Author: Daily Sabah With AA

The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) is providing support for a project aimed at developing the beekeeping sector in Palestine. According to a written statement from TIKA, the protocol for the program aimed at developing the beekeeping sector in Palestine was signed at a ceremony held at the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture. The program will be carried out in cooperation with the Palestinian Beekeeping Council, the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture, the Palestinian Ministry of Education, Birzeit University and the Arab Agricultural Engineers Association. The project aims to provide beekeeping training to women and youth living in rural areas to…

Families spending the midterm holiday with their children at Palandöken Ski Resort, one of eastern Türkiye’s major ski centers in Erzurum, evaluated the fire safety measures at the hotels where they stayed. Located 20 kilometers (12.42 miles) from the airport and 4 kilometers from the city center, the ski resort offers easy access and accommodation options, along with a variety of winter sports activities. The region has nine hotels with a total capacity of 2,750 beds. During the semester break, when the occupancy rate reached nearly 100%, the Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality Fire Department teams, based at the Fire Department Central…

Istanbul has overtaken New York to claim the title of the world’s most congested city, according to a 2024 report published by a U.S.-based software company. As the city’s population grows, so does the number of motor vehicles on its roads, exacerbating traffic, polluting the air and even altering weather patterns. Professor Hüseyin Toros, a faculty member at Istanbul Technical University’s (ITÜ) Climate Science and Meteorological Engineering Department, highlighted these pressing concerns. Professor Toros explained that the growing number of vehicles in Istanbul, now nearing 6 million, according to Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) data, has far-reaching consequences. “This is a…

First lady Emine Erdoğan welcomed Jeannette Kagame, the wife of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, during her official visit to Türkiye on Jan. 24 in Ankara. The two leaders’ spouses visited the African Cultural House and the Presidential Library. Erdoğan was greeted at the African Cultural House by Zeliha Sağlam, chairperson of the African Handicrafts and Cultural House Association, along with African graduate students studying at universities in Ankara. She welcomed Jeannette Kagame at the venue and guided her on a tour of the cultural house. The leaders’ spouses examined African handicrafts and received information about the cultural house and the…

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas praised Türkiye as an important actor in cooperation on regional issues and a strategic partner for the bloc ahead of her visit to Türkiye this Friday. “It’s high time to visit Türkiye and I will do it really in the first part of my mandate. We have many issues. In addition to regional security, we can discuss cooperation in different areas such as energy, for example,” she told Anadolu Agency (AA) in an interview. Kallas is expected to hold high-level talks with Turkish officials on regional foreign policy issues, steps in defense and security,…

Istanbul ranked first globally in hours lost to traffic congestion last year, followed by New York, Chicago, London and Mexico City. According to information compiled from the “2024 Global Traffic Scorecard” report published by INRIX, a U.S.-based global software and data firm, the report analyzed transportation data and trends from 946 urban areas worldwide. The findings aim to provide road authorities, transportation planners, engineers, policymakers and the public with tools to monitor and measure traffic in their regions. The report highlights that while road travel drives demand due to the movement of people, goods and services, congestion occurs when demand…

The Justice and Development Party (AK Party) will bring Türkiye’s first “Climate Law Proposal,” which aims to establish a legal framework for combating climate change, to the agenda of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM). AK Party members of Parliament, led by Group Chairman Abdullah Güler, are preparing the country’s first climate law proposal. Once the work is completed, the proposal will be submitted to the TBMM presidency and discussed in the General Assembly. Once accepted, Türkiye’s first climate law will come into force, providing the legal foundation for the fight against climate change. The proposed law will include the…

Turkish Süper Lig champions Galatasaray wasted a two-goal lead and settled for a 3-3 draw against Dynamo Kyiv at home on Tuesday during UEFA Europa League matchday seven. Galatasaray’s Davinson Sanchez opened the scoring with a header in the sixth minute. Abdülkerim Bardakcı doubled the lead with a stunning long-range finish in the 22nd minute at Istanbul’s Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex. Dynamo Kyiv narrowed the gap to 2-1 when Vladyslav Vanat converted a close-range effort in the 44th minute. In the 50th minute, Barış Alper Yılmaz got a second yellow card and was sent off, but the decision was…

Since President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the nationwide expansion of the Family and Youth Fund in an event last week, a total of 17,192 couples have applied for support. The Family and Youth Fund, established by the Ministry of Family and Social Services, aims to support and strengthen the institution of family, protect young people from social risks, and assist in their development. Erdoğan stated, “We are expanding the interest-free loan support we provide to young couples across all 81 provinces of our country.” Since the announcement, couples from across Türkiye, especially from Istanbul, Şanlıurfa and Ankara, have applied for…

Since President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the nationwide expansion of the Family and Youth Fund in an event last week, a total of 17,192 couples have applied for support. The Family and Youth Fund, established by the Ministry of Family and Social Services, aims to support and strengthen the institution of family, protect young people from social risks, and assist in their development. Erdoğan stated, “We are expanding the interest-free loan support we provide to young couples across all 81 provinces of our country.” Since the announcement, couples from across Türkiye, especially from Istanbul, Şanlıurfa and Ankara, have applied for…