Mete Gazoz has won Turkey’s first-ever Olympic archery medal. The talented 22-year-old beat veteran Italian Mauro Nespoli in a thrilling five-set final to take gold on Saturday. The win also marked Turkey’s first gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The new Men’s Olympic Archery Champion said: “I’m feeling great. It’s amazing to be here, […]
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu. Ever heard of him? Chances are you haven’t, as he’s not a household Turkish name. Yet. The reality is that unless you’re a keen follower of motorsport, and motorcycle racing in particular, sadly up-and-coming Turkish sportsman such as Toprak tend to go unnoticed by our media outlets and fail to receive the level […]
The world’s biggest retailer of modest fashion has criticised the European Court of Justice’s decision to uphold an employer’s right to ban religious garments, including headscarves. Modanisa claimed the decision “ will disproportionately impact Muslim women”. The ECJ said that its ruling, made last Thursday, 15 July, was to ensure all employees “dress neutrally”. “A […]
A company started by businesswoman Hanzade Doğan Boyner a little over twenty years ago has become the first from Turkey to list via the Nasdaq – an American stock exchange that is the second largest in the world. Often referred to as “Turkey’s Amazon”, Hepsiburada [‘everything you want is here’] made its Nasdaq debut on […]
Ordinarily, an announcement by an embassy that its consular team is visiting their nationals abroad would not generate much excitement, but a Twitter post on Saturday, 10 July, from the Embassy of Pakistan in Ankara did just that. The embassy said it would be “undertaking a 3 days [sic] visit to Turkish Republic of Northern […]
Several countries came to the aid of South Cyprus following an appeal to tackle a huge wildfire in Limassol District, but offers of help from neighbouring North Cyprus were ignored, much to the disappointment of Turkish Cypriots. The fire broke out in the village of Arakapas on Saturday afternoon and quickly spread across forest in […]
In April, Formula 1 announced that due to coronavirus travel restrictions, the Canadian Grand Prix couldn’t go ahead and that Istanbul would replace Montreal for round 7 of the 2021 calendar. The race was set to take place during the weekend of June 11 to 13. A fortnight later, Formula One announced the cancellation of […]
Legislation passed in the lower chamber of the German Parliament has outlawed the symbols of groups designated as ‘terrorist organisations’ by the European Union. The ban applies to groups such as the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and militant Palestinian movement Hamas. The new law, approved in the Bundestag on Friday, 25 June, now heads to […]
Turkey took the bronze medal after a commanding performance against Japan in the third place match of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL). They won three sets to nil in Rimini, Italy, on Friday evening, 25 June. The Sultans took the lead in the first set and never looked back, winning 25-19, 25-16, 25-17. Despite strong challenges […]
Turkey will be taking on in-form team USA in the semi-finals of the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Italy on Thursday, 24 June. The six week international tournament culminates this Friday following an intense battle between the world’s top sixteen volleyball nations in Rimini, northern Italy. Each side has played three games each week for […]
