Turkey just approved 20 years of zero tax on foreign income.
A country known for tourism, food, ancient coasts (and hairlines) may now be a serious destination for location-independent families.
On paper, this regime is unparalleled. Four times Italy's Impatriati. Longer than Cyprus's 17-year non-dom. The most aggressive European tax regime on the books.
Will families actually move? My take: yes. Thousands of them over the next decade.
The east of Turkey is conservative. The touristic west is extremely secular, closer to Mediterranean Europe than to the Middle East. The math will be too convenient to ignore.
My Turkish friend and her fiancé had a layover at our place on Sunday. Over coffee, we mapped it out city by city.
The pattern I'm long on: smaller cities, high quality of life, strong international schools.
Here's our list.
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A divorce lawyer who handled over 5,000 cases was asked:
"What are the clearest signs a marriage is heading for divorce?"
His answer surprised everyone. Because it has nothing to do with cheating, money, or sex.
Here's what he said instead…
@magyarpeterMP The intention is amazing, however I know from experience that low salaries are an incentive to justify corruption. Fight corruption with an impartial judiciary and not by lowering the salaries of public servants.
@mhdksafa Israel claiming that the world hates them because of their religion, is like a Christian serial rapist and killer claiming that people hate him because of his religion.
🇺🇸 Mayo Clinic has developed an AI model that can spot pancreatic cancer on regular CT scans up to three years before doctors can see a tumor.
It picks up on subtle signs that are invisible to the human eye, giving patients a real shot at curative treatment for one of the deadliest cancers out there.
The findings were published in the journal Gut after years of research.
This is the kind of breakthrough that could actually move the needle on survival rates.
Extraordinary moment in medicine.
Mayo
In any normal country, purchasing stolen goods is an act that entails legal liability. This applies, in particular, to grain stolen by Russia. Another vessel carrying such grain has arrived at a port in Israel and is preparing to unload. This is not – and cannot be – legitimate business. The Israeli authorities cannot be unaware of which ships are arriving at the country’s ports and what cargo they are carrying.
Russia is systematically seizing grain on temporarily occupied Ukrainian land and organizing its export through individuals linked to the occupiers. Such schemes violate the laws of the State of Israel itself. Ukraine has taken all necessary steps through diplomatic channels to prevent such incidents. However, we see that yet another such vessel has not been stopped. I have instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to inform all partners of our state about the situation.
Based on information from our intelligence services, Ukraine is preparing a relevant sanctions package that will cover both those directly transporting this grain and the individuals and legal entities attempting to profit from this criminal scheme. We will also coordinate with European partners to ensure that the relevant individuals are included in European sanctions regimes.
Ukraine counts on partnership and mutual respect with every state. We are genuinely working to enhance security, particularly in the Middle East region. We expect that the Israeli authorities will respect Ukraine and refrain from actions that undermine our bilateral relations.
I resigned as U.S. Ambassador Ukraine when Trump kept siding with Putin over our democratic partner. Now, my successor is doing the same.
I knew I had to speak out and run for office because siding with dictators is just not who we are.
@MarioNawfal This should be solved by the government of Israel; this wave of anti-zionism (it is not antisemitism), has been triggered by genocide in Gaza and Lebanon and unbridled criminality.
Imagine paying £10,000 a year to send your children to Oxford University and this is their lecturer.
Not even joking.
This is an actual lecturer at Oxford University in "Modern England".
🇺🇸🇬🇧 King Charles let the jokes loose at the State Dinner tonight:
"Mr. President, you recently said if it weren't for the United States, Europeans would be speaking German.
Dare I say, if it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French."
A clean, surgical, very British comeback.
The room loved it🤣
You should also understand Ukrainian psychology - grain is deeply sacred to Ukrainians, especially since the Holodomor. Trading with Russia using stolen Ukrainian grain is not only illegal and financially fuels Russia’s war - it is also deeply offensive to the Ukrainian nation.