Nation marks Independence War victory - Turkey News

Nation marks Independence War victory ISTANBUL The Turkish nation and Turkey’s diplomatic missions around the world will celebrate Victory Day today, marking the 99th anniversary of when Turkish armies succeeded in the Great Offensive under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk against occupying Greek forces on Aug. 30 in 1922. More:Nation marks Independence War victory - Turkey News

Turkish Airlines mandates PCR test, vaccine as daily COVID-19 deaths hit 255 | Ahval

Turkish Airlines mandates PCR test, vaccine as daily COVID-19 deaths hit 255 Turkish Airlines on Sunday announced that passengers travelling on domestic flights would be required to provide a negative PCR test or proof of vaccination. More:Turkish Airlines mandates PCR test, vaccine as daily COVID-19 deaths hit 255 | Ahval

Turkish foreign policy: Ankara – new guarantor of stability on the Hindu Kush? - Qantara.de

Ankara – new guarantor of stability on the Hindu Kush? Ankara's foreign policy apparatus is currently running at top speed. While politicians in the West busy themselves with evacuating Kabul and analysing the chaos, which not even optimists would term effective crisis management, Erdogan's Turkey seems to be one step ahead. By Ronald Meinardus More:Turkish foreign policy: Ankara – new guarantor of stability on the Hindu Kush? - Qantara.de

The fiction that Turkey is a candidate to join the EU is unravelling | The Economist

The fiction that Turkey is a candidate to join the EU is unravelling Many European voters don’t want a big Muslim nation in their club, even if it becomes more democratic More:The fiction that Turkey is a candidate to join the EU is unravelling | The Economist

Turkey’s plans for new social media restrictions threaten five years in prison for spreading fake news - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Turkey’s plans for new social media restrictions threaten five years in prison for spreading fake news The latest crackdown on online speech could see users jailed for posting fake news that critics say could criminalize dissent. More:Turkey’s plans for new social media restrictions threaten five years in prison for spreading fake news - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Who will defend the defenders in Turkey? | OpenGlobalRights

Who will defend the defenders in Turkey? In today’s Turkey, lawyers themselves are being targeted—just for practicing their profession in accordance with the law. More:Who will defend the defenders in Turkey? | OpenGlobalRights

U.S. CDC, State Dept warn against Turkey travel, ease India advisory | Reuters

U.S. CDC, State Dept warn against Turkey travel, ease India advisory By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. State Department warned on Monday against travel to Turkey because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases in that nation but eased its advisories for India. More:U.S. CDC, State Dept warn against Turkey travel, ease India advisory | Reuters

Turkey offering extra Pfizer shots for those wanting to travel | 1330 & 101.5 WHBL

Turkey offering extra Pfizer shots for those wanting to travel By Syndicated Content Aug 16, 2021 | 5:22 AM ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey is allowing people who were inoculated with Sinovac’s coronavirus vaccine to take an additional Pfizer dose as it looks to ease travel to countries that have not approved the Chinese shot, the health ministry said on Monday. More:Turkey offering extra Pfizer shots for those wanting to travel | 1330 & 101.5 WHBL

Turkey’s Current-Account Deficit Narrows Sharply on Tourism - Bloomberg

Turkey’s Current-Account Deficit Narrows Sharply on Tourism By Burhan Yuksekkas August 13, 2021, 9:31 AM GMT+2 Turkey’s current account remained in deficit for a 20th month but the shortfall narrowed sharply with a surge in services income, driven by gains in tourism. More:Turkey’s Current-Account Deficit Narrows Sharply on Tourism - Bloomberg

Turkey: Anti-foreigner sentiment boils over in Ankara riots | Europe | News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 14.08.2021

Turkey: Anti-foreigner sentiment boils over in Ankara riots There are approximately 4 million refugees in Turkey, and they are increasingly the objects of hostility — as the recent riots in Ankara have shown. Experts warn that the situation is likely to escalate in future. More:Turkey: Anti-foreigner sentiment boils over in Ankara riots | Europe | News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 14.08.2021

Germany names Israel, Turkey, US as high-risk COVID areas | Reuters

Germany names Israel, Turkey, US as high-risk COVID areas Reuters BERLIN, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The German government has upgraded Israel, Turkey and the United States to having a high COVID-19 risk, triggering a minimum five-day quarantine requirement for those who are unvaccinated, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases said on Friday. More:Germany names Israel, Turkey, US as high-risk COVID areas | Reuters

Wildfires in Turkey: Politics ablaze as forests burn in Turkey - Qantara.de

Wildfires in Turkey Politics ablaze as forests burn in Turkey The ruling Justice and Development Party's inadequate preparedness and apparent poor and slow response to the large-scale devastating wildfires ravaging the country has unleashed a fresh political debate in Turkey. By Ayşe Karabat in Istanbul More:Wildfires in Turkey: Politics ablaze as forests burn in Turkey - Qantara.de

Syrian Refugees Targeted in Ankara Night of Violence | Voice of America - English

Syrian Refugees Targeted in Ankara Night of Violence By Dorian Jones August 12, 2021 10:12 AM A firefighter extinguishes goods of a shop burnt during riots against refugees in Ankara, Turkey, Aug. 11, 2021. ISTANBUL - The Turkish capital, Ankara, has been hit with a night of violence against Syrian refugees. Turkey currently hosts over four million refugees, and with more coming from Afghanistan and there are growing fears of rising social tensions. More:Syrian Refugees Targeted in Ankara Night of Violence | Voice of America - English

Turkey's Media Regulator Fines Broadcasters Over 'Demoralizing' Wildfire Coverage | Voice of America - English

Turkey's Media Regulator Fines Broadcasters Over 'Demoralizing' Wildfire Coverage By Ezel Sahinkaya, Hilmi Hacaloglu August 11, 2021 05:11 PM Firemen and local volunteers extinguish a wildfire in Oren, in the vacation region of Mugla, Aug. 6, 2021, as Turkey struggles with its deadliest wildfires in decades. WASHINGTON/MUGLA, TURKEY - As wildfires spread through Turkey’s Mediterranean and Aegean provinces, the country’s media regulator fined at least six news outlets after warning broadcasters that continuous coverage of the fires may demoralize the public. More:Turkey's Media Regulator Fines Broadcasters Over 'Demoralizing' Wildfire Coverage | Voice of America - English

Turkey’s modest fashion market hits its stride

Turkey’s modest fashion market hits its stride Turkey is quickly becoming a global center of modest fashion — a retail sector that caters to women in Muslim countries who often seek out clothing with more coverage than mainstream brands tend to offer. More:Turkey’s modest fashion market hits its stride

Wildfires have burned more than Turkey’s forests - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Wildfires have burned more than Turkey’s forests The Turkish government’s conduct during the wildfires that engulfed Turkey’s coastline has not only led to devastation of the country’s forests, but also caused loss of the nation’s sense of solidarity in the wake of natural disasters More:Wildfires have burned more than Turkey’s forests - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East

Turkey temperatures may increase 6.5 degrees in 80 years: Expert | Daily Sabah

Turkey temperatures may increase 6.5 degrees in 80 years: Expert BY ANADOLU AGENCY ANKARA ENVIRONMENT AUG 11, 2021 9:44 AM GMT+3 Amid the climate crises taking over the planet, Turkey is trying its best to curb the problem; however, climate change seems to be winning the fight. More:Turkey temperatures may increase 6.5 degrees in 80 years: Expert | Daily Sabah

Turkey's Trendyol raises $1.5 bln, valuing it at $16.5 billion | Financial Post

Turkey's Trendyol raises $1.5 bln, valuing it at $16.5 billion ISTANBUL — Turkish e-commerce firm Trendyol, backed by Chinese internet giant Alibaba, said on Monday it had entered into agreements to raise $1.5 billion from a number of high-profile investors, valuing the company at $16.5 billion. More:Turkey's Trendyol raises $1.5 bln, valuing it at $16.5 billion | Financial Post

Forest fires raise calls for new climate policies in Turkey – POLITICO

Forest fires raise calls for new climate policies in Turkey The blazes highlight climate change policies in Turkey, one of six nations that has not ratified the Paris Agreement. More:Forest fires raise calls for new climate policies in Turkey – POLITICO

Turkey’s deadly fires raise the heat for Erdogan | The Economist

Turkey’s deadly fires raise the heat for Erdogan The president’s reputation as a capable manager is in ashes Aug 7th 2021 ISTANBUL The fires crept up the hills, scattered and grew, helped by the wind, and raced down towards the shore. In some places, desperate locals rushed to the sea, filling up plastic buckets with water to ward off the flames approaching their homes. Others ran or drove for their lives. The sky turned grey, then orange. By the time the smoke had cleared, stretches of Turkey’s coastal paradise, once covered in pine forests and olive trees, were in ashes. More:Turkey’s deadly fires raise the heat for Erdogan | The Economist

Turkey's forest fires kindle larger questions on offset permanence | S&P Global Platts

Turkey's forest fires kindle larger questions on offset permanence Author Kanchan Yadav    Silvia Favasuli    Vandana Sebastian Editor Adithya Ram Forest fires have been raging in many parts of the world putting carbon credit projects at risk and posing a significant challenge to the permanence of the credits generated. Forests generate some of the biggest offsets of carbon dioxide and yet, thousands of tons of CO2 emissions are added in the atmosphere every year due to forest fires. Australia, California, Oregon, Brazil, Russia, Western Canada, Greece and Turkey are among countries susceptible to forest fires. More:Turkey's forest fires kindle larger questions on offset permanence | S&P Global Platts

Turkey’s MLI Strategy—and its Impact on Turkish Investments in Netherlands

Turkey’s MLI Strategy—and its Impact on Turkish Investments in Netherlands Aug. 4, 2021, 9:01 AM Abdulkadir Kahraman and Mahmut Aydemir of EY discuss the draft law on ratification of the Multilateral Instrument which has been submitted to the Grand National Assembly of Turkish Parliament Plan and Budget Committee, and the impact the Turkish approach will have on the Turkey–Netherlands tax treaty. More:Turkey’s MLI Strategy—and its Impact on Turkish Investments in Netherlands

Turks Wage War on Social Media as Raging Fires Turn Political - The New York Times

Turks Wage War on Social Media as Raging Fires Turn Political President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come under a concerted attack by his opponents over his handling of the worst forest fires in decades. More:Turks Wage War on Social Media as Raging Fires Turn Political - The New York Times

Why turkey needs a disaster management strategy | Devdiscourse

Why turkey needs a disaster management strategy  Since the beginning of the 21st century, Turkey has faced greater disruption and destruction from natural disasters than it has in the past decades. More:Why turkey needs a disaster management strategy  | Devdiscourse

Turkish inflation likely to have reached the cyclical peak | Snap | ING Think

Turkish inflation likely to have reached the cyclical peak Annual inflation in Turkey maintained the upwards trend in July but is likely to have reached its cyclical peak. Therefore, we expect the central bank to remain on hold in August and the coming few months More:Turkish inflation likely to have reached the cyclical peak | Snap | ING Think

Citizens send 'global call to #helpturkey' on social media as more than 100 wildfires rage on

Citizens send 'global call to #helpturkey' on social media as more than 100 wildfires rage on By FPJ Web Desk Forest fires continued to rage across Turkey's south and southwestern coastal resort towns, forcing evacuations of several villages and tourism facilities. More:Citizens send 'global call to #helpturkey' on social media as more than 100 wildfires rage on

bne IntelliNews - ISTANBUL BLOG: Reduced to tossing bags of tea, Erdogan’s having a bad wildfire crisis

ISTANBUL BLOG: Reduced to tossing bags of tea, Erdogan’s having a bad wildfire crisis Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan is having a rather bad crisis. It took on a tragi-comic air over the weekend when the president came under fire for tossing bags of tea from a bus to locals while, under heavy police escort, touring one of the regions most badly affected by the infernos raging across Turkey. More:bne IntelliNews - ISTANBUL BLOG: Reduced to tossing bags of tea, Erdogan’s having a bad wildfire crisis

Turkish Inflation Jump Wipes Out Most of Real Interest Rate - Bloomberg

Turkish Inflation Jump Wipes Out Most of Real Interest Rate By Burhan Yuksekkas and Kerim Karakaya August 3, 2021, 9:05 AM GMT+2 Updated on August 3, 2021, 9:59 AM GMT+2 Turkey’s inflation climbed more than expected in July to nearly the level of the central bank’s benchmark interest rate, further diminishing the chances of an early cut in borrowing costs sought by the president. Higher energy prices and the impact of a reopening economy on everything from food to apparels drove the pace of price gains to an annual 18.95%, bringing the real interest rate adjusted for inflation to five basis points. More:Turkish Inflation Jump Wipes Out Most of Real Interest Rate - Bloomberg

'Like a bomb': Turkish farmers watch animals perish in flames - France 24

'Like a bomb': Turkish farmers watch animals perish in flames Farmer Mevlut Tarim says the furious fire that burned his cow alive, killed eight people and scorched vast swathes of Turkey was like an explosion. More:'Like a bomb': Turkish farmers watch animals perish in flames - France 24

As Turkey’s wildfires rage, conspiracy theories won't help President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

As Turkey’s wildfires rage, conspiracy theories won't help President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Henri J Barkey| Cohen Professor of International Relations at Lehigh UniversityUpdated Aug 03, 2021 | 14:40 IST Underlying Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rule is a system of sycophancy. He is surrounded by yes-men who tend to sing his praises no matter what the circumstances. More:As Turkey’s wildfires rage, conspiracy theories won't help President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

131 quakes in 12 hours strike off coast of Turkey’s Datça | Daily Sabah

131 quakes in 12 hours strike off coast of Turkey’s Datça BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL TURKEY AUG 01, 2021 10:29 AM GMT+3 The road connecting Datça and Marmaris districts is seen closed due to forest fires on July 31, 2021 (IHA Photo) Amagnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off the southwestern Turkish coastal town Datça early Sunday, the country's disaster authority announced. It was the biggest among 131 earthquakes reported near the same area in the past 12 hours. More:131 quakes in 12 hours strike off coast of Turkey’s Datça | Daily Sabah

8 Confirmed Dead as Turkey Battles Raging Fires for 5th Day | Voice of America - English

8 Confirmed Dead as Turkey Battles Raging Fires for 5th Day By Dorian Jones Updated August 01, 2021 09:25 PM ISTANBUL - Eight people have been confirmed dead as a result of more than 100 fires along Turkey’s southern coast as firefighters backed by helicopters fought blazes Sunday that threaten some of country’s main tourist areas. More:8 Confirmed Dead as Turkey Battles Raging Fires for 5th Day | Voice of America - English

Wildfires in Turkish tourist regions are the highest recorded - Modern Diplomacy

Wildfires in Turkish tourist regions are the highest recordedPublished 15 hours ago on August 1, 2021By Gulnaz Nawaz Turkish fires in tourist regions are the hottest in history, due to which thousands of tourists evacuated as the nation fights over 50 blazes from the Aegean Sea resort. On Thursday, according to satellite data given to the Guardian, the heat intensity of flames in Turkey was four times greater than anything in the nation recorded. At least 4 people have been slain by blazes that spread across Antalya, causing a fleet of boats to rescue thousands of vacationers from their hotels. More:Wildfires in Turkish tourist regions are the highest recorded - Modern Diplomacy