Gas resources in the Eastern Mediterranean: Detente between Greece and Turkey? - Qantara.de

Detente between Greece and Turkey? Ever since natural gas deposits were discovered in the eastern Mediterranean, Greece and Turkey have been mired in a fierce dispute over their exploitation. Now both sides are making a new attempt to resolve the conflict diplomatically. However, deep-seated enmity and age-old stereotypes make political rapprochement difficult, reports Ronald Meinardus from Istanbul More:Gas resources in the Eastern Mediterranean: Detente between Greece and Turkey? - Qantara.de

Three Turkish women to serve under Biden administration - Turkey News

Three Turkish women to serve under Biden administration ISTANBUL Three Turkish-American women will serve in the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden, who took office on Jan. 20. More:Three Turkish women to serve under Biden administration - Turkey News

Broadcasters Under Pressure To Be on Same Wavelength as Turkey's Ruling Party | Voice of America - English

Broadcasters Under Pressure To Be on Same Wavelength as Turkey's Ruling Party By Ezel Sahinkaya January 26, 2021 06:20 PM WASHINGTON - Olay TV began broadcasting late last year with ambitions to become a mainstream national news channel in Turkey’s polarized media environment. But the channel lasted just 26 days before closing under what its editor said was government pressure. More:Broadcasters Under Pressure To Be on Same Wavelength as Turkey's Ruling Party | Voice of America - English

Erdogan seeks better ties with US and EU, but on his terms - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Erdogan seeks better ties with US and EU, but on his terms How Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to improve ties with the United States and the European Union and get Turkey out of its economic morass without making any significant concessions remains unclear. More:Erdogan seeks better ties with US and EU, but on his terms - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Foreigners suspend disbelief, edge back into Turkish markets | Financial Post

Foreigners suspend disbelief, edge back into Turkish markets Author of the article: Reuters Nevzat Devranoglu and Rodrigo Campos and Jonathan Spicer Publishing date:Jan 25, 2021  •  12 hours ago  •  4 minute read ANKARA/NEW YORK — Foreign investors who for years saw Turkey as a lost cause of economic mismanagement are edging back in, drawn by the promise of some of the biggest returns in emerging markets if President Tayyip Erdogan stays true to a pledge of reforms. More:Foreigners suspend disbelief, edge back into Turkish markets | Financial Post

Bridging the gap | Ahval

Bridging the gap Robert Ellis Jan 25 2021 10:50 Gmt+3 Last Updated On: Jan 25 2021 10:51 Gmt+3 There seems to be a disconnect between what the Europeans would like, as expressed by their representatives in the European Parliament, and the goings-on on the 13th floor of the Berlaymont building in Brussels, where the European Commission rules.   This schism has been made spectacularly clear by Cengiz Aktar in his open letter to Josep Borrell, the EU’s head of foreign affairs. More:Bridging the gap | Ahval

When is usury usury? Turkish fatwa casts doubt on Erdogan’s religious soft power drive - Modern Diplomacy

When is usury usury? Turkish fatwa casts doubt on Erdogan’s religious soft power drive January 24, 2021By Dr. James M. Dorsey Turkey’s state-controlled top religious authority has conditionally endorsed usury in a ruling that is likely to fuel debate about concepts of Islamic finance and could weaken President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts to garner religious soft power by projecting Turkey as a leader defending Muslim causes. More:When is usury usury? Turkish fatwa casts doubt on Erdogan’s religious soft power drive - Modern Diplomacy

Turkish Love for Dollars Shows First Sign of Abating in Months

Turkish Demand for Dollars Shows First Sign of Abating Tugce Ozsoy (Bloomberg) -- Turkish investors couldn’t ignore the gains by their local currency since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shook up his economic management, selling a sizable amount of their foreign-exchange deposits for the first time since October. More:Turkish Love for Dollars Shows First Sign of Abating in Months

Turkey’s religious authority denounces ‘evil-eye’ charms | Arts and Culture News | Al Jazeera

Turkey’s religious authority denounces ‘evil-eye’ charms The state-run body says the eye-shaped blue amulets – believed to date back to at least 3,300 BCE – are incompatible with Islam. More:Turkey’s religious authority denounces ‘evil-eye’ charms | Arts and Culture News | Al Jazeera

Turkish Appeals Court Overturns Acquittal in Gezi Trial | Asharq AL-awsat

Turkish Appeals Court Overturns Acquittal in Gezi Trial Friday, 22 January, 2021 - 18:15 Asharq Al-Awsat A Turkish appeals court on Friday overturned the acquittal of nine people, including philanthropist Osman Kavala, in a case related to nationwide protests in 2013, according to court documents seen by Reuters. More:Turkish Appeals Court Overturns Acquittal in Gezi Trial | Asharq AL-awsat

Turkey: Political violence in Ankara is more than meets the eye

Political violence in Ankara is more than meets the eye

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s alliance with his nationalist partner appears under growing strain amid a combination of domestic and external pressures.

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Is Erdogan’s anger sign of early elections? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Is Erdogan’s anger sign of early elections? While trying to mend bridges in international affairs and form new alliances domestically, Erdogan targets 50% of Turkey’s residents with anger, but why? More:Is Erdogan’s anger sign of early elections? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Turkey faces alarming increase in public debt - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Turkey faces alarming increase in public debt Turkey’s public debt has swelled more than 40% over a year, adding to economic risks despite a relative recovery in the second half of 2020. More:Turkey faces alarming increase in public debt - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Banks in Turkey work together to launch single ATM network - ThePaypers

Banks in Turkey work together to launch single ATM network Tuesday 19 January 2021 12:22 CET | News Turkey-based banks and state-owned lenders have been reported to be cooperating in a bid to create an ATM network that will put all Turkish ATMs under one joint brand. More:Banks in Turkey work together to launch single ATM network - ThePaypers

Turkey Rally Runs Out of Steam as Erdogan Sows Policy Doubts

Turkey Rally Runs Out of Steam as Erdogan Sows Policy Doubts By Selcuk Gokoluk and Netty Idayu Ismail January 18, 2021, 6:41 AM EST Updated on January 18, 2021, 9:59 AM EST Lira’s drop in past two days is most in emerging markets Turkish leader repeated controversial views on high rates The wheels are coming off the lira’s best start to a year since 2012 after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rekindled doubts over the direction of Turkey’s monetary policy. The currency had appreciated more than 1% against the dollar this year -- adding to a 14% rally in the last two months of 2020 -- before Erdogan on Friday repeated his long-held belief that high interest rates fuel inflation. Since then, it has weakened almost 2%, the worst performance out of 24 major emerging-market currencies, and options traders have turned the most bearish on the currency since November. More:Turkey Rally Runs Out of Steam as Erdogan Sows Policy Doubts

Facing Biden, Erdogan extends olive branch to EU – EURACTIV.com

Facing Biden, Erdogan extends olive branch to EU EURACTIV.com with AFP Jan 18, 2021 Facing a potentially hostile US administration, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is trying to break his isolation by mending EU relations, torn by what the bloc views as his bellicose foreign policy. More:Facing Biden, Erdogan extends olive branch to EU – EURACTIV.com

Turkey slaps ad ban on Twitter under new social media law | Reuters

Turkey slaps ad ban on Twitter under new social media law By Can Sezer, Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Ankara has imposed advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope and Pinterest after they failed to appoint local representatives in Turkey under a new social media law, according to decisions published on Tuesday. Under the law, which critics say stifles dissent, social media companies that do not appoint such representatives are liable for a series of penalties, including the latest move by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK). The law allows authorities to remove content from platforms, rather than blocking access as they did in the past. It has caused concern as people turn more to online platforms after Ankara tightened its grip on mainstream media. More:Turkey slaps ad ban on Twitter under new social media law | Reuters

Turkey Talks With Forked Tongue - OpEd - Eurasia Review

Turkey Talks With Forked Tongue – OpEd January 17, 2021 Neville Teller 0 Comments By Neville Teller Normalization is in the air.  In the past few weeks Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced not only that he would like to have better relations with Israel, but that he is working with France on a roadmap to normalize the bonds between them. More:Turkey Talks With Forked Tongue - OpEd - Eurasia Review

Istanbul: municipality to build water tanks to overcome drought – Middle East Monitor

Istanbul: municipality to build water tanks to overcome drought Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality is to build water storage tanks for every building over 1,000 square metres to store rainwater so that citizens can overcome drought, local media have reported. Public buildings, shopping malls and commercial properties will have adequate drainage installed to help the system to be effective. More:Istanbul: municipality to build water tanks to overcome drought – Middle East Monitor

Turkey Experiences Intense Drought

Turkey Experiences Intense Drought January 11, 2021JPEG As 2021 begins, most of Turkey is experiencing severe drought. Numerous reservoirs around Istanbul—the country’s most populous city (15 million)—have reached their lowest water storage levels in 15 years. Crop production could be threatened if conditions persist. More:Turkey Experiences Intense Drought

Ankara municipality, UN ink pact to help women, children | Daily Sabah

Ankara municipality, UN ink pact to help women, children BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA TURKEY JAN 14, 2021 4:14 PM GMT+3 Turkey's capital and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Thursday inked a cooperation protocol to support women, children and young adults. Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş and UNFPA Turkey representative Hassan Mohtashami signed the protocol to support health and protection services for women, children and young adults with special needs, a statement by the mayor's office said. More:Ankara municipality, UN ink pact to help women, children | Daily Sabah

Russia crowds out Turkey in post-war Caucasus - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Russia crowds out Turkey in post-war Caucasus Having brokered a cease-fire deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Vladimir Putin is now giving priority to the development of transport links in the conflict-ridden region. More:Russia crowds out Turkey in post-war Caucasus - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Erdogan’s great game: The Turkish problem on the EU’s doorstep | Financial Times

Erdogan’s great game: The Turkish problem on the EU’s doorstep More than 15 years since accession talks began, tensions are on the rise between Ankara and Brussels This is the second part of a series exploring Turkey’s geopolitical ambitions. The first part of the series is Erdogan’s great game: Soldiers, spies and Turkey’s quest for power More:Erdogan’s great game: The Turkish problem on the EU’s doorstep | Financial Times

Turkey President Erdogan says ready to repair frayed ties with Europe | Business Standard News

Turkey President Erdogan says ready to repair frayed ties with Europe Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday his country is ready to put its frayed relationship with the European Union back on track More:Turkey President Erdogan says ready to repair frayed ties with Europe | Business Standard News

Erdogan’s great game: Soldiers, spies and Turkey’s quest for power | Financial Times

Erdogan’s great game: Soldiers, spies and Turkey’s quest for power Turkish president’s muscular foreign policy has left Ankara more isolated from the west This is the first part of a series looking at Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s geopolitical ambitions, from his renewed push in Africa and the fringes of Europe to his troubled relationship with the EU. In Baku’s Freedom Square last month, thousands of marching Azeri soldiers in fur hats and braided coats celebrated their country’s victory in the Caucasus — and the man who made it possible: Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. More:Erdogan’s great game: Soldiers, spies and Turkey’s quest for power | Financial Times

Turkish televangelist sentenced to 1,075 years for sex crimes | World news | The Guardian

Turkish televangelist sentenced to 1,075 years for sex crimes Adnan Oktar was detained in 2018 along with more than 200 other suspects in his group More:Turkish televangelist sentenced to 1,075 years for sex crimes | World news | The Guardian

Can Turkish exports survive Erdogan's aggressive foreign policy stance? - International report

Can Turkish exports survive Erdogan's aggressive foreign policy stance? Dorian Jones 7 min Turkish exporters say they have become collateral victims of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's aggressive foreign policy. Ankara's push to exert its influence in the Middle East and Africa has provoked a strong reaction from the likes of Saudi Arabia and Egypt. But the increasingly high economic cost being paid by Turkey could be the impetus for a diplomatic reset. More:Can Turkish exports survive Erdogan's aggressive foreign policy stance? - International report

Turkey secures orbital rights after successfully launching 7th satellite | Daily Sabah

Turkey secures orbital rights after successfully launching 7th satellite ASpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from a launchpad in the U.S. state of Florida to deploy a new-generation Turkish communication satellite into orbit late Thursday. More:Turkey secures orbital rights after successfully launching 7th satellite | Daily Sabah

Biden's America and Erdogan's Turkey Are Trapped in a Double Fantasy

Biden and Erdogan Are Trapped in a Double Fantasy Why Washington and Ankara don’t get each other at all—and need each other anyway. BY ASLI AYDINTAŞBAŞ, JEREMY SHAPIRO | JANUARY 6, 2021, 3:16 AM A year ago, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden sat with the New York Times editorial board and said “I am very concerned about [Turkey],” according to a video that caused controversy in Turkey over the summer a few months ago. Biden said the United States should take a different approach from the Trump administration and engage with a broad cross-section of Turkish society, promote the opposition and “speak out about what we think is wrong.” Biden seemed to think it was possible to bring Turkey back into the transatlantic community and even improve its worrisome human rights record. More:Biden's America and Erdogan's Turkey Are Trapped in a Double Fantasy

Migrants and entrepreneurship in Germany: Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci – a rare success story? - Qantara.de

Migrants and entrepreneurship in Germany Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci – a rare success story? When news broke that a vaccine against COVID-19 developed by a Turkish-born couple in Germany had promising results, many media reports placed the ethnic background of these scientists above the importance of the story itself. While migrant entrepreneurship might still be regarded as something rare in Germany, research shows that more and more migrants are launching their own businesses. By Sertan Sanderson More:Migrants and entrepreneurship in Germany: Uğur Şahin and Özlem Türeci – a rare success story? - Qantara.de

Erdogan’s China woes: the vaccine and the Uighurs - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Erdogan’s China woes: the vaccine and the Uighurs Turkey’s reliance on China for a COVID-19 vaccine has stirred anxiety in nationalist and Islamist quarters that Ankara might give concessions on the Uighur issue in return. More:Erdogan’s China woes: the vaccine and the Uighurs - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Waiting for Joe | Ahval

Waiting for Joe Robert Ellis Jan 07 2021 02:42 Gmt+3 Last Updated On: Jan 07 2021 02:50 Gmt+3 U.S. President-elect Joe Biden faces a formidable task: he must try to bring together a divided society, while at the same time repairing the damage done by his predecessor abroad. Take Syria, for example. Not that the U.S. track record in the region is particularly impressive. The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 helped give rise to the Islamic State (ISIS), an organisation rooted in former Baathist officers. More:Waiting for Joe | Ahval

Turkey: Dozens arrested as students protest Erdogan university pick | NRS-Import | DW | 06.01.2021

Turkey: Dozens arrested as students protest Erdogan university pick Hundreds of demonstrators marched in Istanbul, despite a city ban on large gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic. Police have arrested 36 people since the protests began on Monday. More:Turkey: Dozens arrested as students protest Erdogan university pick | NRS-Import | DW | 06.01.2021

SpaceX plans night launch of Turkish satellite from Florida - UPI.com

SpaceX plans night launch of Turkish satellite from Florida ByPaul Brinkmann ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- SpaceX intends to launch a Turkish communications satellite, the Türksat 5A, from Florida on Thursday night. Liftoff is scheduled for 8:28 p.m. aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. More:SpaceX plans night launch of Turkish satellite from Florida - UPI.com

Istanbul, Ankara water supplies drop to critical levels | Ahval

Istanbul, Ankara water supplies drop to critical levels Jan 05 2021 08:22 Gmt+3 Last Updated On: Jan 05 2021 09:24 Gmt+3 (Re-leads with information on Ankara) Dams supplying water to Turkish capital Ankara and the country’s most populous city of Istanbul are holding critically low levels of water, according to water authorities. Istanbul dams have hit their lowest water level in 15 years, at 19.79 percent,Ihlas news agency reported on Tuesday. More:Istanbul, Ankara water supplies drop to critical levels | Ahval

Turkey’s Slow-Motion Economic Crisis | Balkan Insight

Turkey’s Slow-Motion Economic Crisis Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Selva DemiralpIstanbul, Washington DCBIRNJanuary 5, 202111:41 Banks cannot engineer a balance between exchange rates and interest rates in a country with free capital flows, where banks’ funding conditions are affected by the global economic environment and by country risk. As Turkey has demonstrated, using banks for this purpose destroys both internal and external economic balances. More:Turkey’s Slow-Motion Economic Crisis | Balkan Insight

China-Turkey extradition treaty and implications on Uyghurs | ORF

China-Turkey extradition treaty and implications on Uyghurs AYJAZ WANI Ankara will face pressure from within and outside its Parliament if it ratifies the extradition treaty with China. More:China-Turkey extradition treaty and implications on Uyghurs | ORF

Turkish police clash with students protesting Erdogan-appointed university head | Reuters

Turkish police clash with students protesting Erdogan-appointed university head By Reuters Staff ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish police clashed on Monday with students who protested against President Tayyip Erdogan’s appointment of a new rector at one of the country’s top universities, saying the process was undemocratic. More:Turkish police clash with students protesting Erdogan-appointed university head | Reuters