Author: Musa Gulya

The completed sections of the Çorum-İskilip Road, which will raise Çorum’s highway standard and provide safer and more comfortable transportation, were put into service at a ceremony held on Friday, November 17. The opening ceremony was attended by Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu and General Manager of Highways Ahmet Gülşen. Members of Parliament, bureaucrats from public institutions and organizations and representatives of contractor companies were present. “We connected Çorum to Samsun, Kırıkkale and Yozgat through divided roads.” Our Minister Uraloğlu stated that they have spent approximately 2002 billion liras on Çorum’s transportation and communication infrastructure since 25; “Çorum;…

Turkish Agriculture Minister İbrahim Yumaklı said the nation is on the brink of a severe water crisis, with projections indicating that by 2030 Turkey’s water availability will fall below 1,000 cubic meters per capita, the Gazete Duvar news website reported on Friday. This alarming forecast places half of the population and 80 percent of irrigated agricultural areas in a dire situation, facing acute water scarcity, Yumaklı said. The country’s decline in water availability is stark, with Levent Kurnaz, a climate expert at Boğaziçi University, highlighting the gravity of the situation in an interview with Arab Weekly in April. He notes…

A Taliban representative gave a speech at a mosque run by the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB), which operates under Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs, or Diyanet, according to photos posted by the chief spokesman for the Taliban-run Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on Friday. “The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Abdul Bari Omar, addressed a meeting of Afghans in Germany and answered their questions. He told the participants that there is security in the country, the process of reconstruction is going on, we should all contribute to the development of the country and use our capital…

Located in the heart of Athens, Mount Lycabettus provides a serene, picturesque escape from the noise and hubbub of Greece’s capital. At the highest elevation in all of hilly Athens, Mt. Lycabettus provides stunning views that stretch from the Athenian Riviera along the Saronic Gulf all the way to the mountains that surround the Greek capital. The easy hike up to the top of the hill begins at the base of the mountain, located near the chic Athenian neighborhood of Kolonaki. If you’re not up for the jaunt, you can use a funicular to reach the top which runs about…

The sleigh bells you hear might be the ones on the Ariel Opera House stage as The Ohio Valley Symphony prepares for its 34th annual Christmas Show set for Dec. 2 at the historic Ariel Opera House, in Gallipolis. Under the direction of Guest Conductor Steven Huang, The Christmas Show will be a mix of classical Christmas and holiday pops and other songs of the season. From 2004-2020, he served on the Ohio University faculty as director of orchestral activities. He is currently the music director of the New Westchester Symphony Orchestra. The program, now a southeast Ohio tradition and…

Türkiye has seen record-breaking numbers of visitors from Ireland thus far in 2023. As of September 2023, over 134,000 Irish tourists had visited Türkiye – a 21% increase on the same nine-month period in 2022. The latest figures, which have just been released by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, also represent a 65% increase against the pre-pandemic figures for the same nine-month period in 2019 – marking an impressive milestone for travel from Ireland to Türkiye. The release of these figures follows the recent ITAA (Irish Travel Agents Association) Conference, which took place in Antalya in Türkiye from…

Anadolu Shipyard announced the event on its social media accounts including the video of the ceremony held in company facilities in Tuzla, Istanbul. “We have laid the keel for the first block of Milgem 6 (second I-class frigate) in our shipyard, as part of the procurement project for the sixth, seventh, and eighth ships of the Milgem class.” The keel laying took place at a time when the lead ship of the class, TCG Istanbul, is counting down the days until commissioning. TCG Istanbul is currently undergoing sea trials and is scheduled to enter service by the end of this…

A Singapore missionary who was on a teaching trip died on Wednesday (Nov 15) after a traffic accident in Istanbul, Türkiye. Mr Joseph Chean, 56, was on his way to the airport when the taxi he was in collided with another car at about 10.20am on Wednesday, according to Turkish media reports. Mr Chean died of his injuries en route to hospital, said Youth With A Mission (YWAM), a Christian organisation where Mr Chean had been a national director for about 12 years. Police investigations in Türkiye are ongoing. The taxi driver suffered serious injuries, while the car driver was…

Jisbar’s pop art exhibition at Kalyon Kültür’s Taş Konak in Istanbul intricately weaves history, culture and contemporary street art, inviting all to explore a dynamic fusion of iconic figures and city inspiration. Jisbar, the famous French pop artist also known as Jean-Baptiste Launay, showcased his art in Istanbul for the first time at Kalyon Kültür’s Taş Konak. Curated by Aslı Bora, the exhibition, titled “Jisbar in Istanbul,” features a collection of 20 pieces and 40 original prints, all inspired by the city of Istanbul. This collective body of work promises a rich cultural and artistic experience, appealing to both the…

Come sunset, there is only one place to be in Turkey’s style capital: settled comfortably by the Bosphorus, chilled cocktail in hand. The sky was turning a blush pink, the seagulls hovering above the water like ivory drones as we took our seats at Gallada, an oasis-like restaurant from chef Fatih Tutak. Opened in July to rave reviews, it crowns one of the four buildings that comprise the new Peninsula Istanbul itself a much talked-about addition to the Karaköy neighborhood. Ferries, cargo ships, and party boats packed with revelers coursed up and down the strait, where 40,000 vessels traverse the…