Author: Adem Efe

The abundance of jellyfish seen on the beaches of Foça, a popular tourist destination in the western province of Izmir, has spiked concerns among the public, as an expert warns people to stay away from areas where jellyfish are most prevalent. Speaking to local media about the jellyfish, which have increased in number in recent days, expert Dr. Erhan Irmak stated that most jellyfish species are poisonous sea creatures with caustic capsules and have the ability to poison someone and irritate the skin upon contact even if they are dead. “It is necessary to stay away from areas with a lot of…

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 jolted 23 km E of Nurdağı, Turkey at 2023-02-06 01:17:36 GMT on Monday (2023-02-06 09:17:36 Beijing Time), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 24.075 km, was initially determined to be at 37.2012 degrees north latitude and 36.9997 degrees east longitude.

Initially welcomed, Syrians are increasingly concerned by the anti-refugee sentiment and the threat of forced repatriations. Hatim al-Abdullah, a dual Syrian-Turkish citizen, voted for the first time in Turkey’s elections in May, which returned longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a five-year presidential term. “I voted for Erdogan also to protect my family,” al-Abdullah, 25, told Al Jazeera in Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey, in the hope that his parents and three siblings will have a future in their adoptive home. Al-Abdullah, originally from Palmyra, was the only one in his family eligible to vote, as he was naturalised three years ago, because…

The result of the first round of Turkey’s presidential election was a blow to the opposition, who had high hopes of unseating President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after 20 years in power. The result of the first round of Turkey’s presidential election was a blow to the opposition, who had high hopes of unseating President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after 20 years in power. Contender Kemal Kilicdaroglu, a soft-spoken, bookish 74-year-old, is running as the candidate for change, vowing economic reform, a reversal of Erdogan’s policies that many describe as autocratic, and closer ties with NATO and the West. Turkish opinion polls —…

In May, the “Heal Squad” podcast host revealed exclusively to PEOPLE that she had undergone treatment for stage 2 pancreatic cancer Maria Menounos will be lacing up her running shoes in November. The former E! News correspondent traveled to Greece, where she registered for the 40th Authentic Athens Marathon later this year. She also obtained Greek citizenship and is now a dual citizen of Greece and the United States. Her goal to finish a marathon in her family’s country of origin comes after Menounos, 44, told PEOPLE earlier this year that she had been privately battling stage 2 pancreatic cancer. Diagnosed in January, she underwent…

Before Turkey goes to the polls on May 14, the country’s inflation crisis is a major campaign theme as the six main opposition parties rally around Kemal Kilicdaroglu to create the strongest challenge yet to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But analysts say discontent with Erdogan’s economic management will not automatically translate into votes for Kilicdaroglu – especially given the prominence of cultural issues in Turkish politics. It was telling that Erdogan focused on economic promises when he finally launched his presidential election campaign on April 11, more than two weeks after the secular CHP’s leader Kilicdaroglu. “We’ll bring inflation down to single digits and…

Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ)’s Urban and Regional Planning Department academics criticized the presidential decree on rapid construction after the Feb. 6 earthquakes by publishing a statement on the department’s website. After the move, the university administration blocked access to the website for hours and re-opened it after public backlash, online news outlet Diken reported on April 1. ITU’s Faculty of Architecture, Department of Urban and Regional Planning published the declaration of the “Union of Planning Schools of Turkey” on March 28 on the department’s website. The declaration criticized the “Presidential Decree on Settlement and Construction under the State of Emergency”…

MOSCOW – Small groups of Ukrainian troops are trying to escape from Artemivsk or surrender, Yang Gagin, adviser to the acting head of the DPR, said on the Rossiya 1 TV channel. “The enemy suffers colossal losses every day, he is driven out to the western outskirts, where there is practically no supply of ammunition, the roads are shot through by our artillery. This also applies to the rotation of military personnel and the removal of the wounded. The Ukrainian garrison is practically doomed. Now there are precedents when they flee in small groups.. . There are those who surrender, who are…

On opening day of the Tennessee spring turkey hunting season, Cameron Freshour went into the woods of Greene County. Just a short time later, he had bagged a turkey. But, it wasn’t just any gobbler. This turkey had seven beards. “We sat there and hugged and laughed and celebrated with our second (turkey) of the day. But to our surprise, there was something different about this bird. He had more than one beard. We started examining him and said, ‘Oh he has two beards, oh wait actually three, no four.’ He ended up having seven beards in total,” Freshour told WJHL.…

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, a crest line has appeared within the international community. If the “Global North” stands up against Russia, most of the countries of the “Global South” have adopted a calculated neutrality, hinged on the defense of their own interests. But, according to Indian activist Kavita Krishnan, this discourse serves Moscow and authoritarian regimes more than the people. When feminist activist Kavita Krishnan left her position in the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) in September 2022, due to her differences of opinion on the war in Ukraine, her resounding resignation made the headlines in…