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Erdoğan slams business group over call to 'return to rules of economic science'

Erdoğan slams business group over call to 'return to rules of economic science'

The president cited the Quran for his advocacy of low interest rates. Another business group announced support for his "new economic model."

20 December 2021

'Minimum wage for all'

WEEKLY ROUNDUP #13

'Minimum wage for all'

Government raises minimum wage sharply but lira is sinking faster • Is the main reason for drought in Turkey the climate crisis or wrong water policies? • Four deaths in a week put spotlight on ill prisoners’ situation

18 December 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Turkey raises minimum wage by 50 percent amid currency crisis, high prices

Turkey raises minimum wage by 50 percent amid currency crisis, high prices

The government has raised the minimum monthly wage from 2,825 lira to 4,250 lira for the next year.

16 December 2021

Erdoğan dismisses two Vice Ministers of Treasury and Finance

PRESIDENTIAL DECISION

Erdoğan dismisses two Vice Ministers of Treasury and Finance

According to a Presidential decision published in the Official Gazette, Vice Ministers of Treasury and Finance Şakir Ercan Gül and Mehmet Hamdi Yıldırım have been dismissed; Mahmut Gürcan and Yunus Elitaş have been appointed in their place.

16 December 2021

Report: Minimum wage meeting delayed due to lira's rapid slide

Report: Minimum wage meeting delayed due to lira's rapid slide

The minimum wage commission was expected to convene at the start of the week.

14 December 2021

Columnist Hasan Cemal put on trial for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan, again

Columnist Hasan Cemal put on trial for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan, again

The Press Crimes Bureau of the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation against T24 columnist Cemal for “insulting the President”. The investigation has turned into a court case, the first hearing of which is scheduled for April 12.

13 December 2021

Citizen who threw President Erdoğan’s picture to the ground arrested

Citizen who threw President Erdoğan’s picture to the ground arrested

A citizen named A.Ç. came to a sub-governor’s office in Zonguldak province and threw the photo of President and AKP Chair Erdoğan hung at the entrance of the building to the ground. Referred to the courthouse, A.Ç has been arrested.

13 December 2021

‘Are you in?’: Demirtaş responds to Erdoğan’s ‘rally’ remarks

‘Are you in?’: Demirtaş responds to Erdoğan’s ‘rally’ remarks

Jailed politician Demirtaş has responded to Erdoğan’s targeting remarks: “I will be out for 2 hours and go to the meeting site with a single megaphone. You will hold a rally at the same site a day later. The one who gathers one person less will quit politics.”

10 December 2021

‘Someone should remind Erdoğan about the difference between EU and CoE’

AHMET DAVUTOĞLU

‘Someone should remind Erdoğan about the difference between EU and CoE’

Future Party Chair Davutoğlu, also a former AKP politician, has commented on President and AKP Chair Erdoğan’s remarks of “We don’t recognize the EU’s decisions”.

10 December 2021

Erdoğan: We don’t recognize EU's decisions

Erdoğan: We don’t recognize EU's decisions

President Erdoğan: “We don’t recognize the decisions taken by the European Union about Kavala, Demirtaş, this or that… This is so simple. We assume that ‘they [decisions] do not exist’. In our eyes, these are null and void.”

8 December 2021

Turkey’s Presidential High Advisory Board discusses ‘climate change’

Turkey’s Presidential High Advisory Board discusses ‘climate change’

According to a statement released by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, “the members of the board have expressed their views on Turkey’s targets on tackling challenges related to climate change.”

3 December 2021

Erdoğan replaces finance minister amid currency crisis

Erdoğan replaces finance minister amid currency crisis

The president had implicitly criticized Lütfi Elvan for opposing his lower interest rate policy, which led the Turkish lira to lose 29 percent in value in a month.

2 December 2021

Erdoğan rules out agreement with IMF, confident that lira will gain value

Erdoğan rules out agreement with IMF, confident that lira will gain value

The president has explained his "new economic model" and the country's "war of economic liberation" as Central Bank intervenes in the market to bring down foreign exchange rates.

1 December 2021

Turkish lira nears 14 to US dollar as Erdoğan speaks again

Turkish lira nears 14 to US dollar as Erdoğan speaks again

"We are refusing the policy of drawing hot money flow with high interest rates," the president has said.

1 December 2021

Erdoğan insists interest rates cause inflation, cites his 'economics education'

Erdoğan insists interest rates cause inflation, cites his 'economics education'

Thanks to his low interest rate policies, the inflation rate will decrease by the next elections, the president has asserted.

29 November 2021

Stage actor Genco Erkal appears before court in 'insulting President' case

Stage actor Genco Erkal appears before court in 'insulting President' case

The 83-year-old actor was indicted for insulting Erdoğan in the tweets he posted five years ago.

25 November 2021

Opposition leaders slam Erdoğan as Turkish lira loses 10 percent in value in a day

Opposition leaders slam Erdoğan as Turkish lira loses 10 percent in value in a day

The president says the country is in an "economic independence war" after lira's plunge following policy rate cuts.

24 November 2021

Erdoğan dismisses opposition's calls for a snap election

Erdoğan dismisses opposition's calls for a snap election

Amid the opposition's pressing calls for a snap election in Turkey, Erdoğan has said, “Snap election will not happen. June 2023! They are not aware of whom they walk with. It is long gone, this is history now.”

23 November 2021

Charlie Hebdo on trial in Turkey for 'insulting the President'

COURT CASE BEGINS

Charlie Hebdo on trial in Turkey for 'insulting the President'

In the trial over the cartoon on the cover page of France-based weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the first hearing was held in the absence of defendants at the Ankara 2nd Criminal Court of First Instance today, on November 18, 2021.

18 November 2021

Erdoğan's 'chaos' remarks show 'he thinks he may lose elections'

Erdoğan's 'chaos' remarks show 'he thinks he may lose elections'

Politicians and political scientists commented on the president's recent statement that Turkey would be dragged into chaos if the opposition wins the next election.

18 November 2021

Opposition leaders call for an urgent snap election in Turkey

Opposition leaders call for an urgent snap election in Turkey

Main opposition CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu and İYİ Party Chair Akşener held a joint press conference and urged President and AKP Chair Erdoğan to call elections immediately.

18 November 2021

Turkish lira hits new record low after Erdoğan reiterates his inflation-interest rate theory

Turkish lira hits new record low after Erdoğan reiterates his inflation-interest rate theory

The president has signaled a new interest rate cut ahead of the Central Bank meeting.

17 November 2021

Erdoğan says Turkey will be dragged into chaos if he loses elections

Erdoğan says Turkey will be dragged into chaos if he loses elections

The president has accused the CHP of acting together with "terrorists" and reiterated that the elections will take place as scheduled.

17 November 2021

Israeli couple arrested for taking photos of Erdoğan's house deny spy accusations

Israeli couple arrested for taking photos of Erdoğan's house deny spy accusations

Israel says the couple are not spies but bus drivers.

15 November 2021

Survey: People hold Erdoğan responsible for economy’s free fall

Survey: People hold Erdoğan responsible for economy’s free fall

According to the results of a survey by Operational Research Company, the most urgent problems of Turkey are economic crisis, unemployment and difficulty in making ends meet. 55 percent hold Erdoğan responsible for the bad economic situation.

11 November 2021

8 bar associations condemn Erdoğan over his remarks targeting İstanbul Convention

JOINT STATEMENT

8 bar associations condemn Erdoğan over his remarks targeting İstanbul Convention

Releasing a joint statement, the women’s rights centers of eight bar associations have criticized President and AKP Chair Erdoğan, who targeted the İstanbul Convention and the ones defending the convention: “We don’t recognize his words.”

10 November 2021

Women to Erdoğan: We don’t give up on the İstanbul Convention

Women to Erdoğan: We don’t give up on the İstanbul Convention

Addressing the public after the cabinet meeting, Erdoğan targeted the İstanbul Convention, from which Turkey has withdrawn by a Presidential decision. Several women and women’s organizations have denounced his words on social media.

9 November 2021

Police probe 30 people over Erdoğan death rumors on Twitter

Police probe 30 people over Erdoğan death rumors on Twitter

The hashtag "#ölmüş" (dead) has been in Twitter's trending topics in Turkey since midnight.

3 November 2021

‘We will not stay silent in the face of threats against the opposition’

‘We will not stay silent in the face of threats against the opposition’

A group of NGOs have denounced President Erdoğan for showing the video of the attempted lynch against main opposition CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu at the AKP group meeting, underlining that the government encourages attacks on the opposition.

1 November 2021

Survey: Over 62 percent think Erdoğan manages the economy badly

AVRASYA RESEARCH

Survey: Over 62 percent think Erdoğan manages the economy badly

According to a recent survey by Avrasya Research company, 48.1 percent of respondents are of the opinion that the economy will recover if the government changes.

1 November 2021

Biden-Erdoğan meeting: ‘Regional issues addressed’

G20 SUMMIT IN ROME

Biden-Erdoğan meeting: ‘Regional issues addressed’

US President Biden and Turkey’s President Erdoğan met in Italy on the margins of the G20 Summit. Both the White House and the Presidency’s Communications Directorate have released statements about the meeting.

1 November 2021

The 10 ambassadors not invited to Republic Day ceremony at Presidency

The 10 ambassadors not invited to Republic Day ceremony at Presidency

The ambassadors of 10 countries who made a call for the release of jailed businessperson Osman Kavala were not invited to the Presidential complex where Erdoğan received the greetings on the occasion of October 29 Republic Day.

29 October 2021