The burning of the Quran is part of a broader campaign against Islamic values and Muslim practices for decades. The burnings of the Quran have continuously occurred with encouragement and support from politicians over several years, not emerging out of nowhere.

Senior officials from 42 countries attended a summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to discuss peace frameworks for the Russia-Ukraine war from the 5-6 August. Notable countries in attendance included Ukraine, the US and Russia's fellow members of the BRICS trade bloc - Brazil, India, China and South Africa. While the summit did not result in any formal memorandums or dates for future discussions, Western and Ukrainian officials described the talks…

 Metin Gürak was appointed as the Chief of General Staff at the 3-hour High Military Council meeting chaired by President Erdoğan, where the new command of the Turkish Armed Forces was determined. (CNN Türk 03.08.2023)

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has increased its inflation forecast for the end of 2023 from 22.3 percent to 58 percent. The consumer inflation forecast for 2024 has been revised upwards to 33 percent. In his statement about the third inflation report of the year, Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan said that inflation will show a temporary rise in the short term and that they…