Opinion: Women in Turkey (and elsewhere) are not fair game
A Turkish man kills his former wife in broad daylight, and thousands take to the streets to protest violence against women. But the shocking crime is not just a problem in Turkey, writes Beate Hinrichs.
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Saturday, August 31, 2019
Friday, August 30, 2019
bne IntelliNews - VW ‘one tax pledge away from choosing Turkey over Bulgaria for €1bn plant’
VW ‘one tax pledge away from choosing Turkey over Bulgaria for €1bn plant’
By bne IntelliNews August 30, 2019
A pledge from Turkey for a change in the special consumer tax system at a specific date in the future would reportedly be enough to convince Volkswagen to choose the country over Bulgaria as the location for a €1bn multi-brand auto production plant.
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By bne IntelliNews August 30, 2019
A pledge from Turkey for a change in the special consumer tax system at a specific date in the future would reportedly be enough to convince Volkswagen to choose the country over Bulgaria as the location for a €1bn multi-brand auto production plant.
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Turkey marks Independence War victory - Turkey News
Turkey marks Independence War victory
ANKARA
Turkish people celebrated Victory Day on Aug. 30 marking the anniversary of when Turkish armies succeeded in the Great Offensive under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk against occupying Greek forces on the same date in 1922.
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ANKARA
Turkish people celebrated Victory Day on Aug. 30 marking the anniversary of when Turkish armies succeeded in the Great Offensive under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk against occupying Greek forces on the same date in 1922.
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Ergenekon: The bizarre case that shaped modern Turkey | Middle East Eye
Ergenekon: The bizarre case that shaped modern Turkey
Alex MacDonald
Hundreds faced arrest and prosecution since 2007 over membership of a 'terror' organisation - but prosecutors recently ruled that the group may never have existed
In July, Turkey saw the closure of one of the longest-running and strangest chapters in its recent political history: the notorious Ergenekon trials.
For decades prosecutors and police claimed a secretive, ultra-secular, ultra-nationalist organisation named Ergenekon had been carrying out terrorist attacks and manipulating events behind the scenes, all in an alleged plot to throw Turkey into chaos and justify a military coup ousting then-prime minister, and current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
More:Ergenekon: The bizarre case that shaped modern Turkey | Middle East Eye
Alex MacDonald
Hundreds faced arrest and prosecution since 2007 over membership of a 'terror' organisation - but prosecutors recently ruled that the group may never have existed
In July, Turkey saw the closure of one of the longest-running and strangest chapters in its recent political history: the notorious Ergenekon trials.
For decades prosecutors and police claimed a secretive, ultra-secular, ultra-nationalist organisation named Ergenekon had been carrying out terrorist attacks and manipulating events behind the scenes, all in an alleged plot to throw Turkey into chaos and justify a military coup ousting then-prime minister, and current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
More:Ergenekon: The bizarre case that shaped modern Turkey | Middle East Eye
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Turkey drifting from the West towards Russia? - Modern Diplomacy
Turkey drifting from the West towards Russia?
By Andrei Isaev
In the years of the Cold War, Turkey positioned itself at the vanguard of the free, i.e. Western world, confronting the so-called “evil empire”. Many Turks, especially in the hinterland, truly believed that the words “communism” and “terrorism” meant the same, while newspapers wrote about the “oppressed” status of millions of Turks in the USSR. But everything changed at the end of the 20th century. The 1990s became a period of unprecedented growth in bilateral trade, as Turkish contractors rushed to tap into Russian expanses by erecting a variety of buildings of disputable architectural value. The collapse of the USSR gave rise to expectations of the arrival of a “Turkic century” and a “Turkic world from the Adriatic to the Great Wall of China.” According to many in Turkey, the Turkic-speaking people living in Russia were to occupy a place in this world too.
More:Turkey drifting from the West towards Russia? - Modern Diplomacy
By Andrei Isaev
In the years of the Cold War, Turkey positioned itself at the vanguard of the free, i.e. Western world, confronting the so-called “evil empire”. Many Turks, especially in the hinterland, truly believed that the words “communism” and “terrorism” meant the same, while newspapers wrote about the “oppressed” status of millions of Turks in the USSR. But everything changed at the end of the 20th century. The 1990s became a period of unprecedented growth in bilateral trade, as Turkish contractors rushed to tap into Russian expanses by erecting a variety of buildings of disputable architectural value. The collapse of the USSR gave rise to expectations of the arrival of a “Turkic century” and a “Turkic world from the Adriatic to the Great Wall of China.” According to many in Turkey, the Turkic-speaking people living in Russia were to occupy a place in this world too.
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Europe’s Complicity in Turkey’s Syrian-Refugee Crackdown - The Atlantic
Europe’s Complicity in Turkey’s Syrian-Refugee Crackdown
Ankara is moving against Syrians in the country—and the European Union bears responsibility.
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Ankara is moving against Syrians in the country—and the European Union bears responsibility.
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Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Istanbul mayor cuts funding to AKP projects as waste outrage grows
Istanbul mayor cuts funding to AKP projects as waste outrage grows
Diego Cupolo August 28, 2019
The misuse of state funds has been a central issue in Turkey since this spring’s municipal elections. Istanbul’s new opposition Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who won both that vote and a do-over election on June 23, is now following through on campaign promises to audit expenditures and cut wasteful spending.
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Diego Cupolo August 28, 2019
The misuse of state funds has been a central issue in Turkey since this spring’s municipal elections. Istanbul’s new opposition Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who won both that vote and a do-over election on June 23, is now following through on campaign promises to audit expenditures and cut wasteful spending.
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Locals fight to stop Canadian firm’s gold mine project in northwest Turkey | Ahval
Locals fight to stop Canadian firm’s gold mine project in northwest Turkey
Massive deforestation and revelations that cyanide will be used in the production process have sparked a protest movement against a Canadian company’s construction of a gold mine in northwest Turkey’s Ida Mountains, Canada’s Globe and Mail reported on Monday.
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Massive deforestation and revelations that cyanide will be used in the production process have sparked a protest movement against a Canadian company’s construction of a gold mine in northwest Turkey’s Ida Mountains, Canada’s Globe and Mail reported on Monday.
More:Locals fight to stop Canadian firm’s gold mine project in northwest Turkey | Ahval
Will Putin's 'ice cream diplomacy' with Erdogan help resolve Idlib?
Will Putin's 'ice cream diplomacy' with Erdogan help resolve Idlib?
Maxim A. Suchkov August 27, 2019
MOSCOW — They say that familiarity breeds contempt. In recent years Russian President Vladimir Putin has met his Turkish counterpart more than any other foreign leader. Practically every meeting between the two brings something amusing, be it Putin pulling the chair from under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or treating the Turkish leader with Russian ice cream. Both obviously enjoy media attention and know how to work public interest in their personas. Both still have the ability to surprise the public. Both seem to enjoy it. Most importantly, however, they know how to link the projection of this “special personal relationship” between the two to the improvement of Russia-Turkey relations.
More:Will Putin's 'ice cream diplomacy' with Erdogan help resolve Idlib?
Maxim A. Suchkov August 27, 2019
MOSCOW — They say that familiarity breeds contempt. In recent years Russian President Vladimir Putin has met his Turkish counterpart more than any other foreign leader. Practically every meeting between the two brings something amusing, be it Putin pulling the chair from under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or treating the Turkish leader with Russian ice cream. Both obviously enjoy media attention and know how to work public interest in their personas. Both still have the ability to surprise the public. Both seem to enjoy it. Most importantly, however, they know how to link the projection of this “special personal relationship” between the two to the improvement of Russia-Turkey relations.
More:Will Putin's 'ice cream diplomacy' with Erdogan help resolve Idlib?
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Lira flash crash: Erdoğan double-down leaves Turkey exposed | Ahval
Lira flash crash: Erdoğan double-down leaves Turkey exposed
Turkey’s vulnerability to shifts in investor sentiment – and a possible repeat of last year’s currency crisis -- was exposed on Monday when Japanese investors sold the lira in droves, leading to a flash crash that briefly sent the currency down by 10 percent against the dollar.
The lira later recovered most of its losses to end the day down 1.2 percent at 5.8296 per dollar, but the flash crash – the second this year – points to growing concern over the direction of economic policy under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
More:Lira flash crash: Erdoğan double-down leaves Turkey exposed | Ahval
Turkey’s vulnerability to shifts in investor sentiment – and a possible repeat of last year’s currency crisis -- was exposed on Monday when Japanese investors sold the lira in droves, leading to a flash crash that briefly sent the currency down by 10 percent against the dollar.
The lira later recovered most of its losses to end the day down 1.2 percent at 5.8296 per dollar, but the flash crash – the second this year – points to growing concern over the direction of economic policy under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
More:Lira flash crash: Erdoğan double-down leaves Turkey exposed | Ahval
Monday, August 26, 2019
Turkish lira slides on trade war unease, hit by 'flash crash' - Reuters
Turkish lira slides on trade war unease, hit by 'flash crash'
Daren Butler, Nevzat Devranoglu
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - The Turkish lira weakened more than 1% against the dollar on Monday, after briefly tumbling to 6.47 overnight in what market watchers described as a “flash crash” as Japanese investors cut risk assets over Sino-U.S. trade war worries.
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Daren Butler, Nevzat Devranoglu
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - The Turkish lira weakened more than 1% against the dollar on Monday, after briefly tumbling to 6.47 overnight in what market watchers described as a “flash crash” as Japanese investors cut risk assets over Sino-U.S. trade war worries.
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Sunday, August 25, 2019
Turkey Plans to Make Cyprus Ghost Town Varosha Tourist Lure - The National Herald
Turkey Plans to Make Cyprus Ghost Town Varosha Tourist Lure
By TNH Staff August 25, 2019
Turkey plans to help Turkish-Cypriots reopen the abandoned town of Varosha, a once-famous celebrity-filled seaside resort, that was shut down after the unlawful 1974 invasion that saw Turkey occupy the northern third of the island.
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By TNH Staff August 25, 2019
Turkey plans to help Turkish-Cypriots reopen the abandoned town of Varosha, a once-famous celebrity-filled seaside resort, that was shut down after the unlawful 1974 invasion that saw Turkey occupy the northern third of the island.
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Saturday, August 24, 2019
Erdogan Warns of Crisis as Syrian Offensive Strains Turkish-Russian Ties | Voice of America - English
Erdogan Warns of Crisis as Syrian Offensive Strains Turkish-Russian Ties
By Dorian Jones
August 23, 2019 03:24 PM
ISTANBUL - A Russian-backed Syrian government offensive against the rebel-controlled Idlib enclave is putting Turkey's recent rapprochement with Russia to the test. Ankara, which backs the rebels, is voicing alarm over the attack, warning of a "humanitarian crisis."
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By Dorian Jones
August 23, 2019 03:24 PM
ISTANBUL - A Russian-backed Syrian government offensive against the rebel-controlled Idlib enclave is putting Turkey's recent rapprochement with Russia to the test. Ankara, which backs the rebels, is voicing alarm over the attack, warning of a "humanitarian crisis."
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Friday, August 23, 2019
“We will continue until we win,” say the Turkish protesters taking on a major Canadian mining project - Equal Times
“We will continue until we win,” say the Turkish protesters taking on a major Canadian mining project
(Nick Ashdown)
At a teahouse in the tiny village of Karaibrahimler in Turkey’s lush north-western Biga Peninsula, older male residents sitting at a table debate with young environmentalists from Istanbul and the nearby town of Çanakkale about the adjacent gold and silver mining project.
More:“We will continue until we win,” say the Turkish protesters taking on a major Canadian mining project - Equal Times
(Nick Ashdown)
At a teahouse in the tiny village of Karaibrahimler in Turkey’s lush north-western Biga Peninsula, older male residents sitting at a table debate with young environmentalists from Istanbul and the nearby town of Çanakkale about the adjacent gold and silver mining project.
More:“We will continue until we win,” say the Turkish protesters taking on a major Canadian mining project - Equal Times
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Turkish Democracy Is Down, But Not Out by Javier Solana - Project Syndicate
Turkish Democracy Is Down, But Not Out
Aug 22, 2019 JAVIER SOLANA
Relations between Turkey and the West are damaged, but not irreparably, and the same is true of Turkish democracy. Although President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seems to believe that his country’s geostrategic importance gives him carte blanche, the fact is that Turkey needs the West, and the West needs Turkey.
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Aug 22, 2019 JAVIER SOLANA
Relations between Turkey and the West are damaged, but not irreparably, and the same is true of Turkish democracy. Although President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seems to believe that his country’s geostrategic importance gives him carte blanche, the fact is that Turkey needs the West, and the West needs Turkey.
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Turkey: Why Are Elections Being Held at All? | Al Bawaba
Turkey: Why Are Elections Being Held at All?
“The government has not offered any clear evidence linking the mayors to terrorist acts and has not declared why they were allowed to contest elections in the first place,” he added.
The suspensions of elected mayors and the detainment of hundreds of people in eastern and southeastern Turkey has sparked harsh criticism and has raised questions as to why elections are being held in the country at all.
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“The government has not offered any clear evidence linking the mayors to terrorist acts and has not declared why they were allowed to contest elections in the first place,” he added.
The suspensions of elected mayors and the detainment of hundreds of people in eastern and southeastern Turkey has sparked harsh criticism and has raised questions as to why elections are being held in the country at all.
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Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Turkish central bank moves to boost profits of state banks - Reuters
Turkish central bank moves to boost profits of state banks
Nevzat Devranoglu, Ezgi Erkoyun
ANKARA/ISTANBUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A central bank decision that banks with higher loan growth can hold lower reserves will boost profits at Turkish state banks and encourage private banks to follow suit with increased lending, analysts say.
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Nevzat Devranoglu, Ezgi Erkoyun
ANKARA/ISTANBUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A central bank decision that banks with higher loan growth can hold lower reserves will boost profits at Turkish state banks and encourage private banks to follow suit with increased lending, analysts say.
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Monday, August 19, 2019
Flash floods washed through Istanbul this weekend—and it was madness! | Condé Nast Traveller India | Earth Matters
Flash floods washed through Istanbul this weekend—and it was madness!
Streets turned to rivers, Bazaars were flooded as the city got a month’s worth of rain in just three hours
More:Flash floods washed through Istanbul this weekend—and it was madness! | Condé Nast Traveller India | Earth Matters
Streets turned to rivers, Bazaars were flooded as the city got a month’s worth of rain in just three hours
More:Flash floods washed through Istanbul this weekend—and it was madness! | Condé Nast Traveller India | Earth Matters
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Turkey’s Rising Wave of Social Protests - The Globalist
Turkey’s Rising Wave of Social Protests
This year’s Istanbul election and last year’s move to a presidential system have unified and galvanized the opposition, raising questions about Erdogan’s next move.
By Soner Cagaptay, August 17, 2019
Ever since the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) suffered a rout in Istanbul’s June 23 mayoral race, Turkey has witnessed a rise in anti-government protests, mostly focusing on environmental issues.
more:Turkey’s Rising Wave of Social Protests - The Globalist
This year’s Istanbul election and last year’s move to a presidential system have unified and galvanized the opposition, raising questions about Erdogan’s next move.
By Soner Cagaptay, August 17, 2019
Ever since the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) suffered a rout in Istanbul’s June 23 mayoral race, Turkey has witnessed a rise in anti-government protests, mostly focusing on environmental issues.
more:Turkey’s Rising Wave of Social Protests - The Globalist
Turkish Lawyers to Boycott Ceremony at Presidential Palace | Asharq AL-awsat
Turkish Lawyers to Boycott Ceremony at Presidential Palace
Sunday, 18 August, 2019 - 17:45
Dozens of bar associations representing lawyers from provinces across Turkey, including the largest cities, have said they will boycott an annual ceremony for the judiciary because it will take place at the presidential palace.
more:Turkish Lawyers to Boycott Ceremony at Presidential Palace | Asharq AL-awsat
Sunday, 18 August, 2019 - 17:45
Dozens of bar associations representing lawyers from provinces across Turkey, including the largest cities, have said they will boycott an annual ceremony for the judiciary because it will take place at the presidential palace.
more:Turkish Lawyers to Boycott Ceremony at Presidential Palace | Asharq AL-awsat
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