Bilal Erdogan

A Greek-American, and a billionaire at that, mayor of New York City? Why not? Developments are already racing ahead at breakneck speed. Incumbent mayor Eric Adams may well be counting down the days in office after the Manhattan District Attorney’s office brought a slew of serious corruption charges against him.

The fourth World Nomad Games will be held near Lake İznik in the northwestern province of Bursa between Sept. 29 and Oct. 2, with around 3,000 athletes from 40 countries competing across 13 disciplines.

The organization, dedicated to ethnic sports practiced in Central Asia, include wrestling, hunting with eagles and equestrian events.

The Kazan Global Youth Summit, an international program under the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Youth Capital 2022, where youth ministers from more than 20 countries have assembled, has stressed the importance of intercultural dialogue.

First lady Emine Erdoğan and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visited Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh alongside a Turkish delegation on Sept. 7. 

"It's impossible not to be effected [by the situation] as a human. May God help them," Erdoğan said after visiting the Kutupalong Camp, housing Rohingya Muslims who have fled from violence in Myanmar since Aug. 25.

Turkey will provide 10,000 tons of aid to help Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Myanmar, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated on Sept. 6, calling on world leaders to do more to help. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's son Bilal Erdoğan's father-in-law, Orhan Uzuner, has formed a platform to prevent a "possible coup attempt." 

The platform, "Kardeş Kal Türkiye" (Let's stay as brothers, Turkey), aims to bring people out on the streets in the event of a possible coup bid, according to Uzuner.

An indictment prepared by a local chief public prosecutor's office in Istanbul has demanded up to two years in prison for main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on charges of "overtly insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's son in remarks made two years ago. 

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is not one to mince words. Just a day after the downing of the Su-24 jet, he said that Russia had “serious doubts this was an unintended incident and believe that it is planned provocation” by Turkey.

The son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Ergodan, Bilal, and the latter’s wife, will arrive in the northeast Greece city of Xanthi on Sunday to attend a Muslim religious ceremony in the nearby village of Echinos.
The report was disseminated on Friday by Turkish media.

Turkish Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz has denied recent claims that his relative had been recruited by the Telecommunications Directorate (TİB) without completing an exam.