Turkey
New initiative launched to redirect Gulf energy flows away from Strait toward Mediterranean
Syria envisioned as key cog in new energy distribution network.
Fowl play? Turkish state rules roost after seizing 80% of chicken industry
Sweeping corporate raid targets price manipulation.
Turkey set to take $14bn hit from Hormuz crisis
Think tank Ember calculates cost to Ankara of energy shock caused by Iran war.
BEYOND THE BOSPORUS: EU Parliament is having a laugh again. Sanctions gun turns to Turkish justice minister Gurlek
Routinely ignored, the European legislature acts as if it carries some weight in Turkish affairs. Spare us, please.
Death of Turkey’s opposition declared by analysts
Erdogan seen as having throttled last life out of CHP. His “coup is complete”.
EU's plastic garbage exports to Turkey reach all-time high
Country has opportunity to move “zero waste” agenda item from rhetoric to actual implementation ahead of COP31 co-hosting, says Greenpeace.
Nearly 100 Turkmens deported from Turkey interrogated at Ashgabat airport, says report
Turkmenistan’s rulers appear to be using growing cooperation with Ankara to target opposition groups in-exile.
Turkey announces third straight hold on policy rate at 37%
Central bank was not moved to tighten by either developments in the Middle East conflict or the domestic political stress.
Netanyahu calls Erdogan “antisemitic dictator” after Turkish leader says Israeli attacks “also threaten Turkey”
Trump says there won’t be military conflict between Israelis and Turks “while I am president”.
Chinese EV giant BYD quietly shelves plan for billion-dollar plant in Turkey
Confirmation of move comes after lawmaker revealed not a single shovel had hit the ground at the project site.
Jailed Istanbul mayor Imamoglu complains of psychological torture and physical abuse
Presumptive presidential challenger to Erdogan involved in courthouse altercation.
BEYOND THE BOSPORUS: How the Turkish opposition helps sustain the myth of real elections
CHP Party legitimises entire spectacle by participating vigorously in compromised races.
Quarrel in Turkey as prosecutors go after 95-year-old Rahmi Koc for derogatory joke
Gun attacks on several businesses follow suggestive remarks about Kurdish woman made by honorary chair of country’s largest conglomerate.
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Supply chain disruptions are back at 2022 levels – Statista
Global supply chain pressures have risen again in recent months, returning to levels last seen during the height of pandemic-related disruptions, Statista reports.
The world's record heatwaves - Statista
According to NASA, there is “unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate”, Statista reports.
Turks cannot be made to believe inflation will come down, says veteran economist
Government failing to convince “cautious people trying to prepare for the storm ahead”, he says.
Turkey's official inflation shows minimal change in May at 33%
Country overtakes Argentina in world inflation league.
ISTANBUL BLOG: Ozgur Ozel, master of the loud-but-useless protest
He’s passionate but ultimately dull. While he’s directing matters, the regime can happily go about dismantling the opposition.
Middle East conflict and energy shock slow growth across EBRD regions
Bank warns higher energy costs are reigniting inflation, weakening industrial competitiveness and straining already fragile public finances
Erdogan stole 2023 election win says Kilicdaroglu man
Reporter responds: If that is the case, why is ‘poll theft victim’ Kilicdaroglu playing along with political engineering that opens way to consolidation of Turkish leader’s power?