News archive of April 2023

Cecilia Krull, known for the song "My Life is Going On" on the Netflix series "La Casa de Papel," will take the stage in the Turkish capital Ankara on May 3.

Krull, who won the admiration of music lovers with her song "Losing My Mind" released in 2020 after her single "Hard" in 2019, will meet her Turkish fans at CSO Ada Ankara.

The Constitutional Court has annulled a decree in the Civil Code that a woman should take her husband's surname after marriage on the grounds that it is contrary to the principle of equality.

With this decision, which will enter into force after nine months, women will not need to file a lawsuit in order to use only their celibate surnames after marriage.

Potential homebuyers in Türkiye currently are taking a wait-and-see approach, anticipating that banks will eventually turn on the credit taps after the May 14 elections.

As demand has weakened, some property owners are reducing their asking price in an attempt to find a buyer.

Prices of houses offered on the market for sale have declined by 5 percent, daily Milliyet reported.

Türkiye will remain in the grip of a bad weather spell as temperatures are expected to decrease on the weekend and go below seasonal norms throughout the country, according to the latest weather report.

The Supreme Election Board (YSK) has determined the order of the propaganda speeches of the presidential candidates and political parties on state broadcaster TRT with a lot drawing.

The 10-minute propaganda speeches of the four presidential candidates and political parties will be held on May 7 and May 13 on the TRT screens.

Greece has not yet obtained investment grade because, obviously, the elections are coming up, the director of the economic office of the prime minister, Alex Patelis, said at the Delphi Economic Forum this week.

Earlier this year, astronomers announced that a tiny world beyond Neptune with a diameter about one-third that of Earth's moon possessed a Saturn-like ring that should not be there. It now turns out that there are two such "impossible" rings.

Piraeus Port Authority Chairman Zenggang Yu described last year as one of the most successful in the history of the port of Piraeus, speaking at the 8th Delphi Economic Forum on Friday.

Cruise liner crew members spend almost twice as much in Thessaloniki as passengers, a study presented at the 7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum that took place in the northern Greek city this week revealed.

Pierce - The American College Greece announced it will hold its exams in English, Modern Greek and maths for the entry of pupils on May 13 and 14 ahead of the 2023-24 academic year.

For more information, visit pierce.gr.