Author: Turkiye Scoop
Russia has struggled to sustain effective offensive combat power since the start of its invasion of Ukraine and the problem is likely to become increasingly acute, British military intelligence said Tuesday. “As well as dealing with severe under-manning, Russian planners face a dilemma between deploying reserves to the Donbass or defending against Ukrainian counterattacks in the southwestern Kherson sector,” the Ministry of Defense said in an intelligence update. The ministry added that while Russia may still make further territorial gains, its operational tempo and rate of advance are likely to be very slow. After failing to capture the capital Kyiv…
A passenger plane crashed at an airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday, with no deaths reported and all those on board – more than 30 passengers – rescued. Airport authorities said passengers and crew have disembarked from the Jubba Airways-operated plane, which was arriving on a domestic flight from the inland city of Baidoa. There was no immediate report of any injuries or reasons given for the cause of the crash. The plane crash-landed outside Mogadishu’s international airport and then caught fire. Video from the scene showed the plane upside down after having apparently flipped over on landing. Black…
Towering waves crashed into homes and businesses on Hawaii’s south shores, spilled across highways and upended weddings over the weekend. The large waves – some more than 20 feet (6 meters) high – came from a combination of a strong south swell that peaked Saturday evening, particularly high tides and rising sea levels associated with climate change, the National Weather Service said Monday. A wedding Saturday evening in Kailua-Kona was interrupted when a set of large waves swamped the event, sending tables and chairs crashing toward guests. Sara Ackerman, an author who grew up in Hawaii and attended the wedding,…
Bodyguards could have saved Shinzo Abe if they shielded him or removed him from the line of fire in the 2.5 seconds between a missed first shot and a second round of gunfire that fatally wounded him, according to eight security experts who reviewed footage of the former Japanese leader’s assassination. The failure to protect Abe from the second shot followed what appeared to be a series of security lapses in the lead-up to the assassination of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister on July 8, the Japanese and international experts said. Abe’s killing in the western city of Nara by a man…
For the first time in 177 years, the Turkish National Police solved all homicide cases in 2021. The impressive record belongs to the Public Order Department of Police, which Homicide Departments across the country answer. A total of 1,487 cases involving deliberate manslaughter were solved in the country, including 296 in Istanbul, 92 in the capital Ankara, 92 in Izmir, 82 in Adana, 54 in Gaziantep, 51 in Bursa and 50 in Diyarbakır. Separately, the police also solved 143 cases from previous years in 2021. Unsolved murders have long been a thorny issue for Turkey in the past where high-profile…
Doctors in Turkey’s eastern Van province were in for a shock when a 24-year-old woman arrived in their emergency room complaining of abdominal pain, leading to a surgery in which 158 metal objects, including fingernail clippers and a needle, were removed from the patient’s stomach. The woman was taken to Van Training and Research Hospital after suffering from severe stomach cramps – brought on by having swallowed what doctors soon learned was a large metal needle. Medical staff examine 158 foreign objects removed from the stomach of a 24-year-old woman who was rushed to the hospital with stomach pain after…
An endangered Euphrates softshell turtle was spotted by fishermen in Turkey’s southeastern Adıyaman province. The spotting was captured on camera. The turtle was seen on the shore of the Atatürk Dam near Kızılcapınar village, when it was caught on a fishermen’s line. The turtle, which was pulled ashore, escaped from the fishing line and disappeared into the water. Mehmet Zülfü Yıldız, an expert on marine life, said the scientific name of the critically endangered species is Rafetus Euphraticus. Noting the turtle only lives in the Mesopotamian region, he said it is found wherever the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers flow such…
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) is likely to stir up outrage among commuters as it announced astronomical raises to mass transit fees, some three months after another steep rise. Starting from Monday, IBB will charge TL 50 for the first purchase of Istanbulkart, an electronic card used as a mass transit pass, a 100% rise. Fees for the purchase of “discount cards” allocated to students, teachers and senior citizens, as well as free passes for press members, disabled citizens, health care workers and police officers, were hiked to TL 60 from TL 35. The city imposed this year’s first raise…
As agricultural practices shift to sustainable crops in the face of increasing damage from the fallout of climate change, scientists look for new ways to keep agricultural stocks going strong. In the central Turkish province of Sivas, a vast stretch of land covered with wheat serves as the open-air lab of a group of scientists hoping to change the fate of agriculture. Their lofty ambition is to find the perfect wheat that will be resistant to diseases and extreme cold or hot weather. The scientists, led by professor Tolga Karaköy from Sivas Science and Technology University, are examining 2,500 different…
For the first time in 177 years, the Turkish National Police solved all homicide cases in 2021. The impressive record belongs to the Public Order Department of Police, which Homicide Departments across the country answer. A total of 1,487 cases involving deliberate manslaughter were solved in the country, including 296 in Istanbul, 92 in the capital Ankara, 92 in Izmir, 82 in Adana, 54 in Gaziantep, 51 in Bursa and 50 in Diyarbakır. Separately, the police also solved 143 cases from previous years in 2021. Unsolved murders have long been a thorny issue for Turkey in the past where high-profile…