Opposition DEVA Party Joins CHP in Vowing to Return Migrants Home

LOCAL NEWS

• Opposition DEVA party becomes the second party (alongside CHP) to vow to return migrants back home in an increasingly popular position being taken by opposition in response to the crisis.
  • DEVA notes almost 10% of Turkey's population is made up of migrants and Ankara has done nothing to stop migrant ghettos and highlights increased tensions between locals and the migrant population in recent months
• Blinken & Cavusoglu discuss continuing cooperation in Afghanistan and efforts to ensure the safe and orderly evacuation of citizens, allies and partners.
  • Comes as Biden remains resolute on his commitments to pull out of Afghanistan by the agreed 31 Aug deadline, while G7 leaders capitulate
• Turkey reports 19,191 new covid cases & 230 deaths. 90.4m vaccine doses administered, 46.6m have had a first jab while 35.6m are fully vaccinated

Data:

• 0800BST: Aug Capacity utilisation, prior 76.7%
• 0800BST: Aug Real sector confidence, prior 112.1
• 0800BST: Aug Real Sector Confidence NSA, prior 114.8