Türkiye's first space traveler to set off on Jan. 18

STORY: Türkiye's first space traveler to set off on Jan. 18 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 5, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Türkiye's space mission staff (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of space facilities in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye's first space traveler, Alper Gezeravci, will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on January 18 (local time) as part of Axiom Mission 3, Turkish Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir announced on Friday. "This historic mission will be a great source of inspiration for future generations as well as being an important milestone in Türkiye's space science studies," Kacir said on X, a social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Gezeravci will join Spanish, Italian, and Swedish astronauts on the mission organized by Axiom Space, an American privately funded space infrastructure developer. They will launch from the Kennedy Space C

Türkiye's 1st space traveler set to take off in January

STORY: Türkiye's 1st space traveler set to take off in January SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:59 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Col. Alper Gezeravci (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye's first space traveler is set to blast off into orbit on Jan. 9 of the next year, a Turkish official announced on Thursday. "Starting on Jan. 9, Col. Alper Gezeravci will take part in a space mission with Spanish, Italian, and Swedish astronauts," Turkish Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir said on X, formerly known as Twitter. As part of Türkiye's first manned space mission, Gezeravci will stay at the International Space Station for 14 days and carry out 13 different scientific experiments. This mission, organized by Axiom Space, an American privately funded space infrastructure developer, will take a Turkish citizen to the International Space Station for the first time, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported earlier. In add

Turkish president makes public appearance at tech fair after stomach illness

STORY: Turkish president makes public appearance at tech fair after stomach illness DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of helicopters in the air 2. shots on Turkish President and the ceremony STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been suffering from a stomach illness, made his first public appearance in person in three days by inaugurating a tech fair in Istanbul on Saturday. The Turkish leader attended the opening ceremony of the 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah. At the ceremony, he praised the rapid growth of the fair and spoke about the efforts to create a technological ecosystem in Türkiye that enables young people to pursue their dreams. During the event, Erdogan also introduced the country's first two astronaut candidates, Air Force pilot Alper Gezeravci and propulsion systems engineer Tuva Cihangir Atasever from defe