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Turkey is a safe route in the Israeli-Palestinian war

14Oct

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Turkey is a safe route in the Israeli-Palestinian war

The Israeli-Palestinian war is on the agenda of the whole world. Emrah Yılmaz Çavuşoğlu, Chairman of the Board of Camelot Maritime, said, "With the Israeli-Palestinian war, some cruise ships have canceled their stops in Israel's Haifa and Ashdod ports. The ships that have decided to cancel their calls are directing their route to Egypt and Cyprus, especially Turkey. Although this situation looks like an advantage in the short term, we need to look at the big picture."The clashes between Israel and Palestine in early October, which were closely followed by the whole world, caused cruise ships to reconstruct their routes. Some of the ships trying to get away from Israel due to the insecure environment created by the war have turned their route to Turkey. Some operators, which are among ...

What channel, what time is the Croatia-Turkey national match?

11Oct

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What channel, what time is the Croatia-Turkey national match?

The Turkish national team will face Croatia in the UEFA Euro qualifiers.After the dismissal of Stefan Kuntz, Vincenzo Montella was appointed as the technical director of the national team. Montella will take his first test with the national team.The national team under Kuntz, who became the target of criticism with the 1-1 score in the Turkey-Armenia UEFA Euro qualifying match, left the Japan-Turkey friendly match with a 4-2 defeat.It remains to be seen what kind of game plan Vincenzo Montella, who left his post as Adan Demirspor coach and was appointed as the Turkish national team coach, will come up with.Montella: "The best will be selected for the National Team"Vincenzo Montella signed the contract making him the National Team Technical Director for 3 years with a c...

President Erdoğan: We are among the top 10 states

9Oct

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President Erdoğan: We are among the top 10 states

In his speech at the 2023-2024 Academic Year Opening Ceremony, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that universities, which are symbols of freedom, are among the top 10 countries with the highest number of international students in the world with nearly 340 thousand students from 198 countries. Erdoğan also congratulated the scientists and universities to whom he presented YÖK's 2023 Outstanding Achievement Awards.ANKARA (IGFA) - President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the 2023-2024 Academic Year Opening Ceremony at Beştepe National Congress and Culture Center.Noting that the net enrollment rate in higher education, which was 14 percent in 2002, has more than tripled to 45 percent in 2023, President Erdoğan said, "In our country, the ratio of equality between girls and boys in hig...

6Oct

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German cyclist Viola Brand is coming to the 58th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey

Artistic Cycling World Champion German cyclist Viola Brand, who added color to the 58th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey Promotion Meeting held at Atatürk Cultural Center on September 12 with her artistic cycling show and fascinated the audience with her acrobatic movements on the bicycle, is coming to the 58th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey."Superstar" Viola Brand, who has broken world records in the Artistic Cycling category of the World Cycling Union, who has exhibited her choreographies on bicycles in NBA games with her world championship title, will mesmerize the cycling lovers waiting to watch the final battle of the race with her artistic cycling show on the 5 stages of the 58th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey.With her spectacular show, Viola Brand will take the...

British sprinter to compete in the Tour for 5th time

5Oct

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British sprinter to compete in the Tour for 5th time

British sprinter Mark Cavendish, who holds the record with 34 stage victories in the Tour de France and 11 in the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, will compete in the Tour for the fifth time.ISTANBUL (IGFA) - Cavendish, who started his professional racing career in 2005 and won the World Champion title in 2011, suffered great difficulties for four years after being diagnosed with the Epstein-Barr virus in 2017 and clinical depression in 2018.Cycling circles thought the Cavendish era was over. One of the greatest sprinters the sport has ever seen, Mark signaled he may have run his last race after finishing 74th in Gent-Wevelgem in October 2020. But his passion for excitement and adrenaline drew him back to racing. In January 2021, he returned to the peloton and began to fight f...

Harsh Reaction from Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ‘Sweden

30Sep

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Harsh Reaction from Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ‘Sweden

ANKARA (IGFA) - A strong reaction came from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the burning of a model of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Sweden.In Sweden, a model of President Erdoğan was burned in front of the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm under police protection. Turkey's response to this incident was swift."WE EXPECT THE PREVENTION OF THESE OFFENSIVE ACTIONS"In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the scandalous act targeting our President is strongly condemned. It was stated, "We strongly condemn the approval of this despicable act targeting our President. It is the fundamental expectation of the Turkish community that Sweden prevents these offensive actions, which also serve as ongoing propaganda activities for terrorist organizations."

Trust Letters from Ambassadors of 4 Countries Presented to President Erdoğan

28Sep

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Trust Letters from Ambassadors of 4 Countries Presented to President Erdoğan

ANKARA (IGFA) - The ambassadors of France, Norway, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia in Ankara presented trust letters to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex.Isabelle Dumont, the Ambassador of France to Ankara, Andreas Gaarder, the Ambassador of Norway to Ankara, Amr el-Hamami, the Ambassador of Egypt to Ankara, and Fahad bin Assaad Abu El-Nasr, the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Ankara, handed over the trust letters to President Erdoğan.Following the presentation of the trust letters, President Erdoğan took a commemorative photograph with the ambassadors, their families, and some embassy staff.

50th Anniversary of Turkey-Qatar Diplomacy Celebrated

27Sep

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50th Anniversary of Turkey-Qatar Diplomacy Celebrated

On September 27, 2023, the PTT Corporation released a commemorative stamp and first-day cover with the theme "50th Anniversary of Turkey-Qatar Diplomatic Relations."ISTANBUL (İGFA) – On September 27, 2023, PTT Corporation introduced a commemorative stamp with a face value of 15 TL (measuring 36 x 52 mm) and a first-day cover with a face value of 30 TL, both dedicated to the theme "50th Anniversary of Turkey-Qatar Diplomatic Relations." These philatelic items were made available for purchase at PTT offices, the official PTT Corporation website (www.filateli.gov.tr), and the philately mobile application.Simultaneously, on the same date, PTT's Stamp Museum, located at Hacı Bayram Mah. Atatürk Boulevard No:13 Ulus-Altındağ/ANKARA, began using a first-day cancellation stamp with the in...

12Sep

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Troy Cultural Road Festival Continues

The fourth stop of the Turkey Cultural Road Festivals, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey and one of the most comprehensive cultural art projects in the world, continued with full force on the third day of the Troy Cultural Road Festival.In Çanakkale, the fourth destination of the Turkey Cultural Road Festivals, which are organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to contribute to Turkey's international brand value, the Troy Cultural Road Festival was held under the coordination of the Çanakkale Battles Gallipoli Historical Area Presidency. The third day of the festival has come to an end.HANDCRAFTED WORKS OF AHMETÇE WOMENAs part of the festival, the "Ahmetçe Village Calculation Work Exhibition" organized jointly by KADEM and Ahmet...

The Troya Cultural Path Festival Has Begun

10Sep

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The Troya Cultural Path Festival Has Begun

The Troya Cultural Path Festival, the fourth stop of the Turkey Cultural Path Festivals organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, has commenced under the coordination of the Çanakkale Battles Gallipoli Historical Area Presidency. The opening of the festival was attended by Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Dr. Batuhan Mumcu, Çanakkale Governor İlhami Aktaş, General Director of Research and Education at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Selim Terzi, and President of the Çanakkale Battles Gallipoli Historical Area İsmail Kaşdemir.The Turkey Cultural Path Festivals, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to contribute to Turkey's international brand value, have reached their fourth destination in Çanakkale. As part of the festival activities in Çanakkale, a proce...