German pharmaceutical giant plans to invest Turkey – Middle East Monitor

German pharmaceutical giant plans to invest Turkey October 18, 2021 at 3:50 pm The head of the German Turkish Chamber of Industry and Commerce said that German pharmaceutical giant plans to make investments in Turkey and establish a joint venture with the prominent Turkish pharmaceutical player, Anadolu News Agency reports. More:German pharmaceutical giant plans to invest Turkey – Middle East Monitor

Strong earthquake strikes off Turkish Mediterranean coast | International | bgdailynews.com

Strong earthquake strikes off Turkish Mediterranean coast Turkey's disaster management agency says a strong earthquake has struck off the Turkish Mediterranean coast More:Strong earthquake strikes off Turkish Mediterranean coast | International | bgdailynews.com

Turkish business association calls for central bank independence | Financial Times

Turkish business association calls for central bank independence Rare and thinly veiled critique of Erdogan’s economic policies comes as inflation rises and lira hits new lows More:Turkish business association calls for central bank independence | Financial Times

Turkey’s youth dodging vaccination calls despite rise in virus cases - Turkey News

Turkey’s youth dodging vaccination calls despite rise in virus cases ISTANBUL Despite a recent spike in COVID-19 infections Turkey’s young people are still dodging calls from officials and experts to get the coronavirus vaccine. More:Turkey’s youth dodging vaccination calls despite rise in virus cases - Turkey News

Turkey summons 10 ambassadors over call to release activist Osman Kavala

Turkey summons 10 ambassadors over call to release activist Osman Kavala Tue, 19 October 2021, 5:26 am·2-min read Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the ambassadors of France, the United States and eight other countries to protest a statement they issued that called for the release of imprisoned philanthropist and civil rights activist Osman Kavala in line with a European Court of Human Rights decision. The statement angered government officials who accused the countries of meddling in the Turkish judiciary. More:Turkey summons 10 ambassadors over call to release activist Osman Kavala

Cengiz Aktar's "The Turkish Malaise": Why is Erdogan gambling away Turkey's future? - Qantara.de

Cengiz Aktar's "The Turkish Malaise" Why is Erdogan gambling away Turkey's future? In his essay “The Turkish Malaise”, Turkish economist and writer in exile Cengiz Aktar provides a crisp, concise explanation for his nation’s rapid, recent backslide into dictatorship. By Christiane Schloetzer More:Cengiz Aktar's "The Turkish Malaise": Why is Erdogan gambling away Turkey's future? - Qantara.de

Erdogan-linked foundation faces fresh barrage of accusations of nepotism, abuse - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Erdogan-linked foundation faces fresh barrage of accusations of nepotism, abuse A whistleblower has made claims that, in addition to hundreds of job hirings made at TUGVA's request, the organization was also allocated over 1,000 government-owned buildings to use as dormitories for its members. More:Erdogan-linked foundation faces fresh barrage of accusations of nepotism, abuse - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Turkish fires endanger world pine honey supplies - Digital Journal

Turkish fires endanger world pine honey supplies ByAFPPublishedOctober 10, 2021 Beekeepers Mustafa Alti and his son Fehmi were kept busy tending to their hives before wildfires tore through a bucolic region of Turkey that makes most of the world’s prized pine honey. More:Turkish fires endanger world pine honey supplies - Digital Journal

Inside the murky world of Istanbul’s taxi cartels | Turkey | The Guardian

Inside the murky world of Istanbul’s taxi cartels Turkey’s biggest city’s drivers caught in brutal power struggle between politicians, unions and wealthy licence holders More:Inside the murky world of Istanbul’s taxi cartels | Turkey | The Guardian

Turkey court keeps civil rights activist in jail despite EU pressure | News | DW | 08.10.2021

Turkey court keeps civil rights activist in jail despite EU pressure Osman Kavala told an Istanbul court the charges against him "are not based on any evidence." He's spent years in pretrial detention, and was arrested again on separate charges hours after a Turkish court acquitted him. More:Turkey court keeps civil rights activist in jail despite EU pressure | News | DW | 08.10.2021

Turkish lira swings on rumours of new central bank firing | Financial Times

Turkish lira swings on rumours of new central bank firing Currency rebounds as Erdogan’s administration denies reports that it would sack Sahap Kavcioglu More:Turkish lira swings on rumours of new central bank firing | Financial Times

Turkey's parliament votes for Paris climate agreement

Turkey’s parliament votes for Paris climate agreement By Virgil Harper A few weeks before the UN climate conference in Glasgow, Turkey also ratified the Paris climate agreement. Parliament on Wednesday evening voted on a deal to tackle climate change, state news agency Anadolu reported. Climate activists are now calling on the government to take action. More:Turkey's parliament votes for Paris climate agreement

IKEA plans to shift more production to Turkey to shorten supply chain - Latest News

IKEA plans to shift more production to Turkey to shorten supply chain ISTANBUL  Sweden’s flat-pack furniture giant IKEA is planning to move more production to Turkey to minimise problems with global supply chains and increased shipping costs, the company’s chief financial officer for Turkey said on Oct. 6. More:IKEA plans to shift more production to Turkey to shorten supply chain - Latest News

Turkey sees price hikes amid near 20pc inflation - newkerala.com

Turkey sees price hikes amid near 20pc inflation Ankara, Oct 5: Turkey's economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic has caused painful increases in prices of consumer goods for most people amid troublesome inflation that authorities are struggling to take under control. More:Turkey sees price hikes amid near 20pc inflation - newkerala.com

The firefighting women blazing a trail in conservative Turkey - La Prensa Latina Media

The firefighting women blazing a trail in conservative Turkey Online News EditorOctober 6, 2021 1 minute read By Ilya U. Topper Istanbul, Oct 6 (EFE).- The historic 100-year-old firefighting department in Istanbul since the summer has welcomed women in Turkey, a majority Muslim country ruled by the Islamic conservative AKP, to its ranks. More:The firefighting women blazing a trail in conservative Turkey - La Prensa Latina Media

Erdogan’s Beef With Social Media Gets Louder After Facebook Outage

Erdogan’s Beef With Social Media Gets Louder After Facebook Outage Onur Ant (Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc.’s massive outage on Monday spurred calls for a new digital “order” by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a man with little tolerance for political criticism on social media. More:Erdogan’s Beef With Social Media Gets Louder After Facebook Outage

Behind bars: resisting the Turkish state, by Ariane Bonzon (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, October 2021)

Behind bars: resisting the Turkish state In Turkey hunger strikes and death fasts are still tools of political resistance to the state. In an effort to curb them, the earlier policy of separating prisoners by affiliation gave way to the building of far harsher isolation prisons. What will be the effect of the current dismantling of Turkey’s rule of law? More:Behind bars: resisting the Turkish state, by Ariane Bonzon (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, October 2021)

Protesters sit tight as President Erdogan’s trucks roll in to pave over Validebag Grove in Istanbul | World | The Times

Protesters sit tight as President Erdogan’s trucks roll in to pave over Validebag Grove in Istanbul Hannah Lucinda Smith, Istanbul Sunday October 03 2021, 6.00pm BST, The Times The Validebag Grove was designated a protected area in 1999 but the authorities are planning to turn it into a “national garden” with paved paths and pavilions One of the last wildernesses in Istanbul is nestled between a gargantuan new mosque, a futuristic television tower and hundreds of drab concrete tower blocks. More:Protesters sit tight as President Erdogan’s trucks roll in to pave over Validebag Grove in Istanbul | World | The Times

Erdogan Finds Himself Stuck with Russia As He Burns Bridges with America - Bloomberg

Erdogan Says Bye-Bye Biden But Is Putin a Keeper? The Turkish leader may have no place to turn to but Moscow now that he’s burning his bridges to Washington More:Erdogan Finds Himself Stuck with Russia As He Burns Bridges with America - Bloomberg

Outgoing German chancellor Merkel to pay 'farewell visit' to Erdoğan | Daily Sabah

Outgoing German chancellor Merkel to pay 'farewell visit' to Erdoğan BY BETÜL USTA ANKARA DIPLOMACY OCT 03, 2021 12:13 PM GMT+3 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is expected to receive outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel for "a farewell visit" in the coming days. The two leaders have established close cooperation and dialogue based on rational decisions during the Merkel era in Germany. More:Outgoing German chancellor Merkel to pay 'farewell visit' to Erdoğan | Daily Sabah