Turkey | Jun 22, 2022 Currency shocks, wild inflation mark Erdogan’s time as executive president Turkey’s currency has lost 73% of its value against the dollar since Erdogan assumed sweeping executive powers in 2018 and remains prone to fresh shocks amid growing economic fragilities.
Turkey | Jun 22, 2022 Erdogan, MBS embrace "new era” for Turkish-Saudi ties in Ankara Saudi prince's state visit represents economic and regional necessities for Turkey, even as the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia's Istanbul consulate remains unresolved.
Turkey | Jun 22, 2022 US deputy treasury secretary in Turkey to warn against evading Russian sanctions In a visit to Ankara Wednesday, US Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo plans to remind Turkey that anyone evading US sanctions against Russia will be held accountable.
Turkey | Jun 22, 2022 How Turkey's opposition to Sweden, Finland joining NATO could backfire It seems Turkey will continue to block Finland and Sweden’s memberships at the upcoming NATO summit, but Ankara is now signaling its lack of interest in strengthening the alliance.
Turkey | Jun 21, 2022 Turkish journalists, free speech advocates protest draft bill Turkish press unions organized nationwide rallies Tuesday to protest the likely passage of a so-called disinformation bill. They worry that jail sentences of up to three years for spreading fake news could be applied to any news the government disapproves of.
Turkey | Jun 20, 2022 No breakthrough in Turkey’s talks with Sweden, Finland over joining NATO Discussions between Turkey, Finland and Sweden about the Nordic countries' proposed NATO membership have ended inconclusively as Ankara showed no signs of abandoning its hardline position.
Gulf | Jun 20, 2022 Middle East airlines to suffer losses again in 2022 The International Air Transport Association said that airlines in the region will fare somewhat better financially due to the return of long-haul flights.
Turkey | Jun 20, 2022 Turkish court bans Erdogan rival from own party The ruling appears to be a pattern of similar events befalling political rivals of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the 2023 elections.
Turkey | Jun 16, 2022 Pressure ramps up on Turkish news media as elections near Turkey’s independent news stations tell Al-Monitor that heavy fines threaten free and fair representation ahead of upcoming elections.
Turkey | Jun 16, 2022 Silence from Baghdad as Turkish drone kills Yazidi child in Sinjar The Iraqi government has yet to comment after a 12-year-old was killed in the latest Turkish strike on northern Iraq's Sinjar region.
Ben & Jerry's to officially return to Israeli settlements after Unilever decision Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jun 29, 2022
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Soundbite: Lahib Higel, Senior Iraq Analyst at the International Crisis Group, on the Sinjar agreement
