During the 9th Türkiye-Georgia-Azerbaijan Trilateral Foreign Ministers Meeting in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, alongside his counterparts from Georgia and Azerbaijan, discussed regional cooperation and multilateral issues. Following the discussions, they signed the Baku Declaration at the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center.
A rubber boat carrying irregular immigrants capsized off the coast of the Eceabat district of Türkiye’s Çanakkale province, 8 miles from the shore. Twenty people, including 2 babies, lost their lives. Four others were rescued by coast guard teams. Divers and helicopters continue searching for other casualties.
A forest fire in Chile’s Valparaiso region claimed two lives and destroyed 20 homes. The fire, which started on Wednesday evening, prompted evacuations as the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service issued a red warning. Authorities discovered two fatalities in a house affected by the blaze. Chilean President Gabriel Boric confirmed the destruction of […]
Afghanistan National Disaster Agency reported that 60 people have died in the last 3 weeks in the country, where the temperature dropped to minus 30. It was also said that more than 1,600 houses were partially or completely destroyed and more than 177,00 cattle froze to death across the country. A total of 22,400 are […]
Hgih school students in Trabzon, Türkiye, are engaged in a touching initiative ahead of Çanakkale Victory and Martyrs’ Memorial Day on March 18. They are restoring and repainting the tombstones at the martyrs’ cemetery in the city. This project, part of a social responsibility program, involves students working under the guidance of Visual Arts Teachers […]
The Turkish Diyanet Foundation (TDV) plans to provide 10 thousand iftar packages to Rohingya Muslims in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, during Ramadan. This initiative aims to support the increasing needs of Rohingya refugee camps, especially during the holy month. TDV’s Bangladesh Coordinator, Oğuzhan Adsız, highlighted the importance of these distributions to enhance the Ramadan experience […]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appointed Muhammad Mustafa to replace Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh, who resigned from his post last month. Mustafa, who is a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, had been serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Palestine Investment Fund and senior economic advisor to […]
Russia has started its presidential election, lasting until March 17, with voting at over 94,000 centers. It’s notable for being a 3-day election for the first time, including electronic voting in 29 regions. Around 1.9 million expats started voting on March 1. This election also covers regions annexed from Ukraine, like Donetsk and Crimea, for […]
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for early election in Israel, stating that the coalition led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a government stuck in the past and that it is no longer suitable for Israel’s needs after October 7. “There needs to be a new discussion about Israel’s future after October […]
Türkiye’s first astronaut, Alper Gezeravcı, engaged with young minds at Düzce University during his visit for the inauguration of the Düzce Science Center. Gezeravcı, the first Turkish astronaut, shared insights about his space journey with students, emphasizing the importance of their role in shaping Türkiye’s presence in the expanding space domain. He expressed gratitude […]