Author: Anadolu Agency
Global coffee chains giant Starbucks is under fire for offering its new CEO a corporate jet for commuting between Newport Beach, California and Seattle, Washington, around 1,609 kilometers (1,000 miles). Social media users called Brian Niccol’s use of a private jet “hypocritical,” pointing to Starbucks’ decision to use paper straws instead of plastic to reduce environmental damage. In August, Starbucks sent a mail to Niccol saying: “You will be eligible to use the Company aircraft for business-related travel in accordance with the Company’s travel policy, travel between your city of residence and the Company’s headquarters in Seattle, Washington and your…
German airline Lufthansa announced on Friday that it is extending the suspension of flights to Tehran and Tel Aviv until Sept. 2 due to security concerns. Flights to Lebanon’s capital Beirut were halted until at least Sept. 30 amid heightened tensions in the region, and fears of a new war between Israel and Hezbollah. Meanwhile, flights to Jordan’s capital Amman and Iraqi city of Erbil, which were suspended earlier this month, will be resumed from Aug. 27, according to the Lufthansa statement. The decision comes as diplomatic efforts of the US, Qatar, and Egypt continue to persuade Israel and Hamas…
Turkish security forces “neutralized” 38 PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Iraq and northern Syria over the past week, the country’s National Defense Ministry said on Thursday. “Thirty-eight terrorists were neutralized in the past week. Thus, the total number of terrorists neutralized in northern Iraq and Syria since Jan. 1 has reached 1,763, with 868 in Iraq and 895 in northern Syria,” Rear Admiral Zeki Akturk, the ministry’s spokesman, said at a weekly news conference in the capital Ankara. Turkish authorities use the term “neutralize” to imply that the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured. In its nearly 40-year…
The Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority (TKM) on Friday said it blocked access to Instagram. No reason was given for the move, but it came after the country’s Communications Director Fahrettin Altun criticized the social media platform, saying it “is actively preventing people from posting messages of condolences for the passing of Hamas leader [Ismail] Haniyeh without citing any policy violations.” “This is censorship, pure and simple,” he said in a post on X on Wednesday after Haniyeh’s assassination in Tehran. “We will defend freedom of speech against these platforms that have showed many times that they are primarily…
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday laid out his plan to ensure that the US will be the crypto capital of the planet and the Bitcoin superpower of the world. “If crypto is going to define the future, I want it mined, minted and made in the USA,” he told Bitcoin Conference at Nashville, Tennessee. “It is not going to be made anywhere else.” “Bitcoin is going to the Moon and I want America to be the nation that leads the way,” he added. Trump said he is proud to be the first major party nominee in American…
Turkish Airlines wants to promote cultural richness and international cooperation while having the most varied destinations on its roster by the next decade, chairman Ahmet Bolat told Anadolu. At the Farnborough International Airshow in the UK, Bolat said the new cultural project wants to bring art and culture together, in collaboration with award-winning Turkish-American artist Refik Anadol. Bolat said the project consists of an art piece of people from various backgrounds depicted as living different life experiences, telling the story of how the flag carrier unites people from cultures around the world. – Turkish Airlines delves into its homeland’s roots…
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) opened an investigation into Delta Air Lines to ensure that the airline is following the law and taking care of passengers during continued widespread disruptions, the head of the agency said Tuesday. “While you should first try to resolve issues directly with the airline, we want to hear from passengers who believe that Delta has not complied with USDOT-enforced passenger protection requirements during the recent travel disruptions,” Secretary Pete Buttigieg wrote on X. Buttigieg shared a Transportation Department link where consumers can file a complaint or comment about services they received, or requested from…
At year’s-end, Türkiye’s domestic electric vehicle (EV) maker Togg will start pre-orders to Europe of its fully electric C-segment SUV T10X model, the automaker has announced. Togg celebrated its sixth anniversary on Tuesday, as the company was founded on June 25, 2018, under the leadership of President Erdogan. The Turkish automaker became a leading EV brand in Türkiye with the T10X model, which was previewed in 2019, and now it plans to venture out to Europe, having founded Togg Europe GmbH in Germany back in 2021. Besides the C-segment SUV, Togg continues to develop new lines of EVs, as the…
Turkish defense firm Aselsan’s short-range air defense systems conducted integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise with NATO countries at Ramstein Legacy 2024 in Romania. Aselsan’s systems became the first Turkish-made short-range air defense systems ever to be included in NATO’s biannual defense exercise. Aselsan said in a statement that the Turkish Armed Forces participated in the exercise with the firm’s systems, such as the battery command and control operations center named “Hakim-Adoc/T,” fire control device called “Korkut 130/135,” the pedestal mounted stinger, “KMS Zıpkın,” and the “Manpads” team equipment systems. Aselsan’s systems worked in tandem with German, Hungarian, and…
Türkiye’s first heavy-class military unmanned ground vehicle Alpar will be showcased abroad. Türkiye’s leading military vehicle manufacturer Otokar will showcase a range of products at Eurosatory, Europe’s largest and one of the world’s leading defense industry fairs, starting Monday in Paris. As part of this event, the heavy-class unmanned ground vehicle Alpar will be introduced abroad for the first time. Designed with a maximum load capacity of 15 tons, Alpar operates silently with its serial hybrid electric drive system. Otokar has conducted extensive engineering and qualification tests for Alpar since its introduction last year, according to information obtained by Anadolu.…