Author: Elmas Aslan

Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler said on Thursday that Turkey is in talks with the UK and Spain for the purchase of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets, despite Germany’s opposition. “We are working on the procurement,” Güler said at a parliamentary meeting in Ankara. “Now the UK and Spain are trying to convince Germany, although we are not negotiating with Germany. If possible, we are planning to buy 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets.” NATO member Turkey has also asked to buy US F-16 fighter jets, but that order has been delayed. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will probably ask German Chancellor Olaf…

The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens has launched an initiative aimed at protecting the biodiversity and intangible cultural heritage of the islands of the Cyclades by helping identify funding resources and ensuring that they make their way to local organizations and agencies that are active in such fields. “The Museum of Cycladic Art would not exist without the Cycladic islands and their civilization… Today, local societies are more vulnerable than ever to increased tourism, the abandonment of traditional customs and their rituals, but also climate change,” said the museum’s president and CEO, Sandra Marinopoulou, about the initiative. “Cycladic Identity…

According to a recent report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), Alevis were the religious community that suffered the most attacks on religious property in Turkey between 2003 and 2022, followed by Protestants and Armenians. In the report released on Monday, USCIRF examined threats to religious properties in Turkey, such as places of worship, religious institutions and cemeteries. The research team conducted interviews with religious communities and an atheist association, investigated select sites of religious heritage and carried out field surveys in Bursa, Edirne, Elazığ, Diyarbakır, İzmir, Kayseri, Mardin and Trabzon provinces. In total, researchers evaluated…

With winter hours in effect starting today, Wednesday, 1/11/23, until Sunday, 31/3/24, the archaeological sites, monuments, and state museums across the country will be open, as per the relevant decision of the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports. For the museums and archaeological sites in Santorini, the following apply: It is clarified that visitors are allowed to enter up to 20 minutes before closing time. All of the above-mentioned sites will remain closed on the 25th and 26th of December, the 1st of January, and the 25th of March, which are official state holidays. On the days of Epiphany and…

At the end of the third episode of the series “Milky Way” by Vasilis Kekatos, Eleni Foureira appeared. The well-known singer is the idol of Maria, the central heroine of the series, who dreams of leaving her provincial town and studying dance in Athens with the ultimate goal of joining Eleni Foureira’s team. Her room is filled with posters of the singer, and when she’s not reading about other planets, she studies ‘Queen’ music videos and copies dance moves with her four friends. Maria’s pregnancy puts a big question mark on the realisation of the dream. Feeling more alone and…

Sam Altman, the head of artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, has been ousted by the company’s board, which said it had lost confidence in his ability to lead the company. The board said Altman had not been “consistently candid with his communications”, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. The 38-year-old had also become a spokesman for the artificial intelligence industry, appearing before Congress this year to testify about new rules for artificial intelligence. On social media, Altman wrote that he had loved his time at the company. “It was transformative for me personally, and hopefully the world a little bit.…

The Smiling Skull Saloon is allowed to sell alcohol starting Wednesday after receiving a stay of revocation Tuesday from Athens County Court of Common Pleas Judge George McCarthy. Smiling Skull’s co-owner, Adrienne Whitney, said the stay allows the bar to operate — sell alcohol — until a pending case against the Ohio Department of Liquor Control is resolved. That means DJ Barticus can play Wednesday and there is a whole bunch of activities scheduled ahead this week at “The Skull” — more on that in a minute. Back to the news — the popular West Union Street bar has been…

The recently concluded Binance Blockchain Week Istanbul, held on November 8-9, 2023, surpassed all expectations. As a Binance event, the anticipation was high, and the event did not disappoint, with impressive sponsorships and a stellar lineup of speakers. Among the many promising projects that showcased their innovations, Match Chain, a layer-1 social graph built on the Cosmos blockchain, stood out as a remarkable presence. Match Chain was not only a side event sponsor but also actively participated in the event, with both its CEO and CMO taking center stage. Match Chain CEO Delivers Insights on Data Sovereignty in Web3 On…

AHEPA, the biggest Greek-American organization, will honor banker Nancy Papaioannou for her commitment to the community. AHEPA’s Chapter 326 announced that Papaioannou will receive the President’s Award for “Dedication and Commitment to the Community” during its 85th Anniversary Dinner Gala to be held on December 1, at Leonard’s Palazzo, Great Neck, N.Y. Along with Papaioannou, AHEPA will also honor Philip N. Christopher, who will receive the Periclean Award for civil service and leadership and Stephen Cherpelis who will receive the Estia-Pindus Legacy Award for years of philanthropy. Nancy Papaioannou’s career honored by AHEPANancy Papaioannou a leading community banker in New…

Türkiye condemned the Council of Europe for awarding Osman Kavala, a convicted criminal, with its highest rights prize Monday. In a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç said it was unacceptable for the CoE to award a “so-called” human rights prize to a convict, whose verdict of conviction was approved by one of Türkiye’s top courts. “Promoting violence, inciting violence cannot be seen as a right or freedom in democratic countries governed by the rule of law,” Tunç said, adding that Kavala was one of the perpetrators of the Gezi riots, which resulted in…