A strong earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred in central Turkey at 9:35 am on Saturday (7/9). The initial assessment spoke of an earthquake of 5.7 Richter, while then its magnitude was revised to 4.9 Richter and the final measurement showed 4.8 Richter. The epicenter was recorded, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Institute, at … Read more
“It is with deep sadness that we learned that the citizen of our country, Eisenur Ezgi Evgi, was killed by Israeli occupying soldiers in the city of Nablus (…) We condemn this murder committed by the Netanyahu government,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced about the 26-year-old woman who was accepted bullet to the head. “Israel … Read more
The Supreme Radio and Television Council of Turkey is trying, through meetings with Netflix, so that the Famagusta series is not shown to the customers of the platform outside of Greece. We remind you that the series caused a frenzy with the Turks attacking Netflix and the Turkish Deputy Minister of Culture Dr. Batuhan Mumcu … Read more
AFYONKARAHISAR (T) / SLIEDRECHT – She can’t believe it, she tells the NOS. Motocross rider Lotte van Drunen (17) from Sliedrecht won the world championship in the WMX class on Sunday morning, September 8, 2024 in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. She finished fifth in the Turkish Grand Prix, leaving Spanish Daniela Guillen behind her in the World … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today that Muslim countries should form an alliance to counter “the growing threat of expansionism” by Israel. Erdogan made these comments after referring to the death of an American activist of Turkish origin in the occupied West Bank where she participated in a demonstration against Jewish settlement. Palestinian and … Read more
Unpredictable interest rates and high inflation have become a bane for businesses in Turkey, making costs prohibitive and making access to financing impossible at a time when demand is declining. The clothing and textile industries, the pillars of Turkish manufacturing, are among those most affected by the inflation that remains stubbornly above 60% -12 times … Read more
File photo. [AP] Turkish customs officials in the northwestern city of Edirne found dozens of exotic animals being imported into Turkey from Greece. The state-run Anadolu Agency said the mid-size sedan with Greek license plates was carrying three kangaroos, three alpacas and one Patagonian seahorse in the trunk, and 12 parrots and 23 flying squirrels … Read more
In a fiery and impassioned nationalistic speech, Recep Tayyip Erdogan used the national anniversary of August 30, marking Turkey’s victory over the Greeks in 1922, to promote his vision of a Turkey that transcends its geographical boundaries (again ). Speaking at the graduation ceremony for graduates of the National Defense University’s Land War School, Erdogan … Read more
Turkey and Qatar have created a joint squadron with fighter jets from the two countries in order to conduct joint operations, as announced during the recent visit to Doha by the head of the Turkish Air Force, Wing Commander Ziya Cemal Candioglu. Wing Commander Candioglu visited the Dukhan Air Base, located 70 kilometers from the … Read more
It is the second time that the Turkish foreign minister has been invited Hakan Fidan to participate in the informal Council of Foreign Ministers of the European Union, or “Gymnich Council”, as it is named after the castle of the same name in the German city of Erfstadt where it was first held in 1974. … Read more