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Airport for Sale Tells a Tale of $140 Billion Turkish Overreach
Source:Bloomberg Date:27Aug2021
The operator of a provincial airport in western Turkey is putting it up for sale in a rare indictment of a system of public-private partnerships that are hobbling the nation’s finances. Closely
Turkey’s Sinjar strikes carry stern messages to Tehran, Baghdad
Source:al Monitor Date:23Aug2021
Turkey’s back-to-back air raids in Iraq’s Yazidi region of Sinjar this week resonate as stern messages to Tehran and Baghdad as the Turkish-Iranian rivalry appears to escalate on Iraqi territory,
Chinese Group Close to Terminating Turkey Expressway Deal
Source:Bloomberg Date:23Aug2021
A group of Chinese investors who had agreed to buy a stake in an expressway project in Turkey will seek to terminate that deal after failing to close the terms of the transaction, according to an
Grounded Firefighting Aircraft Haunt Erdogan as Blazes Rage
Source:Bloomberg Date:06Aug2021
The amphibious firefighting planes sitting idle at an airport while Turkey’s worst ever wildfires ravage its southwestern coast are coming to haunt President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. For decades,
Erdogan under pressure over Turkey’s response to wildfires
Source:Financial Times Date:05Aug2021
The emergency adds to voter discontent with Erdogan’s Justice and Development party (AKP), whose support in opinion polls has fallen to record lows over its handling of an economy plagued by high
Erdogan’s strongman rule is beginning to fray
Source:Financial Times Date:23Jul2021
In local elections in 2019, he lost Istanbul — where he began as mayor and which has always been at the heart of his mystique — as well as the capital Ankara and most of Turkey’s great cities.
Turkish mobster claims AKP supporters secretly armed after putsch
Source:al Monitor Date:17Jul2021
Commenting on Peker’s allegations, Mehmet Tum, a former legislator for the main opposition Republican People’s Party who frequently brought up the issue in parliament, pointed to a staggering
After gestures to US, Turkey turns to placating Russia
Source:al Monitor Date:08Jul2021
In sum, the conflicts in Syria, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh continue to test Turkish-Russian ties as they alternate between rivalry and collaboration. Turkey’s bold involvement in NATO plans in
Economic slide sends support for Erdogan to all-time low
Source:Financial Times Date:04Jul2021
A series of opinion polls show support for the AKP at historic lows. A June survey by Turkiye Raporu found it had fallen to 26 per cent. Turkey’s next election is set for 2023, but almost 60 per
US, Turkey still far off on deal over Russian S-400 missiles
Source:al Monitor Date:10Jun2021
With less than a week left before Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Joe Biden for the first time since he was elected president, rumors are swirling of an impending deal on