TOPLINE Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turkey had discovered its largest ever deposit of natural gas in the Black Sea, a move that could help the country reduce its dependence on imports of energy from other countries, including Russia. The discovery of natural gas comes amid heightened …
Read More »Erdogan announces historic Turkish gas discovery in Black Sea
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey announced its largest ever natural gas discovery on Friday, a 320 billion cubic meter (11.3 trillion cubic feet) Black Sea field, which President Tayyip Erdogan said was part of even larger reserves and could thus coming soon as 2023 streaming. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses the …
Read More »Turkey passes new law that extends broad powers over social media
Istanbul – Turkey’s parliament on Wednesday passed controversial new legislation requiring platforms like Twitter and Facebook to comply with government requests to remove content and store data in the country. Critics say the move is an attempt to control social media and silence the opposition. Under the new law, social …
Read More »Hagia Sophia mosaics will be draped in curtains during prayers: Turkish presidential spokesman
FILE PHOTO: People visit the Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was a Byzantine cathedral before it became a mosque and now a museum, in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 10, 2020. REUTERS / Murad Sezer ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Mosaics depicting Christian figures in Istanbul’s former …
Read More »