Ukraine crisis challenged Turkey-Russia relations in another dimension where the political and defense aspects, as in the case of the S-400 missiles, follow the economic aspect, which is more likely to have more profound effect on Turkish public. In this rough patch, natural gas, tourism, agriculture and contracting services came to a fore in terms
Turkey issued a request to United Arab Emirates (UAE) for detention and repatriation of convicted Turkish mob leader Sedat Peker, who was convicted after publicizing corruption allegations against ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government officials and political figures via social media. Turkey’s Ministry of Justice issued a formal request to UAE for temporary detention
Fatih Ceylan1, Alper Coşkun2 The 70th anniversary of Turkey and Greece joining NATO was recently commemorated. Yet, just days before that we witnessed a Turkish fisherman’s bold stance against a Greek coast guard boat’s aggressive posturing in the Aegean Sea. This incident reminded us once again that notwithstanding their bond as allies, Turkey and Greece
Shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of breakaway states of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine in February 21, Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Turkey would not recognize the decision. Stating that the recognition was a “clear violation of Ukraine’s political unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Ministry added that “The
Prof. Dr Yeşim Arat, in an article in which she discusses women’s rights in Turkey, defines the Civil Code announced on February 17 1926 as “revolutionary” according to the conditions of that time. “Although it contained the patriarchal biases like a declaration of men to be the heads of their families, the Civil Code was
Turkey’s Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca announced that he will make important statements next week, including when the face covering requirement will be lifted. He predicted that the Covid-19 epidemic, which reached its peak last week, would decline in 2-3 weeks. The Minister also announced that 258 people died on February 17, as he said
You may be wondering why on February 17 Turkish-speaking internet freaked out about a word that has no official translation in the English-Turkish dictionary: Geççek. That is because Turkey’s mega-pop music-star Tarkan released his latest hit with a 4-minute music video on February 17, which became an internet sensation because of its lyrics, as social
Stars are falling once the glitter wears off. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy chairman and former Prime Minister Binali Yıldırm was giving an exclusive interview to CNN Türk TV host Ahmet Hakan last night on February 16, inevitably answering questions concerning electricity price hikes which caused a nation-wide outcry. Turkey’s political arena