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Turkey’s farmers battle with soaring costs and mounting debt

Source:Financial Times Date:04May2022

Rising costs have shone a light on the deeper, structural problems within the Turkish agricultural sector. Luz Berania Díaz Ríos, a senior agribusiness specialist at the World Bank, said that

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Turkey Plans Return of a Million Syrians as Refugee Critics Grow

Source:Bloomberg Date:04May2022

The promise to return almost a quarter of Turkey’s roughly 3.7 million registered Syrian refugees comes as opposition parties attack the government’s immigration policy ahead of presidential and

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US Dep’t of State: Turkey’s Conviction of Osman Kavala

Source:US State Department Date:27Apr2022

The United States is deeply troubled and disappointed by the court’s decision to convict Osman Kavala today.  His unjust conviction is inconsistent with respect for human rights, fundamental

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Intra-Syrian Kurdish tensions rise amid Turkey’s new anti-PKK offensive

Source:al Monitor Date:25Apr2022

Muslim speculated that the raids on the opposition parties in northeast Syria may have been prompted by the latest Turkish onslaught against their brethren next door. “The atmosphere is very

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John Bolton: Twilight of Turkish democracy

Source:Washington Examiner Date:22Apr2022

The global pandemic and war in Ukraine have precipitated economic volatility and internal political turmoil. However, the free world cannot lose sight of the importance of Turkey’s upcoming

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Turkey’s Neutrality on Ukraine Is Coming at a High Price

Source:Bloomberg Date:17Apr2022

As NATO closes ranks against Russia — even Germany has abandoned its pacifist posture — patience with Turkey’s claims of neutrality is wearing thin. Erdogan’s refusal to join the Western alliance

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Turkey rejects US human rights report amid news of death of inmates due to severe beating, mistreatment

Source:Stockholm Center for Freedom Date:16Apr2022

The US Department of State released its annual human rights report on Turkey in which it listed widespread rights violations in 2021. The report listed credible reports of arbitrary killings,

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Ramadan becomes political battleground in Turkey

Source:al Monitor Date:16Apr2022

The suhoor gathering in Agri organized by the AKP youth branch has gone viral after Halil Ibrahim Selcuk, head of AKP’s youth branch in Agri, posted a video of the gathering on social media. The

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Want to understand Turkey’s brutal inflation? Look at the price of plums

Source:CNBC.com Date:13Apr2022

For Turks, the humble green plum (“erik” in Turkish) represents the start of spring. An intensely sour fruit, it’s available just once a year around April. But rising prices and falling value of

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Mending fences: The new normal in Turkish diplomacy

Source:The New Arab Date:12Apr2022

Turkey is taking major steps to mend fences with a host of countries that have had tense relations with Ankara in recent years. These include Armenia, Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the United

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