Author: Belgin Naz

An elderly American couple who went missing in Greece in late January this year were discovered dead in Taygetos mountain range. The missing couple were identified as David Harrison Robinson and his wife Lucretia Robinson. The pair were both from the United States but had lived in the Peloponnese region of Greece for the past few years. According to reports, efforts are presently underway to recover the bodies, which were located after their vehicle was spotted. American couple found dead in Taygetos, Greece On Friday, local media reported that the couple had been found dead in a ravine in Taygetos. The authorities were…

Turkey’s media failed to perform its core function – holding to account the political elite, who must take most blame for the vast scale of death and destruction t was early in the morning of Monday 6 February when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey’s southeast and northwest Syria, followed by a 7.5 magnitude tremor just hours later. The confirmed death toll of the earthquakes neared 45,000, with thousands more still buried under collapsed buildings. The night before, these people had gone to bed with hopes, dreams and worries for the future. All of it vanished into the rubble in the…

Following Turkey’s lead, Viktor Orbán is discovering his own power to twist circumstances to Hungary’s advantage. The saga over the Finland’s and Sweden’s accession to Nato continues. Turkey and Hungary are the only two member states yet to approve the Nordic countries’ bid to join the alliance. Turkey imposed its conditions and signed off on an agreement with Sweden and Finland that made them change their laws on counterterrorism and arms embargoes. Is it now Hungary’s turn to make demands? The Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has so far supported their bid, but last week he expressed concern for the…

By an overwhelming majority, the Finnish Parliament approved Wednesday in advance the historic entry of the Nordic country into NATO, for which ratifications by Hungary and Turkey are still essential. Finnish MPs voted to approve a law allowing Finland to join the Western military alliance, by 184 votes in favor and 7 against. As a direct consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland’s accession to the NATO umbrella will put an end to half a century of neutrality imposed by Moscow and then three decades of military non-alignment since the end of the Cold War. The Finnish Defense Minister hailed…

Provinces across Türkiye are hosting victims of last month’s earthquakes. After the magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes, centered in the Kahramanmaras province, affected more than 13 million people across 11 provinces, many people were directed to safer locations. The earthquake victims, including those who left the region by their own means, were placed in hotels, guesthouses, dormitories affiliated to Turkish Youth and Sports Ministry as well as their relatives or volunteer families in different provinces. Also, psychosocial support is being offered to the affected adults and children. According to the data obtained by Anadolu, Turkish capital Ankara hosts the most…