Turkish police detain 9 suspects involved in drug trafficking

STORY: Turkish police detain 9 suspects involved in drug trafficking SHOOTING TIME: June 4, 2024 DATELINE: June 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Turkish police detaining nine suspects involved in international drug trafficking and seizing 373 kg of cocaine in northwestern Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police detained nine people suspected of involvement in international drug trafficking and seized 373 kg of cocaine in a northwestern province, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday. The suspects, believed to be part of an organized crime organization, were trying to ship drugs from South America to Türkiye, Yerlikaya wrote on social media platform X, adding that the cocaine was concealed in a container at the Gemlik port in Bursa province. The operations were carried out by the Istanbul and Bursa police departments, he said, without specifying the timing of the operations. "I want our beloved nation

Türkiye builds new car battery plant

STORY: Türkiye builds new car battery plant DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the groundbreaking ceremony of SIRO Battery Development and Manufacturing Campus in Bursa, Türkiye 2. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Bursa, Türkiye 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President 4. various of SIRO battery manufacturing plant for electric vehicles in Bursa, Türkiye 5. various of Togg car factory, production line, electric cars in Bursa, Türkiye STORYLINE: The construction of a new automotive battery manufacturing plant began Monday in northwestern Türkiye with a ceremony attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. SIRO, a joint venture between China-based Farasis Energy and Turkish electric car manufacturer Togg, held the groundbreaking ceremony for the new SIRO Battery Development and Production Campus in the town of Gemlik in the northwestern Bursa province. The new facility will begin o