Ayla Jean Yackley, an Istanbul-based journalist covering Turkey with stories in The Financial Times, Politico, and other major outlets, joins Thanos Davelis to look at why we should be paying attention to Turkey’s upcoming elections, which could be critical for the country’s politics – from the ruling party to the opposition.
Parliament’s investigative committee for the Tempe rail disaster wrapped up its deliberations, with the findings submitted by the ruling New Democracy party being approved by the House majority.
We don’t know what happened in the trial concerning the ordeals of the Athens child who was sexually abused and exploited, as the hearing was held behind closed doors.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, along with five more European leaders, will travel to Cairo Sunday.
Seven out of 10 workers at call centers in Greece are from Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa. They obtain visas easily but they are kept on a short leash, often on monthly contracts, and their “special purpose visas” mean that as soon as the contracts expire, they must return to their country.
In the absence of an opposition party that could threaten New Democracy’s dominance, the government is enjoying its omnipotence with almost rapacious pleasure.
After two months of university occupations in protest at new legislation allowing the establishment of non-state universities in Greece, the vast majority of students are expected to return to classes on Tuesday.
Maria Sakkari outlasted Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 after blowing three match points in the second set of their rain-delayed semifinal Friday night to reach the BNP Paribas Open final.
Greece continues to have the worst performance in household credit.