Serdar Denktash announces run against Akinci in October election
By Evie AndreouJuly 31, 2020113
Serdar Denktash has announced he will be running as candidate in the elections in October for a new Turkish Cypriot leader.
Denktash, former head of the Democratic Party (DP) in the north, will run as an independent.
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Friday, July 31, 2020
Erdogan Enlists Hagia Sophia and Hasankeyf in Turkey's Culture War | Foreign Affairs
The Mosque, the Dam, and Erdogan’s Widening Culture War
The Linked Fates of Two Cultural Heritage Sites in Turkey
By Nick Danforth
July 31, 2020
Murat Cetinmuhurdar / Turkish Presidential Press Office / Reuters
In recent weeks, the Turkish government has courted international condemnation for its handling of the country’s unique cultural heritage. In early July, rising waters from a new dam flooded the archaeological site of Hasankeyf, leading The New York Times to declare that the ancient valley had been “lost to ‘progress.’” Then, soon after, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia—the ancient church turned mosque turned museum—would be changed back into a mosque. Critics have fretted about what this will mean for the building’s ornate Byzantine mosaics, highlighting the growing material toll of Erdogan’s religious and authoritarian policies.
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The Linked Fates of Two Cultural Heritage Sites in Turkey
By Nick Danforth
July 31, 2020
Murat Cetinmuhurdar / Turkish Presidential Press Office / Reuters
In recent weeks, the Turkish government has courted international condemnation for its handling of the country’s unique cultural heritage. In early July, rising waters from a new dam flooded the archaeological site of Hasankeyf, leading The New York Times to declare that the ancient valley had been “lost to ‘progress.’” Then, soon after, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia—the ancient church turned mosque turned museum—would be changed back into a mosque. Critics have fretted about what this will mean for the building’s ornate Byzantine mosaics, highlighting the growing material toll of Erdogan’s religious and authoritarian policies.
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New law on Turkish bar associations : Damaging judicial impartiality - Qantara.de
New law on Turkish bar associations
Damaging judicial impartiality
While the government claims the new lawyers' act will be more pluralistic and democratic, lawyers believe it will harm the right to free trial and split them down political lines. By Ayşe Karabat
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Damaging judicial impartiality
While the government claims the new lawyers' act will be more pluralistic and democratic, lawyers believe it will harm the right to free trial and split them down political lines. By Ayşe Karabat
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Thursday, July 30, 2020
Muddying the waters - Turkey and Greece avoid coming to blows, for now | Europe | The Economist
Turkey and Greece avoid coming to blows, for now
But a dispute over drilling rights is far from settled
On patmos, a small Greek island popular with jet-setters, flags flew at half-mast on July 24th. Church bells tolled every hour in protest against Turkey’s transformation of the Hagia Sophia, in Byzantine times the grandest cathedral in Christendom, from museum to mosque. That was not the islanders’ only concern. Coastguards, together with almost all the Greek navy and air force, were placed on high alert after Turkey announced on July 21st that the Oruc Reis, a drilling ship, would carry out ten days of exploration for oil and gas in a disputed area of the south Aegean.
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But a dispute over drilling rights is far from settled
On patmos, a small Greek island popular with jet-setters, flags flew at half-mast on July 24th. Church bells tolled every hour in protest against Turkey’s transformation of the Hagia Sophia, in Byzantine times the grandest cathedral in Christendom, from museum to mosque. That was not the islanders’ only concern. Coastguards, together with almost all the Greek navy and air force, were placed on high alert after Turkey announced on July 21st that the Oruc Reis, a drilling ship, would carry out ten days of exploration for oil and gas in a disputed area of the south Aegean.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Turkish lira hits record low against the euro amid selling, sanctions risk
Turkish lira falls to a fresh record low against the euro amid investor selling, sanctions risk
PUBLISHED TUE, JUL 28 202012:02 PM EDT
Natasha Turak
The lira was briefly trading at a record low of 8.1733 to the euro just after 10 a.m. London time on Tuesday. The euro, which is also at its strongest level against the dollar in almost two years, has gained about 22% on the lira year-to-date.
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PUBLISHED TUE, JUL 28 202012:02 PM EDT
Natasha Turak
The lira was briefly trading at a record low of 8.1733 to the euro just after 10 a.m. London time on Tuesday. The euro, which is also at its strongest level against the dollar in almost two years, has gained about 22% on the lira year-to-date.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Turkey considers ‘draconian’ social media legislation | South Carolina Public Radio
Turkey considers ‘draconian’ social media legislation
By LYDIA EMMANOUILIDOU • 1 HOUR AGO
Turkey’s Parliament on Tuesday began debating legislation that would give the government more control over foreign social media companies operating in the country.
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By LYDIA EMMANOUILIDOU • 1 HOUR AGO
Turkey’s Parliament on Tuesday began debating legislation that would give the government more control over foreign social media companies operating in the country.
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Violence against women: Femicide on the rise in Turkey - Qantara.de
Femicide on the rise in Turkey
The recent murder of Turkish student Pinar Gültekin by her ex-boyfriend has sparked outrage in Turkey. Women's rights activists are calling for the government to tackle the widespread problem of femicide in the country, but their calls are being met with silence from the government and in some cases even tear gas and rubber bullets by police. By Daniel Bellut
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The recent murder of Turkish student Pinar Gültekin by her ex-boyfriend has sparked outrage in Turkey. Women's rights activists are calling for the government to tackle the widespread problem of femicide in the country, but their calls are being met with silence from the government and in some cases even tear gas and rubber bullets by police. By Daniel Bellut
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Monday, July 27, 2020
A curtain on history
A curtain on history
Had Turkey been a member of the EU, its President couldn’t just have told the world that it was all about the ‘sovereignty’ of Turkey.
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Had Turkey been a member of the EU, its President couldn’t just have told the world that it was all about the ‘sovereignty’ of Turkey.
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Turkish lira drops towards record low against euro | Financial Times
Turkish lira drops towards record low against euro
Investors’ unease over monetary policy contrasts with optimism on EU economic plans
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Investors’ unease over monetary policy contrasts with optimism on EU economic plans
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How Erdoğan and Orbán pulled off the modern coup | Shout Out UK
How Erdoğan and Orbán pulled off the modern coup
Democracy has been subverted in plain view by those purporting to act in its name
by Oliver Walsh 27/07/2020
On March 30, 2020 Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz allies in the Hungarian parliament used coronavirus as a pretext to push through a law that suspended elections, criminalised free speech and gave the prime minister the authority to rule by decree indefinitely. Hearing echoes of twentieth-century European coups, many decried the ‘end of democracy’ and the establishment of a dictatorship.
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Democracy has been subverted in plain view by those purporting to act in its name
by Oliver Walsh 27/07/2020
On March 30, 2020 Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz allies in the Hungarian parliament used coronavirus as a pretext to push through a law that suspended elections, criminalised free speech and gave the prime minister the authority to rule by decree indefinitely. Hearing echoes of twentieth-century European coups, many decried the ‘end of democracy’ and the establishment of a dictatorship.
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Saturday, July 25, 2020
Opinion | The Next Global Flash Point - The New York Times
The Next Global Flash Point
In the Eastern Mediterranean, the West has retreated. That leaves Turkey and Russia to fill the vacuum.
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In the Eastern Mediterranean, the West has retreated. That leaves Turkey and Russia to fill the vacuum.
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What Remains Of Turkey's Democracy? - Analysis - Eurasia Review
What Remains Of Turkey’s Democracy? – Analysis
July 25, 2020 Neville Teller 0 Comments
By Neville Teller
Once a shining example to the world of a national liberation movement brought to vibrant, democratic reality, Turkey has been reduced in the last two decades to a near-dictatorship, with well over 100,000 political and media opponents to the government languishing in prison, hundreds of thousands of websites and social media platforms banned, and strict censorship imposed on those media outlets still permitted to operate.
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By Neville Teller
Once a shining example to the world of a national liberation movement brought to vibrant, democratic reality, Turkey has been reduced in the last two decades to a near-dictatorship, with well over 100,000 political and media opponents to the government languishing in prison, hundreds of thousands of websites and social media platforms banned, and strict censorship imposed on those media outlets still permitted to operate.
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Friday, July 24, 2020
Turkey′s long history of femicides | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 24.07.2020
Turkey's long history of femicides
The recent murder of Turkish student Pinar Gültekin by her ex-boyfriend has sparked outrage in Turkey. Womens' rights activists are calling for the government to tackle the widespread problem of femicide in the country.
More:Turkey′s long history of femicides | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 24.07.2020
The recent murder of Turkish student Pinar Gültekin by her ex-boyfriend has sparked outrage in Turkey. Womens' rights activists are calling for the government to tackle the widespread problem of femicide in the country.
More:Turkey′s long history of femicides | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 24.07.2020
Libyan civil war: Turkey versus France – a game of one-upmanship in Libya? - Qantara.de
Turkey versus France – a game of one-upmanship in Libya?
Relations between France and Turkey reached an historic low in June after Turkish ships allegedly targeted a French warship in the Mediterranean, resulting in France suspending its role in Operation Sea Guardian while accusing Turkey of violating an arms embargo against Libya. By Stasa Salacanin
More:Libyan civil war: Turkey versus France – a game of one-upmanship in Libya? - Qantara.de
Relations between France and Turkey reached an historic low in June after Turkish ships allegedly targeted a French warship in the Mediterranean, resulting in France suspending its role in Operation Sea Guardian while accusing Turkey of violating an arms embargo against Libya. By Stasa Salacanin
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Turkey Retreats From Modernity - WSJ
Turkey Retreats From Modernity
Hagia Sophia is a mosque again, and Atatürk’s secular experiment is over.
By Charlotte Allen
July 23, 2020 7:07 pm ET
This Friday marks the end of Turkey’s experiment with secular modernity. That’s when regular Islamic religious services begin at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia. The 1,500-year-old structure had served as a museum and symbol of Turkish tolerance until President Recep Tayyip Erdogan decreed the change earlier this month.
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Hagia Sophia is a mosque again, and Atatürk’s secular experiment is over.
By Charlotte Allen
July 23, 2020 7:07 pm ET
This Friday marks the end of Turkey’s experiment with secular modernity. That’s when regular Islamic religious services begin at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia. The 1,500-year-old structure had served as a museum and symbol of Turkish tolerance until President Recep Tayyip Erdogan decreed the change earlier this month.
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bne IntelliNews - Turkey’s policy rate held again as central bank weighs risk of inflation overshooting
Turkey’s policy rate held again as central bank weighs risk of inflation overshooting
Will it be a case of "Hold on tight" for Turkey's central bank from here on in?
By bne IntelIiNews July 23, 2020
Turkey’s central bank held its policy rate steady at 8.25% for a second consecutive month on July 23, meeting the widely-held market expectation. It said that there was a risk of inflation overshooting its year-end projection.
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Will it be a case of "Hold on tight" for Turkey's central bank from here on in?
By bne IntelIiNews July 23, 2020
Turkey’s central bank held its policy rate steady at 8.25% for a second consecutive month on July 23, meeting the widely-held market expectation. It said that there was a risk of inflation overshooting its year-end projection.
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Thursday, July 23, 2020
Next Rate Move for Turkey May Be Up But It’s Set to Hold for Now
Next Turkey Rate Move May Be Up But It’s Set to Hold for Now
Cagan Koc
(Bloomberg) -- Turkey’s first interest-rate hike since 2018 may be in play later this year but economists are unanimously predicting the central bank will extend its current pause on Thursday.
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Cagan Koc
(Bloomberg) -- Turkey’s first interest-rate hike since 2018 may be in play later this year but economists are unanimously predicting the central bank will extend its current pause on Thursday.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Turkey court halts five-day broadcast ban on opposition channel TELE1 | Middle East Eye
Turkey court halts five-day broadcast ban on opposition channel TELE1
Administrative court in Ankara says Turkish media watchdog's ban breached press freedoms and citizens' rights
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Administrative court in Ankara says Turkish media watchdog's ban breached press freedoms and citizens' rights
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Monday, July 20, 2020
Google doodle celebrates female Turkish astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt | Space
Google doodle celebrates female Turkish astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt
By Meghan Bartels 10 hours ago
It's the 51st anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Google Doodle program is celebrating by commemorating the scientific legacy of Turkish astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt.
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By Meghan Bartels 10 hours ago
It's the 51st anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Google Doodle program is celebrating by commemorating the scientific legacy of Turkish astrophysicist Dilhan Eryurt.
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US court upholds Turkish banker's conviction in Iran case - StarTribune.com
US court upholds Turkish banker's conviction in Iran case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press JULY 20, 2020 — 11:35AM
NEW YORK — A Turkish banker was properly convicted of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions in a case that strained relations with Turkey, a federal appeals panel said Monday.
The ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan concluded that Mehmet Hakan Atilla received a fair trial after he was arrested in 2017 during a business trip to the United States.
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press JULY 20, 2020 — 11:35AM
NEW YORK — A Turkish banker was properly convicted of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions in a case that strained relations with Turkey, a federal appeals panel said Monday.
The ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan concluded that Mehmet Hakan Atilla received a fair trial after he was arrested in 2017 during a business trip to the United States.
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Libyan civil war: Turkey versus France – a game of one-upmanship in Libya? - Qantara.de
Turkey versus France – a game of one-upmanship in Libya?
Relations between France and Turkey reached an historic low in June after Turkish ships allegedly targeted a French warship in the Mediterranean, resulting in France suspending its role in Operation Sea Guardian while accusing Turkey of violating an arms embargo against Libya. By Stasa Salacanin
More:Libyan civil war: Turkey versus France – a game of one-upmanship in Libya? - Qantara.de
Relations between France and Turkey reached an historic low in June after Turkish ships allegedly targeted a French warship in the Mediterranean, resulting in France suspending its role in Operation Sea Guardian while accusing Turkey of violating an arms embargo against Libya. By Stasa Salacanin
More:Libyan civil war: Turkey versus France – a game of one-upmanship in Libya? - Qantara.de
Saturday, July 18, 2020
Brazil's Bolsonaro says coronavirus restrictions kill economy - by Carolina Mandl, Leonardo Benassatto
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that lockdown
measures used to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus “kill” and
have “suffocated” the country’s economy.
Read more at: Brazil's Bolsonaro says coronavirus restrictions kill economy - Reuters
measures used to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus “kill” and
have “suffocated” the country’s economy.
Read more at: Brazil's Bolsonaro says coronavirus restrictions kill economy - Reuters
Abandoning secularism in Turkey | Palatinate Online
Abandoning secularism in Turkey
By Kathryn Ellison
The recent decision by the Turkish Council of State to convert the Hagia Sophia back into a Mosque has led to outcry from global Christian organisations and increased tension between the Turkish and Russian governments. While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s support for the decision is clearly based on a desire to appeal to the Islamic fundamentalism of the country’s religious right, it demonstrates how increasing cultural nationalism could potentially threaten ongoing ceasefire negotiations in Libya as well as Turkey’s image on the international stage.
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By Kathryn Ellison
The recent decision by the Turkish Council of State to convert the Hagia Sophia back into a Mosque has led to outcry from global Christian organisations and increased tension between the Turkish and Russian governments. While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s support for the decision is clearly based on a desire to appeal to the Islamic fundamentalism of the country’s religious right, it demonstrates how increasing cultural nationalism could potentially threaten ongoing ceasefire negotiations in Libya as well as Turkey’s image on the international stage.
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Friday, July 17, 2020
Lives Lost: A Doctor Dubbed Turkey's Medical 'Robin Hood' - The New York Times
Lives Lost: A Doctor Dubbed Turkey's Medical 'Robin Hood'
By The Associated Press
July 17, 2020
Updated 10:56 a.m. ET
ANKARA, Turkey — Dr. Murat Dilmener sometimes bent hospital rules in Istanbul to ensure patients without health insurance got the treatment they needed. He frequently saw poor Turks for free at his private clinic and persuaded more affluent ones to sponsor medical student scholarships.
More:Lives Lost: A Doctor Dubbed Turkey's Medical 'Robin Hood' - The New York Times
By The Associated Press
July 17, 2020
Updated 10:56 a.m. ET
ANKARA, Turkey — Dr. Murat Dilmener sometimes bent hospital rules in Istanbul to ensure patients without health insurance got the treatment they needed. He frequently saw poor Turks for free at his private clinic and persuaded more affluent ones to sponsor medical student scholarships.
More:Lives Lost: A Doctor Dubbed Turkey's Medical 'Robin Hood' - The New York Times
CHP applies to Constitutional Court over multiple bar law - Turkey News
CHP applies to Constitutional Court over multiple bar law
ANKARA
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) applied to the Constitutional Court on July 16 to annul a controversial law known as the “multiple bar” amendment that now permits Turkey’s bar associations to split into smaller groups.
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ANKARA
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) applied to the Constitutional Court on July 16 to annul a controversial law known as the “multiple bar” amendment that now permits Turkey’s bar associations to split into smaller groups.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Hagia Sophia will open outside prayer time: Turkey
Hagia Sophia will open outside prayer time: Turkey
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s Hagia Sophia could open to visitors outside prayer times and its Christian icons will remain, religious officials said on Tuesday, after a court ruling paved the way for it to become a mosque.
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ISTANBUL: Turkey’s Hagia Sophia could open to visitors outside prayer times and its Christian icons will remain, religious officials said on Tuesday, after a court ruling paved the way for it to become a mosque.
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Monday, July 13, 2020
Erdogan Is Erasing Ataturk’s Stamp On Turkey - BNN Bloomberg
Erdogan Is Erasing Ataturk’s Stamp On Turkey
Bobby Ghosh, Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Under normal circumstances, the most important news out of Turkey last weekend would have been a new law that, critics say, represents a blow to the country’s already weakened judicial system. But you might have missed it for the furor over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to convert the famed Hagia Sophia museum, one of the world’s top tourist destinations, into a mosque.
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Bobby Ghosh, Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Under normal circumstances, the most important news out of Turkey last weekend would have been a new law that, critics say, represents a blow to the country’s already weakened judicial system. But you might have missed it for the furor over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to convert the famed Hagia Sophia museum, one of the world’s top tourist destinations, into a mosque.
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Turkish current account data shows superficial recovery | Foreign Brief
Turkish current account data shows superficial recovery
In Daily BriefJuly 13, 2020William O'Neil
REUTERS/Umit Bektas
The Central Bank of Turkey is expected to announce today that the country ran a $4 billion current account (CA) deficit in May, a decrease from a $5.1 billion deficit in April.
Reduced domestic consumption due to the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with the falling value of the lira is responsible for May’s reduced CA deficit, making Turkish exports relatively cheaper for foreigners and imports from the EU, collectively Turkey’s largest trading partner, significantly more expensive.
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In Daily BriefJuly 13, 2020William O'Neil
REUTERS/Umit Bektas
The Central Bank of Turkey is expected to announce today that the country ran a $4 billion current account (CA) deficit in May, a decrease from a $5.1 billion deficit in April.
Reduced domestic consumption due to the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with the falling value of the lira is responsible for May’s reduced CA deficit, making Turkish exports relatively cheaper for foreigners and imports from the EU, collectively Turkey’s largest trading partner, significantly more expensive.
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Turkey approves zoning for Qatari royal family land along Istanbul canal - report | Ahval
Turkey approves zoning for Qatari royal family land along Istanbul canal - report
The Turkish authorities have issued zoning plans for the land purchased by the Qatari royal family along the route of Kanal Istanbul, a shipping canal project designed to bypass Istanbul’s Bosporus waterway, Sözcü newspaper reported on Monday. Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, mother of Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, purchased, through a company established in Turkey, 4.4 hectares (10.8 acres) of land, which was registered as farmland, in Istanbul's Arnavutköy district in December 2019.
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The Turkish authorities have issued zoning plans for the land purchased by the Qatari royal family along the route of Kanal Istanbul, a shipping canal project designed to bypass Istanbul’s Bosporus waterway, Sözcü newspaper reported on Monday. Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, mother of Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, purchased, through a company established in Turkey, 4.4 hectares (10.8 acres) of land, which was registered as farmland, in Istanbul's Arnavutköy district in December 2019.
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Brussels Edition: Tested by Turkey - Bloomberg
Brussels Edition: Tested by Turkey
By John Ainger and Jonathan Stearns
July 13, 2020, 1:12 AM EDT
Tensions with Turkey will dominate today's first in-person meeting of EU foreign ministers since the coronavirus-induced lockdown. Strains within the EU itself are possible as it gropes for a strategy to address Turkish challenges ranging from energy drilling off Cyprus to involvement in the Syrian and Libyan civil wars. The latest irritant is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's plan to reconvert the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to a mosque. EU foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell sent conciliatory signals last week after a visit to Turkey, telling the European Parliament ''what we're trying to do is avoid any kind of confrontation.'' The question these days is not only whether Ankara agrees, but also whether EU national capitals do too.
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By John Ainger and Jonathan Stearns
July 13, 2020, 1:12 AM EDT
Tensions with Turkey will dominate today's first in-person meeting of EU foreign ministers since the coronavirus-induced lockdown. Strains within the EU itself are possible as it gropes for a strategy to address Turkish challenges ranging from energy drilling off Cyprus to involvement in the Syrian and Libyan civil wars. The latest irritant is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's plan to reconvert the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to a mosque. EU foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell sent conciliatory signals last week after a visit to Turkey, telling the European Parliament ''what we're trying to do is avoid any kind of confrontation.'' The question these days is not only whether Ankara agrees, but also whether EU national capitals do too.
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Turkey’s fertility rate is now below the replacement rate » MercatorNet
Turkey’s fertility rate is now below the replacement rate
Making it more like Europe than the Middle East
by Marcus Roberts
Turkey is a young country with a quickly growing population. Nearly a quarter of Turkey’s 84 million people are children, below the age of 15, while less than 9 per cent are elderly (over the age of 65). Turkey’s population is also a quickly growing one: in the last fifty years it has nearly trebled in size.
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Making it more like Europe than the Middle East
by Marcus Roberts
Turkey is a young country with a quickly growing population. Nearly a quarter of Turkey’s 84 million people are children, below the age of 15, while less than 9 per cent are elderly (over the age of 65). Turkey’s population is also a quickly growing one: in the last fifty years it has nearly trebled in size.
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Outbreak treats Turkish women harsher than men, study shows - Turkey News
Outbreak treats Turkish women harsher than men, study shows
Sixty-six percent of women feel tired due to the coronavirus outbreak, while this rate was 47 percent for men, according to the results of a survey conducted by independent market research company Ipsos.
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Sixty-six percent of women feel tired due to the coronavirus outbreak, while this rate was 47 percent for men, according to the results of a survey conducted by independent market research company Ipsos.
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Good News for Freedom: Turkish Youth Don’t Believe in Erdogan | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com
Good News for Freedom: Turkish Youth Don’t Believe in Erdogan
by Burak Bekdil
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not lost a single election, including municipal elections and referenda, since his AKP (Justice and Development) party came to power in November 2002. This is ostensibly a flawless performance for a politician. But Erdogan wants more than just win one election after another. In 2012, he declared his political mission to be “raising devout generations.” That is a far more ambitious mission than just winning at the ballot box.
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by Burak Bekdil
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not lost a single election, including municipal elections and referenda, since his AKP (Justice and Development) party came to power in November 2002. This is ostensibly a flawless performance for a politician. But Erdogan wants more than just win one election after another. In 2012, he declared his political mission to be “raising devout generations.” That is a far more ambitious mission than just winning at the ballot box.
More:Good News for Freedom: Turkish Youth Don’t Believe in Erdogan | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com
Sunday, July 12, 2020
US Economy: Coronavirus’s Spread Broadens Across U.S.
New coronavirus infections topped 15,000 in Florida, the largest one-day increase in any state since the start of the pandemic, while more than half U.S. states—including some that avoided a significant surge in the spring—were reporting steady climbs in new cases.
The number of daily infections in the U.S. surpassed 60,000 for a third consecutive day on Saturday, after reaching a record of more than 66,000 ases the previous day, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University showed.
Read more: Coronavirus’s Spread Broadens Across U.S. - WSJ
The number of daily infections in the U.S. surpassed 60,000 for a third consecutive day on Saturday, after reaching a record of more than 66,000 ases the previous day, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University showed.
Read more: Coronavirus’s Spread Broadens Across U.S. - WSJ
Turkey revokes experience requirement for central bank deputy governor | Financial Post
Turkey revokes experience requirement for central bank deputy governor
ISTANBUL — Turkey has revoked a requirement that central bank deputy governors have 10 years prior experience and dropped a rule that banks set aside 20% of annual profit, the official gazette showed on Sunday.
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ISTANBUL — Turkey has revoked a requirement that central bank deputy governors have 10 years prior experience and dropped a rule that banks set aside 20% of annual profit, the official gazette showed on Sunday.
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Erdogan’s Big Gamble on the Hagia Sophia - The Globalist
Erdogan’s Big Gamble on the Hagia Sophia
Turkey’s president, desperate to boost his popularity at home, further damages his country’s international standing.
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Turkey’s president, desperate to boost his popularity at home, further damages his country’s international standing.
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Turkish parliament passes disputed bar associations law - GulfToday
Turkish parliament passes disputed bar associations law
19 hours ago
Turkey's parliament passed a law on Saturday on changing the structure of bar associations, a move that lawyers argue will further undermine judicial independence in a country where they say the judiciary is already in disarray.
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19 hours ago
Turkey's parliament passed a law on Saturday on changing the structure of bar associations, a move that lawyers argue will further undermine judicial independence in a country where they say the judiciary is already in disarray.
More:Turkish parliament passes disputed bar associations law - GulfToday
Turkish parliament passes disputed bar associations law - GulfToday
Turkish parliament passes disputed bar associations law
19 hours ago
Turkey's parliament passed a law on Saturday on changing the structure of bar associations, a move that lawyers argue will further undermine judicial independence in a country where they say the judiciary is already in disarray.
More:Turkish parliament passes disputed bar associations law - GulfToday
19 hours ago
Turkey's parliament passed a law on Saturday on changing the structure of bar associations, a move that lawyers argue will further undermine judicial independence in a country where they say the judiciary is already in disarray.
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Erdogan's controversial presidential system - a balance sheet News
Erdogan's controversial presidential system - a balance sheet
The Reform of the Turkish system of government was preceded by a months-long mud battle between supporters and opponents. The government argued that with the new System decisions "could be faster, more effective and stable" to be like - in addition, red tape would be reduced. The Opposition was represented, in turn, is of the opinion that this step would lead to a "One-man rule. Some critics even saw in the new system of government, a nail in the coffin of Turkish democracy.
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The Reform of the Turkish system of government was preceded by a months-long mud battle between supporters and opponents. The government argued that with the new System decisions "could be faster, more effective and stable" to be like - in addition, red tape would be reduced. The Opposition was represented, in turn, is of the opinion that this step would lead to a "One-man rule. Some critics even saw in the new system of government, a nail in the coffin of Turkish democracy.
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Friday, July 10, 2020
Converting the Hagia Sophia - Turkey’s president is playing religious politics | Europe | The Economist
Turkey’s president is playing religious politics
He wants to turn Justinian’s cathedral from museum back to mosque
It was born as a church, one of the icons of the Byzantine world, before being converted into a mosque by the Ottoman Turks and into a museum by their secular-minded successors. But now it would be transformed again. Workers squeezed a bland wooden minbar into a corner of the nave and a mihrab into a nearby portico, drew panels and screens to obscure the dazzling 13th-century Christian frescoes looking down from the vaults and the dome, and unfurled a red carpet over the marble floor. A muezzin summoned the faithful to prayers. The Hagia Sophia was now a mosque.
More:Converting the Hagia Sophia - Turkey’s president is playing religious politics | Europe | The Economist
He wants to turn Justinian’s cathedral from museum back to mosque
It was born as a church, one of the icons of the Byzantine world, before being converted into a mosque by the Ottoman Turks and into a museum by their secular-minded successors. But now it would be transformed again. Workers squeezed a bland wooden minbar into a corner of the nave and a mihrab into a nearby portico, drew panels and screens to obscure the dazzling 13th-century Christian frescoes looking down from the vaults and the dome, and unfurled a red carpet over the marble floor. A muezzin summoned the faithful to prayers. The Hagia Sophia was now a mosque.
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Erdogan to Make Hagia Sophia a Mosque Again, But Will It Help Him? - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Erdogan to Make Hagia Sophia a Mosque Again, But Will It Help Him?
Soner Cagaptay
July 10, 2020
Turkey’s president seems focused on cementing his legacy and boosting his popularity with voters, but the move is more likely to damage the country’s international brand.
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Soner Cagaptay
July 10, 2020
Turkey’s president seems focused on cementing his legacy and boosting his popularity with voters, but the move is more likely to damage the country’s international brand.
More:Erdogan to Make Hagia Sophia a Mosque Again, But Will It Help Him? - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Political transition on the Bosphorus?: Turkey's "woke" Generation Z haunts President Erdogan - Qantara.de
Turkey's "woke" Generation Z haunts President Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to win over the millions of young Turks who will soon be of voting age. Yet many of the country's youth are in rebellious mood and openly reject him and his policies. By Sinem Ozdemir and Daniel Derya Bellut
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to win over the millions of young Turks who will soon be of voting age. Yet many of the country's youth are in rebellious mood and openly reject him and his policies. By Sinem Ozdemir and Daniel Derya Bellut
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Ancient relics get swallowed up in Turkey's push to go green - StarTribune.com
Ancient relics get swallowed up in Turkey's push to go green
Turkey's government has forged ahead with hydroelectricity, but archaeologists say program swallowed national treasures.
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Turkey's government has forged ahead with hydroelectricity, but archaeologists say program swallowed national treasures.
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Thursday, July 09, 2020
Turkey needs a serious fight against inflation | Financial Times
Turkey needs a serious fight against inflation
Micromanagement tools and restrictions on capital mobility are not the answer
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Micromanagement tools and restrictions on capital mobility are not the answer
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A way forward for the United States and Turkey
A way forward for the United States and Turkey
Turkish-US relations, while fraught with tension, must also align with a mutual interest in stability in the Middle East and preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
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Turkish-US relations, while fraught with tension, must also align with a mutual interest in stability in the Middle East and preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
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US to start Cyprus military training, defying Turkey
US to start Cyprus military training, defying Turkey
AFP•July 8, 2020
Turkish troops parade in July 2019 in the northern part of Nicosia in Cyprus, where the United States plans to start military training of the Republic of Cyprus forces (AFP Photo/Birol BEBEK)
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Washington (AFP) - The United States said Wednesday it plans to conduct military training with Cyprus for the first time, defying NATO ally Turkey, which warned of destabilization.
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AFP•July 8, 2020
Turkish troops parade in July 2019 in the northern part of Nicosia in Cyprus, where the United States plans to start military training of the Republic of Cyprus forces (AFP Photo/Birol BEBEK)
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Washington (AFP) - The United States said Wednesday it plans to conduct military training with Cyprus for the first time, defying NATO ally Turkey, which warned of destabilization.
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Turkey’s Erdogan Is a Man Without a Plan in Libya
Erdogan Is Libya’s Man Without a Plan
Turkey is standing in the wreckage of a foreign-policy adventure with no discernable strategy.
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Turkey is standing in the wreckage of a foreign-policy adventure with no discernable strategy.
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Wednesday, July 08, 2020
Britain extends lifeline to Turkish tourism by lifting quarantine rule
Britain extends lifeline to Turkish tourism by lifting quarantine rule
Turkey hopes visitors from the United Kingdom will help offset the deep losses its coronavirus-hit tourism industry is expected to suffer this summer season and is pushing the European Union to reconsider its "safe list" that excluded the Mediterranean destination.
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Turkey hopes visitors from the United Kingdom will help offset the deep losses its coronavirus-hit tourism industry is expected to suffer this summer season and is pushing the European Union to reconsider its "safe list" that excluded the Mediterranean destination.
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USA: What 1.1 million foreign students contribute to the U.S. economy
The Trump administration said on Monday that foreign universitystudents will have to leave the country if their classes are all taught
online - clouding the future of tens of thousands of enrollees and
potentially straining budgets at schools struggling to reopen during the
coronavirus pandemic.
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What 1.1 million foreign students contribute to the U.S. economy - Reuters
online - clouding the future of tens of thousands of enrollees and
potentially straining budgets at schools struggling to reopen during the
coronavirus pandemic.
Read more at:
What 1.1 million foreign students contribute to the U.S. economy - Reuters
Turkish Textiles, Apparel Sector Struggles in Wake of COVID-19 – WWD
Turkish Textile Sector Struggles in Wake of Pandemic
The industry is expected to contract by 20 percent this year as the sector battles with overseas brands about order payments.
More:Turkish Textiles, Apparel Sector Struggles in Wake of COVID-19 – WWD
The industry is expected to contract by 20 percent this year as the sector battles with overseas brands about order payments.
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Tuesday, July 07, 2020
Turkey vows to retaliate if EU imposes new sanctions - Chinadaily.com.cn
Turkey vows to retaliate if EU imposes new sanctions
Xinhua | Updated: 2020-07-07 10:19
ANKARA - Turkey on Monday vowed to retaliate the European Union if the bloc decides to impose new sanctions on Turkey due to disagreement over the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Xinhua | Updated: 2020-07-07 10:19
ANKARA - Turkey on Monday vowed to retaliate the European Union if the bloc decides to impose new sanctions on Turkey due to disagreement over the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Sunday, July 05, 2020
Turkey′s Erdogan fears Generation Z | News | DW | 05.07.2020
Turkey's Erdogan fears Generation Z
Millions of young Turks will soon be of voting age and President Erdogan wants to win them over. Yet many of the country's youth feel rebellious and openly reject him.
More:Turkey′s Erdogan fears Generation Z | News | DW | 05.07.2020
Millions of young Turks will soon be of voting age and President Erdogan wants to win them over. Yet many of the country's youth feel rebellious and openly reject him.
More:Turkey′s Erdogan fears Generation Z | News | DW | 05.07.2020
Friday, July 03, 2020
‘A de-facto civilian coup is happening in Turkey:’ Opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu
‘A de-facto civilian coup is happening in Turkey:’ Opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu
Leader of CHP party addresses a number of pressing issues in interview with the Independent Turkish
Kilicdaroglu wants newly formed political parties to join forces with the opposition Nation Alliance
More:‘A de-facto civilian coup is happening in Turkey:’ Opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu
Leader of CHP party addresses a number of pressing issues in interview with the Independent Turkish
Kilicdaroglu wants newly formed political parties to join forces with the opposition Nation Alliance
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Inflation Going the Wrong Way for Turkey After Rate Cuts Paused - Bloomberg
Inflation Going the Wrong Way for Turkey After Rate Cuts Paused
By Cagan Koc
July 2, 2020, 12:47 PM EDT Updated on July 3, 2020, 3:14 AM EDT
A pickup in Turkey’s inflation is becoming hard to ignore even for a central bank that spent almost an entire year cutting interest rates.
Faster cost increases for food and energy kept inflation accelerating for a second month in June. Consumer prices rose an annual 12.6% after a gain of 11.4% in May, more than the median of 12% in a Bloomberg survey of 22 analysts.
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By Cagan Koc
July 2, 2020, 12:47 PM EDT Updated on July 3, 2020, 3:14 AM EDT
A pickup in Turkey’s inflation is becoming hard to ignore even for a central bank that spent almost an entire year cutting interest rates.
Faster cost increases for food and energy kept inflation accelerating for a second month in June. Consumer prices rose an annual 12.6% after a gain of 11.4% in May, more than the median of 12% in a Bloomberg survey of 22 analysts.
More:Inflation Going the Wrong Way for Turkey After Rate Cuts Paused - Bloomberg
Undoing Atatürk: What Erdoğan Gains in Turning Istanbul's Hagia Sophia Into a Mosque Again
Undoing Atatürk: What Erdoğan Gains in Turning Istanbul's Hagia Sophia Into a Mosque Again
"You say to us: 'Please don't turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque.' Do you mean Turkey should bow to your will?"
Hagia Sophia is the symbol of Istanbul and Turkey’s most popular tourist attraction. Every year, millions of visitors take in its gigantic brick dome and elaborate frescoes, which have earned the building UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site status.
More:Undoing Atatürk: What Erdoğan Gains in Turning Istanbul's Hagia Sophia Into a Mosque Again
"You say to us: 'Please don't turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque.' Do you mean Turkey should bow to your will?"
Hagia Sophia is the symbol of Istanbul and Turkey’s most popular tourist attraction. Every year, millions of visitors take in its gigantic brick dome and elaborate frescoes, which have earned the building UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site status.
More:Undoing Atatürk: What Erdoğan Gains in Turning Istanbul's Hagia Sophia Into a Mosque Again
Thursday, July 02, 2020
Hagia Sophia: Turkey delays decision on turning site into mosque - BBC News
Hagia Sophia: Turkey delays decision on turning site into mosque
2 July 2020
The Hagia Sophia has huge significance as a religious and as a political symbol
A Turkish court has delayed a decision on whether the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul can be converted into a mosque.
The Council of State - Turkey's highest administrative body - said it would make a ruling within 15 days, after a hearing lasting just 17 minutes.
More:Hagia Sophia: Turkey delays decision on turning site into mosque - BBC News
2 July 2020
The Hagia Sophia has huge significance as a religious and as a political symbol
A Turkish court has delayed a decision on whether the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul can be converted into a mosque.
The Council of State - Turkey's highest administrative body - said it would make a ruling within 15 days, after a hearing lasting just 17 minutes.
More:Hagia Sophia: Turkey delays decision on turning site into mosque - BBC News
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