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ISTANBUL BLOG: Back of the net. Giant-killing as “rich kid” Ali Koc defeated by fox in the box Saran

September 26, 2025

Billionaire loses presidency of “Big four” club Fenerbahce. Unpopular figure subjected to language you wouldn’t even hear on a building site.

ISTANBUL BLOG: British lord tells complaining Brits to visit Turkish airport to taste real cost-of-living crisis

September 12, 2025

Turks hit back with a storm of “patriotic” response.

ISTANBUL BLOG: Turkey’s GDP data – believe it if you want to

September 1, 2025

The figures are laughable, but the media take them ever so seriously.

ISTANBUL BLOG: Anxious Americans look up “Erdoganomics” as “Trumpnomics” take hold

August 1, 2025

Will it be the Fed governor or the US president who’s remembered as the “stubborn MORON”?

ISTANBUL BLOG: Now that’s a tricky one. Kurdish “Greek yoghurt” billionaire sponsors Turkish football giant

July 31, 2025

Chobani brand that conquered US is not even sold in Turkey. Deal seems to stem from a friendship.

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