Istanbul Mayor arrested, Erdogan's main rival, days before presidential nomination

Istanbul Mayor arrested, Erdogan's main rival, days before presidential nomination

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, key rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan detained a day after university invalidated his diploma, in move seen as politically motivated. In this photo: Ekrem İmamoglu, President of the Union of Municipalities of Turkey (UMT) and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB), visited 'Yuvamız' Istanbul Child Education Center (CEM) in Eyupsultan Aksemsettin Neighborhood with Eyupsultan Mayor Mithat Bulent Ozmen.2024. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Türkiye should diversify energy sources, work for green transition: expert

STORY: Türkiye should diversify energy sources, work for green transition: expert DATELINE: July 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:16 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Türkiye's natural gas facilities 2. various of Türkiye's Akkuyu nuclear power plant 3. various of oil refineries in Türkiye 4. various of solar energy fields in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 5. SOUNDBITE (English): MITHAT RENDE, Expert on energy affairs STORYLINE: Türkiye should diversify its energy sources and engage further in green transition and renewables to reduce its foreign energy dependence, a Turkish energy expert has said. In a recent interview with Xinhua, Mithat Rende, a former ambassador and analyst on energy affairs, explained that the Russia-Ukraine crisis told everyone a lesson not to be dependent on a sole country for energy. SOUNDBITE (English): MITHAT RENDE, Expert on energy affairs "In order to further enhance energy security, Türkiye should focus on its domestic energy sources. The Turkish autho

Türkiye seeks to settle row with Russia over nuclear plant construction

STORY: Türkiye seeks to settle row with Russia over nuclear plant construction DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:29 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MITHAT RENDE, Former Turkish ambassador, analyst on energy affairs STORYLINE: Türkiye is seeking to resolve a dispute with Russia regarding the construction of Türkiye's first nuclear power plant, a key component of growing bilateral energy cooperation. The Akkuyu plant constructed by Russia's state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom in south Türkiye's Mersin province has set an operational date for the first reactor by 2023, with the entire plant expected to be up and running by 2025. For Mithat Rende, a former Turkish ambassador and an analyst on energy affairs, the Akkuyu plant, which began with a 2010 intergovernmental agreement between Türkiye and Russia, is of "strategic" importance. SOUNDBITE (English): MITHAT RENDE, Former Turkish