Author: Daily Sabah With AA

The Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) continues to distribute aid supplies in Sudan, delivering 161 containers of humanitarian aid in 2024 that are estimated to have benefited over 2.3 million people. According to a statement from the foundation, more than 20,000 people have been killed in the ongoing civil war in Sudan since April 15, 2023. Around 12 million people have been forced to flee, and more than 25 million need assistance. Since the start of the war, the IHH has sent 204 containers of aid materials to the region, 161 of which were delivered in 2024. Of these containers, 150…

Wetlands in the Eastern Mediterranean, where three bird migration routes intersect in Türkiye, serve as rest stops for migratory birds on their challenging journeys. Migratory birds rest in the wetlands of Hatay and Adana during their journey through Türkiye to Africa, where they spend the winter. In Adana, the lagoons of Yumurtalık, Tuzla, Akyatan and Ağyatan are among the areas where migratory birds arrive and stay every year. Similarly, Subaşı, Mileyha Wetland and Reyhanlı Dam in Hatay serve as stopover points for tens of thousands of birds during each migration season. Faruk Atmaca, regional director of nature conservation and national…

The Cyprus question prevails, as the sides on the divided island are firm on their own solution, but the U.N. chief sees hope for the future. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it is important to take “a critical look at the way forward” in addressing the issue. “It is also important, at this stage and after the findings of my Personal Envoy, to have a critical look at the way forward through an informal broader meeting with the two sides and the guarantor powers,” Guterres said in a report on his mission of Good Offices in Cyprus, obtained by Anadolu…

Under the “Cooperation Agreement on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy” signed between Türkiye and China, Turkish students with bachelor’s degrees will receive postgraduate and doctoral education in nuclear energy in China. According to a statement from the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Türkiye continues to develop its young talent internationally in line with its nuclear energy goals. Within this framework, Turkish students will undertake postgraduate and doctoral studies at Harbin Engineering University and Tsinghua University in China through a program coordinated by the Türkiye Nuclear Energy Corporation (TÜNAŞ). The program, which will begin in the 2025-2026 academic year,…

Under the “Cooperation Agreement on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy” signed between Türkiye and China, Turkish students with bachelor’s degrees will receive postgraduate and doctoral education in nuclear energy in China. According to a statement from the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Türkiye continues to develop its young talent internationally in line with its nuclear energy goals. Within this framework, Turkish students will undertake postgraduate and doctoral studies at Harbin Engineering University and Tsinghua University in China through a program coordinated by the Türkiye Nuclear Energy Corporation (TÜNAŞ). The program, which will begin in the 2025-2026 academic year,…

Under the “Cooperation Agreement on the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy” signed between Türkiye and China, Turkish students with bachelor’s degrees will receive postgraduate and doctoral education in nuclear energy in China. According to a statement from the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Türkiye continues to develop its young talent internationally in line with its nuclear energy goals. Within this framework, Turkish students will undertake postgraduate and doctoral studies at Harbin Engineering University and Tsinghua University in China through a program coordinated by the Türkiye Nuclear Energy Corporation (TÜNAŞ). The program, which will begin in the 2025-2026 academic year,…

Türkiye’s under-18 handball national team is gearing up to raise the bar at the Mediterranean Confederation Cup, aiming to surpass last year’s success. The team, currently in a training camp in Giresun, is preparing for the competition, which will be held in Tunisia from April 8-13. The athletes are practicing at the Batlama Hüseyin Avni Alparslan Sports Hall. Head coach Selim Karaağaçlı shared with Anadolu Agency (AA) that the team will continue their camp sessions over the next few weeks, emphasizing their focus on both skill development and strategic growth. “The team is made up of players from the Men’s…

The water level of Lake Bafa, located at the border between Milas in Muğla and Söke in Aydın, southwestern Türkiye, which had dangerously decreased due to drought during the summer months, has risen again following recent rainfall. Lake Bafa, known for its unique natural beauty, biodiversity and historical ruins around it, is among the wetlands of international importance. The water level of the lake, which provides breeding and wintering grounds for 261 bird species, including those threatened with extinction, had dropped by about 40 meters (131.23 feet) due to the drought. However, it has now returned to its previous level…

Aydın Aydınoğlu, whose family migrated from Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, to the Samatya neighborhood in Istanbul’s Fatih district in 1963, continues the 110-year-old family tradition of watch repair as a third-generation craftsman. Aydınoğlu, who resides in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district, shared insights into his family’s migration journey, the current presence of Kosovo-born migrants in Istanbul and their contributions to the city’s culture. Explaining that he learned the watchmaking craft from his grandfather and that his father and grandfather continued the trade after moving to Istanbul, Aydınoğlu said: “We are the children of a migrant family. In 1963, we migrated from…

Aydın Aydınoğlu, whose family migrated from Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, to the Samatya neighborhood in Istanbul’s Fatih district in 1963, continues the 110-year-old family tradition of watch repair as a third-generation craftsman. Aydınoğlu, who resides in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district, shared insights into his family’s migration journey, the current presence of Kosovo-born migrants in Istanbul and their contributions to the city’s culture. Explaining that he learned the watchmaking craft from his grandfather and that his father and grandfather continued the trade after moving to Istanbul, Aydınoğlu said: “We are the children of a migrant family. In 1963, we migrated from…