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Prominent Turkish scholar Oktay Sinano?lu dies at age 80

Prof. Oktay Sinano?lu, one of Turkey?s most prominent scholars who was known for his books on the Turkish language and became Yale University?s youngest professor of the 20th century, died early April 20 in the United States.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu tweeted on April 20 that Sinano?lu, who was born in the city of Bari in Italy in 1934, had passed away in Miami.

Old 3D print of Hagia Sophia emerges

In the 1990s Professor Ely Sachs of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was the first person to coin the phrase “3D printing.” Utilizing a printer, which worked with alumina powder and a binding agent, several prints were created in surprising detail for the mid-1990s. Most of these prints were lost, but one has recently emerged, a 3D print of the Hagia Sophia.

Vasil Shtonov to Oversee Economy and Energy Sectors

Vasil Shtonov was appointed as Economy and Energy Minister in Bulgaria's caretaker government unveiled on Tuesday.

Shtonov graduated as bachelor of sciences in electronic engineering and finance at the University of Pennsylvania in 1995.

He graduated as master of sciences in business administration at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1999.

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