Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Türkiye’s political scene has been lively last week once again.President Erdoğan addressed the recent statement of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, a coalition partner, who suggested inviting PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan to Parliament to formally announce the dissolution of the terrorist organization PKK. Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek made statements ...
Last week, there were three issues on Türkiye’s agenda: Statements signaling a military operation against terrorist organization in northern Iraq, an unstoppable rise in foreign exchange rates and the meeting between President Erdoğan and his Ukrainian counterpart Zelensky. Statements indicating a military operation into Northern Iraq The first message regarding a large-scale military operation targeting PKK targets in northern Iraq ...
Despite the summer heat, the agenda in Türkiye remains intense. The last week was marked by the decisions of the Supreme Military Council meeting. Pursuit for foreign investment from the West midst the escalating economic problems, was another important issue of the week. The decision by the Disney television platform to refrain from airing a series depicting the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk due to pressure ...
By Recep Erçin After an intense election marathon, Türkiye focused on the economy. The question mark on the minds after the selection of the economic management by President Erdoğan is whether the Turkish Economic Model will be abandoned or not! Türkiye experienced a “bright” period with the IMF policies implemented after the 2000s. When we look at what it was ...
Türkiye has left the electoral period behind. With the appointment of the new Cabinet, the first issue that came to the fore has been “new constitution”. The new government’s decision to appoint people with ties to the US and the UK to manage the economy has sparked a debate. Another issue the week was whether Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of ...