7 killed, 23 injured in passenger bus accident in E. Türkiye

STORY: 7 killed, 23 injured in passenger bus accident in E. Türkiye DATELINE: July 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue work at the accident site (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: At least seven people died, and 23 others were injured after a passenger bus veered off the road and overturned on a highway in the eastern Kars province of Türkiye on Sunday, state-run TRT broadcaster reported. The passenger bus overturned into a stockade after passing the viaduct at the entrance of Karakurt village of Sarikamis district of Erzurum-Kars highway, the TRT quoted Governor of Kars province Turker Oksuz as reporting. The passenger bus flipped over from approximately 50 meters in height and overturned, the TRT added. Medical teams, gendarmerie, and fire crews were dispatched to the scene. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

Experts accuse U.S. of splitting world apart

STORY: Experts accuse U.S. of splitting world apart DATELINE: March 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russia-Ukraine conflict 2. various of the Capitol Hill 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): TURKER ERTURK, Turkish retired Admiral 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Serbian): ZIVADIN JOVANOVIC, Former Serbian diplomat 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZOLTAN KISZELLY, Director of the Center of Political Analyses at Hungary's Szazadveg Institute 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SHAKEEL AHMAD RAMAY, CEO, Islamabad-based Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research & Development STORYLINE: From Iraq, Libya to Ukraine, the clout of the United States can be found in various turmoils around the world. Experts accused the United States of splitting the world apart for its own interests. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): TURKER ERTURK, Turkish retired Admiral "At the end of the Cold War, the U.S. emerged as the largest and only global power. Today, it plans and conducts operations to maintain unipolar world order.

U.S. fabricates conflicts to retain unipolar hegemony: Turkish analyst

STORY: U.S. fabricates conflicts to retain unipolar hegemony: Turkish analyst DATELINE: March 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): TURKER ERTURK, Turkish retired Admiral STORYLINE: A Turkish analyst says the U.S. fabricates conflicts to retain its unipolar hegemony, noting that its operations undermine world peace and stability. Turker Erturk, who served as commander of the Turkish Naval Academy between 2008 and 2010, blamed Washington for willfully prolonging the Ukraine crisis. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): TURKER ERTURK, Turkish retired Admiral "At the end of the Cold War, the U.S. emerged as the largest and only global power. And now, it makes various plans and conducts operations to maintain this unipolar world order. Our experiences are manifestations of this. The U.S. had invested much in this (crisis) to get Ukraine away from Russia and the crisis that started on Feb. 24 last year is escalating very seriously with

Turkey mulls new military operation in Syria amid NATO expansion impasse

STORY: Turkey mulls new military operation in Syria amid NATO expansion impasse DATELINE: June 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:57 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1 STANDUP 1 (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua reporter 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): OYTUN ORHAN, Coordinator for Levant Studies at the Ankara-based Center for Middle Eastern Studies 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): HASIM TURKER, Foreign policy analyst, Ankara-based think-tank Bosphorus Centre for Asian Studies 4 STANDUP 2 (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: Turkey is planning a new incursion against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria, a move which comes amid Ankara's reservations about a NATO expansion bid and projects to relocate vast numbers of Syrian refugees. STANDUP 1 (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua reporter "I'm Burak Akinci with Xinhua News Agency. I'm now in the Turkish capital city Ankara. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has raised the prospect of a fresh military operation in neighboring Syria, aiming to create a

GLOBALink | Turkish people voice concerns over U.S. bio-labs across world

Turkish people recently voiced their concerns over U.S.-run biological laboratories in multiple countries, which have posed a significant threat to human health and the environment. Retired Admiral Turker Erturk told Xinhua that such facilities are one of the biggest problems facing humanity today. "During my tenure, I knew that NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) had no warehouse for biological weapons. Only related protection measures and doctrine have been taught," said Erturk, who served as commander of the Turkish Naval Academy between 2008 and 2010. If such labs exist, they are within Washington's hidden capabilities, Erturk said. "I hope these have not been used and are not planned to be used." As shown by publicly available data, 336 such laboratories in about 30 countries, including 26 in Ukraine, receive funding from the Biological Threat Reduction Program, part of the U.S. Department of Defense's Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program. However, these facts have hardl

Turkish people voice concerns over U.S. bio-labs across world

STORY: Turkish people voice concerns over U.S. bio-labs across world DATELINE: April 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of TurkeySOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): TURKER ERTURK, Retired Admiral in Turkeyvarious of TurkeySOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ABDURRAHMAN KALEMDAR, Istanbul residentvarious of TurkeySOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): TUNAY GUZELAD, Istanbul resident STORYLINE: Turkish people recently voiced their concerns over U.S.-run biological laboratories in multiple countries, which have posed a significant threat to human health and the environment. Turker Erturk, who served as commander of the Turkish Naval Academy between 2008 and 2010, told Xinhua that such facilities are one of the biggest problems facing humanity today. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): TURKER ERTURK, Retired Admiral in Turkey "During my tenure, I knew that NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) had no warehouse for biological weapons. Only related protection measures and doctrine have been taught. If

U.S. plans to use NATO for its own purposes: Turkish analyst

STORY: U.S. plans to use NATO for its own purposes: Turkish analyst DATELINE: April 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:28 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of NATO holding meetings 2. various of streets of America 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish):TURKER ERTURK, Security analyst and retired admiral STORYLINE: A leading Turkish security analyst has said that the U.S.-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is expected to go through self-assessment in the upcoming period given the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. During a recent Xinhua interview, Turker Erturk, also a retired admiral, said that this re-evaluation process will be related to the fact that the U.S. has used and will use this alliance for its own interests, and it sees itself in a superior position to other member countries. Erturk said NATO was a defense alliance established against the threat of the Soviet Union. SOUNDBITE (Turkish):TURKER ERTURK, Security analyst and retired admiral "But the Soviet Union collapsed, and t