Turkish economy

As “Turkey sees steepest decline in monthly foreign arrivals since May 1999”, relatively successful Şimşek’s role in economy reduced…Worse may come to Turkey’s economy…

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Deputy PM Şimşek’s areas of responsibility limited in new cabinet Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Şimşek, long a favorite of investors, has been dealt reduced responsibilities in the new cabinet of Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım Turkey sees steepest decline in monthly foreign arrivals since May 1999 The number of foreign arrivals visiting Turkey slumped by 28 percent in … Read more

Turkey’s pro-government media in a coordinated attack against prosecutor Bharara, claiming links with Fethullah Gülen….

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Another act of Turkish intelligence constructing headlines for a common cause. 26 March 2016.  Middleman to give details in Zarrab’s US probe A middleman of Reza Zarrab, the shady businessman who was arrested in the U.S. on fraud and Iran sanctions-related charges, has said he wants to tell all he knows and present documents that he … Read more

Turkey not only alienates Kurds in Turkey but also in Syria by trying to prevent PYD attending Geneva Talks…

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Foreign policy may increase economic fragility Recently, there have been ongoing debates which may cause serious fractures in Turkey’s foreign policy Russian FM says it would be ‘unfair’ to hold Syria peace talks without Syrian Kurds It is impossible to reach a peace agreement in Syria without inviting Kurds to take part in the negotiating process, as … Read more

Just what Turkey needs: “Erdoğan biopic to hit Turkish screens

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Erdoğan biopic to hit Turkish screens: Producer Shooting will start next week on a feature film tracing the early career of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from his childhood in a poor district in Istanbul to his rise to become the city’s mayor, its producers said Jan. 15 Unemployment continues to stand at double digits in Turkey The … Read more

“Turkey’s national income per capita to decrease below $10,000”, the least of our worries…

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Turkey’s national income per capita to decrease below $10,000 Turkey’s national income per capita has been forecasted to decrease below $10,000 for the next two years, projected to lower to $9,286 in 2015 and $9,364 in 2016 on the dollar-basis rather than purchasing power in the government’s new medium-term economic program 202 workers poisoned by chemical in … Read more

As “Erdogan Crosses Yet Another Line” [NYT piece], “Turkish Lira weakens to 3 against dollar, highest in three months…

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Mr. Erdogan Crosses Yet Another Line nytimes.com – The Editorial Board – Jan 6 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey marched across another line last week. Asked about his push for greatly enhanced executive powers, he told reporters that there was a precedent in “Hitler’s Germany.” Those were shocking words Turkish Lira weakens to 3 against … Read more

In 2015 in Turkey, 500 journalists fired… 73 Miners Killed…

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Turkish Court of Accounts doesn’t reveal audit reports, raising concerns about transparency The Turkish Court of Auditors has not announced its annual audit reports publicly, reversing the practice of releasing detailed reports in the past, raising concerns about transparency in public spending 500 journalists fired, 70 others attacked in 2015: TGC Around 500 journalists were fired and … Read more

Probably scared of Russian revenge, Turkey is back to old alliances: “After five years, Israel and Turkey agree on reconciliation pact

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After five years, Israel and Turkey agree on reconciliation pact – Israel News Haaretz – Barak Ravid – Dec 17, 8:24 AM Israel and Turkey have arrived at an understanding on a reconciliation agreement to put an end to the long crisis in relations between the two countries and to bring about normalization of ties … Read more

For the record, last weekend Turkey shot down a drone with in a majestic operation… just that that drone might be a toy…

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Turkey’s deputy prime minister confirms drone was shot down – video World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Numan Kurtulmuş, the deputy prime minister of Turkey, confirms on Friday that the country’s military shot down an unidentified aircraft after it violated Turkish airspace. Kurtulmuş says the aircraft, reported to be a drone, was given several warnings which went … Read more

Pew report documents what is already observed: “Deep Divisions in Turkey as Election Nears

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Deep Divisions in Turkey as Election Nears pewglobal.org – Jacob Poushter – Oct 15, 2:50 AM But Turks Share Negative Views of Foreign Powers As a result of a political deadlock stemming from the June 2015 parliamentary elections in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called a snap election, set for November 1, 2015. Even … Read more

Cengiz Aktar: Finans dünyası sıkılmış

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Finans dünyası sıkılmış   Memleket içten dıştan topyekûn patlama raddesinde; patlamasa patlatılıyor! 9 Ekim Ankara Katliamı hafızaya kazındı. Çaresizlik hissi son derece yaygın. Vatandaş elinden geldiğince   ve herşeye rağmen inanılmaz bir sükûnetle demokratik tepkilerini koymaya devam ediyor. 1 Kasım bu anlamda Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’a evet veya hayır oylamasına dönüşmüş durumda. Bakalım 2002’de bir Kasım günü … Read more

Tyranny of bureaucracy: Students under Sun, bureaucrats under shade… News from the social fabric…

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113 killed in car crashes in Turkey during Eid al-Adha A total of 113 people were killed in car crashes across Turkey during the nine-day Eid al-Adha holiday as hundreds of thousands of citizens began to return amid intensifying traffic 1,500 refugees sent from Edirne to other Turkish cities Syrian refugees, who have waited over 10 days … Read more

Looks like Ali Babacan, the only capable minister, will continue to do the dirty work….

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PM convinces Babacan to run in Nov. 1 election before candidate list deadline Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu convinced former Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan to stand as a candidate for the AKP in the Nov. 1 election on the last day before the deadline for the party to submit their candidate lists to the Supreme Election … Read more

AKP’s revenge politics now hit Turkey’s one of the major corporations… #SeninleyizBOYDAK

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Turkey’s top business organization expresses concerns over detention of board member The Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) has expressed concerns over the detainment of one of its executive board members, Boydak Holding General Manager Memduh Boydak, saying he was a revered as a reputable businessman Turkish police detain industrial group executives in Gülen-linked operation: Media Police … Read more

Citizens in Cizre, Şırnak who have been under siege by Turkish military for days, share passwords for online communications

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The news in Turkish here. ———– Kurdish civilians hit by snipers as Turkey cracks down on militants World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Constanze Letsch in Silopi and Cizre Residents of south-eastern towns say they are living under daily terror from marksmen after new law authorising use of live ammunition to quell protests   US Embassy in … Read more