News archive of July 2024

Getting to know Chef Yiğit Alıcıoğlu, whose dishes I experienced for the first time, was a delightful surprise for me. This young chef leading the kitchen at Serica Restaurant thrilled me with dishes like velvety octopus and fresh artichokes, evoking an excitement I had not felt in a long time.

Lawyers have expressed the need to impose harsher judicial penalties for incidents involving stray bullets resulting in fatalities or injuries, citing the increasing number of such cases.

The Europe Paralympic Committee (EPC) has decided for the 2025 European Para Youth Games (EPYG) to be organized in Istanbul by majority of votes, marking the country's first Paralympic multi-sport event.

Orhan Ayhan has made his mark in the Guinness Book of Records as the male sports commentator with the longest career in the world.

Ayhan, a prominent sports figure of Turkish state-run broadcaster TRT, began his career as a sports reporter and sportswriter in print media in 1957 and has been in the sports field for 61 years and 265 days at present.

Iran's reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocates improved ties with the West, on Saturday won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, the interior ministry said.

The Museum of Ancient Eleutherna near Rethymno, Crete celebrated its 8th anniversary with the inauguration of an exhibition on Pablo Picasso that included Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the former queen of Spain Sophia and her sister Irene, and daughter of Picasso, Paloma, among guests. 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with visiting Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe at the Maximos Mansion in Athens on Thursday, stating that "it is a good opportunity to discuss the economic issues of Europe and Greece."

He also expressed hope that the choice of the new European Commission president will be approved by the European Parliament.

A total of €54,700.00 will be paid to 48,850 beneficiaries, from July 8 to 12, 2024, under the scheduled payments of the e-EFKA and the Public Employment Service (DYPA).

Specifically, as the Ministry of Labor and Social Security said in a statement:

Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia, made his first public appearance tonight since the assassination attempt on him in May. Speaking at an event for the Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, a public holiday in Slovakia, Fico addressed the audience while still recovering from his injuries.

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, emphasized the effectiveness of the European Union as a maritime security force during his visit to the headquarters of Operation Shields in Larissa.