Medics’ head who is also a forensic specialist spoke out after video showed troops releasing substance into cave.
There is an old joke that the role of economic forecasters is to make astrologers look good. Forecasting GDP or inflation for the upcoming year with any degree of accuracy is virtually impossible, but there are some scary signs appearing.
It's election year in Turkey. Erdogan faces the fight of his life.
World coal consumption reached a new high in 2022 before levelling out in 2023 and 2024, with rising usage in emerging Asian countries cancelling out falling demand in advanced economies.
President Erdogan, meanwhile, drops heavy hint polls will be brought forward from scheduled mid-June date.
Mutual FDI stock in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries grew fast until Russia went into recession in 2012, when its GDP growth sank to zero. However, it soon started to recover, with Russia playing the leading role in the region.
In a surprise move, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine in observance of Orthodox Christmas.
Eight countries in Europe recorded all-time high temperature records for January on New Year’s Day this year. The following data draws from the visualization of meteorologist Scott Duncan and reports by the BBC, Statista reports.
Kazatomprom said it was avoiding routes across Russia due to sanctions on the country.
Istanbul’s ENAG research group of economists calculates alternative figure of 138% y/y.
Demand remains fragile, particularly internationally, but cost pressures not as extreme as earlier in year.
Minimum wage boosted 55%. Government-guaranteed credit splurge for small businesses expected.
President Berdimuhamedov may have put Turkish counterpart Erdogan’s nose out of joint by shelving pipeline interconnector proposal.
Thousands rally in Istanbul to voice anger at treatment of city’s mayor seen as abuse of democracy.
Baykar hopes to follow up on success of its world-renowned combat UAVs, but not much is yet known about the aircraft’s true capabilities.
The world is set to see global GDP plummet by a catastrophic 15% by 2050 if current emissions trends are not reined in and global warming reaches 2.2°C by 2050.
The global economy has been through some enormous changes in recent years, leading investors and analysts to believe we are at the start of a new high-inflation, lower-growth super-cycle that could last for as long as a decade.
Imprisonment could end prospect of Imamoglu 2023 election run against autocratic president. Other court cases under way could sideline pro-Kurdish party that could serve as kingmaker.
Interest rate hikes have eased price pressures, but the weather, war and material costs could keep food prices elevated for longer,
Ashgabat said to be signalling that “it won’t get out of bed for anything less”.