Energy
Turkish Minute: Erdoğan’s hidden agenda and Turkmen gas
Why is President Erdoğan so eager to get involved in a venture that will be helpful to alleviate the EU’s gas needs? Read Here
Turkish Minute
Economics
Ahmet Yilmaz: Turkey’s Black Sea actions strategically benefit Russia
Three important Turkish moves in the Black Sea have strategic consequences in Russia’s favour: Turkey’s interpretation of the Montreux Convention; its policy on drifting sea mines; and its design of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. […]
Media
Turkish Minute: Rights groups call Turkey’s new media law “dangerous, dystopian”
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and ARTICLE 19 have condemned amendments approved by the Turkish Parliament last week which introduce abusive new criminal speech offences that further deepen online censorship and restrict access to information. Read […]
EU politics
Turkish Minute: Turkish gov’t removes deputy head of TurkStat after inflation announced at 24.52 pct
If there was any doubters of Turkey being ready for the EU, this proves them wrong. This demonstrates Erdogans ability to decisively deal with economic crisis. He is probably just one dramatic austerity programme away […]