Author: Daily Sabah With AA
The Ministry of Health has launched a comprehensive inspection process in public hospitals across seven pilot provinces, focusing on critical units such as emergency health services, outpatient clinics, patient rights, operating rooms and intensive care units, in line with its updated inspection guide. According to a statement from the ministry, a new inspection system is being implemented in public hospitals under the presidential directive to ensure regular and effective monitoring activities. Under the initiative directed by Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu, the ministry’s inspection board updated its inspection guide to enhance the effectiveness of the process. As part of this effort,…
Foggy and hazy weather observed in Istanbul, Türkiye is expected to persist for a week. Due to high-pressure systems coming from Africa, fog and haze are affecting Istanbul in the mornings and evenings. This has led to a decline in air quality in the city. The areas most impacted by air pollution include Göztepe, Kartal, Fikirtepe, Uzunçayır, Mecidiyeköy and Kağıthane. Güven Özdemir, a faculty member and meteorology expert at Istanbul Aydın University, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that Türkiye is under the influence of high-pressure systems from Africa. Özdemir explained that the fog and haze in Istanbul during the morning and…
A mosque in northwestern France was vandalized with pig head graffiti, a Turkish-Muslim group on Monday said, reporting the second such attack on the region’s Muslim community in the past week. A pig head graffiti was found on Sunday on the door of a mosque in Cherbourg, operated by the Turkish-Islamic Union of Religious Affairs (DITIB), the group said in a statement. Condemning the “unacceptable action” targeting the mosque, the group expressed its firm commitment to defend the values of respect and humanity. Last week, a plaster grenade typically used in military drills was left in front of a mosque…
Six scientists from two universities in Malatya, eastern Türkiye, are developing a new treatment method to prevent pleuritis and fluid accumulation in the lungs. Animal experiments have started for the method designed to prevent lung infections and the recurrence of lung collapse and fluid accumulation. The patent for the method developed by scientists from Inönü University and Malatya Turgut Özal University has also been obtained. Dr. Hakan Parlakpınar, the head of the Department of Medical Pharmacology at Inönü University’s Faculty of Medicine, explained to Anadolu Agency (AA) that when an excessive amount of fluid accumulates in the space between the…
Six scientists from two universities in Malatya, eastern Türkiye, are developing a new treatment method to prevent pleuritis and fluid accumulation in the lungs. Animal experiments have started for the method designed to prevent lung infections and the recurrence of lung collapse and fluid accumulation. The patent for the method developed by scientists from Inönü University and Malatya Turgut Özal University has also been obtained. Dr. Hakan Parlakpınar, the head of the Department of Medical Pharmacology at Inönü University’s Faculty of Medicine, explained to Anadolu Agency (AA) that when an excessive amount of fluid accumulates in the space between the…
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,…