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Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Istanbul mayor facing down Erdoğan
Source:Financial Times Date:06Apr2024
Who is the man profiled as most likely to beat Erdogan in the next presidential race? This is the bio of Istanbul CHPmayor Ekrem Imamoglu Sitting beneath a painting of Turkey’s founding
Turkey’s Triumphant Opposition
Source:Project Syndicate Date:04Apr2024
With the Turkish opposition’s stunning electoral upset on Sunday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling Justice and Development Party are finally reaping the consequences of
Turkish Banks Sell AT1 Bonds as Buffer Against Volatile Lira
Source:Bloomberg Date:27Mar2024
Yapi Ve Kredi Bankasi AS is set to become the third lender from Turkey to raise AT1 capital this month after offering a US dollar-denominated bond on Tuesday, with initial price talk of around
Soner Cagaptay: Istanbul Election Will Shape Erdogan’s Policy Trajectory
Source:Washington Institute Date:23Mar2024
If the president’s faction takes the city back from the opposition on March 31, he may feel comfortable enough to focus on more positive legacy-building steps, but a loss could see him double
THE DESIRE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN TURKEY TO LIVE ABROAD: AN ANALYSIS OF RECENT SURVEYS ON YOUTH IN TURKEY
Source:Istanbul Policy Center Date:23Mar2024
What Do the Surveys on Young People in Turkey Tell Us about Their Desire to Live Abroad? Recent surveys demonstrate that there is a strong desire to live abroad among young people in Turkey.
Sinem Adar: Turkey in MENA, MENA in Turkey
Source:Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik Date:20Mar2024
Turkey’s popularity in the MENA region has increased since the AKP’s rise to power in 2002. People-to-people contacts, economic progress, and a perceived European lifestyle have contributed to
Azerbaijan is racing to rebuild in recaptured Nagorno-Karabakh
Source:The Economist Date:02Mar2024
President Ilham Aliyev has pledged that 140,000 Azeris will return to the region by 2026. He is earmarking $2.4bn for reconstruction in 2024, more than a tenth of the country’s annual budget.
Are Iran and Turkey on a collision course over West Azerbaijan?
Source:Middle East Institute Date:02Mar2024
Over the centuries, Iran and Turkey have engaged in an ebbing and flowing, but continual, rivalry for regional influence and supremacy. That thorny relationship persists to this day, in some
Turkish stocks soar in world-leading rally as ‘tech mania’ grips market
Source:Financial Times Date:29Feb2024
The “global tech mania” — led by US chipmaker Nvidia — has spilled into Turkey’s markets and has been a key driver of this year’s strong performance for the Borsa Istanbul, said Tunç Yıldırım,
Mustafa Akyol: The West Is Losing Muslim Liberals
Source:CATO institute Date:24Feb2024
Any close observer of the region can see this. Among them is Fawaz Gerges, a renowned expert on Middle East politics, who warned in December: “I have never seen the region as implosive, as