The seventh edition of the international gastronomy festival GastroAntep kicked off on Saturday in Gaziantep of southeastern Türkiye, a city renowned for its rich culinary heritage. Co-organized by the Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality and Türkiye's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the nine-day festival, running from Sept. 13 to 21, features hundreds of events, including concerts, theater performances, talks, and gastronomic presentations, Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Nadir Alpaslan said at the opening ceremony. Describing Gaziantep as "a mosaic of civilizations," Mayor Fatma Sahin highlighted that the city's cuisine is deeply rooted in tradition and ritual. GastroAntep was launched in 2018, and...
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Türkiye’s Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacır, announced that authorities have launched a “Call for the Development of a Domestic Nuclear Reactor.” In a social media post, Kacır stated, “With the ‘Call for the Development of a Domestic Nuclear Reactor’ that we have initiated, we aim to strengthen our energy security, reduce foreign dependency, and contribute to our net-zero emissions target. We are committed to developing high-technology reactors with domestic production capabilities.” According to the Minister, applications under this call will be accepted until December 31, 2025.
Türkiye’s domestic car manufacturer, Togg, has presented its new model, the T10F, to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The vehicle is described as a masterpiece of modern technology and domestic engineering in the Turkish automotive industry. Togg T10F is a fully electric model that combines modern design, smart features, and sustainable energy principles. President Erdoğan stated, “Togg is not only a symbol of Türkiye’s industrial development but also of its self-sufficiency in technology.” This model represents one of the significant steps taken towards the country’s “Century of Türkiye” vision. While Turkish...
Ercan Osmani shot the lights out for Türkiye as they hammered Greece 94-68 on Friday to set up a EuroBasket final showdown with Germany. Osmani got Türkiye off to an electrifying start, hitting all four of his three-point attempts and scoring 14 points in the first quarter. The Turks sank the first shot of the game and never relinquished the lead. Türkiye, whose best EuroBasket result was a silver medal as hosts in 2001, will now face Germany—who beat Finland earlier on Friday—in Sunday’s final.
A delegation of 30 members of parliament visited the Rafah border crossing to draw attention to the situation in Gaza. The 30-member Turkish delegation, which included members of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, visited the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt from the Egyptian side to highlight the situation in Gaza. The visit was shared by the Directorate of Communications of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye. From the onset of the conflicts with Israel, Türkiye has been among the strongest supporters of Gaza and has taken a range of diplomatic initiatives for...
A former Bosch executive leads the Turkish automobile manufacturer Togg. Until now, the electric SUV was sold only in Türkiye. At the IAA, models for the German market will be showcased. Togg (Türkiye’s Automobile Joint Venture Group) is a consortium supported by the Turkish state and backed by various companies. The company has already achieved significant success in Türkiye: last year, Togg sold more than 30,000 electric SUVs. Meanwhile, the company’s German headquarters is located in Stuttgart. Togg CEO Mehmet Gürcan Karakaş told SWR at the IAA Mobility car show that the region...
Türkiye signed a liquefied natural gas import agreement with UK energy major BP Plc and said additional deals are pending with Shell Plc and Eni SpA, part of its push to boost supply of the superchilled fuel. State-run gas company Botas will buy around 1.6 billion cubic meters of LNG a year from BP for three years, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on X, without specifying a start date. Pacts with Shell and Eni are also set to be announced on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Gastech conference in Milan, he told Bloomberg. The BP deal “is particularly...
Türkiye has officially begun mass production of the “Altay” main battle tank, developed on the basis of South Korea’s K2 technology, marking the start of a new era of domestically produced main battle tanks. The mass production line for the Altay, adapted to local conditions, was formally inaugurated on 5 September at the BMC Automotive plant within the aerospace and defence industrial complex near Ankara. Chairman of the Board of BMC, Fuat Tosyalı, described the development as “the fulfilment of a century-old aspiration”, noting that “President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan personally supported every stage of the process.” ...
French newspaper Le Figaro reported that with its new National Aircraft Carrier (MUGEM) project, Türkiye will surpass even France’s “Charles de Gaulle” aircraft carrier and become the country with the largest warship in the Mediterranean. The project was officially announced last week by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Teknofest technology fair. The new aircraft carrier is scheduled to go into service around 2030. The vessel will be capable of carrying both fighter jets and advanced stealth unmanned aerial vehicles. Measuring 285 metres in length and 72 metres in width and displacing over 60,000 tons, the ship will outclass...