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The Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) will be held between April 11-13 this year, bringing together over 4,000 participants from more than 140 countries. This year, 20 heads of state, over 70 ministers, 50 foreign ministers and 60 representatives of international organizations will attend. The forum will be held under the theme “Reclaiming Diplomacy in a Fragmented World,” as the international community increasingly grapples with new challenges and conflicts worldwide. The Antalya Diplomacy Forum is an annual international conference on diplomacy, held in Antalya, Türkiye, since 2021. Among those attending the forum will be Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Azerbaijan’s President…

The Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) will be held between April 11-13 this year, bringing together over 4,000 participants from more than 140 countries. This year, 20 heads of state, over 70 ministers, 50 foreign ministers and 60 representatives of international organizations will attend. The forum will be held under the theme “Reclaiming Diplomacy in a Fragmented World,” as the international community increasingly grapples with new challenges and conflicts worldwide. The Antalya Diplomacy Forum is an annual international conference on diplomacy, held in Antalya, Türkiye, since 2021. Among those attending the forum will be Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Azerbaijan’s President…

Umut Yılmaz, Gaziantep’s Şehitkamil district mayor of the main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), announced his resignation on Tuesday from the party, along with other parliamentary members. In a news conference in the southeastern province, Yılmaz said that he had shouldered his responsibility since his election in a transparent and fair manner, but that at this point, “personal interests, slanderous politics of those seeking profit and immoral conspiracies have paralyzed the municipal administration.” “While struggling with the pressures, threats increasing day by day, campaigns to discredit and understanding that sees the municipality as a source for their interests,…

Following Israel’s attacks and the breakdown of a cease-fire, humanitarian aid has been unable to reach Gaza, and approximately 700 trucks carrying supplies remain stranded at the Rafah border crossing, according to Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) President Fatma Meriç Yılmaz. Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA) on Tuesday, Yılmaz explained that Kızılay has provided humanitarian assistance in the region since the early days of Israel’s offensive. “The situation in Gaza is worsening by the day,” Yılmaz said. “The entry of humanitarian aid through all routes is currently blocked. Only some supplies are being procured via commercial channels inside Gaza. Thanks to…

With just eight weeks left in the Süper Lig season, Galatasaray are staring down the finish line – and if they match their form from the first half, the trophy could be heading back to Florya. The Lions currently sit atop the table with 71 points from 28 matches (22 wins, five draws, one loss), holding a narrow three-point edge over archrivals Fenerbahçe. But the script may already be written – because this is not the first time Galatasaray has turned on the jets in the home stretch. In the first half’s final eight games, Galatasaray dropped just two points,…

After firing his way to silver in Paris, Turkish marksman Yusuf Dikeç now has his sights locked on gold in Los Angeles – and he’s not going alone. At the Air Guns Türkiye Championships held at the Olympic Shooting Complex bearing his name in Erdemli, Dikeç joined fellow Olympian Şevval Ilayda Tarhan to gift sponsor-donated equipment to young athletes training at the facility. The two national stars, who are fresh off a silver medal in the 10-meter mixed team pistol at Paris 2024, used the occasion to ignite ambition among Türkiye’s rising shooting talents. “Out of this range, we’ll see…

Halil Yılmaz, a 57-year-old construction worker from Türkiye, has endured a cascade of life-threatening events over the past four years – including a fall from a building, a COVID-19 infection, carbon monoxide poisoning, three heart attacks, a car crash and a multiple sclerosis diagnosis – yet continues to fight for a better life with determination. Four years ago, while working on a construction site in the Şarköy district of northwestern Tekirdağ, Yılmaz fell from the third floor and was severely injured. The accident left him with broken ribs, a fractured chest, arm, neck and back, rendering him bedridden for an…

Halil Yılmaz, a 57-year-old construction worker from Türkiye, has endured a cascade of life-threatening events over the past four years – including a fall from a building, a COVID-19 infection, carbon monoxide poisoning, three heart attacks, a car crash and a multiple sclerosis diagnosis – yet continues to fight for a better life with determination. Four years ago, while working on a construction site in the Şarköy district of northwestern Tekirdağ, Yılmaz fell from the third floor and was severely injured. The accident left him with broken ribs, a fractured chest, arm, neck and back, rendering him bedridden for an…

Rümeysa Öztürk, a victim of the Trump administration’s policies targeting pro-Palestine activists, will remain in detention after a U.S. federal judge requested additional evidence Monday in the case of the Turkish student. Öztürk was arrested in March by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents. The judge also postponed a decision on her potential release on bail. U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions III, presiding over the case in Burlington, Vermont, said he must first determine whether he has jurisdiction to rule on Öztürk’s petition before considering her request for release on bail. Öztürk, 30, a Fulbright scholar and Ph.D. student…

Gaziantep Wildlife Park becomes a popular destination during the 9-day Ramadan Bayram, also known as Eid al-Fitr, holiday, attracting 150,000 visitors, including families, young people and nature enthusiasts in Gaziantep, southeastern Türkiye. Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Wildlife Park, the largest in Türkiye, the third largest in Europe, and the fourth largest in the world, saw a remarkable influx of visitors during the Ramadan Bayram holiday. The park, with its vast area and 8,000 animals from 380 different species, became a favorite spot for families from all over Türkiye, as well as young people. The park welcomed 55,000 visitors on the first…