QUESTIONS SHE LEFT BEHIND
Hegel’s owl of Minerva takes flight only at dusk. İoanna Kuçuradi, who died on Oct. 2 aged 89, spent much of her life trying to make philosophy arrive earlier.
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AKP GAINS UPPER HAND AS IZMIR MAYOR SWITCHES SIDES
“Flowers bloom on the mountains of Izmir / The golden sun scatters gold thread there / The routed enemies all flee like the wind / Long live Mustafa Kemal Pasha, long live! Your name will be inscribed on a jeweled stone.”
CEMİL TUGAY’S SWITCH TO THE AKP AND THE SPOUSAL FACTOR
Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Cemil Tugay’s decision to join the AKP caused a major stir, bitter disappointment, and protests. After all, Izmir has long been regarded as a stronghold of left-wing politics. In fact, the city can be analyzed as “a city with center-right leanings that consistently votes for left-wing social democrats because of its opposition to the AKP.”
MECCA PACT ACTIVATED AT BREAKNECK SPEED
Just as the ink was drying on the Mecca Pact, the deployment of troops is now on the table, following Houthi attacks targeting Saudi Arabia.
FUND SCANDAL EXPOSES TWO-TIER JUSTICE, AS GOVERNMENT FAST TRACKS MEASURES
The government is seeking to create the impression that it is cutting ties with those involved in the stock market scandal and has launched an investigation, announcing that up to a million liras of losses will be repaid to investors soon. But the opposition calls it the 'corruption of the century' and is seeking a parliamentary inquiry.
ISTANBUL MUNICIPALITY TRIAL: INFORMANT TESTIMONY RUNS ON HEARSAY, ONLY FOUR RELEASED
The court released four defendants, while informants who testified under effective remorse provisions refused to answer most questions from defense lawyers during cross-examination, claiming their previous testimonies were based on hearsay.
COURT KEEPS İMAMOĞLU BEHIND BARS IN POLITICAL ESPIONAGE TRIAL
An Istanbul court ordered the continued detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, campaign director Necati Özkan, journalist Merdan Yanardağ, and businessperson Hüseyin Gün during the latest hearing in their political espionage trial.
SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL SUSPENDS CHP, ADMITS YENI PARTY
The global umbrella of social democratic parties, Socialist International, suspended the CHP under its court-appointed leadership and admitted Özgür Özel's Yeni Party as a full member.
EUROPE, RUSSIA AND CHINA: TURKEY’S NARROWING ROOM FOR MANEUVER
“The European Union will open its vast economy to countries waiting to join its ranks, provided they agree to stand with the bloc against hostile states and industrial rivals, according to a draft European Commission proposal obtained by POLITICO.”
MADE IN TÜRKİYE
In December of last year, the Chinese carmaker SWM Motors began production in Eskişehir, with ambitious plans. Annual production of 20,000 to 25,000 vehicles was to grow substantially and the factory was eventually to serve as a base for exports to the Balkans and neighboring markets.
EXPORTERS FEAR $350 BILLION CHINESE TRADE SHIFT
Turkish exporters face market loss and price disruption as China redirects $350 billion in production away from the US toward markets where Turkish goods are sold, business leaders warned.
T24 GOES DARK AS ACCESS BANS ENSNARE CRITICS
Access to T24, one of Turkey's oldest and biggest independent news websites, was blocked along with thousands of critical X accounts, including that of Turkey in Depth.