Turkey hikes consumer electricity prices by 15% -statement | Reuters

Turkey hikes consumer electricity prices by 15% -statement Reuters ANKARA, June 30 (Reuters) - Turkey's EPDK energy regulator said on Wednesday it will hike consumer electricity prices by 15% as of Thursday in response to rising costs. More:Turkey hikes consumer electricity prices by 15% -statement | Reuters

Turkey Is Shaken Over Elmalı Davası & Stars, Including Kerem, Hande, Demet and Tarkan, Express Their Extreme Fury | Al Bawaba

Turkey Is Shaken Over Elmalı Davası & Stars, Including Kerem, Hande, Demet and Tarkan, Express Their Extreme Fury The hashtag #ElmalıDavası (Apple Case) is trending in Turkey. The two suspects in Elmalı Davası (Apple Case), mother Merve A. and stepfather Rahmi A., who were arrested within the scope of investigations carried out regarding the sexual abuse of her daughter GEG (7) and her older brother İ.EG (10) in Finike district of Antalya, by Elmalı High Criminal Court.. They were released at the third trial. More:Turkey Is Shaken Over Elmalı Davası & Stars, Including Kerem, Hande, Demet and Tarkan, Express Their Extreme Fury | Al Bawaba

Turkey Starts Canal Project Amid Environmental, Regional Concerns | Voice of America - English

Turkey Starts Canal Project Amid Environmental, Regional Concerns By Dorian Jones June 26, 2021 05:15 PM ISTANBUL - In a blaze of publicity, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan laid a foundation stone close to Istanbul, starting the construction of a 45-kilometer canal linking the Black and Marmara seas. Erdogan declared the project would usher in a new era for Istanbul and for Turkey. More:Turkey Starts Canal Project Amid Environmental, Regional Concerns | Voice of America - English

Roundup: Turkey's vaccination campaign offers relief for economy - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Roundup: Turkey's vaccination campaign offers relief for economy ISTANBUL, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's anti-COVID-19 vaccination drive has gained pace with life expected to return to normal soon, providing relief for its ailing economy impacted by months of restrictions. More:Roundup: Turkey's vaccination campaign offers relief for economy - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Interview with Turkish human rights lawyer Canan Arin: "Women in Turkey are fighting to keep their rights" - Qantara.de

Interview with Turkish human rights lawyer Canan Arin "Women in Turkey are fighting to keep their rights" As 1 July approaches, the date when Turkey will officially pull out of the Istanbul Convention on violence against women, Qantara.de speaks to Canan Arin, one of the co-founders and most well-known voices of the Turkish feminist movement. Interview by Ceyda Nurtsch More:Interview with Turkish human rights lawyer Canan Arin: "Women in Turkey are fighting to keep their rights" - Qantara.de

Turkish scientists’ 10-second COVID diagnosis test gets approval | Daily Sabah

Turkish scientists’ 10-second COVID diagnosis test gets approval BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL TURKEY JUN 24, 2021 2:39 PM GMT+3 Diagnovir, a new coronavirus diagnosis system developed at Bilkent University, is now available for public use after passing safety tests and receiving approval. Developed by local means, the test system surpasses its rivals in terms of how quickly it calculates results: taking only 10 seconds. More:Turkish scientists’ 10-second COVID diagnosis test gets approval | Daily Sabah

Turkey to become important mobile phone manufacturing base | MENAFN.COM

Turkey to become important mobile phone manufacturing base ( MENAFN )Turkey is estimated to turn into a significant mobile phone production base with the support of investments by leading companies. More:Turkey to become important mobile phone manufacturing base | MENAFN.COM

The German Foreign Minister Wants To Renew The EU-Turkey Deal

The German Foreign Minister Wants To Renew The EU-Turkey Deal Frey LindsaySenior Contributor It's been just over five years since the European Union and Turkey agreed a deal, or in the EU's preferred language, a "statement" to restrict migration from Turkey to the EU. The deal, signed at the height of the "migrant crisis," has met criticism on various fronts, and will likely be discussed at the upcoming European Council meeting of June 23-26. In the run-up to this meeting, Germany's foreign minister Heiko Maas told the German broadsheet Die Welt, that he thinks the deal should be renewed. More:The German Foreign Minister Wants To Renew The EU-Turkey Deal

Conflict between Ankara and Athens: Has Erdogan's foreign policy hit rock bottom? - Qantara.de

Conflict between Ankara and Athens Has Erdogan's foreign policy hit rock bottom? The change in U.S. president is also having an impact on the conflict between Turkey and Greece. Since the USA has started to play the Greek card, the strategic situation in the Eastern Mediterranean has shifted to Turkey's disadvantage. Ronald Meinardus reports from Istanbul More:Conflict between Ankara and Athens: Has Erdogan's foreign policy hit rock bottom? - Qantara.de

Erdoğan bans music after midnight, sparking Turkish social media anger | Ahval

Erdoğan bans music after midnight, sparking Turkish social media anger Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said the playing of music in Turkey will be banned after midnight. The announcement, made after a three-hour cabinet meeting in Ankara on Monday, prompted strong criticism among some social media users, who saw the step as more evidence that Erdoğan was seeking to impose his Islamic values on the population. More:Erdoğan bans music after midnight, sparking Turkish social media anger | Ahval

Turkish COVID-19 vaccine starts Phase III trials | Reuters

Turkish COVID-19 vaccine starts Phase III trials By Reuters Staff ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey on Tuesday kicked off Phase III trials for its COVID-19 vaccine, named “Turkovac” by President Tayyip Erdogan who said the shot should be available for use by the end of the year. More:Turkish COVID-19 vaccine starts Phase III trials | Reuters

Turkey to lift curfews, relax virus restrictions July 1 - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Turkey to lift curfews, relax virus restrictions July 1 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Monday that restrictions on public transportation will also be lifted. More:Turkey to lift curfews, relax virus restrictions July 1 - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Hit streaming series "Fatma's Revenge": Netflix takes on the Turkish macho - Qantara.de

Hit streaming series "Fatma's Revenge" Netflix takes on the Turkish macho Since the end of April, a Netflix series has been broadcast in Turkey about the cleaner Fatma, who searches for her missing husband in six episodes and ends up in a murderous odyssey. The series celebrates the woman as a hero who defends herself against humiliation, threats and sexual harassment, writes Jochen Menzel More:Hit streaming series "Fatma's Revenge": Netflix takes on the Turkish macho - Qantara.de

Turkish Businessman Arrested in Austria on Charges that He Allegedly Laundered Over $133 Million in Fraud Proceeds | OPA | Department of Justice

Turkish Businessman Arrested in Austria on Charges that He Allegedly Laundered Over $133 Million in Fraud Proceeds A Turkish businessman was arrested in Austria on June 19, at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice. This arrest followed a superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Salt Lake City, Utah, on April 28, which was unsealed today. The superseding indictment charged Sezgin Baran Korkmaz with one count of conspiring to commit money laundering, 10 counts of wire fraud, and one count of obstruction of an official proceeding. More:Turkish Businessman Arrested in Austria on Charges that He Allegedly Laundered Over $133 Million in Fraud Proceeds | OPA | Department of Justice

Turkish policeman convicted in 2014 death of teenager - The Public's Radio : RIPR

Turkish policeman convicted in 2014 death of teenager June 18, 2021 Associated Press A Turkish police officer has been sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison for the murder of a teenager who was hit in the head with a tear-gas canister in 2013. Police officer Fatih Dalgali was on trial for causing the death of Berkin Elvan, a 14-year-old injured in Istanbul as the “Gezi Park” anti-government protests were taking place nearby. Elvan was in a coma for 269 days. His death in March 2014 at age 15 led to a flare-up in protests. Elvan’s family said he was out buying bread, not protesting. But Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was then prime minister, claimed Elvan was among “terrorists” with his face concealed and argued police had no way of knowing his age. More:Turkish policeman convicted in 2014 death of teenager - The Public's Radio : RIPR

President Erdogan and the syndrome of neglect: after years of hyperactivity, the Turkish leader is completely isolated | Israel Defense

President Erdogan and the syndrome of neglect: after years of hyperactivity, the Turkish leader is completely isolated Commentary:  Turkey has been sidelined because of the adventurism of its president, following a decade of reckless and counterproductive political and military moves. Erdogan will find it difficult to break the isolation without a clear change of course towards a more moderate approach in domestic policy and a rapprochement with the West in foreign policy More:President Erdogan and the syndrome of neglect: after years of hyperactivity, the Turkish leader is completely isolated | Israel Defense

Erdogan’s meeting with Biden more spin than substance - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Erdogan’s meeting with Biden more spin than substance The two leaders' first meeting as heads of state led to detailed discussions, but there were no breakthroughs. More:Erdogan’s meeting with Biden more spin than substance - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Turkish lira dives after inconclusive Erdogan-Biden meeting - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Turkish lira dives after inconclusive Erdogan-Biden meeting Propelled by optimism over a possible S-400 missile compromise, Turkey’s lira slid Tuesday after the first meeting between US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended without clear progress More:Turkish lira dives after inconclusive Erdogan-Biden meeting - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Biden hold bilateral meeting following NATO summit - CNNPolitics

Erdoğan and Biden hold bilateral meeting following NATO summit By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN Updated 4:38 PM ET, Mon June 14, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) greets US President Joe Biden (R) at the NATO summit at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in Brussels, on June 14, 2021. (CNN)President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a bilateral meeting on Monday following a meeting of NATO leaders in Brussels. The meeting, which took place at the NATO headquarters in Belgium, was expected to be contentious. Biden in April became the first US president in decades to recognize the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire as a genocide -- a move that risked a potential fracture with Turkey but signaled a commitment to global human rights. More:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Biden hold bilateral meeting following NATO summit - CNNPolitics

Biden gives awkward fist-bump to Erdogan at NATO summit - Report Door

Biden gives awkward fist-bump to Erdogan at NATO summit June 14, 20213 Min Read James Thompson President Biden on Monday offered an awkward fist-bump to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Belgium at the annual NATO summit — as the Islamist strongman winds up to blast Biden for his recognition of the Armenian genocide earlier this year. More:Biden gives awkward fist-bump to Erdogan at NATO summit - Report Door

Dollar blow for Turkey as tourism season runs into the sand | Financial Times

Dollar blow for Turkey as tourism season runs into the sand Sector collapse would hit a wider economy that relies on foreign currency inflows from overseas visitors More:Dollar blow for Turkey as tourism season runs into the sand | Financial Times

Kraft Heinz to acquire Turkish sauce firm Assan Foods in $100m deal - FoodBev Media

Kraft Heinz to acquire Turkish sauce firm Assan Foods in $100m deal By Martin White 11 June 2021 CategoriesAlso in the newsBusinessFoodIndustriesManufacturingMergers & AcquisitionsSauces Kraft Heinz has agreed to acquire Turkish sauce company Assan Foods from Kibar Holding in a deal that values Assan at approximately $100 million. Headquartered in Istanbul, Assan Foods manufactures and sells a wide range of sauce products such as ketchup, mayonnaise, pasta sauces and more. Assan’s sauce products are sold under brands including Colorado, Kingtom, and Oba. More:Kraft Heinz to acquire Turkish sauce firm Assan Foods in $100m deal - FoodBev Media

Rise in Turkish food prices sparks fears of shortages - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Rise in Turkish food prices sparks fears of shortages Turkey, a major agricultural producer, might find itself grappling with water shortages and food insecurity in the next decade unless it takes action to address growing problems in its agricultural sector. More:Rise in Turkish food prices sparks fears of shortages - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

How much longer till Turkey's elections?: President under pressure – Erdogan's popularity nosedive - Qantara.de

President under pressure – Erdogan's popularity nosedive Turkey's parliamentary and presidential elections are scheduled for June 2023. But they are already casting a shadow. While the opposition is calling for early elections, President Erdogan is insisting on holding the elections in the highly symbolic year of 2023. For right now, his ratings are poor. Ronald Meinardus reports from Istanbul More:How much longer till Turkey's elections?: President under pressure – Erdogan's popularity nosedive - Qantara.de

New reserve discoveries put Turkey among few gold producers | Daily Sabah

New reserve discoveries put Turkey among few gold producers BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL ECONOMY JUN 10, 2021 1:46 PM GMT+3 Around 20 tons of gold with a market value of $1.2 billion (TL 10.2 billion) and 3.5 tons of silver reserves with a market value of $2.8 million have been detected by Koza Altın in eastern Turkey’s Ağrı province, Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank announced Thursday. More:New reserve discoveries put Turkey among few gold producers | Daily Sabah

Turkey’s Regime Is Paralyzed By A Mob Kingpin’s Revelations: The Strategic Implications

Turkey’s Regime Is Paralyzed By A Mob Kingpin’s Revelations: The Strategic Implications Melik KaylanContributor Policy I cover conflicts, frontiers and upheavals mired in history. Follow The world's most colorful political psychodrama is unfolding in Turkey, convulsing the country and its power heirarchy. A top Turkish underworld figure, Sedat Peker, has parted ways from the ruling Erdogan party and is posting long videos on Youtube alleging all manner of crimes by leading figures in government and their allies. Crimes from bribery to murder to rape to drug smuggling and much else like threatening opposition media, commandeering zillions from national banks and corrupting the judiciary so routinely that no rule of law can be said to exist. Deploying mafia to do its dirty work - this is what Turks call 'the deep state' – they invented the phrase – was a phenomenon that flourished in the 1990s and before, which Erdogan first came to power promising to eradicate. More:Turkey’s Regime Is Paralyzed By A Mob Kingpin’s Revelations: The Strategic Implications

Greece's Mitsotakis and Turkey's Erdoğan to meet in private

Greece's Mitsotakis and Turkey's Erdoğan to meet in private By EUOBSERVER TODAY, 07:05 A planned meeting between Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the sidelines of the Nato summit on 14 June will be private, with, at most, a top aide from each side present, Kathimerini writes. According to officials involved in the preparation of the meeting, the closed setting would help a frank exchange of views. More:Greece's Mitsotakis and Turkey's Erdoğan to meet in private

This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Turkey - WSJ

This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Turkey Ankara isn’t staunchly pro-Western as in the Cold War, but it’s still an important ally. More:This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Turkey - WSJ

Turks are very concerned about state of their democracy, new survey finds

Turks are very concerned about state of their democracy, new survey finds “Germany and Turkey are connected by millions of personal and cultural ties that have formed with the generation of Turkish immigrants and their descendants,” Walter Glos, KAS director in Turkey, told Arab News ANKARA: Turks are very concerned about the state of their democracy, according to a new survey released on Monday, with 63 percent of respondents saying they thought it was bad and 39 percent saying it was in danger. More:Turks are very concerned about state of their democracy, new survey finds

Middle East Newsletter: Turkey’s Lira at Crossroads (TRY: USD) - Bloomberg

Turkey’s Lira at Crossroads By Netty Idayu Ismail June 6, 2021, 9:10 AM EDT Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s latest intervention at monetary policy pushed the lira to fresh record lows against the U.S. dollar, putting the currency on a dangerous path. More:Middle East Newsletter: Turkey’s Lira at Crossroads (TRY: USD) - Bloomberg

From Best to Worst: Investors Are Souring on Turkey’s Markets - Bloomberg

From Best to Worst: Investors Are Souring on Turkey’s Markets By Tugce Ozsoy and Selcuk Gokoluk June 6, 2021, 12:00 AM EDT In just three months, the Turkish lira has gone from best to worst. The currency is the victim of the head-spinning policy swerves of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is once again pressing policymakers to cut rates even as inflation remains at almost 17%. More:From Best to Worst: Investors Are Souring on Turkey’s Markets - Bloomberg

Turkey plagued by largest outbreak of 'sea snot' on record as mucus hits Sea of Marmara coastline | World News | Sky News

Turkey plagued by largest outbreak of 'sea snot' on record as mucus hits Sea of Marmara coastline The grey sludge forms when sea algae is overloaded with nutrients by warmer temperatures and polluted water. More:Turkey plagued by largest outbreak of 'sea snot' on record as mucus hits Sea of Marmara coastline | World News | Sky News

Turkey's Getir raises $555 mln as quick-delivery funding booms | Reuters

Turkey's Getir raises $555 mln as quick-delivery funding booms Can Sezer Turkish rapid delivery company Getir has tripled its valuation to over $7.5 billion since March after raising $555 million in its latest funding round, it said on Friday, part of an investment boom in the red-hot sector. More:Turkey's Getir raises $555 mln as quick-delivery funding booms | Reuters

Turkey Undermines NATO, Yet Again - The Globalist

Turkey Undermines NATO, Yet Again Erdogan saves Putin’s Belarusian ally by playing spoiler role within NATO. By Aykan Erdemir, June 1, 2021 Turkey has once again signaled who it considers to be among its true friends. The country has reportedly used its veto power as a member of NATO to water down an official condemnation of Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko. More:Turkey Undermines NATO, Yet Again - The Globalist

Turkish mobster’s revelations extend to arms shipments to Syria - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Turkish mobster’s revelations extend to arms shipments to Syria Turkish crime boss Sedat Peker speaks out about arms shipment to radical rebels in Syria in his latest barrage of allegations against figures close to the government. More:Turkish mobster’s revelations extend to arms shipments to Syria - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

UPDATE 1-Turkey's lira falls to record lows after Erdogan says rates need to come down | Reuters

Turkey's lira falls to record lows after Erdogan says rates need to come down By Reuters Staff ISTANBUL, June 1 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said late on Tuesday that Turkey needs to lower interest rates and he had spoken to the central bank governor earlier in the day on the issue, sending the lira plunging to new record lows against the dollar. More:UPDATE 1-Turkey's lira falls to record lows after Erdogan says rates need to come down | Reuters

Greek and Turkish ministers make friends in Athens

Greek and Turkish ministers make friends in Athens By ANDREW RETTMAN BRUSSELS, TODAY, 07:16 Relations improved between Greece and Turkey at a high-level meeting in Athens on Monday (31 May), but the EU remains wary of Ankara. More:Greek and Turkish ministers make friends in Athens