Turkey’s investment grade cheers turn to tears By Carolyn Cohn LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) – The transformation of Turkey in less than a month from newly-minted investment grade darling to market struggler has again put the role of ratings agencies under scrutiny. Turkey won a coveted second investment grade rating from Moody’s in mid-May, a … Read more
Many injured as police enter Taksim Square to ‘clear banners’ Riot police entered Taksim Square, where Gezi Park protests are continuing, around 7.30 a.m Protesters? platform calls for meeting at Gezi this evening The Taksim Solidarity Platform, an initiative organized to prevent a development project in Istanbul?s Taksim Gezi Park BDP and Turkish flags together: Anyone Remember … Read more
Yeni Türkiye?nin berisine düşen AKP Makaleyi gazeteye yolladığım saatlerde Başbakan?ın içeriği tekrardan ibaret ve giderek sertleşen retoriğine rağmen krizi bitirmek için yapılan istişare arayışları sürüyordu. İnşallah ihtiras yerini akla bırakır. Meselenin özünü ve çıkış noktasını oluşturan Gezi Parkı dayatmasından vazgeçilir. Nitekim Monopoly oyunundaki evler, oteller misali parka avm mi diksek, müze mi, otel mi tartışmasının … Read more
Scottish author Iain Banks Dies at 59 Scottish author Iain Banks has died at the age of 59. Banks found out earlier this year that he had gall bladder that had spread and was inoperable. He said in a blog post to fans that he had less than a year to live. He married his … Read more
I hope foreign journalists will not be deceived with this tricky PR act…. Turkish Leader Agrees to Meet Protest Organizers It was the first sign that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was willing to engage in a direct dialogue with the leaders of the protest. Turkey’s prime minister to meet Gezi Park occupiers as protests begin to … Read more