X's ai chatbot Grok is now blocked in #Turkey. Amazing how Erdoğan's prosecutors still find time to ban Grok, even while working overtime targeting the CHP. Multitasking authoritarianism at its finest.

Almost 2 years into #simsek 's 'stabilization' program (built on 2 pillars: tight monetary policy & fairy tales about reforms etc) and the déjà vu is getting hard to ignore.
Failure is in the air.
#Turkey #sameold

Disgraced former #TCMB Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan just landed a job at the Presidency, heading some kind of investment and finance office -on the taxpayer’s dime, of course. #Erdoğan always takes care of his people." You can’t make this up.
Source: www.paramedya.com/devami/12962...

@financialtimes.com , you can do better than ⬇️ "well respected" by whom at this stage? Simsek has been in his parallel reality over the past 2y. Zero reforms, fiscal not supportive of disinflationary efforts. #Turkey

In its press release, the #TCMB stated, "Going forward, increased coordination of fiscal policy will also contribute significantly to this [disinflationary] process." I am sceptical – my view via ft.com/content/1271... by @aylajean.bsky.social
#Turkey

The CEO of #Zorlu Holding , Cem #Koksal, has been detained. My piece from earlier today:
#Turkey

When corporate comms go wrong: a simple Ramadan greeting sparks a legal storm.
#Vestel CEO Ergün #Güler sent a company-wide Ramadan message, but #Zorlu Holding (which controls Vestel) CEO Cem #Köksal wasn’t pleased.

The imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah #Öcalan, has called on the group to disarm and disband. This could mark a historic turning point. #Turkey ⬇️

Who’s next? That’s the chilling question in #Turkey as #Erdoğan’s judiciary is carrying out yet another wave of repression. A thread🔽

In Aug 2021, Parliament Speaker K. #Tassoulas told then-Sen. B. #Menendez, “We are handing over #Greece to you.”
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2025 Predictions for Turkey’s Economic Policy

With contributions by:
@iriscibre.bsky.social
@wolfpiccoli.bsky.social
@sinanulgen.bsky.social

www.turkeyrecap.com/i/153969325/...

#Turkey is well positioned to reap rewards from #Assad 's ouster but there is a big IF -- my comments via ekathimerini.com/politics/12557… by @nstamouli.bsky.social#Syriai#Turkeye#Erdoganan

A pleasure to join Thanos Davelis for a conversation on Prime Minister Kyriakos #Mitsotakis’ bold and risky move to expel former prime minister and lawmaker Antonis #Samaras from New Democracy: thegreekcurrent.simplecast.com/episodes/mitso…#Greecece