Turks Examine Their Muslim Devotion After Poll Says Faith Could Be Waning
By Peter Kenyon • 7 hours ago
Turkey has been governed for most of the past two decades by a party steeped in political Islam. So when a pollster recently surveyed personal beliefs, there was a finding that stood out: Levels of piety were flat, or even declining, compared with a decade ago.
The apparent shift is not seismic, but it has Turks talking about where their country is headed.
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Monday, February 11, 2019
Netflix drama ‘The Protector' ushers a new dawn in Turkish television industry - The National
Netflix drama ‘The Protector' ushers a new dawn in Turkish television industry
A new generation of young Turkish filmmakers are ripping up the rulebook on homegrown drama with their new Netflix series
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A new generation of young Turkish filmmakers are ripping up the rulebook on homegrown drama with their new Netflix series
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Turkey to scrap VAT on books, printed media, Erdogan says - Nasdaq.com
Turkey to scrap VAT on books, printed media, Erdogan says
February 10, 2019, 10:50:00 AM EDT By Reuters
Reuters
ISTANBUL, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Turkey will cut value-added tax (VAT) to zero on books, magazines and newspapers in a regulation that parliament is to discuss next week, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
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February 10, 2019, 10:50:00 AM EDT By Reuters
Reuters
ISTANBUL, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Turkey will cut value-added tax (VAT) to zero on books, magazines and newspapers in a regulation that parliament is to discuss next week, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
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Turkish current account returns to deficit in December | Business Recorder
Turkish current account returns to deficit in December
Fawad Maqsood February 11, 2019
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s current account is expected to go back into deficit in December after four months of surpluses, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, as the economy takes a hit from falling tourism revenues.
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Fawad Maqsood February 11, 2019
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s current account is expected to go back into deficit in December after four months of surpluses, a Reuters poll showed on Monday, as the economy takes a hit from falling tourism revenues.
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Turkey opens government vegetable stalls in battle with inflation | Reuters
Turkey opens government vegetable stalls in battle with inflation
Ezgi Erkoyun
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Battling a sharp rise in food costs, Turkish authorities opened their own markets on Monday to sell cheap vegetables directly to shoppers, cutting out retailers who the government has accused of jacking up prices.
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Ezgi Erkoyun
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Battling a sharp rise in food costs, Turkish authorities opened their own markets on Monday to sell cheap vegetables directly to shoppers, cutting out retailers who the government has accused of jacking up prices.
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How Venezuela turns its useless bank notes into gold | Reuters
How Venezuela turns its useless bank notes into gold
Corina Pons, Maria Ramirez
EL CALLAO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela’s most successful financial operations in recent years have not taken place on Wall Street, but in primitive gold-mining camps in the nation’s southern reaches.
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Corina Pons, Maria Ramirez
EL CALLAO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela’s most successful financial operations in recent years have not taken place on Wall Street, but in primitive gold-mining camps in the nation’s southern reaches.
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Sunday, February 10, 2019
Turkish, American businesspeople support $75 billion bilateral trade volume target - Daily Sabah
Turkish, American businesspeople support $75 billion bilateral trade volume target
The $75 billion trade volume target set by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump was welcomed by Turkish and American businesspeople. On Feb. 4-8, a delegation of 52 American businesspeople visited the Turkish capital Ankara and met their Turkish counterparts, discussions were held on how to accomplish the bilateral trade volume of $75 billion, which currently hovers slightly above $20 billion.
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The $75 billion trade volume target set by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump was welcomed by Turkish and American businesspeople. On Feb. 4-8, a delegation of 52 American businesspeople visited the Turkish capital Ankara and met their Turkish counterparts, discussions were held on how to accomplish the bilateral trade volume of $75 billion, which currently hovers slightly above $20 billion.
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The geopolitics of the Syrian conflict: Getting Erdogan on board - Qantara.de
Getting Erdogan on board
Recently, while considering the future of war-torn Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin invoked the Adana agreement signed over two decades ago between Turkey and Syria. How this should be interpreted depends on which side you are on, as Ayse Karabat explains
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Recently, while considering the future of war-torn Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin invoked the Adana agreement signed over two decades ago between Turkey and Syria. How this should be interpreted depends on which side you are on, as Ayse Karabat explains
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Turkey's local elections: Playing ping-pong with the Syrians - Qantara.de
Playing ping-pong with the Syrians
In the run-up to local elections in Turkey, the government and opposition are trying to instrumentalise the refugee issue for their own ends. Experts warn against a rhetoric of division. Hilal Koylu reports from Ankara
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In the run-up to local elections in Turkey, the government and opposition are trying to instrumentalise the refugee issue for their own ends. Experts warn against a rhetoric of division. Hilal Koylu reports from Ankara
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Turkish Food Fight Spreads With Fines, Raids as Inflation Stings - Bloomberg
Turkish Food Fight Spreads With Fines, Raids as Inflation Stings
By Cagan Koc
February 10, 2019, 9:50 AM EST
Turkey has found that fighting words alone aren’t enough to deter the people it blames for runaway food inflation.
After weeks of bashing those deemed price-gougers as traitors and even terrorists, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party is backing up threats with deeds. Fines are on the way after raids of wholesale food markets in five provinces on Feb. 6 uncovered “exorbitant” price increases of up to 800 percent for certain items, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said on Sunday.
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By Cagan Koc
February 10, 2019, 9:50 AM EST
Turkey has found that fighting words alone aren’t enough to deter the people it blames for runaway food inflation.
After weeks of bashing those deemed price-gougers as traitors and even terrorists, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party is backing up threats with deeds. Fines are on the way after raids of wholesale food markets in five provinces on Feb. 6 uncovered “exorbitant” price increases of up to 800 percent for certain items, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said on Sunday.
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Saturday, February 09, 2019
Collapsed Istanbul building: toll hits 21 | Daily Telegraph
Collapsed Istanbul building: toll hits 21
Ergin Hava, dpa, Deutsche Presse Agentur
February 9, 2019 3:49pm
The death toll has risen to 21 three days after a residential building collapsed in Istanbul.
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Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu says a total of 14 people have been rescued so far and authorities believe all people trapped in the rubble have been removed.
The search will continue nevertheless, Soylu said on Saturday.
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Ergin Hava, dpa, Deutsche Presse Agentur
February 9, 2019 3:49pm
The death toll has risen to 21 three days after a residential building collapsed in Istanbul.
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Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu says a total of 14 people have been rescued so far and authorities believe all people trapped in the rubble have been removed.
The search will continue nevertheless, Soylu said on Saturday.
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Turkey building collapse: Death toll from horror incident in Istanbul raised to 18 | London Evening Standard
Turkey building collapse: Death toll from horror incident in Istanbul raised to 18
Jacob Jarvis
The official death toll from a horrific building collapse in Istanbul has risen to 18 on the same day mourners gathered for the funeral of a family of nine killed in the tragedy.
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Jacob Jarvis
The official death toll from a horrific building collapse in Istanbul has risen to 18 on the same day mourners gathered for the funeral of a family of nine killed in the tragedy.
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Can Kashmir become Cyprus? | TNS - The News on Sunday
Can Kashmir become Cyprus?
Adnan Rehmat February 10, 2019
‘The last divided capital in the world’. That is the weighty identity borne by the sepia-toned wondrous capital Cyprus, an island state lying pretty in the seas of the eastern Mediterranean. The island is puzzlingly both an independent entity as well as politically, socially and militarily supported by Greece and Turkey in separated parts. The northern third is controlled by Ankara and billed as ‘free Northern Cyprus’, in the fashion of ‘Azad Kashmir’, but recognised only by Turkey (and in evasive diplomatic-speak by Pakistan), while the substantial southern part is recognised by the European Union, and most of the rest of the world, as the independent ‘Republic of Cyprus.’
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Adnan Rehmat February 10, 2019
‘The last divided capital in the world’. That is the weighty identity borne by the sepia-toned wondrous capital Cyprus, an island state lying pretty in the seas of the eastern Mediterranean. The island is puzzlingly both an independent entity as well as politically, socially and militarily supported by Greece and Turkey in separated parts. The northern third is controlled by Ankara and billed as ‘free Northern Cyprus’, in the fashion of ‘Azad Kashmir’, but recognised only by Turkey (and in evasive diplomatic-speak by Pakistan), while the substantial southern part is recognised by the European Union, and most of the rest of the world, as the independent ‘Republic of Cyprus.’
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Thursday, February 07, 2019
Turkey: Illegal construction a focus as collapse deaths rise | CTV News
Turkey: Illegal construction a focus as collapse deaths rise
Mehmet Guzel and Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press
ISTANBUL -- As emergency teams worked around the clock in search of any more survivors trapped in the rubble of an eight-story apartment building in Istanbul, its collapse put the spotlight on illegal construction and raised alarms over the scope of possible destruction in the event that a large earthquake hit the city.
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Mehmet Guzel and Suzan Fraser, The Associated Press
ISTANBUL -- As emergency teams worked around the clock in search of any more survivors trapped in the rubble of an eight-story apartment building in Istanbul, its collapse put the spotlight on illegal construction and raised alarms over the scope of possible destruction in the event that a large earthquake hit the city.
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Fears of brain drain as Turkey’s brightest flee to Germany - InfoMigrants
Fears of brain drain as Turkey’s brightest flee to Germany
By Marion MacGregor Latest update : 2019/02/07
Asylum seekers from Turkey have much higher levels of education than the average among migrants in Germany. More than 10,600 Turkish nationals applied for asylum in Germany in 2018 – nearly half of them said they already had university degrees.
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By Marion MacGregor Latest update : 2019/02/07
Asylum seekers from Turkey have much higher levels of education than the average among migrants in Germany. More than 10,600 Turkish nationals applied for asylum in Germany in 2018 – nearly half of them said they already had university degrees.
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Turkey's Foreign Policy Priorities are Shifting | The National Interest
Turkey's Foreign Policy Priorities are Shifting
Ankara has turned its back on the European Union and U.S. foreign-policy objectives; instead, it is focused on becoming a regional power player.
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Ankara has turned its back on the European Union and U.S. foreign-policy objectives; instead, it is focused on becoming a regional power player.
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Pompeo gets kebab-skewered after posting geography-challenged map of DIVIDED Turkey — RT World News
Pompeo gets kebab-skewered after posting geography-challenged map of DIVIDED Turkey
Published time: 7 Feb, 2019 14:28
Mike Pompeo has found himself barraged by enraged Turkish netizens after the US Secretary of State shared a gif which, for reasons that may forever remain a mystery, appears to include an erroneously bisected map of Turkey.
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Published time: 7 Feb, 2019 14:28
Mike Pompeo has found himself barraged by enraged Turkish netizens after the US Secretary of State shared a gif which, for reasons that may forever remain a mystery, appears to include an erroneously bisected map of Turkey.
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Turkey Wealth Fund Said to Hire Banks for 1 Billion Euro Loan - Bloomberg
Turkey Wealth Fund Said to Hire Banks for 1 Billion Euro Loan
By Kerim Karakaya
, Ercan Ersoy
, and Asli Kandemir
February 6, 2019, 9:50 AM EST Updated on February 6, 2019, 11:35 PM EST
Turkey’s largely dormant sovereign wealth fund hired Citigroup Inc. and Industrial Commercial Bank of China Ltd. to act as coordinators for a 1 billion euro ($1.14 billion) syndicated loan, according to five people with knowledge of the matter.
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By Kerim Karakaya
, Ercan Ersoy
, and Asli Kandemir
February 6, 2019, 9:50 AM EST Updated on February 6, 2019, 11:35 PM EST
Turkey’s largely dormant sovereign wealth fund hired Citigroup Inc. and Industrial Commercial Bank of China Ltd. to act as coordinators for a 1 billion euro ($1.14 billion) syndicated loan, according to five people with knowledge of the matter.
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5 million Turks living outside of Turkey: Foreign Ministry - Turkey News
5 million Turks living outside of Turkey: Foreign Ministry
Umut Erdem – ANKARA 5 million Turks living outside of Turkey: Foreign Ministry A Turkish market in German capital Berlin. The Turkish Foreign Ministry has announced that five million Turkish nationals were residing in a total of 152 countries worldwide. The announcement came upon the submission of a parliamentary motion by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu demanding to know how many Turks were living abroad.
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Umut Erdem – ANKARA 5 million Turks living outside of Turkey: Foreign Ministry A Turkish market in German capital Berlin. The Turkish Foreign Ministry has announced that five million Turkish nationals were residing in a total of 152 countries worldwide. The announcement came upon the submission of a parliamentary motion by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu demanding to know how many Turks were living abroad.
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Wednesday, February 06, 2019
Turkey Said to Drop Isbank Takeover From Agenda Until Ballot
Turkey Said to Drop Isbank Takeover From Agenda Until Ballot
[Bloomberg]
Firat Kozok
BloombergFebruary 6, 2019
(Bloomberg) -- Turkey isn’t rushing plans to seize the main opposition party’s stake in the nation’s largest listed lender, Turkiye Is Bankasi AS.
A legislative change allowing the Treasury to take over the CHP’s 28 percent holding in Isbank isn’t currently on the list of bills the ruling party expects to present to parliament before municipal elections in March, according to a senior official with direct knowledge of the matter.
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Firat Kozok
BloombergFebruary 6, 2019
(Bloomberg) -- Turkey isn’t rushing plans to seize the main opposition party’s stake in the nation’s largest listed lender, Turkiye Is Bankasi AS.
A legislative change allowing the Treasury to take over the CHP’s 28 percent holding in Isbank isn’t currently on the list of bills the ruling party expects to present to parliament before municipal elections in March, according to a senior official with direct knowledge of the matter.
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Twitter, the Turkish State’s New Political Tool - Transitions Online
Twitter, the Turkish State’s New Political Tool
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be fighting the March local elections in ‘eco-friendly’ cyberspace, following the opposition’s pioneering use of social media for politics.
by Sahra Atila 6 February 2019
As our regular readers know, TOL normally does not cover Turkey, unless an issue concerns one of the countries we do cover in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. However, for the last few months, we have been making an exception because of the dire situation faced by many journalists in Turkey since the attempted coup in 2016. After that dramatic event, almost 200 media outlets were closed down and scores of critically minded journalists lost their jobs and now struggle to eke out an existence. We are proud to provide some international exposure to many of these Turkish reporters and expand, at least for now, our mission of supporting independent journalism and the freedom of the media to this fascinating and important part of the world.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be fighting the March local elections in ‘eco-friendly’ cyberspace, following the opposition’s pioneering use of social media for politics.
by Sahra Atila 6 February 2019
As our regular readers know, TOL normally does not cover Turkey, unless an issue concerns one of the countries we do cover in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia. However, for the last few months, we have been making an exception because of the dire situation faced by many journalists in Turkey since the attempted coup in 2016. After that dramatic event, almost 200 media outlets were closed down and scores of critically minded journalists lost their jobs and now struggle to eke out an existence. We are proud to provide some international exposure to many of these Turkish reporters and expand, at least for now, our mission of supporting independent journalism and the freedom of the media to this fascinating and important part of the world.
More:Twitter, the Turkish State’s New Political Tool - Transitions Online
Greece's Tsipras sees seminary as source of hope for Turkey ties | Reuters
Greece's Tsipras sees seminary as source of hope for Turkey ties
Murad Sezer
HEYBELIADA, Turkey (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras voiced hope that a closed Orthodox Christian seminary he was visiting in Turkey on Wednesday would be reopened as part of efforts to boost ties long strained by disputes over territory, energy and Cyprus.
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Murad Sezer
HEYBELIADA, Turkey (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras voiced hope that a closed Orthodox Christian seminary he was visiting in Turkey on Wednesday would be reopened as part of efforts to boost ties long strained by disputes over territory, energy and Cyprus.
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Making Turkey Great Again - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Making Turkey Great Again
Soner Cagaptay
Fletcher Forum of World Affairs
Winter 2019
Given the numerous risks that lie ahead, it remains to be seen if Erdogan can deliver his country back to safety, let alone to greatness.
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The following is an excerpt of an article originally published by the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. To read the full article, download the PDF.
Since coming to power in 2003, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has attempted to make Turkey great again—in the mold of the Ottoman Empire that ruled over three continents before declining in the eighteenth century. In many ways, Erdogan has simply followed in the footsteps of previous leaders who attempted to reassert Turkey’s grandeur in the wake of the empire’s collapse at the end of World War I. His methods, however, have diverged from theirs, aligning less with the tradition of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and late Ottoman sultans. In his attempt to reestablish Turkey as a great power, Erdogan has made a radical break with the Western foreign policy consensus—which had been the foundation of Turkey’s international relations strategy since Ottoman decline.
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Soner Cagaptay
Fletcher Forum of World Affairs
Winter 2019
Given the numerous risks that lie ahead, it remains to be seen if Erdogan can deliver his country back to safety, let alone to greatness.
Download PDF
The following is an excerpt of an article originally published by the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. To read the full article, download the PDF.
Since coming to power in 2003, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has attempted to make Turkey great again—in the mold of the Ottoman Empire that ruled over three continents before declining in the eighteenth century. In many ways, Erdogan has simply followed in the footsteps of previous leaders who attempted to reassert Turkey’s grandeur in the wake of the empire’s collapse at the end of World War I. His methods, however, have diverged from theirs, aligning less with the tradition of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and late Ottoman sultans. In his attempt to reestablish Turkey as a great power, Erdogan has made a radical break with the Western foreign policy consensus—which had been the foundation of Turkey’s international relations strategy since Ottoman decline.
More:Making Turkey Great Again - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
In Your Dreams! Pompeo Infuriates Turkish Netizens With Map of Divided Turkey - Sputnik International
In Your Dreams! Pompeo Infuriates Turkish Netizens With Map of Divided Turkey
It's so far unclear why the map, published by the US Secretary of State on Twitter, has a border dividing Turkey in two. The State Department and other US officials haven't commented on the publication yet.
More:In Your Dreams! Pompeo Infuriates Turkish Netizens With Map of Divided Turkey - Sputnik International
It's so far unclear why the map, published by the US Secretary of State on Twitter, has a border dividing Turkey in two. The State Department and other US officials haven't commented on the publication yet.
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Balkan Roots: Turkey’s Ruling Party Plays Identity Politics :: Balkan Insight
Balkan Roots: Turkey’s Ruling Party Plays Identity Politics
Under Erdogan, Turkish politicians and people with roots in the Balkans are coming under fire amid the rise of identity politics.
Hamdi Firat Buyuk BIRN Sarajevo
Melih Gokcek, a former mayor of Ankara, believed he had a compelling reason why the opposition candidate to run the Turkish capital, was unfit for office.
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Under Erdogan, Turkish politicians and people with roots in the Balkans are coming under fire amid the rise of identity politics.
Hamdi Firat Buyuk BIRN Sarajevo
Melih Gokcek, a former mayor of Ankara, believed he had a compelling reason why the opposition candidate to run the Turkish capital, was unfit for office.
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Bloomberg-Speaking of EM: Lira's Abnormal Calm Belies Tug-of-War (Podcast)
Speaking of EM: Lira's Abnormal Calm Belies Tug-of-War (Podcast)
Dana El Baltaji DEBaltaji
The lira typically tops the list of the world’s most volatile currencies. Not this year. It’s been wedged in a trading band for weeks, stuck in a tug-of-war between carry traders chasing yields and local investors’ incessant demand for dollars. And neither side is backing down. While the central bank’s signal that it won’t cut rates any time soon has fueled demand for lira assets from offshore funds, local households and companies’ bid for dollars in isn’t slowing.
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Dana El Baltaji DEBaltaji
The lira typically tops the list of the world’s most volatile currencies. Not this year. It’s been wedged in a trading band for weeks, stuck in a tug-of-war between carry traders chasing yields and local investors’ incessant demand for dollars. And neither side is backing down. While the central bank’s signal that it won’t cut rates any time soon has fueled demand for lira assets from offshore funds, local households and companies’ bid for dollars in isn’t slowing.
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Tuesday, February 05, 2019
Turkey's Erdogan says Isbank to become Treasury's property By Reuters
Turkey's Erdogan says Isbank to become Treasury's property
Economy9 hours ago (Feb 05, 2019 05:15AM ET)
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Isbank, the largest listed lender, will become the property of the Treasury, triggering a fall of around 3 percent in the bank's shares.
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Economy9 hours ago (Feb 05, 2019 05:15AM ET)
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Isbank, the largest listed lender, will become the property of the Treasury, triggering a fall of around 3 percent in the bank's shares.
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Greek premier arrives in Turkey for two-day visit | News | ekathimerini.com
Greek premier arrives in Turkey for two-day visit
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrived in Ankara Tuesday for a two-day visit in the wake of a two-year deterioration in bilateral relations and the emergence of a new front dividing the two countries in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrived in Ankara Tuesday for a two-day visit in the wake of a two-year deterioration in bilateral relations and the emergence of a new front dividing the two countries in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Monday, February 04, 2019
Turkey’s ailing agriculture faces even bleaker future
Turkey’s ailing agriculture faces even bleaker future
Mustafa Sonmez February 4, 2019
Article Summary
Turkey's leaders are accusing grocers of price gouging amid soaring food prices, but refuse to acknowledge the cause of the problem: the country’s shrinking agricultural supply.
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Mustafa Sonmez February 4, 2019
Article Summary
Turkey's leaders are accusing grocers of price gouging amid soaring food prices, but refuse to acknowledge the cause of the problem: the country’s shrinking agricultural supply.
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The geopolitics of the Syrian conflict: Getting Erdogan on board - Qantara.de
Getting Erdogan on board
Recently, while considering the future of war-torn Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin invoked the Adana agreement signed over two decades ago between Turkey and Syria. How this should be interpreted depends on which side you are on, as Ayse Karabat explains
More:The geopolitics of the Syrian conflict: Getting Erdogan on board - Qantara.de
Recently, while considering the future of war-torn Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin invoked the Adana agreement signed over two decades ago between Turkey and Syria. How this should be interpreted depends on which side you are on, as Ayse Karabat explains
More:The geopolitics of the Syrian conflict: Getting Erdogan on board - Qantara.de
Sunday, February 03, 2019
Turkish Food Price Spoiler Could Spell End of Inflation Slowdown - Bloomberg
Turkish Food Price Spoiler Could Spell End of Inflation Slowdown
By Cagan Koc
A runup in Turkey’s food costs is threatening to halt a broader deceleration in price growth.
Shortages last month caused by flash floods in Antalya, a hub for greenhouse farming, are making matters worse after the rapid depreciation of the lira in August raised the cost of food imports and transportation. Data due Monday will show inflation stalled in January at 20.3 percent from a year earlier, according to the median of 23 forecasts in a Bloomberg survey of economists.
More:Turkish Food Price Spoiler Could Spell End of Inflation Slowdown - Bloomberg
By Cagan Koc
A runup in Turkey’s food costs is threatening to halt a broader deceleration in price growth.
Shortages last month caused by flash floods in Antalya, a hub for greenhouse farming, are making matters worse after the rapid depreciation of the lira in August raised the cost of food imports and transportation. Data due Monday will show inflation stalled in January at 20.3 percent from a year earlier, according to the median of 23 forecasts in a Bloomberg survey of economists.
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Thousands rally in Istanbul for Turkish hunger strikers
Thousands rally in Istanbul for Turkish hunger strikers
Thousands of people rallied in Istanbul Sunday for hunger strikers protesting against the prison conditions of militant Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan.
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Thousands of people rallied in Istanbul Sunday for hunger strikers protesting against the prison conditions of militant Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan.
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Saturday, February 02, 2019
Wife of former Turkish Cypriot leader dies after illness - Cyprus Mail
Wife of former Turkish Cypriot leader dies after illness
February 2nd, 2019 Jean Christou Cyprus 7 Comments
Wife of former Turkish Cypriot leader dies after illness
Aydin Denktash
The wife of former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, Aydin, aged 86, has died in hospital in the north of Nicosia, reports said on Saturday.
She had been hospitalised in critical condition in the north suffering from pneumonia. Her condition was critical and she had been placed on a ventilator. Doctors said she was being treated for various other health issues.
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Wife of former Turkish Cypriot leader dies after illness
Aydin Denktash
The wife of former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, Aydin, aged 86, has died in hospital in the north of Nicosia, reports said on Saturday.
She had been hospitalised in critical condition in the north suffering from pneumonia. Her condition was critical and she had been placed on a ventilator. Doctors said she was being treated for various other health issues.
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Turkish electoral priority: ideology or economics? | Gokhan Bacik | AW
Turkish electoral priority: ideology or economics?
Economic rationality presumes that the AKP’s votes in the 2019 local elections should be noticeably lower than the 42.6% the party received in June 2018.
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Economic rationality presumes that the AKP’s votes in the 2019 local elections should be noticeably lower than the 42.6% the party received in June 2018.
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Friday, February 01, 2019
Turkey says very clear that it does not need to borrow from IMF | Reuters
Turkey says "very clear" that it does not need to borrow from IMF
ANKARA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - It is “very clear” that Turkey does not need to borrow from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), given the country’s current economic performance, the Turkish Finance Ministry said on Friday.
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ANKARA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - It is “very clear” that Turkey does not need to borrow from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), given the country’s current economic performance, the Turkish Finance Ministry said on Friday.
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All Greek-Turkish issues on the table at Tsipras-Erdogan meeting at AkSaray
All Greek-Turkish issues on the table at Tsipras-Erdogan meeting at AkSaray
By Manolis Kostidis / Published on: 01-02-2019, 18:24
All Greek-Turkish issues on the table at Tsipras-Erdogan meeting at AkSaray
Alexis Tsipras' visit to Turkey was upgraded with the sudden change in the program. While all the preparations had been made for the Greek Prime Minister's visit to Istanbul on February 5, and the General Secretariat of Information had sent letters for the accreditation of journalists, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said the visit would take place in Ankara. Consultations between the two sides were preceded and until the last minute those who had been involved in the organization of the visit did not know the intentions of Erdogan and Tsipras.
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By Manolis Kostidis / Published on: 01-02-2019, 18:24
All Greek-Turkish issues on the table at Tsipras-Erdogan meeting at AkSaray
Alexis Tsipras' visit to Turkey was upgraded with the sudden change in the program. While all the preparations had been made for the Greek Prime Minister's visit to Istanbul on February 5, and the General Secretariat of Information had sent letters for the accreditation of journalists, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said the visit would take place in Ankara. Consultations between the two sides were preceded and until the last minute those who had been involved in the organization of the visit did not know the intentions of Erdogan and Tsipras.
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Turkey’s Tough Times Could Be Good News for Its Wine Exports - Bloomberg
It Might Be Time for Turkish Wine
A cheap lira could help build international sales of varietals from the land where it all began.
By Ross Kenneth Urken
February 1, 2019, 3:00 AM EST
As the Bible tells it, Noah pioneered winemaking when his ark landed on Mount Ararat, in the far east of modern-day Turkey. After the deluge was over, he is said to have planted a vineyard.
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A cheap lira could help build international sales of varietals from the land where it all began.
By Ross Kenneth Urken
February 1, 2019, 3:00 AM EST
As the Bible tells it, Noah pioneered winemaking when his ark landed on Mount Ararat, in the far east of modern-day Turkey. After the deluge was over, he is said to have planted a vineyard.
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Turkish population surpasses 82 mn, median age 32 - General news - ANSAMed.it
Turkish population surpasses 82 mn, median age 32
Equal distribution by gender, over 15 mn in Istanbul
ISTANBUL - Turkey's population in 2018 surpassed 82 million residents, with annual growth of nearly 1.2 million people, up 1.4%, according to data distributed Friday by the state registration system based on residency (ADNKS).
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Equal distribution by gender, over 15 mn in Istanbul
ISTANBUL - Turkey's population in 2018 surpassed 82 million residents, with annual growth of nearly 1.2 million people, up 1.4%, according to data distributed Friday by the state registration system based on residency (ADNKS).
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Oil discovered in Turkey
Oil discovered in Turkey
1 February 2019 16:45 (UTC+04:00)
Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 1
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Oil deposits were discovered in Turkey’s Siirt province, Trend reports with reference to the Turkish media.
The oil was discovered at a depth of 715 meters during explorations.
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1 February 2019 16:45 (UTC+04:00)
Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 1
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Oil deposits were discovered in Turkey’s Siirt province, Trend reports with reference to the Turkish media.
The oil was discovered at a depth of 715 meters during explorations.
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In Turkey, football is an outlet for dissent - Believe, boys, believe
In Turkey, football is an outlet for dissent
But the government’s influence is spreading—in the stands and on the pitch
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But the government’s influence is spreading—in the stands and on the pitch
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Thursday, January 31, 2019
Turkey 'disappointed' over Japan's new visa system
Turkey 'disappointed' over Japan's new visa system
Japan will not accept workers from Turkey under new visa system starting from April
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Japan will not accept workers from Turkey under new visa system starting from April
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Turkey in a pickle over Syrian olives - BBC News
Turkey in a pickle over Syrian olives
By News from Elsewhere... ...as found by BBC Monitoring
When Turkey launched a military offensive in northern Syria last January and called it Operation Olive Branch, many dismissed the name as part of a propaganda campaign.
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By News from Elsewhere... ...as found by BBC Monitoring
When Turkey launched a military offensive in northern Syria last January and called it Operation Olive Branch, many dismissed the name as part of a propaganda campaign.
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US probing whether Turkey-Venezuela trade violates sanctions: report | TheHill
US probing whether Turkey-Venezuela trade violates sanctions: report
By Rachel Frazin - 01/31/19 02:17 PM EST
The United States is investigating whether trade between Venezuela and Turkey violates sanctions against Venezuela and plans to act on any violations, according to a new report.
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By Rachel Frazin - 01/31/19 02:17 PM EST
The United States is investigating whether trade between Venezuela and Turkey violates sanctions against Venezuela and plans to act on any violations, according to a new report.
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bne IntelliNews - Turkey’s inflation fever: central bank cuts forecast, eggplants vanish from shelves
Turkey’s inflation fever: central bank cuts forecast, eggplants vanish from shelves
Amid Erdogan’s ire over high prices supermarkets stop selling expensive vegetables.
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Amid Erdogan’s ire over high prices supermarkets stop selling expensive vegetables.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Erdogan Still Making Mass Arrests in Fethullah Plot – Three Years Later - The Media Line
Erdogan Still Making Mass Arrests in Fethullah Plot – Three Years Later
By Michael Friedson | The Media Line
January 30, 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apparently discovered a sector he overlooked as he carried out thousands of arrests of those, he deems to have been part of a 2016 coup d’état that failed. Almost three years after surviving the attempt to overthrow him, Erdogan is decimating the ranks of the military again, this time arresting 63 more, 46 of whom are army helicopter pilots serving on active duty. Since the incident, Erdogan has arrested “tens of thousands” of people, many of whom are military or are journalists, as part of his crackdown. He still blames the Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, who lives in a self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania, for orchestrating the coup despite denials from Gulen. Arrest raids are said to be taking place virtually every day.
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By Michael Friedson | The Media Line
January 30, 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apparently discovered a sector he overlooked as he carried out thousands of arrests of those, he deems to have been part of a 2016 coup d’état that failed. Almost three years after surviving the attempt to overthrow him, Erdogan is decimating the ranks of the military again, this time arresting 63 more, 46 of whom are army helicopter pilots serving on active duty. Since the incident, Erdogan has arrested “tens of thousands” of people, many of whom are military or are journalists, as part of his crackdown. He still blames the Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, who lives in a self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania, for orchestrating the coup despite denials from Gulen. Arrest raids are said to be taking place virtually every day.
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Shadow of foul play descends early on Turkey's local polls
Shadow of foul play descends early on Turkey's local polls
Sibel Hurtas January 29, 2019
Article Summary Turkey’s municipal polls are still two months away, but the opposition is already alarmed over possible vote manipulation.
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Sibel Hurtas January 29, 2019
Article Summary Turkey’s municipal polls are still two months away, but the opposition is already alarmed over possible vote manipulation.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Turkey at a crossroads - New Eastern Europe - A bimonthly news magazine dedicated to Central and Eastern European affairs
Turkey at a crossroads
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey originally founded itself as a secular, anti-establishment party. Now that its leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has effectively eliminated institutional controls and silenced opposition, AKP has become the de facto establishment and amended its narrative and policies to capitalise on the increasingly authoritarian mood. As the global availability of cheap credit dwindles, will Erdogan’s government resort to further authoritarian measures?
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The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey originally founded itself as a secular, anti-establishment party. Now that its leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has effectively eliminated institutional controls and silenced opposition, AKP has become the de facto establishment and amended its narrative and policies to capitalise on the increasingly authoritarian mood. As the global availability of cheap credit dwindles, will Erdogan’s government resort to further authoritarian measures?
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Erdogan: Safe zones in Syria will allow refugees to return home | Syria News | Al Jazeera
Erdogan: Safe zones in Syria will allow refugees to return home
Turkish president says safe zones to be set up in northern Syria will allow more refugees to go back to the country.
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Turkish president says safe zones to be set up in northern Syria will allow more refugees to go back to the country.
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Economic woes set to seal fate of Turkey’s local polls
Economic woes set to seal fate of Turkey’s local polls
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Ayla Ganioglu January 28, 2019
Article Summary
Public opinion polls show that economic problems have climbed to the top of the Turkish public’s concerns and electoral support for the ruling party is on the decline ahead of municipal elections in March.
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Ayla Ganioglu January 28, 2019
Article Summary
Public opinion polls show that economic problems have climbed to the top of the Turkish public’s concerns and electoral support for the ruling party is on the decline ahead of municipal elections in March.
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Venezuela: A Rare Case of Turkish-Greek Harmony - The Globalist
Venezuela: A Rare Case of Turkish-Greek Harmony
Why is Greece supporting a dictatorship in Venezuela that is as bad as the Colonels’ Junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974?
Erdogan considers Maduro “a brother.” Both men are surely connected by the non-virtue of their heavily authoritarian tastes in politics.
Like the Saudi and other petrol dictatorships, Venezuela suffers from the modern curse of being too rich for its own good.
The Maduro regime is a dictatorship run by a group who has taken control of the state for their personal benefit.
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Why is Greece supporting a dictatorship in Venezuela that is as bad as the Colonels’ Junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974?
Erdogan considers Maduro “a brother.” Both men are surely connected by the non-virtue of their heavily authoritarian tastes in politics.
Like the Saudi and other petrol dictatorships, Venezuela suffers from the modern curse of being too rich for its own good.
The Maduro regime is a dictatorship run by a group who has taken control of the state for their personal benefit.
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Monday, January 28, 2019
Turkish passport demand soars as rules relaxed | Financial Times
Turkish passport demand soars as rules relaxed
Ankara gains as applicants invest in property to qualify for citizenship
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Ankara gains as applicants invest in property to qualify for citizenship
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Turkey pledges to enter Syria so refugees can return
Turkey pledges to enter Syria so refugees can return
Ayla Jean Yackley
January 28, 2019
Article Summary
Frustrated by the slow progress on a proposed buffer zone in northeast Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signaled Turkey could go it alone, saying it would allow some of the millions of Syrians sheltering in Turkey to go home.
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Ayla Jean Yackley
January 28, 2019
Article Summary
Frustrated by the slow progress on a proposed buffer zone in northeast Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signaled Turkey could go it alone, saying it would allow some of the millions of Syrians sheltering in Turkey to go home.
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Sunday, January 27, 2019
Turkey’s delicate balancing act [NGW Magazine] - News & Analysis - Natural Gas World
Turkey’s delicate balancing act [NGW Magazine]
Jan 27, 2019 3:00:pm
A weak lira has priced gas out of the power-generation market, so Ankara must watch how it balances domestic support against foreign relations. [NGW Magazine Volume 4, Issue 2]
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Jan 27, 2019 3:00:pm
A weak lira has priced gas out of the power-generation market, so Ankara must watch how it balances domestic support against foreign relations. [NGW Magazine Volume 4, Issue 2]
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Saturday, January 26, 2019
Turkish court releases Kurdish MP on hunger strike | Reuters
Turkish court releases Kurdish MP on hunger strike
Umit Ozdal
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - A Turkish court on Friday released a Kurdish lawmaker who was jailed last year for criticising Ankara’s military operation in Syria and has been on hunger strike for nearly three months.
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Umit Ozdal
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - A Turkish court on Friday released a Kurdish lawmaker who was jailed last year for criticising Ankara’s military operation in Syria and has been on hunger strike for nearly three months.
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Turkish Markets Offer Selected Opportunities - Barron's
Turkey’s Troubled Economy Still Offers Opportunity
By Craig Mellow Jan.
An existential threat from the president of the U.S. isn’t what it used to be. In a Jan. 14 tweet, Donald Trump offhandedly threatened to “devastate” Turkey’s economy if the NATO ally crossed him in Syria. The iShares MSCI Turkey exchange-traded fund has jumped 14% since then, and the Turkish lira has climbed 3% against the dollar. The good times should keep rolling for a while for bond investors betting on the currency. Turkish equities are trickier, but may offer some select bargains.
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By Craig Mellow Jan.
An existential threat from the president of the U.S. isn’t what it used to be. In a Jan. 14 tweet, Donald Trump offhandedly threatened to “devastate” Turkey’s economy if the NATO ally crossed him in Syria. The iShares MSCI Turkey exchange-traded fund has jumped 14% since then, and the Turkish lira has climbed 3% against the dollar. The good times should keep rolling for a while for bond investors betting on the currency. Turkish equities are trickier, but may offer some select bargains.
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Friday, January 25, 2019
The new caliph - Opinion - Jerusalem Post
The new caliph
Turkey’s chief ideologue, Ahmet Davutoglu admitted that Turkey’s neo-Ottoman ambitions were inspired by the British Commonwealth.
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Turkey’s chief ideologue, Ahmet Davutoglu admitted that Turkey’s neo-Ottoman ambitions were inspired by the British Commonwealth.
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Turkey and the West: What to Expect in 2019? - Carnegie Europe - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Turkey and the West: What to Expect in 2019?
Marc Pierini
Beyond Trumpian tweets and Turkish chest-beating reactions, a dispassionate look at the relationship between Turkey and its traditional Western allies reveals that economic, defense, and counterterrorism issues will dominate their mutual agenda in 2019.
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Marc Pierini
Beyond Trumpian tweets and Turkish chest-beating reactions, a dispassionate look at the relationship between Turkey and its traditional Western allies reveals that economic, defense, and counterterrorism issues will dominate their mutual agenda in 2019.
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Thursday, January 24, 2019
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin vow closer co-operation on Syria at Moscow talks - The National
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin vow closer co-operation on Syria at Moscow talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to co-ordinate their actions more closely in Syria.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to co-ordinate their actions more closely in Syria.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Turkey's Erdogan Lays Out Plans for Syria Security Zone
Turkey's Erdogan Lays Out Plans for Syria Security Zone
January 23, 2019 6:30 PM Dorian Jones
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in his latest effort to build support for a Turkish-controlled military security zone in Syria.
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January 23, 2019 6:30 PM Dorian Jones
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in his latest effort to build support for a Turkish-controlled military security zone in Syria.
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Turkey's ‘Climate of Fear’ for Journalists: Prison, Fines, Firings - The Atlantic
Turkey's ‘Climate of Fear’ for Journalists
With few independent outlets left, more journalists in Turkey now face jail time, fines, or getting fired for doing their job.
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With few independent outlets left, more journalists in Turkey now face jail time, fines, or getting fired for doing their job.
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Feud between Turks and Kurds only adds to Syrian quagmire | TheHill
Feud between Turks and Kurds only adds to Syrian quagmire
By W. Robert Pearson, opinion contributor — 01/23/19 09:30 AM EST
Once again, Turks and Kurds are squaring off to fight. Turks and Kurds have clashed with one another for nearly 1,000 years. The Kurds were in the Middle East first, with roots stretching back millennia. The Turks arrived in historical times and absorbed most Kurds into the Ottoman Empire.
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By W. Robert Pearson, opinion contributor — 01/23/19 09:30 AM EST
Once again, Turks and Kurds are squaring off to fight. Turks and Kurds have clashed with one another for nearly 1,000 years. The Kurds were in the Middle East first, with roots stretching back millennia. The Turks arrived in historical times and absorbed most Kurds into the Ottoman Empire.
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The U.S. Decision to Leave Syria Further Erodes Relations With Turkey
The U.S. Decision to Leave Syria Further Erodes Relations With Turkey By Sinan Ciddi
U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan see an opportunity in Syria to please their domestic constituencies, but their actions carry risks. A U.S. withdrawal from Syria will continue to embitter relations between Washington and Ankara over the fate of American-backed Kurds in the north of the war-torn country. Remaining elements of the Islamic State and other extremist groups in Syria could find the space to regroup, while Russia and Iran will consolidate their interests in Syria and the greater Middle East.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan see an opportunity in Syria to please their domestic constituencies, but their actions carry risks. A U.S. withdrawal from Syria will continue to embitter relations between Washington and Ankara over the fate of American-backed Kurds in the north of the war-torn country. Remaining elements of the Islamic State and other extremist groups in Syria could find the space to regroup, while Russia and Iran will consolidate their interests in Syria and the greater Middle East.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Fact check: can the US ‘devastate’ Turkey’s economy? | The Week UK
Fact check: can the US ‘devastate’ Turkey’s economy?
Jan 22, 2019
Donald Trump is threatening the Nato ally with costly reprisals if Kurdish fighters are attacked in Syria
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Jan 22, 2019
Donald Trump is threatening the Nato ally with costly reprisals if Kurdish fighters are attacked in Syria
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bne IntelliNews - Turkey’s democratic deconstruction: Not so amusing
Turkey’s democratic deconstruction: Not so amusing
By Akin Nazli in Belgrade January 22, 2019
You may have noticed some very odd Turkish pre-election stories making a big splash in the global news media’s short-attention-span 24-hour news cycle before disappearing as fast as they arrived. The tale of the 165-year-old first-time voter found on the electoral roll perhaps? Or the single apartment apparently home to 1,000 registered voters? All very amusing, but their appearance and rapid disappearance beg two rather important questions.
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By Akin Nazli in Belgrade January 22, 2019
You may have noticed some very odd Turkish pre-election stories making a big splash in the global news media’s short-attention-span 24-hour news cycle before disappearing as fast as they arrived. The tale of the 165-year-old first-time voter found on the electoral roll perhaps? Or the single apartment apparently home to 1,000 registered voters? All very amusing, but their appearance and rapid disappearance beg two rather important questions.
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Turkey’s ambitions in Syria are likely to be frustrated | Financial Times
Turkey’s ambitions in Syria are likely to be frustrated
Ankara’s aim is to crush the Kurds but Russia wants Assad to reassert control
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Ankara’s aim is to crush the Kurds but Russia wants Assad to reassert control
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Turkish journalist serving life gets another six years in prison: Anadolu | Reuters
Turkish journalist serving life gets another six years in prison: Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced a prominent journalist serving a life sentence to almost six additional years in prison for leaking information deemed secret by the government, the state-owned Anadolu news agency said.
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ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced a prominent journalist serving a life sentence to almost six additional years in prison for leaking information deemed secret by the government, the state-owned Anadolu news agency said.
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bne IntelliNews - Erdogan calls on companies to cut profits to help consumers hit by Turkey’s economic dire straits
Erdogan calls on companies to cut profits to help consumers hit by Turkey’s economic dire straits
By bne IntelliNews January 21, 2019 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on January 21 called on companies to cut profits if necessary to help consumers through Turkey’s challenging economic time.
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By bne IntelliNews January 21, 2019 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on January 21 called on companies to cut profits if necessary to help consumers through Turkey’s challenging economic time.
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Monday, January 21, 2019
Erdogan tells Trump Turkey ready to take over Syria's Manbij
Erdogan tells Trump Turkey ready to take over Syria's Manbij
By Sarah Dadouch
21 January 2019 — 1:37pm
Istanbul: Turkey is ready to take over security in Syria's Manbij, where four US citizens died in an Islamic State-claimed bombing last week, President Tayyip Erdogan told US President Donald Trump in a telephone call on Sunday, the Turkish presidency said.
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By Sarah Dadouch
21 January 2019 — 1:37pm
Istanbul: Turkey is ready to take over security in Syria's Manbij, where four US citizens died in an Islamic State-claimed bombing last week, President Tayyip Erdogan told US President Donald Trump in a telephone call on Sunday, the Turkish presidency said.
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Istanbul Airport protests: a symbol of discontent for Turkey's labour force?
Istanbul New Airport: a symbol of discontent for Turkey’s labour force?
By Joe Baker
Behind the fanfare over Istanbul’s brand-new airport have been growing concerns about labour rights, as protests over dangerous working conditions came to a head at the end of 2018. What are the workers’ grievances, and what do these protests mean for a country whose labourers are often scared to speak up?
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By Joe Baker
Behind the fanfare over Istanbul’s brand-new airport have been growing concerns about labour rights, as protests over dangerous working conditions came to a head at the end of 2018. What are the workers’ grievances, and what do these protests mean for a country whose labourers are often scared to speak up?
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Sunday, January 20, 2019
Turkish women adopted #10YearChallenge to tell stories of taking off headscarf | Ahval
Turkish women adopted #10YearChallenge to tell stories of taking off headscarf
Turkish women who stopped wearing the Islamic headscarf joined thousands and adopted widely viral #10YearChallenge to tell their stories, BBC News reported on Sunday.
"People have been sharing photos from 10 years ago and today for #10YearChallenge but for some of the women in Turkey the decision to remove their headscarf was more recent, so they instead used the hashtag the #1yearchallenge," the website said.
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Turkish women who stopped wearing the Islamic headscarf joined thousands and adopted widely viral #10YearChallenge to tell their stories, BBC News reported on Sunday.
"People have been sharing photos from 10 years ago and today for #10YearChallenge but for some of the women in Turkey the decision to remove their headscarf was more recent, so they instead used the hashtag the #1yearchallenge," the website said.
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EU court orders Turkey to follow human-rights treaty - WND
EU court orders Turkey to follow human-rights treaty
Islamist nation caught acting on prejudice against Christians
The increasingly authoritarian Turkish regime has been caught acting with “prejudice” against Christians even though it ratified the European Convention on Human Rights, and now a court has ordered the NATO ally to clean up its act.
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Islamist nation caught acting on prejudice against Christians
The increasingly authoritarian Turkish regime has been caught acting with “prejudice” against Christians even though it ratified the European Convention on Human Rights, and now a court has ordered the NATO ally to clean up its act.
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Life sentence sought for Turkish employee of US Consulate charged with espionage | The Times of Israel
Life sentence sought for Turkish employee of US Consulate charged with espionage
Ankara accuses Metin Topuz, jailed since 2017, of helping police officers organize an attempted coup in 2013
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Ankara accuses Metin Topuz, jailed since 2017, of helping police officers organize an attempted coup in 2013
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Saturday, January 19, 2019
US arming YPG ‘created a nightmare’ for Turkey: Senator - Turkey News
US arming YPG ‘created a nightmare’ for Turkey: Senator
ANKARA – Anadolu Agency
By arming the YPG group in Syria, Washington “created a nightmare for Turkey,” said a senior U.S. senator during a visit to the Turkish capital on Jan. 19
Underlining that the YPG/PYD is “clearly” tied to the PKK - listed as a terrorist group by Turkey, the U.S., and the European Union - Senator Lindsey Graham told reporters that the U.S. strategy in Syria has the potential to cause harm to Turkey.
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ANKARA – Anadolu Agency
By arming the YPG group in Syria, Washington “created a nightmare for Turkey,” said a senior U.S. senator during a visit to the Turkish capital on Jan. 19
Underlining that the YPG/PYD is “clearly” tied to the PKK - listed as a terrorist group by Turkey, the U.S., and the European Union - Senator Lindsey Graham told reporters that the U.S. strategy in Syria has the potential to cause harm to Turkey.
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Friday, January 18, 2019
Turkey seen falling short of growth targets, recession in progress - Nasdaq.com
Turkey seen falling short of growth targets, recession in progress
January 17, 2019, 01:15:00 AM EDT By Reuters
Reuters
By Ezgi Erkoyun
ISTANBUL, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Turkey's economy began contracting in the last quarter and won't grow again until the third quarter of 2019, while growth will miss government forecasts through 2021, a Reuters poll found, underscoring the serious damage caused by a currency crisis.
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January 17, 2019, 01:15:00 AM EDT By Reuters
Reuters
By Ezgi Erkoyun
ISTANBUL, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Turkey's economy began contracting in the last quarter and won't grow again until the third quarter of 2019, while growth will miss government forecasts through 2021, a Reuters poll found, underscoring the serious damage caused by a currency crisis.
More:Turkey seen falling short of growth targets, recession in progress - Nasdaq.com
Erdogan Gets Emergency Powers to Use If Turkish Economy at Risk - Bloomberg
Erdogan Gets Emergency Powers Over the Turkish Economy
By Firat Kozok
January 17, 2019, 4:14 AM EST
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was granted emergency powers that give him broad authority to act when Turkey’s financial stability is deemed to be under threat.
More:Erdogan Gets Emergency Powers to Use If Turkish Economy at Risk - Bloomberg
By Firat Kozok
January 17, 2019, 4:14 AM EST
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was granted emergency powers that give him broad authority to act when Turkey’s financial stability is deemed to be under threat.
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Artists in Turkey: Erdogan′s new targets - Qantara.de
Erdogan′s new targets
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is cracking down on artists, strongly rejecting any criticism, even from those with conservative backing. But what does he hope to gain from the increasingly aggressive tirades? By Aram Ekin Duran
More:Artists in Turkey: Erdogan′s new targets - Qantara.de
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is cracking down on artists, strongly rejecting any criticism, even from those with conservative backing. But what does he hope to gain from the increasingly aggressive tirades? By Aram Ekin Duran
More:Artists in Turkey: Erdogan′s new targets - Qantara.de
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Erdogan: Attack could be to deter US withdrawal - ABC 36 News
Erdogan: Attack could be to deter US withdrawal
By
Justin Roth -
January 16, 2019
BEIRUT (AP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that an explosion that killed American service members in Syria may have been an act aimed to deter the United States from withdrawing troops.
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By
Justin Roth -
January 16, 2019
BEIRUT (AP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that an explosion that killed American service members in Syria may have been an act aimed to deter the United States from withdrawing troops.
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EU takes aim at Turkish steel sector already buckling under Trump tariffs | Reuters
EU takes aim at Turkish steel sector already buckling under Trump tariffs
Maytaal Angel, Ceyda Caglayan
LONDON/ANKARA (Reuters) - The European Commission’s move to extend its steel import restrictions threatens to force Turkish mills, already buckling under the weight of U.S. tariffs, to cut production further or in some cases close down, sources said.
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Maytaal Angel, Ceyda Caglayan
LONDON/ANKARA (Reuters) - The European Commission’s move to extend its steel import restrictions threatens to force Turkish mills, already buckling under the weight of U.S. tariffs, to cut production further or in some cases close down, sources said.
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Intel: Manbij attack may strengthen Turkey’s hand against Syrian Kurds
Intel: Manbij attack may strengthen Turkey’s hand against Syrian Kurds
Al-Monitor Staff January 16, 2019
The suicide attack that killed several US service members and civilians in Manbij today may strengthen Turkey’s hand against Syrian Kurdish groups that it sees as a threat. Ankara has been arguing the US-backed Kurds are unwilling or unable to maintain stability and security in the areas they control in Syria, and is eager to replace them with its own proxies.
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Al-Monitor Staff January 16, 2019
The suicide attack that killed several US service members and civilians in Manbij today may strengthen Turkey’s hand against Syrian Kurdish groups that it sees as a threat. Ankara has been arguing the US-backed Kurds are unwilling or unable to maintain stability and security in the areas they control in Syria, and is eager to replace them with its own proxies.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Turkey, US discuss Syria buffer zone as Manbij attack kills American troops
Turkey, US discuss Syria buffer zone as Manbij attack kills American troops
Jasper Mortimer January 16, 2019
Article Summary
Russia's foreign minister calls for Syrian control of areas after US withdrawal; IS suicide bomber kills 16 in Manbij; more worries expressed about election fairness in Turkey.
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Jasper Mortimer January 16, 2019
Article Summary
Russia's foreign minister calls for Syrian control of areas after US withdrawal; IS suicide bomber kills 16 in Manbij; more worries expressed about election fairness in Turkey.
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Lira on a Tear as Central Bank Plays It Safe Before March Vote - Bloomberg
Lira on a Tear as Central Bank Plays It Safe Before March Vote
By Cagan Koc
and Constantine Courcoulas
January 16, 2019, 6:01 AM EST Updated on January 16, 2019, 9:38 AM EST
Turkish lira traders have plenty of risks to navigate over the next few months but the prospect of a central bank misstep before elections in March may no longer be one of them.
More:Lira on a Tear as Central Bank Plays It Safe Before March Vote - Bloomberg
By Cagan Koc
and Constantine Courcoulas
January 16, 2019, 6:01 AM EST Updated on January 16, 2019, 9:38 AM EST
Turkish lira traders have plenty of risks to navigate over the next few months but the prospect of a central bank misstep before elections in March may no longer be one of them.
More:Lira on a Tear as Central Bank Plays It Safe Before March Vote - Bloomberg
Museum Selfie Day marked in Turkey - Xinhua | English.news.cn
Museum Selfie Day marked in Turkey
Source: Xinhua| 2019-01-16 22:41:14|Editor: yan
ISTANBUL, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Turkey on Wednesday marked "Museum Selfie Day" by allowing photo taking in more than 300 museums and ancient sites across the country for the first time.
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Source: Xinhua| 2019-01-16 22:41:14|Editor: yan
ISTANBUL, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Turkey on Wednesday marked "Museum Selfie Day" by allowing photo taking in more than 300 museums and ancient sites across the country for the first time.
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Turkish opposition cries foul as 165-year-old registered to vote in March elections | Ahval
Turkish opposition cries foul as 165-year-old registered to vote in March elections
Over 6,000 people in Turkey over the age of 100 are listed as voters ahead of March local elections, including one 148-year-old, one aged 149, and another aged 165, according to the main opposition party, which has presented a report listing what it called a series of irregularities to the electoral supervisory body, Cumhuriyet newspaper reported .
The secularist main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) applied to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) to extend the period of voter registration due to reports of irregularities across the country. The board declined the request and voter registration for the local elections will be completed on Thursday.
More:Turkish opposition cries foul as 165-year-old registered to vote in March elections | Ahval
Over 6,000 people in Turkey over the age of 100 are listed as voters ahead of March local elections, including one 148-year-old, one aged 149, and another aged 165, according to the main opposition party, which has presented a report listing what it called a series of irregularities to the electoral supervisory body, Cumhuriyet newspaper reported .
The secularist main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) applied to the Supreme Election Board (YSK) to extend the period of voter registration due to reports of irregularities across the country. The board declined the request and voter registration for the local elections will be completed on Thursday.
More:Turkish opposition cries foul as 165-year-old registered to vote in March elections | Ahval
Venezuela, Turkey using gold to evade U.S. sanctions | Miami Herald
Venezuela, Turkey using gold to evade U.S. sanctions
By Imdat Oner
January 15, 2019 07:05 PM,
Almost three years ago, Reza Zarrab, an Iranian-Turkish gold trader, was arrested at Miami International Airport by FBI agents. Zarrab was accused of executing “gas-for-gold” transactions with Iran, which helped Tehran circumvent U.S. sanctions intended to halt its nuclear program. He pleaded guilty and decided to cooperate with the U.S.
More:Venezuela, Turkey using gold to evade U.S. sanctions | Miami Herald
By Imdat Oner
January 15, 2019 07:05 PM,
Almost three years ago, Reza Zarrab, an Iranian-Turkish gold trader, was arrested at Miami International Airport by FBI agents. Zarrab was accused of executing “gas-for-gold” transactions with Iran, which helped Tehran circumvent U.S. sanctions intended to halt its nuclear program. He pleaded guilty and decided to cooperate with the U.S.
More:Venezuela, Turkey using gold to evade U.S. sanctions | Miami Herald
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Erdogan wants to revive cannabis production, and Turkish Islamists love it | Middle East Eye
Erdogan wants to revive cannabis production, and Turkish Islamists love it
#InsideTurkey
President hopes reviving the industry will signal high times ahead for Turkey's economy and environment
More:Erdogan wants to revive cannabis production, and Turkish Islamists love it | Middle East Eye
#InsideTurkey
President hopes reviving the industry will signal high times ahead for Turkey's economy and environment
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AKP voters increasingly unhappy with Turkish economy | Ahval
AKP voters increasingly unhappy with Turkish economy
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has stayed in power for 17 years by creating one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, but the party of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is now facing its toughest test yet: economic trouble.
More:AKP voters increasingly unhappy with Turkish economy | Ahval
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has stayed in power for 17 years by creating one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, but the party of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is now facing its toughest test yet: economic trouble.
More:AKP voters increasingly unhappy with Turkish economy | Ahval
Kurds in Turkey unite to take aim at Ankara in elections
Kurds in Turkey unite to take aim at Ankara in elections
Fehim Tastekin January 15, 2019
Article Summary
Saying they have taken enough abuse, Kurds in Turkey have formed an alliance to strengthen their standing in upcoming elections.
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Fehim Tastekin January 15, 2019
Article Summary
Saying they have taken enough abuse, Kurds in Turkey have formed an alliance to strengthen their standing in upcoming elections.
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Ankara's east-Euphrates vision more dream than plan
Ankara's east-Euphrates vision more dream than plan
Kadri Gursel January 15, 2019
Article Summary
As the US withdrawal raises the specter of a power vacuum in Syrian territory east of the Euphrates River, Ankara is too anxious about Damascus filling the void to come up with rational solutions.
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Kadri Gursel January 15, 2019
Article Summary
As the US withdrawal raises the specter of a power vacuum in Syrian territory east of the Euphrates River, Ankara is too anxious about Damascus filling the void to come up with rational solutions.
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U.S. Allies in Syria Claim 'There Is No Withdrawal' and It's 'Merely a Media Decision' As Donald Trump Talks to Turkey
U.S. Allies in Syria Claim 'There Is No Withdrawal' and It's 'Merely a Media Decision' As Donald Trump Talks to Turkey
By Tom O'Connor On 1/14/19 at 1:38 PM
A representative for the Pentagon's top partner in Syria has denied reports that the United States has begun pulling troops out of the war-torn country as part of President Donald Trump's withdrawal decision.
More:U.S. Allies in Syria Claim 'There Is No Withdrawal' and It's 'Merely a Media Decision' As Donald Trump Talks to Turkey
By Tom O'Connor On 1/14/19 at 1:38 PM
A representative for the Pentagon's top partner in Syria has denied reports that the United States has begun pulling troops out of the war-torn country as part of President Donald Trump's withdrawal decision.
More:U.S. Allies in Syria Claim 'There Is No Withdrawal' and It's 'Merely a Media Decision' As Donald Trump Talks to Turkey
Monday, January 14, 2019
Trump threat likely to alienate Turkey, weaken U.S. leverage in Syria - Axios
Trump threat likely to alienate Turkey, weaken U.S. leverage in Syria
President Trump redefined his Syria policy in a volley of tweets Sunday, threatening to "devastate Turkey economically" if it attacks Kurds in Syria. At issue is Ankara’s longstanding objection to the U.S. alliance with the Syrian Kurdish forces (YPG), who have proven to be Washington's most reliable and efficient allies in Syria’s northeast in the fight against ISIS.
More:Trump threat likely to alienate Turkey, weaken U.S. leverage in Syria - Axios
President Trump redefined his Syria policy in a volley of tweets Sunday, threatening to "devastate Turkey economically" if it attacks Kurds in Syria. At issue is Ankara’s longstanding objection to the U.S. alliance with the Syrian Kurdish forces (YPG), who have proven to be Washington's most reliable and efficient allies in Syria’s northeast in the fight against ISIS.
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Between the Millet System and EU Values: The Sunni Muslim Turkish State and Non-Muslim Minorities | Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies
Between the Millet System and EU Values: The Sunni Muslim Turkish State and Non-Muslim Minorities
Author Özgür Kaymak
The relationship between the state and non-Muslim communities[1] has been a sensitive issue since the founding of the Turkish Republic in 1923. Although the principle of secularism has been stated in the constitution, wherein the state was ostensibly required to distance itself from all religious beliefs equally, Islam had always played an important role in the formation of Turkish identity. The debates with regard to freedom of religion and conscience as well as the rights of religious minorities have become especially salient since the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) to power.
More:Between the Millet System and EU Values: The Sunni Muslim Turkish State and Non-Muslim Minorities | Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies
Author Özgür Kaymak
The relationship between the state and non-Muslim communities[1] has been a sensitive issue since the founding of the Turkish Republic in 1923. Although the principle of secularism has been stated in the constitution, wherein the state was ostensibly required to distance itself from all religious beliefs equally, Islam had always played an important role in the formation of Turkish identity. The debates with regard to freedom of religion and conscience as well as the rights of religious minorities have become especially salient since the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) to power.
More:Between the Millet System and EU Values: The Sunni Muslim Turkish State and Non-Muslim Minorities | Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies
Jihadis rout Ankara's allies, complicating Turkey's Idlib mandate
Jihadis rout Ankara's allies, complicating Turkey's Idlib mandate
Fehim Tastekin January 14, 2019
Article Summary
The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham jihadi coalition has overpowered Turkish-backed rebel groups in Syria’s flashpoint province of Idlib, upending the essence of the de-escalation deal developed by Turkey and Russia.
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Fehim Tastekin January 14, 2019
Article Summary
The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham jihadi coalition has overpowered Turkish-backed rebel groups in Syria’s flashpoint province of Idlib, upending the essence of the de-escalation deal developed by Turkey and Russia.
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Donald Trump threatens Turkey economically if it attacks Kurdish allies in Syria amid troop withdrawal backlash - CBS News
Pompeo defends Donald Trump's Twitter threat to Turkey over Kurds in Syria
Updated on: January 14, 2019 / 7:00 AM / CBS/AP
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that President Donald Trump's threat to devastate NATO ally Turkey's economy if it attacks U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria underscores America's commitment to its partners.
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Updated on: January 14, 2019 / 7:00 AM / CBS/AP
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that President Donald Trump's threat to devastate NATO ally Turkey's economy if it attacks U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria underscores America's commitment to its partners.
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Turkey says nothing to be gained from economic threats | Euronews
Turkey says nothing to be gained from economic threats
By Reuters• last updated: 14/01/2019 - 11:02
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign minister pushed back against comments from U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, saying nothing could be achieved by threatening Ankara economically and strategic partners should not communicate over social media.
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By Reuters• last updated: 14/01/2019 - 11:02
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign minister pushed back against comments from U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday, saying nothing could be achieved by threatening Ankara economically and strategic partners should not communicate over social media.
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Sunday, January 13, 2019
Trump threatens to 'devastate' Turkey's economy if it attacks Syria's Kurds | TheHill
Trump threatens to 'devastate' Turkey's economy if it attacks Syria's Kurds
By Brandon Conradis - 01/13/19 07:48 PM EST
President Trump on Sunday threatened to "devastate" Turkey's economy if it were to launch an attack on Kurdish fighters in Syria, as his administration prepares to withdraw troops from the war-torn country.
More:Trump threatens to 'devastate' Turkey's economy if it attacks Syria's Kurds | TheHill
By Brandon Conradis - 01/13/19 07:48 PM EST
President Trump on Sunday threatened to "devastate" Turkey's economy if it were to launch an attack on Kurdish fighters in Syria, as his administration prepares to withdraw troops from the war-torn country.
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Friday, January 11, 2019
Turkey: Actors and actresses are Erdogan′s new targets | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 11.01.2019
Turkey: Actors and actresses are Erdogan's new targets
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is cracking down on artists, strongly rejecting any criticism, even from those with conservative backing. But what does he hope to gain from the increasingly aggressive tirades?
More:Turkey: Actors and actresses are Erdogan′s new targets | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 11.01.2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is cracking down on artists, strongly rejecting any criticism, even from those with conservative backing. But what does he hope to gain from the increasingly aggressive tirades?
More:Turkey: Actors and actresses are Erdogan′s new targets | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 11.01.2019
Turkish central bank seen holding rates as inflation retreats
Turkish central bank seen holding rates as inflation retreats
January 11 2019 11:28
Turkey’s central bank is expected to keep its policy rate unchanged at 24% at a rate-setting meeting next week, a Reuters poll showed yesterday, maintaining support for the lira currency as inflation eases. Inflation stood at just above 20% in December, down from a 15-year high of 25.24% in October.
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January 11 2019 11:28
Turkey’s central bank is expected to keep its policy rate unchanged at 24% at a rate-setting meeting next week, a Reuters poll showed yesterday, maintaining support for the lira currency as inflation eases. Inflation stood at just above 20% in December, down from a 15-year high of 25.24% in October.
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Istanbul elections could be cancelled if Yıldırım does not resign - constitutional court official | Ahval
Istanbul elections could be cancelled if Yıldırım does not resign - constitutional court official
The honorary president of Turkey's Supreme Court, Hamdi Yaver Aktan has weighed in on one of biggest controversies of the upcoming local elections to say that Binali Yıldırım must resign as speaker of parliament in order to run as a mayoral candidate, Cumhuriyet reported on Friday.
More:Istanbul elections could be cancelled if Yıldırım does not resign - constitutional court official | Ahval
The honorary president of Turkey's Supreme Court, Hamdi Yaver Aktan has weighed in on one of biggest controversies of the upcoming local elections to say that Binali Yıldırım must resign as speaker of parliament in order to run as a mayoral candidate, Cumhuriyet reported on Friday.
More:Istanbul elections could be cancelled if Yıldırım does not resign - constitutional court official | Ahval
EU-Turkey migrant deal 'not working properly': Germany's Merkel | Reuters
EU-Turkey migrant deal 'not working properly': Germany's Merkel
ATHENS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday a deal between the European Union and Turkey to stem massive migrant flows is dysfunctional and criticized Greece’s legal system for underperforming on deportations.
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ATHENS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday a deal between the European Union and Turkey to stem massive migrant flows is dysfunctional and criticized Greece’s legal system for underperforming on deportations.
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Thursday, January 10, 2019
Turkey or the neo-Ottomans?
Turkey or the neo-Ottomans?
M A Niazi January 11, 2019
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Turkey is a reminder that both countries were once close US allies, but are now relatively estranged, with the governments not exactly anti-US, but committed more to their own interests rather than to the USA’s.
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M A Niazi January 11, 2019
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Turkey is a reminder that both countries were once close US allies, but are now relatively estranged, with the governments not exactly anti-US, but committed more to their own interests rather than to the USA’s.
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