It has to happen sooner or later. One of the financial world’s longest-running unrequited courtships appears to be heading for consummation this month. Turkey and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) …
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Turkey has high hopes of becoming a major transit hub for land and sea cargo freighting, linking Central Asia and the Middle East with Europe, though it will need to …
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If the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were putting up candidates in this month’s municipal elections in Turkey, the best advice would be for them to withdraw before being trounced. On …
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Obama orders arrest of three four-star generals. Air Force and Marine chiefs accused of trying to overthrow the administration.” If these headlines were splashed across the front pages of the …
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Carmakers around Turkey have been casting envious eyes in the direction of France, which is putting six billion euros ($7.7 billion) on the table to supports its auto industry, and …
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Turkey’s more-off-than-on European Union accession program is moving less and less into a meeting of minds than a series of brief encounters between the immovable and the irresistible. At the …
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Having lost the cold war in a spending battle that almost bankrupted Moscow, the Russians seem determined to come out on top in the heating war. This July, energy companies …
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The adage that “my enemy’s enemy is my friend” was a very simple concept (even if often misplaced) until Turkey put its own twist on that circular old saw. Nowadays, …
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One of the best-selling English-language books on Turkish politics is Turkey Unveiled by Nicola and Hugh Pope. Any updates may make them question the title. On February 9, Meclis (the …
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Despite the political turmoil of 2005, Lebanon’s real estate sector saw activity and prices remain relatively stable. Solidere sold more land than ever before and both Gulf Arabs and Lebanese …