Media
Is Erdogan’s airport dream turning into nightmare?
Date:07Mar2019
This article raises very serious questions about the operational and financial viability of the Third Airport: Erdogan inaugurated the new airport at a soft opening Oct. 29, the 95th anniversary
Turkish prosecutors target U.S. state dept. official overseeing Turkey in Gezi indictment
Source:Ahval News Date:07Mar2019
Prosecutors overseeing the case against 16 Turkish citizens who took part in the 2013 Gezi Park protests have included phone records of a conversation between one defendant and an individual that
Turkey’s so-called survival problem
Source:Ahval News Date:06Mar2019
This is important, because AKP-MHP portray the election as “existential”, rather than focusing on the economy. A former AKP deputy explains what that means Turks will elect
Half a million people in Turkey subject to prosecution over Gülen links: ministry
Source:Stockholm Center for Freedom Date:06Mar2019
According to the ministry, a total of 500,650 people have been investigated over real and alleged links to the Gülen movement. According to the same statistics, 30,947 people are currently jailed
Trump’s Trade Step Shows U.S. Can Hit Turkey Where It Hurts
Source:Bloomberg Date:06Mar2019
President Donald Trump’s decision to strip some Turkish exporters of their preferential trade status is taken from a playbook that’s been effective in the past. American officials are pressing
China plays economy card in Uighur dispute
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:04Mar2019
Turkey will put economic ties with China if it keeps criticizing Beijing’s treatment of Uighur Muslims, China’s envoy to Ankara said, in an apparent threat against Turkey’s
Turkish economic woes seen weighing on Erdogan party in elections
Source:Reuters Date:04Mar2019
AKP officials said polls carried out for the party show its support at 36.8-38 percent, with its nationalist MHP allies on 10.5-11 percent. In parliamentary elections last year, Erdogan’s party
Cyprus will not consent to any upgrading of Turkey-EU customs agreement
Source:Cyprus Mail Date:23Feb2019
This is a major blow to Turkey-EU relations. Essentially, little upside left for Erdogan to be nice to EU anymore. CYPRUS will not give its consent for an upgrade of the EU–Turkey
Erdogan denied Syrian opportunity to shore up electoral fortunes
Date:22Feb2019
Critical article to understand how the Syria issue is shelved until after Turkey’s election, with the side effect that it robs AKP-MHP off a potent propaganda tool. There is
Turkey hits out over call to suspend EU accession talks
Date:22Feb2019
But a formal call to suspend talks would risk exacerbating tensions at a time when Ankara and Brussels have been striving to improve relations after a fraught period that followed an attempted