Cat Helva adopted by Turkish highschool

Abdullah Tangulu Vocational School in Elazig adopted a cat from a pet shop to rehabilitate students with special needs and instill love for animals. The students named the cat “Helva,” which was brought to school after receiving all vaccinations and care. Helva spends most of its time attending classes with students. The cat, which climbs […]

Conviction of former PM Najib Razak in Malaysia upheld

Malaysian Court of Appeal dismissed former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s appeal on charges of corruption in the Malaysian Public Development Fund (1MDB). Court of Appeals Judge Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil said that the tribunal upheld the conviction of Najib and rejected his defense. “There is no national interest here, only national embarrassment,” said Abdul Karim. […]

Russian landing ship “Caesar Kunikov” passed through Istanbul Strait

On Wednesday, belonging to Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet with 158 bow number and 112 meters long, Russian Landing Ship class “Caesar Kunikov” enter Istanbul Strait from Black Sea at around 03:00 PM. After it exited from Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge at around 04:15 PM, Russian Caesar Kunikov passed through Istanbul Strait and move forward […]

sandstorm hits egypt

The sky over Egypt’s capital Cairo and nearby cities turned hazy yellow after sandstorm hits the region. Visibility decreased, some roads were closed to traffic. Authorities urged people to stay inside, stating that the harsh weather conditions in the region are expected to continue in the coming days.

Due to severe storms, roofs flew away in Samsun

Severe storms that speed reaching up to 73,4 kilometers per hour, damaged roofs of buildings in Samsun city, Turkey. Because of the storm, roof of a 4 story building in Köy Hizmetleri street of Sondaj neighborhood flew off and parts of it hit neighboring buildings and fell into their gardens. Roofs of buildings also damaged […]

Turkey Ministry of National Defence released footage of NEXUS ACE mission

On its official social media account, Turkey Ministry of National Defence posted a statement about details of the NEXUS ACE mission. “NEXUS ACE is a tactical leveled training that conducted together by our combat airplanes. Training flights are planed according to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) procedures and flights are carried out using both Turkish […]

Turkish-born Deniz Burnham selected 2021 NASA astronaut candidate

The American Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that Turkish-born Deniz Burnham has been qualified to join the 2021 astronaut candidate class. According to the information on the official website of the institution, 36-year-old Deniz Burnham, who was born in Incirlik Military Base in Adana as a child of a US military family and studied […]

Olaf Scholz becomes new german chancellor

Olaf Scholz, Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, has become the 9th Chancellor of Germany. The German lawmakers at the Bundestag backed Olaf’s appointment by 395 votes to 303, making him the 4th Chancellor of SPD origin, after Willy Brandt, Helmut Schmidt and Gerhard Schröder. A coalition of Social Democratic Party (SPD), Green party (Die […]

A meteorite falling into Black Sea seen from Sochi

On Tuesday night, a meteorite fell into Russian costs of Black Sea. While illuminating sky, historic moment of brightly falling meteorite seen by residents of Lazarevsky district of Sochi, Russia. Rapidly falling meteorite exploded and disappeared at the very moment it coming close to Black Sea. Meanwhile, the incident recorded by security cameras and footage […]

Tourists rescued woman stuck in flood water

A young woman Tuğba Solhan, who is in charge of restoration work at the Olympos Ancient City excavation site in Antalya, Turkey, was stuck in her vehicle on a stream bed on her way to work. The stream flooded due to the heavy rain, leaving the vehicle immobile. Yohan Amsctourd and Christgibe Nockile, two French […]