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☆ Sweden's NATO bid delayed in Turkish parliament
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Huseyin Hayatsever | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsANKARA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission delayed a vote on Sweden's NATO membership bid on Thursday in a further setback to the Nordic country's hopes of joining the Western alliance after 18 months of waiting. "For all of our lawmakers to approve Sweden's NATO membership, they need to be fully convinced. While there is no clear timeframe on approving the purchase request for the F-16s, Ankara has linked the issue to Sweden's bid. Some analysts say Turkey's parliament could fully ratify the bid by a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Nov. 28-29. While NATO member Hungary has also not ratified Sweden's membership, Turkey is seen as the main roadblock to Sweden's accession.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Fuat Oktay, Tayyip Erdogan's, Oktay, Erdogan, Finland's, Burak, Ali Sahin, Huseyin Hayatsever, Jonathan Spicer, Christina Fincher Organizations: NATO, REUTERS, Rights, Nordic, Kurdistan Workers, European Union, AK Party, White, Sweden's, Thomson Locations: Rights ANKARA, Turkish, Swedish, Sweden, Finland, Ukraine, Turkey, embargoes, United States, Stockholm, Canada, Netherlands, Ankara, Brussels, Gaza, Moscow, Russia, Hungary, U.S, Hungarian, Budapest

☆ Turkish parliament won't speed up Sweden's NATO bid -committee chair
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Huseyin Hayatsever | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

President Tayyip Erdogan submitted the ratification bill for Sweden's NATO membership bid to parliament last month, a move welcomed by Stockholm as it would clear the way for it to join the Western defence alliance. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said he wants a "speedy vote" by Turkey's parliament and that the process was "going well". "Sweden's NATO membership is just one of the international agreements on our agenda waiting for ratification," Oktay told a meeting of lawmakers. The Sweden NATO membership bill must be approved by the committee before a vote by the full parliament, at which point Erdogan would sign it into law. Finland's membership was sealed in April, but Sweden's bid had been held up by Turkey and Hungary.

Persons: Tayyip Erdogan, Ataturk, Cagla, Jens Stoltenberg, Fuat Oktay, Oktay, Erdogan, Sweden's, Huseyin Hayatsever, Jonathan Spicer, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, NATO, Sweden NATO, Kurdistan Workers ' Party, Thomson Locations: Anitkabir, Ankara, Turkey, Rights ANKARA, Turkish, Stockholm, Sweden, Finland, Ukraine, Hungary, Kurdistan

[1/5] A new building for earthquake survivors is under construction in Diyarbakir, Turkey August 26, 2023. With work underway on a fraction of the planned new buildings in the devastated city of Adiyaman, Kaplan fears a long wait together with his disabled wife and other survivors. One senior government official with direct knowledge of the reconstruction plan said the target could be missed, citing insufficient fresh funding to hold new tenders amid rising costs. They both said the effort had taken a blow when fewer companies bid for the reconstruction tenders after a post-election economic policy U-turn in June sent the currency plunging. "Our budget resources have been prepared for this huge, comprehensive project and can be updated when necessary," Erdogan's office said.

Persons: Stringer, Ismet Kaplan, Tayyip Erdogan, Erdogan, Kaplan, Bayir, Adiyaman, Turkey's, Mehmet Ozhaseki, Arvid Tuerkner, Mert Arslanalp, Erdogan's, Arslanalp, Mehmet Simsek, Simsek, Tahir Tellioglu, Tellioglu, Umit, Ezgi Erkoyun, Nevzat Devranoglu, Jonathan Spicer, Frank Jack Daniel Our Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects, Coordination Council, European Bank for Reconstruction, Erdogan's AK, Istanbul's Bogazici University, TAG, Construction, Thomson Locations: Diyarbakir, Turkey, Rights ISTANBUL, Adiyaman, Netherlands, Belgium, Syria, Hatay, Malatya, Gaziantep, Istanbul, Ankara

☆ These ETFs can help scratch the 'FOMO' itch without adding too much risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) , which has even heavier exposure to Big Tech names, has brought in $5.8 billion of its own. "It's not really the overconcentration in the big names that worries me. It's actually the concentration in the big names compared to their earnings contribution," said Oktay Kavrak, director of communications and strategy at Leverage Shares. Whether you're passive or active, you probably have enough exposure to Nvidia and Apple and Microsoft," said Todd Sohn, ETF strategist at Strategas. There's a whiff of it, a scent of it," Sohn said, pointing out that money market funds attracted more cash than equity funds last week.

Persons: Matthew Bartolini, Bartolini, It's, Oktay Kavrak, Todd Sohn, . Sohn, Kavrak, Sohn, Cathie Wood's Organizations: Vanguard, Big Tech, SPDR, Street Global Advisors, Microsoft, Nvidia, Nasdaq, RSP, Apple, Trust, Technology, Index, Fund, The Vanguard FTSE Locations: SPDR Americas, Europe

[1/2] Rescuers and medics carry 8-year-old boy Arda Gul from the debris of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Elbistan, Kahramanmaras province, Turkey February 7, 2023. "His mother and sister are still under the rubble," a neighbour, Mustafa Bahcivan, said. He said he had returned to sift through rubble in the hope of finding intact phones that he might be able to sell. Up the street, four members of a family climbed another mound of rubble, trying to salvage belongings. A telecommunications engineer who had toured damage in the area said Elbistan was particularly hard hit.

☆ Turkey orders arrests over collapsed buildings in earthquake
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( Daren Butler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/7] Rescuers carry survivor Muzeyyen Ofkeli in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Hatay, Turkey February 12, 2023. Environment Minister Murat Kurum said that 24,921 buildings across the region had collapsed or were heavily damaged in the quake, based on assessments of more than 170,000 buildings. Rescuers were still looking for survivors in the earthquake rubble six days after the disaster, which hit parts of Syria and Turkey. The upmarket 12-storey residential complex was completed a decade ago and contained 249 apartments. The arrested man told prosecutors he did not know why the complex collapsed and that his desire to go to Montenegro was unrelated, Anadolu reported.

8-year-old Ridvan Cakiroglu rescued by Israeli search and rescue team from rubble of collapsed building 116 hours after earthquakes, on February 10, 2023 in Turkey's Kahramanmaras. As the human death toll topped 28,000, the desperation mounted with each hour that passed for those who hoped to find their relatives alive in the rubble days after two earthquakes devastated Turkey and Syria. While local media reported more people had been pulled from the rubble Saturday, Martin Griffiths, the U.N. emergency relief coordinator, warned that the death toll was likely to rise. The first of Monday's devastating quakes struck Turkey and neighboring Syria in the early hours and registered at magnitude- 7.8. More than 3,500 have died in Syria, where death tolls have not been updated since Friday.

[1/6] Rescue workers try to rescue a 15-year-old girl trapped under the rubble, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 10, 2023. The death toll exceeded 24,150 across southern Turkey and northwest Syria a day after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said authorities should have reacted faster to Monday's huge earthquake. Earlier, the World Food Programme said it was running out of stocks in rebel-held northwest Syria as the state of war complicated relief efforts. A similarly powerful earthquake in northwest Turkey in 1999 killed more than 17,000 killed in 1999. In the Samandag district of Turkey, rescuers crouched under concrete slabs and whispered "Inshallah" - "God willing" - as they carefully reached into the rubble and plucked out a 10-day-old newborn.

[1/4] Survivors rest while a woman reacts at a hospital in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 10, 2023. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem 1 2 3 4Authorities say some 6,500 buildings in Turkey collapsed and countless more were damaged. The U.S. Agency for International Development will provide $85 million in urgent humanitarian assistance to Turkey and Syria. SYRIA OVERWHELMEDIn Syria, relief efforts are complicated by a conflict that has partitioned the country and wrecked its infrastructure. The Syrian government views the delivery of aid to rebel-held areas from Turkey as a violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

ADANA, Turkey—Rescue efforts turned grim Thursday as fewer survivors were found amid the rubble four days after two devastating earthquakes rocked Turkey and Syria and people turned instead to burying the dead, now more than 21,000 people across both countries. In Turkey, the death toll was 17,674 by late Thursday evening local time, according to figures provided by Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay to the country’s state news agency. This surpasses the toll of a devastating 1999 earthquake that traumatized the nation and changed Turkish politics for decades. Authorities in Syria reported 3,377 deaths. Thousands more people were injured as thousands of buildings collapsed when Monday’s earthquakes—magnitude 7.8 and 7.5—hit the Syrian-Turkish border.

☆ Earthquake death toll in Turkey and Syria surpasses 5,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ISTANBUL, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Tuesday that the death toll from the earthquakes centred in southeastern Turkey rose to 3,419, bringing the total including those killed in Syria to more than 5,000. Speaking to reporters, Oktay said severe weather conditions made it difficult to bring aid to the affected regions and conduct rescues. He said only rescue and aid vehicles were being allowed to enter or leave Hatay, Kahramanmaras and Adiyaman, three of the most impacted provinces. Rescue operations are focusing on those three provinces and Malatya, Oktay added. Reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun and Nevzat Devranoglu; Writing by Ali Kucukgocmen; Editing by Jonathan SpicerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Six dead, at least 81 injured in Istanbul blast and Turkish President Erdogan says it 'smells like terrorism'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

View of ambulances at the scene after an explosion on busy pedestrian Istiklal street in Istanbul, Turkey, November 13, 2022. Six people were killed and 81 others wounded on Sunday when an explosion rocked a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul in what Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called a bomb attack that "smells like terrorism." Some four hours after the blast, Vice President Fuat Oktay and Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu visited the site of the explosion. "We will resolve this matter very soon," Oktay told reporters. Vice President Oktay said, "We are evaluating it as an act of terror".

☆ Turkey says Pelosi's statements 'sabotage' Armenia-Azerbaijan diplomacy
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi attends a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan, Armenia September 18, 2022. The Office to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia/Handout via REUTERSISTANBUL, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Monday that U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's "biased" statements regarding the clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan "sabotage diplomacy efforts" and were unacceptable. Pelosi visited Armenia this weekend, in an unprecedented show of U.S. support for the country, which has for over three decades been locked in conflict with its neighbour Azerbaijan over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. On Twitter, Oktay also called on Washington to clarify whether Pelosi's statements reflect the official U.S. position. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Ali Kucukgocmen; Editing by Jonathan SpicerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Turcia le cere musulmanilor să adopte o poziţie clară cu privire la violenţele din Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

''Ceea ce dorim este să fie luate măsuri active'', a declarat Oktay după slujba desfăşurată joi dimineaţă, care marchează încheierea Ramadanului, luna de post şi rugăciune pentru musulmani. ''Există decizii luate în mod repetat la Naţiunile Unite, există condamnări. Dar din păcate nu s-a obţinut niciun rezultat, pentru că nu este exprimată o poziţie clară'', a adăugat el.Cel puţin 67 de persoane au fost ucise în Gaza şi şapte în Israel începând de luni, odată cu escaladarea violenţelor dintre Israel şi mişcările palestiniene Hamas şi Jihadul Islamic. Acestea din urmă au lansat sute de rachete către teritoriul Israelului, multe dintre ele fiind neutralizate de sistemul de apărare antirachetă israelian Iron Dome.Preşedintele Turciei, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, care a condamnat constant ocuparea Cisiordaniei de Israel şi tratamentul la care sunt supuşi palestinienii, a calificat sâmbătă Israelul drept un ''stat terorist''.Fuat Oktay a subliniat că musulmanii au responsabilitatea de a acţiona. ''Din păcate, când privim ţările musulmane care nu dau dovadă de unitate şi solidaritate, oricine care nu exprimă o poziţie clară este părtaş la ceea ce se întâmplă'', a afirmat oficialitatea turcă.

Persons: Iron, Oktay Locations: Gaza, Israel, Israelului, Turciei, Cisiordaniei

Turcia intenționează să-și intensifice presiunile asupra noii administrației americane, pentru a obține extrădarea a predicatorului islamic de opoziție, Fethullah Gülen, a declarat vicepreședintele republicii, Fuat Oktay. Sâmbătă, candidatul Partidului Democrat din SUA, Joe Biden, s-a proclamat președinte ales, după ce presa americană l-a anunțat învingător în alegeri. Totodată, actualul președinte, Donald Trump, afirmă că alegerile nu s-au încheiat și intenționează să-și apere victoria în justiție. Cel care a organizat-o se află în SUA. Vom intensifica presiunile noastre în această problemă”, a declarat Oktay postului de televiziune Kanal 7.

Persons: . Sâmbătă, Joe Biden, Donald Trump Organizations: Sputnik, Partidului Democrat din, americană, Kanal Locations: BUCUREȘTI, Turcia, Partidului Democrat din SUA, Turciei, SUA

☆ Bilanțul cutremurului din Turcia și Grecia crește la 60 morți și 900 de răniți
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-01 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: 1 min

Echipele de salvare au reuşit să scoată în viaţă de sub dărâmături un bărbat de 70 de ani, în oraşul turc Izmir, la 34 de ore după cutremur. Pe Insula Samos (Grecia), au murit doi adolescenţi, iar alte 19 persoane au fost rănite. Potrivit Departamentului turc pentru Situaţii de Urgenţă, 930 de persoane au fost rănite în Turcia. Vicepreşedintele Turciei, Fuat Oktay, a declarat că 26 de clădări din Izmir care au suferit daune structurale vor fi demolate. Alte centre seismologice au stabilit că magnitudinea de fost de 6,6.

Organizations: Vicepreşedintele Turciei Locations: turc Izmir, Turcia, Insula Samos, Grecia, Turciei, clădări, Izmir, Egee, Istanbul

☆ Bilanțul cutremurului din Turcia și Grecia crește la 60 morți și 900 de răniți
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-01 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: 1 min

Organizations: Vicepreşedintele Turciei Locations: turc Izmir, Turcia, Insula Samos, Grecia, Turciei, clădări, Izmir, Egee, Istanbul

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