The photo you see above is the kind that tells a lot than pages of explanation. But maybe some interpretation would work for a better understanding. The photo was taken at the Ata concert and event hall of the Turkish Education Association (TED) in Ankara on January 15. It was the Çankaya International Peace and
As if a change of government with free elections was possible in Kazakhstan, all regional leaders started to give statements like “coup was repelled” one after another. However, it does not seem plausible to regard the events that began in Kazakhstan on January 2 and peaked on January 5-6, even as a planned uprising. There
Mohammed Hassan al-Suwaidi, chief executive of ADQ, an Abu Dhabi state investment vehicle, told the Financial Times that the lira’s weakness could provide opportunities, saying it was a “great time” to buy if you take “a long-term view”. The fund is on hunt for investments, from financial institutions to logistics and food, Financial Times wrote.
I complain about the directors of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) because the Governor of the CBRT and the members of the Monetary Policy Committee flagrantly violated their duty to adhere that the “primary objective of the Bank shall be to achieve and maintain price stability.” imposed by Central Bank Law
Suicide of a student, murder of a women, assault to an immigrant. Turkey read these news one after another on January 11. Medical student Enes Kara committed suicide in a dormitory in Elazig, where his family was forced him to stay. In the video and letter that Kara left behind, we saw the pressures he
One of my friends from business circles shared an interesting analysis with us yesterday. The KONDA research company complied the data they have collected in the last ten years while doing their public surveys and shared it with their subscribers. It shed a light to the transformation that Turkey has gone through in the last
While the latest election polls showed that the meltdown in the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its “People Alliance” partner Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) votes continued, not only the economy but also the judiciary ring alarm bells. “We have an issue with the right to a fair trial,” the Constitutional Court (AYM) president
When the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power, one of their promises was to fight against “3Ys” that are prohibitions, poverty and corruption. In the first year of their rule, certain progress was made in these areas with an expectation of strengthening relations with the European Union (EU). When the EU hopes
Turkey’s Minister of National Defense, Hulusi Akar, rebuked Greece for increasing armament expenditures and “provocative” foreign policy, stating that Turkey’s disputes with Greece over the expansion of territorial waters and the violation of the islands’ disarmament status continue. “There is armament, against whom? We say, what is this armament for? Too much for normal defense,
Turkey entered the year 2022 with an unprecedented rain of hikes. We started to discuss inflation, price hikes, the rising cost of living, and poverty. Still, there is one more thing to add to these discussions: energy poverty! This term has been one of Turkey’s issues for over a decade and stands before us as