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x0x Turkish News for the week ending 22 February 2025
[This is a transcript of the news broadcast on 22 February 2025]
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NEWS
★ On February 20, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Turkey and met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
During a press conference, Zelenskyy stressed the importance of arms support from allies but did not share specific details of his discussions.
Dorian Jones reported that the significance of the Turkish army is increasing among Europeans, especially as the Trump administration called for greater European defense spending.
Turkish advisor Mesut Caşın suggested that Turkish troops could act as a peacekeeping force in Ukraine after a cease-fire with Russia, emphasizing that European nations recognize the need for the Turkish military, the second largest in NATO.
Analysts estimate Turkey has around 800,000 personnel in its armed forces. Federico Donelli, a professor at Trieste University, noted that Turkey and Europe have shared geostrategic interests, with Russia being a primary threat to Turkey.
In the past, European leaders opposed Turkish military purchases due to human rights concerns. However, analysts indicate that as relations improve, this opposition is easing, allowing Turkey to modernize its military for the benefit of Europe.
During a press conference, Zelenskyy stressed the importance of arms support from allies but did not share specific details of his discussions.
Dorian Jones reported that the significance of the Turkish army is increasing among Europeans, especially as the Trump administration called for greater European defense spending.
Turkish advisor Mesut Caşın suggested that Turkish troops could act as a peacekeeping force in Ukraine after a cease-fire with Russia, emphasizing that European nations recognize the need for the Turkish military, the second largest in NATO.
Analysts estimate Turkey has around 800,000 personnel in its armed forces. Federico Donelli, a professor at Trieste University, noted that Turkey and Europe have shared geostrategic interests, with Russia being a primary threat to Turkey.
In the past, European leaders opposed Turkish military purchases due to human rights concerns. However, analysts indicate that as relations improve, this opposition is easing, allowing Turkey to modernize its military for the benefit of Europe.
★ Deutsche Welle reported on the potential role of Turkey in future Ukraine negotiations.
The article noted that, like the European Union, the Trump administration had excluded Turkey from US-Russian discussions on Ukraine.
President Erdoğan aims to change this by positioning Turkey as a reliable mediator, having maintained good relations with Russia and Ukraine during the war.
Erdoğan also promotes Turkey as an "ideal host" for potential talks involving Russia, Ukraine, and the USA.
The article noted that, like the European Union, the Trump administration had excluded Turkey from US-Russian discussions on Ukraine.
President Erdoğan aims to change this by positioning Turkey as a reliable mediator, having maintained good relations with Russia and Ukraine during the war.
Erdoğan also promotes Turkey as an "ideal host" for potential talks involving Russia, Ukraine, and the USA.
★ According to Reuters, Turkish police detained 282 suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, militant group in raids over the last five days, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday.
The arrest came as, on the one hand, the Erdoğan administration removed and arrested opposition mayors, especially those from the pro-Kurdish DEM party, and on the other hand, tried to woo the Kurds to its side by talking to the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party.
The arrest came as, on the one hand, the Erdoğan administration removed and arrested opposition mayors, especially those from the pro-Kurdish DEM party, and on the other hand, tried to woo the Kurds to its side by talking to the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party.
★ According to the Turkish daily Duvar, on February 21, Turkish courts arrested 30 of 54 individuals detained in operations against the Peoples' Democratic Congress, which includes politicians, journalists, and artists, on charges of terrorist organization membership.
Founded in 2011, the Peoples' Democratic Congress is an alliance of left-wing and pro-Kurdish groups. Journalists and their lawyers claim the police illegally obtained the decades-old wiretaps used for the arrests and noted that courts had previously dismissed investigations based on them. Furthermore, the Court of Cassation ruled that the Peoples' Democratic Congress is a legal organization, despite the assertions by the prosecutors.
Founded in 2011, the Peoples' Democratic Congress is an alliance of left-wing and pro-Kurdish groups. Journalists and their lawyers claim the police illegally obtained the decades-old wiretaps used for the arrests and noted that courts had previously dismissed investigations based on them. Furthermore, the Court of Cassation ruled that the Peoples' Democratic Congress is a legal organization, despite the assertions by the prosecutors.
★ Mr. Erdoğan and his administration are working to eliminate potential rivals for the upcoming presidential election
, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, the popular mayor of Metropolitan Istanbul.
They are pressuring independent courts and prosecutors to pursue lawsuits against İmamoğlu, who currently faces five cases.
Recently, Habertürk reported that Istanbul's chief public prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into allegations of İmamoğlu forging his college diploma.
Despite this, İmamoğlu has announced his candidacy for the Republican People's Party's presidential primary.
They are pressuring independent courts and prosecutors to pursue lawsuits against İmamoğlu, who currently faces five cases.
Recently, Habertürk reported that Istanbul's chief public prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into allegations of İmamoğlu forging his college diploma.
Despite this, İmamoğlu has announced his candidacy for the Republican People's Party's presidential primary.
★ According to Bianet, a Turkish independent news outlet, authorities detained Ömer Aras and Orhan Turan, two leaders of TÜSİAD, the largest business group in Turkey, after their sharp criticism of the government.
Their detainment came about after President Erdoğan targeted them in a speech where he said that they now live in the "new Turkey," no longer in the "old Turkey" where they can orchestrate coups.
After answering the prosecutors' questions, a court released the two but banned them from traveling abroad. Both travel abroad frequently on business. Mr. Ömer Aras was supposed to travel with the minister of commerce to promote Turkey as a country to invest in.
In an interview with Turkish journalist Murat Yetkin, Uğur Gürses, a Turkish economist, said that the detainment of Messrs. Aras and Turan will negatively affect the efforts by the Erdoğan administration to get more foreign investments in Turkey.
Mr. Gürses added that there were no incidents of TÜSİAD or its members instigating a coup.
Their detainment came about after President Erdoğan targeted them in a speech where he said that they now live in the "new Turkey," no longer in the "old Turkey" where they can orchestrate coups.
After answering the prosecutors' questions, a court released the two but banned them from traveling abroad. Both travel abroad frequently on business. Mr. Ömer Aras was supposed to travel with the minister of commerce to promote Turkey as a country to invest in.
In an interview with Turkish journalist Murat Yetkin, Uğur Gürses, a Turkish economist, said that the detainment of Messrs. Aras and Turan will negatively affect the efforts by the Erdoğan administration to get more foreign investments in Turkey.
Mr. Gürses added that there were no incidents of TÜSİAD or its members instigating a coup.
★ According to BBC Turkish,
candidates of Turkish origin will also run in the German elections from the Social Democrats and the Greens.
Germans can directly elect them in the electoral districts, and the number of those at the top of the lists is around 50.
Analysts predict that around 15 Turkish parliamentarians will win.
The number may increase if the left party and BSW pass the threshold.
Among the few immigrants on the lists of the right-wing populist AfD, there are two Turks.
Germans can directly elect them in the electoral districts, and the number of those at the top of the lists is around 50.
Analysts predict that around 15 Turkish parliamentarians will win.
The number may increase if the left party and BSW pass the threshold.
Among the few immigrants on the lists of the right-wing populist AfD, there are two Turks.
★ ECONOMY
★ According to the data from Interbank Card Center, Turkish credit cardholders spent 44.2 billion dollars in January, a 66 percent increase compared to January 2024.
★ SPK, Turkish Capital Markets Board, has announced an investigation into extraordinary price movements on the Istanbul stock exchange and misleading news that may have caused them.
★ According to the Anatolia News Agency, Turkish egg producers began exporting 15,000 tons of eggs in 700 containers to the United States.
There is a shortage of eggs in the United States, and prices skyrocketed due to an outbreak of bird flu.
The Anatolia News Agency reports the last time Turkish producers exported eggs to the United States was in January 2023.
It also said that there is a rise in egg smuggling from Mexico.
There is a shortage of eggs in the United States, and prices skyrocketed due to an outbreak of bird flu.
The Anatolia News Agency reports the last time Turkish producers exported eggs to the United States was in January 2023.
It also said that there is a rise in egg smuggling from Mexico.
★ According to Reuters, on February 17, the Iraqi oil ministry said it would resume oil exports through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline.
The exports stopped two years ago due to a dispute between the regional Kurdish and the Iraqi federal administrations.
Some sources say President Trump put pressure on Iraq for the resumption.
The exports stopped two years ago due to a dispute between the regional Kurdish and the Iraqi federal administrations.
Some sources say President Trump put pressure on Iraq for the resumption.
ARTS AND CULTURE
★ The 53rd Istanbul Music Festival will meet classical music lovers between June 11 and 26.
The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts will organize the event.
The festival, themed "Beyond Borders," will host concerts where the instruments and music of Türkiye, Greece, Iran, and Azerbaijan will come together.
Works from the baroque, romantic, classical, and contemporary periods and cross-border journeys with different disciplines such as break dance, hip-hop, painting, and theater await the audience at the festival.
Ensembles such as NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Camerata Salzburg, Geneva Camerata, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, and Tekfen Philharmonic Orchestra will participate in the festival.
They will feature world-famous soloists such as Hélène Grimaud, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Rafał Blechacz, Gautier Capuçon and Alexandre Kantorow.
The festival will host the world premiers of three works.
The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts will organize the event.
The festival, themed "Beyond Borders," will host concerts where the instruments and music of Türkiye, Greece, Iran, and Azerbaijan will come together.
Works from the baroque, romantic, classical, and contemporary periods and cross-border journeys with different disciplines such as break dance, hip-hop, painting, and theater await the audience at the festival.
Ensembles such as NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Camerata Salzburg, Geneva Camerata, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, and Tekfen Philharmonic Orchestra will participate in the festival.
They will feature world-famous soloists such as Hélène Grimaud, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Rafał Blechacz, Gautier Capuçon and Alexandre Kantorow.
The festival will host the world premiers of three works.
★ Istanbul Modern Cinema will host a comprehensive retrospective of Canadian artist and director Michael Snow between February 20-23.
The Türk Tuborg company contributed to the event in cooperation with the Canadian Consulate General and Othon Cinema.
In the selection that includes works from the filmography of Michael Snow, considered one of the pioneers in experimental film, 10 films of the artist not shown before in Turkey will be on the screen.
Throughout his career, Michael Snow has worked in different fields as a painter, sculptor, photographer, musician, and filmmaker.
Questioning traditional forms of expression in film, Snow prioritized form rather than content and used elements such as framing, sound, time, and space as tools to reinvent the film language.
The Türk Tuborg company contributed to the event in cooperation with the Canadian Consulate General and Othon Cinema.
In the selection that includes works from the filmography of Michael Snow, considered one of the pioneers in experimental film, 10 films of the artist not shown before in Turkey will be on the screen.
Throughout his career, Michael Snow has worked in different fields as a painter, sculptor, photographer, musician, and filmmaker.
Questioning traditional forms of expression in film, Snow prioritized form rather than content and used elements such as framing, sound, time, and space as tools to reinvent the film language.
★ The magazine ArtDog Istanbul listed exhibitions of interest for this week:
"Solo Botter: Burhan Uygur" at Maçka Art Gallery explores the multifaceted approach of the extraordinary artist we lost in 1992, along with his visual poetic narrative.
Murat Germen's "Serap | Mirage" at Maçka Art Gallery uses photography as a medium of expression. The exhibition navigates the interaction between clarity and uncertainty, focusing on the temporary tension between what is recognizable and what is not.
"Story Takes Place in Istanbul," an exhibition at Meşher featuring around 300 books from the Ömer Koç Collection, focuses on Istanbul representations across literary genres from the 16th century to the present.
The exhibition examines images of Istanbul in Western literary works, from fantasy tales to graphic novels, science fiction to spy stories.
The exhibition 'We Are Still Here' opened at Depo to mark the second year of the Maraş earthquakes, bringing together works from young artists affected by the disaster.
The exhibition, first shown in Arsuz, Hatay at the "Art Ambassadors" project, aims to present the hope stories rebuilt through art by high school and university students and young graduates from Hatay.
Uğurcan Ataoğlu's Untitled at Metrohan. Graphic designer Uğurcan Ataoğlu, who uses the BOB signature in his works, presents his exhibition "İsimsiz/Untitled" at Metrohan.
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Culture And Heritage departments supported the exhibition.
It features the artist's lines, three-dimensional sculptures, and digital animations of his drawings.
The exhibition will be on display until March 30.
EArt Galeri hosts the group exhibition "I Hours" until March 9.
Dilara Güven curated the exhibition. It focuses on light and darkness and explores physical and philosophical meanings for black-and-white, inviting viewers to reconsider the complementary existence of light, darkness, and shadow.
Arura Mardin presents the group exhibition 'Yansı' (Reflection), which features works by Fırat Engin, Mustafa Duymaz, Şeniz Polat, Bawer Doğanay, Siya Fatih Gürbüz, Canan Budak, Deniz Aktaş, and Mehmet Ali Boran.
It showcases human screams echoing behind the concrete walls of cities, the silent cries of destroyed nature, and the struggle of women and children increasingly rendered invisible.
The exhibition will be on display until March 25.
Gülden Bostancı Gallery in Antalya presents "Ara," a group exhibition curated by Baran Kurtoğlu, on display until March 8.
Featuring works by Cem Adrian, P. Hazal Aktaş, Pelda Aytaş, Baki Bodur, Serdar Eğer, Hale Feriha Hendekcigil, Alp İşmen, Burhan Kum, and Baran Kurtoğlu, the exhibition includes research materials and conceptual notes from the artists' creative processes, displayed alongside their works.
"Solo Botter: Burhan Uygur" at Maçka Art Gallery explores the multifaceted approach of the extraordinary artist we lost in 1992, along with his visual poetic narrative.
Murat Germen's "Serap | Mirage" at Maçka Art Gallery uses photography as a medium of expression. The exhibition navigates the interaction between clarity and uncertainty, focusing on the temporary tension between what is recognizable and what is not.
"Story Takes Place in Istanbul," an exhibition at Meşher featuring around 300 books from the Ömer Koç Collection, focuses on Istanbul representations across literary genres from the 16th century to the present.
The exhibition examines images of Istanbul in Western literary works, from fantasy tales to graphic novels, science fiction to spy stories.
The exhibition 'We Are Still Here' opened at Depo to mark the second year of the Maraş earthquakes, bringing together works from young artists affected by the disaster.
The exhibition, first shown in Arsuz, Hatay at the "Art Ambassadors" project, aims to present the hope stories rebuilt through art by high school and university students and young graduates from Hatay.
Uğurcan Ataoğlu's Untitled at Metrohan. Graphic designer Uğurcan Ataoğlu, who uses the BOB signature in his works, presents his exhibition "İsimsiz/Untitled" at Metrohan.
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Culture And Heritage departments supported the exhibition.
It features the artist's lines, three-dimensional sculptures, and digital animations of his drawings.
The exhibition will be on display until March 30.
EArt Galeri hosts the group exhibition "I Hours" until March 9.
Dilara Güven curated the exhibition. It focuses on light and darkness and explores physical and philosophical meanings for black-and-white, inviting viewers to reconsider the complementary existence of light, darkness, and shadow.
Arura Mardin presents the group exhibition 'Yansı' (Reflection), which features works by Fırat Engin, Mustafa Duymaz, Şeniz Polat, Bawer Doğanay, Siya Fatih Gürbüz, Canan Budak, Deniz Aktaş, and Mehmet Ali Boran.
It showcases human screams echoing behind the concrete walls of cities, the silent cries of destroyed nature, and the struggle of women and children increasingly rendered invisible.
The exhibition will be on display until March 25.
Gülden Bostancı Gallery in Antalya presents "Ara," a group exhibition curated by Baran Kurtoğlu, on display until March 8.
Featuring works by Cem Adrian, P. Hazal Aktaş, Pelda Aytaş, Baki Bodur, Serdar Eğer, Hale Feriha Hendekcigil, Alp İşmen, Burhan Kum, and Baran Kurtoğlu, the exhibition includes research materials and conceptual notes from the artists' creative processes, displayed alongside their works.
★ Galeri Nev Istanbul will host the latest creations of renowned ceramic artist Alev Ebüzziya between February 25 and March 28.
Alev Ebüzziya's works are part of 36 museum collections worldwide. She brings her latest creations to Galeri Nev Istanbul after exhibiting at Fondation Cartier (Paris) and Pierre Marie Giraud (Brussels).
Opening on February 25, the exhibition features a collection of bowls crafted in 2024, predominantly in white tones.
These pieces, produced in different sizes, are presented in a minimalist setting.
Ebüzziya's new works invite the audience to observe the subtle shifts between repetition and simplicity.
The bowls, with delicate colored rims, exhibit a refined diversity in tones and sizes, allowing each piece to establish its rhythm and language.
Born in Istanbul in 1938, Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye studied sculpture at the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts between 1956 and 1958.
She gained early experience working at a ceramics factory in Höhr-Grenhausen and the Eczacıbaşı Art Studio in Istanbul.
Ebüzziya has received numerous awards, including the Danmarks Nationalbank's Anniversary Foundation Honorary Award and the Aydın Doğan Award in 2022.
Her works are part of the collections of leading institutions worldwide, such as the Victoria & Albert Museum (London), Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles), Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris), Kunstgewerbemuseum (Cologne), and Fondation Cartier (Paris), as well as museums in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Zurich, Hannover, and many more.
Alev Ebüzziya's works are part of 36 museum collections worldwide. She brings her latest creations to Galeri Nev Istanbul after exhibiting at Fondation Cartier (Paris) and Pierre Marie Giraud (Brussels).
Opening on February 25, the exhibition features a collection of bowls crafted in 2024, predominantly in white tones.
These pieces, produced in different sizes, are presented in a minimalist setting.
Ebüzziya's new works invite the audience to observe the subtle shifts between repetition and simplicity.
The bowls, with delicate colored rims, exhibit a refined diversity in tones and sizes, allowing each piece to establish its rhythm and language.
Born in Istanbul in 1938, Alev Ebüzziya Siesbye studied sculpture at the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts between 1956 and 1958.
She gained early experience working at a ceramics factory in Höhr-Grenhausen and the Eczacıbaşı Art Studio in Istanbul.
Ebüzziya has received numerous awards, including the Danmarks Nationalbank's Anniversary Foundation Honorary Award and the Aydın Doğan Award in 2022.
Her works are part of the collections of leading institutions worldwide, such as the Victoria & Albert Museum (London), Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles), Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris), Kunstgewerbemuseum (Cologne), and Fondation Cartier (Paris), as well as museums in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Zurich, Hannover, and many more.
★ According to NHK, the public media organization of Japan, Japanese archaeologists made a groundbreaking discovery in the Kaman-Kalehöyük mound in central Turkey, uncovering evidence that could reshape the history of iron-making.
The team, led by Dr. Sachihiro Omura of the Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology, found heated iron ore in a Bronze Age stratum dating back approximately 4,200 years.
The team, led by Dr. Sachihiro Omura of the Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology, found heated iron ore in a Bronze Age stratum dating back approximately 4,200 years.
★ In Turkey, one of the most important archaeological excavations continues at Kültepe-Kanesh-Karum in the central Anatolian province of Kayseri, which has 6000 years of history.
Archaeologists just found a will in the cuneiform tablets there in marriage contracts.
Prof. Fikri Kulakoğlu, the head of the Kültepe excavations, says one of the fascinating aspects of the Kültepe findings is the recognition of women's legal rights for inheritance and points out that other cultures lacked such rights.
Archaeologists just found a will in the cuneiform tablets there in marriage contracts.
Prof. Fikri Kulakoğlu, the head of the Kültepe excavations, says one of the fascinating aspects of the Kültepe findings is the recognition of women's legal rights for inheritance and points out that other cultures lacked such rights.
★ Turkish authorities found a luxurious spa under the name "Navitas Spa Sarnic" inside a 1,500-year-old historic cistern beneath the world-renowned five-star Hilton Hotel near Istanbul's Hagia Sophia.
The cistern had been controversially repurposed as a massage and jacuzzi parlor, sparking public outcry and legal action.
The cistern had been controversially repurposed as a massage and jacuzzi parlor, sparking public outcry and legal action.
★ Archaeologists discovered in Turkey the far-reaching impact of Greece's Santorini volcano's eruption 3500 years ago.
In addition to ash deposits in ancient earth layers, they identified evidence of tsunamis.
There is again geological activity in Santorini these days, making people worry about another catastrophic eruption.
In addition to ash deposits in ancient earth layers, they identified evidence of tsunamis.
There is again geological activity in Santorini these days, making people worry about another catastrophic eruption.
★ Historian Rinaldo Marmara, who has been conducting extensive research within the Vatican's secret archives, found a letter that sheds light on a turning point in European and Ottoman history.
Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus wrote the letter 500 years ago to Pope Sixtus VI.
Corvinus said:
"The news of the death of the mighty emperor of the Turks has just reached me.
"The relentless enemy of Christendom, the Turkish Emperor, passed away on the fifth or sixth day of May.
"His eldest son appointed as his successor, but his younger son, who resides on the other side of the sea in Anatolia, is in great haste to seize power."
The mighty emperor mentioned in the letter is Mehmet II, known as Conqueror, who conquered Constantinople from the Byzantines.
Other Ottoman-related documents uncovered in the Vatican are:
The Vatican archives extend for nearly 55 miles.
Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus wrote the letter 500 years ago to Pope Sixtus VI.
Corvinus said:
"The news of the death of the mighty emperor of the Turks has just reached me.
"The relentless enemy of Christendom, the Turkish Emperor, passed away on the fifth or sixth day of May.
"His eldest son appointed as his successor, but his younger son, who resides on the other side of the sea in Anatolia, is in great haste to seize power."
The mighty emperor mentioned in the letter is Mehmet II, known as Conqueror, who conquered Constantinople from the Byzantines.
Other Ottoman-related documents uncovered in the Vatican are:
- A handwritten genealogy chart concerning Hurrem Sultan, the famous wife of Sultan Suleiman I.
- Ottoman traveler Evliya Celebi's 250-year-old Nile map
- Legendary Ottoman admiral Barbaros Hayreddin's handwritten diaries
The Vatican archives extend for nearly 55 miles.
★ Turkey's Ministry of Culture announced that a statue of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius depicting him as a philosopher is going to two Turkey.
Smugglers took the statue from the Boubon Ancient City in the Burdur province of Turkey through illegal excavations in the 1960s.
After changing hands many times, the statue ended up at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Smugglers took the statue from the Boubon Ancient City in the Burdur province of Turkey through illegal excavations in the 1960s.
After changing hands many times, the statue ended up at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
EXCHANGE RATE
One US $ will get you 36.4 Turkish liras.
WEATHER
★ An arctic cold front is causing havoc in Turkey. A snowstorm paralyzed Istanbul, Turkey's largest metropolitan area. Temperatures dropped below freezing in almost every region of Turkey.
High and Low Temperatures in Degrees F, Weather
Ankara, in central Turkey : 30/14 Snow Antalya, on the Mediterranean : 52/36 Mostly Cloudy Erzurum, in Eastern Turkey : 54/-4 Snow Istanbul, in northwestern Turkey : 37/27 Snow Izmir, on the Aegean : 46/32 Partly Cloudy Trabzon, on the Black Sea : 39/28 Snow
Snow depths at skiing locations:
Erciyes in Kayseri, Central Turkey : 49 inches Ilgaz in Kastamonu, North Central Turkey: 27 inches Kartalkaya in Bolu, Western Turkey : 54 inches Palandöken in Erzurum, Eastern Turkey : 63 inches Saklıkent in Antalya, Southern Turkey : No snow report Uludağ in Bursa, Western Turkey : 49 inches Sarıkamış in Kars, Eastern Turkey : 51 inches
SPORTS
Premier League
* Results for week: 23
Adana - Antalya 1 - 1 G. Antep - Sivas 2 - 1 Beşiktaş - Trabzon 2 - 1 Başakşehir - Bodrum 0 - 1 Konya - Samsun 0 - 1 Eyüp - Kayseri 1 - 1 Fenerbahçe - Kasımpaşa 3 - 1 Hatay - Alanya 1 - 0 Rize - G. Saray 1 - 2 #N/A* In games played so far this weekend:
Bodrum - Hatay 1 - 0 Eyüp - Beşiktaş 1 - 3 Antalya - Kasımpaşa 2 - 1 Samsun - Rize 2 - 3 Sivas - Konya 1 - 1 Alanya - Adana - Trabzon - G. Antep - Kayseri - Göztepe - G. Saray - Fenerbahçe - #N/A* Standing in the league as of week ending 23
1 - G. Saray 63 2 - Fenerbahçe 57 3 - Samsun 46 4 - Eyüp 40 5 - Beşiktaş 38 6 - Göztepe 35 7 - Başakşehir 33 8 - Kasımpaşa 31 9 - Trabzon 29 10 - G. Antep 29 11 - Alanya 28 12 - Rize 27 13 - Antalya 27 14 - Konya 24 15 - Sivas 23 16 - Kayseri 21 17 - Bodrum 20 18 - Hatay 13 19 - Adana 3
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Our online school is starting in September. There are some innovations in our new term program, which we will start in September 2022.
We have prepared more enjoyable posts with your happy feedbacks from you.
> By the principles of language learning; listening, speaking, reading, writing activities
> Kitchen Workshop
> Anatolian Civilizations
> Interactive Games
> Periodic Projects
> Skill Workshops
> Our Holidays
> Bodily Activities
> Traditional Music
> About This Day
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