Istanbul Airport introduces therapy dogs to soothe passengers

STORY: Istanbul Airport introduces therapy dogs to soothe passengers SHOOTING TIME: March 14, 2024 DATELINE: March 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul Airport 2. various of therapy dogs 3. various of therapy dogs interacting with passengers STORYLINE: Istanbul Airport, Türkiye's largest international aviation hub, has introduced a heartwarming initiative featuring the service of therapy dogs. These specially-trained furry companions, stationed in the international departures area starting from 8 a.m., are ready to calm the nerves of passengers during peak flight hours. "The goal is simple: to provide a peaceful and enjoyable travel experience," said Abdulkadir Demirtas, customer experience manager at Istanbul Airport. The airport has found that passengers have often been grappling with stress and anxiety before long-lasting flights while staying at the terminals. "Scientific studies have long highlighted the positive impact of human-a

Türkiye says Sweden fulfills "significant part" of responsibilities for NATO bid

STORY: Türkiye says Sweden fulfills "significant part" of responsibilities for NATO bid SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 12, 2024/earlier footage DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee 2. various of headquarters of NATO 3. various of Turkish F-16 fighter jets 4. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): SERKAN DEMIRTAS, Ankara-based foreign policy analyst and journalist STORYLINE: Sweden has fulfilled an important part of demands by Türkiye for the Nordic country's NATO bid, Turkish parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus said Wednesday. "We see that Sweden also fulfills a significant part of its responsibilities," Kurtulmus told reporters. "If we are to act jointly within an alliance, Türkiye has extremely legitimate expectations," he said, noting that Türkiye expected relevant countries to end "any kind of support" to terrorist groups and ban what it called anti-Turkish activities on their lands. Sweden should act carefully and met

Normalization of Türkiye-Syria ties in limbo, says expert

STORY: Normalization of Türkiye-Syria ties in limbo, says expert DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:30 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a patrol of Turkish and Russian troops in Northern Syria 2. various of the four-way meeting of Türkiye-Syria-Russia-Iran in May 2023 in Moscow 3. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan 4. various of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad 5. various of Turkish Lira 6. various of the militants of YPG in Northern Syria 7. various of Syrian refugees at one of the Türkiye-Syria border gates 8. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): SERKAN DEMIRTAS, Foreign policy analyst, Ankara Bureau Chief Of Hurriyet Daily News STORYLINE: The future of relations between Türkiye and Syria remains uncertain as little progress has been made in normalization talks revolving around Turkish military presence in northern Syria, said experts. Since the end of 2022, Turkish and Syrian officials have met several times to restore ties. Moscow has tried to mediate talks between Damasc

Sweden's latest tensions with Türkiye could compromise its NATO bid: expert

STORY: Sweden's latest tensions with Türkiye could compromise its NATO bid: expert DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the last quadripartite meeting of Türkiye-Sweden-Finland and NATO during the NATO summit in Spain 2. various of an old meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Türkiye 3. various of old high officials council meetings of Türkiye-Sweden and Türkiye-Finland in Türkiye 4. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): SERKAN DEMIRTAS, Foreign policy analyst and Ankara bureau chief of Hurriyet Daily News STORYLINE: A Turkish expert has said the latest tensions between Türkiye and Sweden over recent protests in Stockholm, including the burning of a copy of the Quran, could compromise Sweden's NATO bid. Sweden and Finland applied last year to join the military alliance in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Their accession to NATO needs the approval of all member states of the military alliance.

Türkiye hints at new land offensive in Syria following Istanbul attack

STORY: Türkiye hints at new land offensive in Syria following Istanbul attack DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scene of the Istanbul bomb attack (Courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of the militants of PKK (file) 3. various of the cross-border operation of Türkiye after Istanbul bomb attack 4. various of the last cross-border operation of Türkiye (Courtesy of Turkish Defense Ministry) 5. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): SERKAN DEMIRTAS, Foreign policy analyst and commentator STORYLINE: Türkiye has threatened for multiple times to launch a fresh ground offensive into Syria following a deadly bombing in the heart of its biggest city Istanbul for which it has blamed Kurdish militants. Turkish authorities have said that the investigation into the attack that killed six civilians in Istiklal Avenue, one of Istanbul's busiest areas, points to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and its Syrian affiliates, the People's Protection Units (YPG). Turkis

Prospect of Russia's gas hub proposal for Türkiye remains to be seen: analyst

STORY: Prospect of Russia's gas hub proposal for Türkiye remains to be seen: analyst DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:54 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Türkiye's natural gas storage facilities, drilling ships, and pipeline construction (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of the last meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Astana, Kazakhstan (courtesy of Turkish Presidency) 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): SERKAN DEMIRTAS, Foreign policy analyst STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that the country's Thrace region could be the best place to serve as an energy hub after his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin proposed to increase Russia's gas exports through Turkish territory. The Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Ministry and Russia's Gazprom company were instructed to jointly work on this project after Erdogan and Putin met in Astana on Thursday, according to the Turkish president. Experts

Turkey seeks to mend ties with regional heavyweights amid economic woes

STORY: Turkey seeks to mend ties with regional heavyweights amid economic woes DATELINE: June 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:35 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Turkey 2. various of the meeting of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid in the capital Ankara 3. various of people shopping in Turkey 4. various of Turkish Lira 5. various of people shopping in Turkey 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SERKAN DEMIRTAS, Foreign policy analyst, Ankara bureau chief of Hurriyet Daily News 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): SERKAN DEMIRTAS, Foreign policy analyst, Ankara bureau chief of Hurriyet Daily News 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish) : TULIN DALOGLU, Ankara-based Middle Eastern foreign policy analyst 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish) : TULIN DALOGLU, Ankara-based Middle Eastern foreign policy analyst STORYLINE: Liquidity challenges and "worst economic woes in two decade

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HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TURKEY

People walk in Istanbul, Turkey, on January 16, 2022 amid the COVID-19 pandemic (Photo by Erhan Demirtas/NurPhoto) (Credit:Erhan Demirtas/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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TURKEY-WEATHER

Turkey Istanbul On November 6, 2021, heavy fog appears in Istanbul. Ferry services were canceled due to fog. People spend time by the sea. (Photo by Erhan Demirtas/NurPhoto) (Credit:Erhan Demirtas/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

Turkey holds 2nd general election in 5 months

Turkey holds 2nd general election in 5 months

Selahattin Demirtas, co-chairman of Turkey's pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP), speaks to the press at a polling station in Istanbul on Nov. 1, 2015. The country held its second general election in five months this year because coalition talks broke down following a June election in which the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its majority in parliament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo