Author: Sidika Ayaz

In Ikaria honey is used to treat everything from wounds to stomach issues, influenza, and the common cold. Ikarians start their day with a simple spoonful of raw local honey, which has a high antioxidant level. This may reduce inflammation and also contains amino acids and vitamin C which are known to speed the growth of healthy tissue in the body. This famous Greek island is a part of ‘Blue Zones’ a name given to 5 places in the world- Ikaria, Sardinia in Italy, Okinawa of Japan, Nicoya of Costa Rica and Loma Linda of California, USA, whose inhabitants surpass…

By the year 2050 European production of low- to zero-carbon fuels could reach 150 million tons per year, with total investment estimated at between 400-650 billion euros, Liana Gouta, the director of energy policy and international relations at listed oil giant Helleniq Energy, has told Kathimerini in an interview. “The biggest challenge and priority for the industry right now is to highlight the great transformation it has set in motion and the key role it can play in achieving the EU’s goals for a gradual reduction of carbon emissions and climate neutrality by 2050,” emphasized the experienced official, who is…

The FBI has searched the house of Cenk Öcal, a former executive of Turkish Airlines (THY), Turkey’s flag carrier, as part of an investigation into whether New York Mayor Eric Adams’s 2021 election campaign conspired with the Turkish government to receive illegal foreign donations, The New York Times reported on Friday. The investigation came to public attention on Nov. 2 when US federal agents conducted an early-morning raid at the Brooklyn home of the mayor’s chief fundraiser, Brianna Suggs. Suggs is a campaign consultant who is deeply entwined with efforts to advance the mayor’s agenda. The New York Times reported,…

Greece needs to strengthen the competitive advantage it has begun to build in the field of optical satellite communications, taking action not only in terms of university research, but also in the creation of a business ecosystem. Polyzois Kokkonis, future programs officer at the European Space Agency (ESA), said in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency this week. “Optical satellite communications will develop strongly in the future. They will become more important, because they offer very good possibilities for communication in space,” Kokkonis said, and reminded that Greece, in collaboration with the ESA, was one of the first countries…

Turkish counter-terror police have detained 17 suspects affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group during an operation carried out in Istanbul on Friday, the Ihlas News Agency reported. The police conducted raids in nine districts targeting foreigners suspected of having links to IS extremists and of providing training consistent with the group’s ideology, Ihlas said. They detained 17 suspects and seized a large amount of documents and digital materials. The news agency said 10 suspects were taken to police headquarters to present their testimony, and seven were delivered to the Istanbul migration office to be deported. Türkiye listed IS as…

Development Minister Kostas Skrekas on Wednesday announced the imposition of fines on two more multinational companies, which, as in the two previous cases a few days earlier, are active in the categories of personal hygiene, personal care and beauty, as well as in the category of household items (cleaners, detergents etc). After Unilever and Procter & Gamble, it was the turn of Johnson & Johnson Greece and Colgate Palmolive on Wednesday, which were fined 1 million euros and €672,000 respectively, for unfair profiteering. Furthermore, the inspections conducted by the competent services of the Development Ministry found that they have violated…

Foreigners who have obtained residency permits in Turkey’s Mediterranean province of Antalya are leaving the tourism hub due to the rising cost of living in the city. In 2023, sixteen percent of those with residency permits have left Antalya. The exodus accelerated in the last four months with 17,000 residents leaving the province, according to reporting by economy news outlet Ekonomim. Antalya has been a popular spot for foreigners, especially Russian citizens after the Russo-Ukrainian War, in terms of real estate purchases. However, the persistent hike in rent prices in the province combined with the increase of the minimum real…

Wireless networking technology company Rajant Corp and distribution partner AIRadio have rolled-out wi-fi access on Istanbul metro line M8 trains and at stations. The 14·3 km automated line linking Bostancı with Dudullu on the Anatolian side of Istanbul opened on January 6, and the wi-fi went live in August. The equipment included Hawk BreadCrumbs Kinetic Mesh wireless radio nodes, Rajant RCP tunnel antennas and SlipStream XG. ‘Deploying a dedicated LTE or even a 5G network was not an option due to challenges such as capital and operating costs. Further, neither LTE nor 5G provide seamless handoffs to maintain user-application connections,…

A British holidaymaker has been arrested over the killing of his wife after allegedly stabbing her with a screwdriver . Ayan Mohamed Dhoba, 26, was found dead by horrified hotel staff in Istanbul, Turkey yesterday. Staff forced their way into the room after reportedly hearing screams. They found Ayan lying in a pool of blood having suffered several stab wounds, local media reports. Police have since taken her husband, who is only named as Ahmet Yasin M, into custody. The 28-year-old was reportedly found in blood-soaked T-shirt after a day of searching. Video shared in Turkish media shows the suspect…

On the night that Greece’s biggest left-wing party voted for its new leader, all anyone could talk about was pizza. At stake was the future of the Syriza party, which had run Greece at the head of a coalition government from 2015 to 2019. As the votes came in on September 19, one of the candidates, Stefanos Kasselakis, was holed up in his campaign headquarters. Over the previous few weeks, Kasselakis, a former Goldman Sachs associate and shipowner, had emerged seemingly from nowhere to become the frontrunner, and journalists were camped outside his office. As the evening drew on, his…