The elections held in Hungary on April 3 would set an example for the opposition coalition formed in Turkey (and Poland) for the 2023 elections. In Hungary, six opposition parties initiated the Everybody’s Hungary Movement- MMM to join forces against Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz Party, which won the election under accusations that he was
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
Is Turkey-Israel gas pipeline project on the agenda as an alternative to Russian streams? Erdoğan answered Turkish journalist’s questions on March 31 on his way back from Uzbekistan about possible energy ties with Israel as President Isaac Herzog paid a visit to Turkey last month, stating that a gas pipeline crossing through Turkey is on