Turkeys
Turkey’s shock elections offer lessons against electoral autocracies
You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan just experienced what analysts deem his worst political setback in more than two decades. His long-ruling …
Singer Ruslana seeks Turkey’s help for Ukrainian fighters
Ukrainian singer and former Eurovision song contest winner appealed to Turkey’s president to save Ukrainian fighters from the besieged city of Mariupol ByThe Associated Press May 16, 2022, 4:16 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article ISTANBUL — A Ukrainian singer and former Eurovision song contest winner appealed to Turkey’s …
Turkey’s lira plunges after Erdogan fires central bank head
The currency was trading Monday at around 8.12 per US dollar, weakening about 12% from Friday. It had slipped even further against the greenback earlier in the morning. The lira’s fall came after Erdogan dismissed Turkish central bank governor Naci Agbal by way of presidential decree early Saturday. Agbal had served less than five months …
Turkey’s largest technology event Teknofest ends
GAZIANTEP, Turkey Teknofest, Turkey’s largest technology and aerospace event, which was being held in the southern Gaziantep province, ended on Sunday. The four-day event did not accept visitors, and was broadcast live through social media platforms due to the coronavirus outbreak. The festival included a host of activities such as air shows with warplanes and …
Turkey’s Hagia Sophia holds first Friday prayers since conversion back to mosque
Images on Turkish state television showed crowds of Muslims praying in and around the mosque on Friday morning. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan participated in the Friday prayers, where he recited verses of the Quran. Some people came from outside Istanbul and spent the night around Hagia Sophia waiting for the prayer, according to CNN …
Turkey’s Havelsan partners with local company to work on 5G technologies
Turkish defense technologies company HAVELSAN, which provides software-based solutions for the defense and information sectors, has partnered with Ulak Communications Inc. to work on new generation communications. With the move, new generation communication technology is now in the works, including the provision of a 5G network, set to be fulfilled by a cluster of groups …
France’s Macron Accuses Turkey’s Erdogan of Breaking Libya Promises
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron accused Turkey’s president on Wednesday of breaking promises made at a conference on Libya after Turkish warships and Syrian fighters arrived in the north African country. “I want to express my concerns with regard to the behaviour of Turkey at the moment, which is in complete contradiction with what …
Turkey’s Erdogan accuses Syria of breaking ceasefire in Idlib | News
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the Syrian government of breaking a ceasefire agreement and killing 20 people in the opposition-held province of Idlib. The deal came into effect last Sunday but violence has continued, pushing more people from their homes and protesters on to the streets. Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis reports. Source link
Turkey’s Smartest Mobile Assistant from VakıfBank Uses Sestek’s AI-powered Technology
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VakıfBank, Turkey’s fourth-largest bank, introduced a new banking assistant, “ViBi” to its mobile banking app, which currently has 4.2 million users. The assistant, developed in partnership with Sestek, a leading AI and speech technologies company. The “mobile banking assistant” which went live in only 8 months, can answer more than 5,000 …
Turkey’s Syria invasion ramps up as Donald Trump suggests any ISIS prisoner escapees are Europe’s problem
President Trump has dismissed concerns that Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria could enable hundreds of hardened ISIS fighters to go free as a problem for other countries. There are more than 10,000 ISIS detainees held in jails across northern Syria run by America’s long-time Kurdish allies, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Kurds had warned …
