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Erdogan to attend Euro 2024 match in Berlin as diplomatic row spirals

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has canceled his scheduled visit to Azerbaijan to instead attend the Euro 2024 quarterfinal match in Berlin between Türkiye and the Netherlands on July 6.

The president was initially slated to attend the Organization of Turkic States summit in the Shusha city on the same day. Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz is expected to attend the event.

Athens not concerned by Turkish drillship mission

Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has announced a new mission in the Mediterranean of the Abdulhamid Han drillship, which is the latest addition to the Turkish Petroleum Company's (TPAO) exploration fleet.

Given that it will operate within an area of Turkish jurisdiction, Athens is not concerned, and it will not affect the Greek-Turkish rapprochement. 

‘Alparslan‘ most popular name for boys, ‘Zeynep‘ for girls

The most popular name given to boys born in 2022 was "Alparslan," while "Zeynep" became the most preferred name for newborn girls, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has announced.

According to TÜİK'S 2022 children statistics, "Yusuf" and "Miraç" followed the most used name, "Alparslan."

More than 8,300 of newborn male babies were named "Alparslan" in 2022.

21 members of religious Furkan Foundation, including head, detained in Turkey’s Adana

Some 21 members of the religious Furkan Foundation, including its founder Alparslan Kuytul, were detained on Jan. 30 in the southern province of Adana on charges of “disturbing public order” and “establishing a criminal organization.” 

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