Weakened by widening purges, Turkey's lira set for worst month since 2008
By Reuters
By Orhan Coskun and Nevzat Devranoglu
ANKARA, Nov 30 (Reuters) - As a proxy for investor sentiment, Turkey's lira has been unequivocal in November: the currency is set for its worst month since the 2008 financial crisis, hit by a resurgent U.S. dollar, and concern about a widening crackdown after a failed coup.
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Dutch foreign minister 'will argue' for a freeze on accession talks with Turkey - DutchNews.nl
Dutch foreign minister ‘will argue’ for a freeze on accession talks with Turkey
Europe
November 30, 2016
Bert KoendersDutch foreign minister Bert Koenders has told parliament he is prepared to argue in favour of temporarily suspending talks with Turkey about EU membership following pressure from MPs.
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Europe
November 30, 2016
Bert KoendersDutch foreign minister Bert Koenders has told parliament he is prepared to argue in favour of temporarily suspending talks with Turkey about EU membership following pressure from MPs.
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Turkey’s Islamist president is embracing Donald Trump | The Economist
Turkey’s Islamist president is embracing Donald Trump
But Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s enthusiasm may not last long
Nov 30th 2016 | Istanbul | Europe
IN JUNE, a few months after Donald Trump, then a candidate for the Republican nomination, called for a ban on Muslim immigration, Turkey’s Islamist leader objected. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded that Mr Trump’s name be removed from Trump Towers in Istanbul. “The ones who put that brand on their building should remove it immediately,” he said.
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But Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s enthusiasm may not last long
Nov 30th 2016 | Istanbul | Europe
IN JUNE, a few months after Donald Trump, then a candidate for the Republican nomination, called for a ban on Muslim immigration, Turkey’s Islamist leader objected. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded that Mr Trump’s name be removed from Trump Towers in Istanbul. “The ones who put that brand on their building should remove it immediately,” he said.
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Plunge in lira amplifies Turkey economy fears | New Straits Times | Malaysia General Business Sports and Lifestyle News
Plunge in lira amplifies Turkey economy fears
By AFP - 30 November 2016 @ 11:38 AM
ISTANBUL: Will it ever end? Turks have over the past three months nervously watched the steady decline in value of the Turkish lira against the dollar, seeing it haemorrhage more than 10 percent in the past month alone.
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By AFP - 30 November 2016 @ 11:38 AM
ISTANBUL: Will it ever end? Turks have over the past three months nervously watched the steady decline in value of the Turkish lira against the dollar, seeing it haemorrhage more than 10 percent in the past month alone.
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How Turkey’s Erdogan played Europe - and won - Opinion - Israel News | Haaretz.com
How Turkey’s Erdogan Played Europe - and Won
For years, the EU believed talks with Turkey over membership granted them leverage to curb its descent into authoritarianism. That was a European delusion.
More:How Turkey’s Erdogan played Europe - and won - Opinion - Israel News | Haaretz.com
For years, the EU believed talks with Turkey over membership granted them leverage to curb its descent into authoritarianism. That was a European delusion.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Could Trump trample Turkey’s growth?
Could Trump trample Turkey’s growth?
The implications of a Trump presidency are likely to be dire for the Turkish economy
Read next
by: Daron Acemoglu and Murat Ucer
Much of Europe is mourning a US presidential election that has catapulted real estate mogul Donald Trump into position as possibly the world’s most powerful person.
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The implications of a Trump presidency are likely to be dire for the Turkish economy
Read next
by: Daron Acemoglu and Murat Ucer
Much of Europe is mourning a US presidential election that has catapulted real estate mogul Donald Trump into position as possibly the world’s most powerful person.
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Bankers fret as Erdogan increases pressure to keep Turkish voters spending
Bankers fret as Erdogan increases pressure to keep Turkish voters spending
by: Mehul Srivastava and Jonathan Wheatley
Turkey’s economy is youthful, growing, modern and diverse. But above all, it survives on leverage, engorged with the foreign debt that flows through its corporate sector.
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by: Mehul Srivastava and Jonathan Wheatley
Turkey’s economy is youthful, growing, modern and diverse. But above all, it survives on leverage, engorged with the foreign debt that flows through its corporate sector.
More:Bankers fret as Erdogan increases pressure to keep Turkish voters spending
Monday, November 28, 2016
Turkey’s ‘windows to the West’ - GİLA BENMAYOR
Turkey’s ‘windows to the West’
İzmir Mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu describes his Aegean city as “Turkey’s window to the West.” One would like to think that in these days, when the European Parliament has recommended freezing accession talks with Turkey, there is still a window opening to the West on this land.
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İzmir Mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu describes his Aegean city as “Turkey’s window to the West.” One would like to think that in these days, when the European Parliament has recommended freezing accession talks with Turkey, there is still a window opening to the West on this land.
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Turkey’s anti–Gülen campaign may be harmful to Turks living abroad - BARÇIN YİNANÇ
Turkey’s anti–Gülen campaign may be harmful to Turks living abroad
An important part of the efforts to combat the Fetullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ) threat has to take place in foreign countries. Some 120 countries to be exact, as that is the estimated number of states where the Gülenist network is believed to have opened schools.
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An important part of the efforts to combat the Fetullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ) threat has to take place in foreign countries. Some 120 countries to be exact, as that is the estimated number of states where the Gülenist network is believed to have opened schools.
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Turkey Has Fallen | The Wake Magazine
Turkey Has Fallen
by Ben Halom
Implications of a silenced opposition and a crumbling democracy
On Nov. 4, the leaders of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Turkey’s largest left wing, pro-Kurdish opposition party, were arrested along with 10 of the HDP’s representatives in parliament.
More:Turkey Has Fallen | The Wake Magazine
by Ben Halom
Implications of a silenced opposition and a crumbling democracy
On Nov. 4, the leaders of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Turkey’s largest left wing, pro-Kurdish opposition party, were arrested along with 10 of the HDP’s representatives in parliament.
More:Turkey Has Fallen | The Wake Magazine
Donald Trump Should Not Be Fooled By Turkey: Today Ankara Is More Foe Than Friend
Donald Trump Should Not Be Fooled By Turkey: Today Ankara Is More Foe Than Friend
Predicting the course of the coming Trump presidency could be an Olympic sport. The president-elect evidences strong opinions but little knowledge of many issues. Moreover, he usually was short on specifics: for instance, what would it mean to “bomb the shit” out of ISIS?
More:Donald Trump Should Not Be Fooled By Turkey: Today Ankara Is More Foe Than Friend
Predicting the course of the coming Trump presidency could be an Olympic sport. The president-elect evidences strong opinions but little knowledge of many issues. Moreover, he usually was short on specifics: for instance, what would it mean to “bomb the shit” out of ISIS?
More:Donald Trump Should Not Be Fooled By Turkey: Today Ankara Is More Foe Than Friend
Sunday, November 27, 2016
75 pct of Turkish citizens believe Turkey is drifting away from EU - POLITICS
75 pct of Turkish citizens believe Turkey is drifting away from EU
Some 75 percent of Turkish citizens believe Turkey is drifting away from the European Union, while 44 percent of them believe freezing membership talks is a positive development.
According to a survey conducted by ANDY-AR focusing on Turkey-EU relations, 75.3 percent of the participants believe Turkey is moving away from the EU, whereas 19.9 percent of them believe Turkey is not.
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Some 75 percent of Turkish citizens believe Turkey is drifting away from the European Union, while 44 percent of them believe freezing membership talks is a positive development.
According to a survey conducted by ANDY-AR focusing on Turkey-EU relations, 75.3 percent of the participants believe Turkey is moving away from the EU, whereas 19.9 percent of them believe Turkey is not.
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'Know your limits!' Erdogan reminds EU Parliament who's in charge of Turkey | Mo4ch News
‘Know your limits!’ Erdogan reminds EU Parliament who’s in charge of Turkey
The EU is in no position to dictate to Turkey when it comes to fighting terrorism, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after EU lawmakers voted to call for halting membership talks with Ankara.
More:'Know your limits!' Erdogan reminds EU Parliament who's in charge of Turkey | Mo4ch News
The EU is in no position to dictate to Turkey when it comes to fighting terrorism, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after EU lawmakers voted to call for halting membership talks with Ankara.
More:'Know your limits!' Erdogan reminds EU Parliament who's in charge of Turkey | Mo4ch News
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepares the ground for a new constitution by crashing political opponents - World Politics Journal - WPJ
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepares the ground for a new constitution by crashing political opponents
by WPJ · November 26, 2016
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly voted to suspend EU membership talks with Turkey, citing deteriorating human rights and democratic shortcomings under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rule. The vote is non-binding, but it underscores growing frustration with Mr Erdogan’s increasingly authoritarian regime.
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by WPJ · November 26, 2016
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly voted to suspend EU membership talks with Turkey, citing deteriorating human rights and democratic shortcomings under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rule. The vote is non-binding, but it underscores growing frustration with Mr Erdogan’s increasingly authoritarian regime.
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Dailytimes | Turkey and the EU
Turkey and the EU
In the latest blow to what has been an uneasy relationship at best, the European Parliament has voted to freeze the talks of Turkey’s accession to the European Union. The vote carries only symbolic importance as in order for any such proposal to be binding either the European Commission or one-third of the European Union member states would first have to introduce such a motion and then a majority of the European Union member states would have to vote in favour of it. But it is not the fact that the vote is not binding that is significant; rather the vote’s importance lies in what it implies for the tenuous relationship between Turkey and the European Union.
More:Dailytimes | Turkey and the EU
In the latest blow to what has been an uneasy relationship at best, the European Parliament has voted to freeze the talks of Turkey’s accession to the European Union. The vote carries only symbolic importance as in order for any such proposal to be binding either the European Commission or one-third of the European Union member states would first have to introduce such a motion and then a majority of the European Union member states would have to vote in favour of it. But it is not the fact that the vote is not binding that is significant; rather the vote’s importance lies in what it implies for the tenuous relationship between Turkey and the European Union.
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Friday, November 25, 2016
Turkish central bank lifts interest rates to buoy currency | Fox Business
Turkish central bank lifts interest rates to buoy currency
ISTANBUL – Turkey's Central Bank has raised its interest rates, a move experts say is meant to support the currency after steep drops recently.
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ISTANBUL – Turkey's Central Bank has raised its interest rates, a move experts say is meant to support the currency after steep drops recently.
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Turkish spy in Bremen plotted murder of 2 Kurds: report - The Local
Turkish spy in Bremen plotted murder of 2 Kurds: report
Two major public broadcasters reported on Friday that a man believed to be a Turkish agent spied on two Kurdish functionaries and plotted to murder them.
More:Turkish spy in Bremen plotted murder of 2 Kurds: report - The Local
Two major public broadcasters reported on Friday that a man believed to be a Turkish agent spied on two Kurdish functionaries and plotted to murder them.
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Turkey reinstates over 6,000 teachers suspended after coup
Turkey reinstates over 6,000 teachers suspended after coup
Turkish authorities have reinstated over 6,000 teachers suspended after the July failed coup accused of terror links, the education ministry said on Friday.
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Turkish authorities have reinstated over 6,000 teachers suspended after the July failed coup accused of terror links, the education ministry said on Friday.
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The human impact of Turkey's purges - BBC News
The human impact of Turkey's purges
By Tim Whewell BBC News
More than four months after the defeat of the military coup attempt in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to continue the purges that have already seen more than 125,000 state employees sacked or suspended.
More:The human impact of Turkey's purges - BBC News
By Tim Whewell BBC News
More than four months after the defeat of the military coup attempt in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to continue the purges that have already seen more than 125,000 state employees sacked or suspended.
More:The human impact of Turkey's purges - BBC News
The big freeze
The big freeze
With Turkey maintaining an ever greater distance from the European Union, the EU needs to reconsider its options. Analysis by Nassir Djafari
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With Turkey maintaining an ever greater distance from the European Union, the EU needs to reconsider its options. Analysis by Nassir Djafari
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