FUEL PRICES SURGE AS GOVERNMENT PHASES OUT TAX RELIEF
The government has officially ended its sliding scale tax mechanism on fuel, triggering an immediate price hike at the pump.
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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.
MONEY, SECOND-GENERATION AKP POLITICIANS, AND FATMA BETÜL SAYAN KAYA
Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya is a politician who has figured prominently in the latest investment fund scandal. She and her husband made staggering sums from funds in a very short time.
AIR FORCE RECEIVES ITS NEW AIRCRAFT
The Turkish Air Force has received its first Hürkuş new-generation basic trainer aircraft, a milestone in a project initiated 20 years ago.
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT TO TAKE UP CHALLENGE TO YENİ PARTY'S NAME
The Constitutional Court will consider on Sept. 29 a request to annul the name of Yeni Party and remove it from the registry of political parties.
INSIDE THE COURTROOM: A CONFESSOR MISDATES THE EARTHQUAKE
The main Istanbul Municipality corruption trial completed its 87th day on Sept. 24. The court heard nine more defendants, leaving 63 of 325 still to testify, as the presiding judge aims to complete the second session by the end of September.
STEPS ON DISARMAMENT AND ÖCALAN’S STATUS ARE EXPECTED
With the start of the new legislative year on Oct. 1, the main agenda will be the ongoing peace process concerning the Kurdish issue, which faces gridlock about the timing of demands over disarmament, legal guarantees, and the official status of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan.
GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION BRING DIFFERENT AGENDAS TO NEW PARLIAMENTARY YEAR
After the summer break, the parliament opens its new legislative year on Oct. 1 and the General Assembly will convene on Oct. 6 to discuss a nine-article bill on the Turkish Red Crescent.
A GÜRLEK-FIDAN CLASH BEHIND THE FUND CRISIS?
Speculation is growing that the long-delayed crackdown on the fund crisis is tied to a power struggle in the AKP that includes Justice Minister Akın Gürlek and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
MUTUAL PROMISES, NO RESULTS
More than one and a half years into US President Donald Trump’s second term, despite repeated positive messages from both sides regarding lifting the arms embargo on Turkey, neither Ankara nor Washington has taken steps to meet their commitments.
THE MAN INSIDE THE COAT
Nasreddin Hoca, the wise and witty Turkish folk hero, once arrived at a dinner in his ordinary clothes and discovered that nobody thought him worth much attention. He went home, put on his finest fur coat and returned. This time he was welcomed warmly, seated at the table and offered the best food. So Hoca began dipping the sleeve of his coat into the dishes.
A SLOW-MOTION FINANCIAL CRASH AND WARNINGS TURKEY IGNORED FUELS SPECULATIONS ABOUT ŞİMŞEK
For over a week, a single issue was on Turkey’s agenda: What happened to the money in the funds? Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, who had stayed silent on the crisis since it began and faced growing speculation that he would be fired, broke his silence on Sept. 24 to deny that he was leaving.