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2.4 Politics - shorts
Turkey is facing a drought. In western and central parts of Turkey, rainfall decreased 50% y/y in November and 53% y/y in December.
The energy ministers of Turkey and Azerbaijan on December 15 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the construction of a natural gas pipeline from Turkey to the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan.
Turkey’s Tekfen inked €218mn deal to build Azerbaijani central bank HQ.
Erdogan-affiliated Demiroren Holding will operate Azerbaijan’s state lottery.
Scientists are sounding the alarm over how much damage could be inflicted by a big earthquake in Istanbul, a city of 15mn full of unregulated construction and old building stock.
Turkish opposition party Iyi on December 7 called for Turkey to hold early elections.
No breaks in raids and arrests for pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
Trump hit Turkey with “softball sanctions” over S-400s.
Saudi Arabia has formally suspended imports of meat, eggs and other products from Turkey as of November 15. Turkey’s exports to Saudi Arabia fell 16% in the first 10 months of this year to $2.23bn.
Russia's AEM Technology has reportedly completed the manufacture of the reactor cover for unit 1 of Turkey’s planned first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu.
An opposition lawmaker, Ali Mahir Basarir, claimed that there is a crack in the cement foundation of the Akkuyu plant.
The EU decided to hold off on imposing sanctions against Ankara.
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