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Pope Leo XIV Leaves Istanbul For Beirut - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV Leaves Istanbul For Beirut - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV with the Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy during a farewell ceremony at Istanbul airport, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Pope Leo XIV is on its way to Beirut where he is about to begin the second leg of his apostolic journey to Turkiye and Lebanon. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leaves Istanbul For Beirut - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV Leaves Istanbul For Beirut - Turkey

Pope Leo XIV with the Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy during a farewell ceremony at Istanbul airport, Turkey on November 30, 2025 on the fourth day of the Pope’s Apostolic Journey to Turkey. Pope Leo XIV is on its way to Beirut where he is about to begin the second leg of his apostolic journey to Turkiye and Lebanon. Photo by Vatican Media/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV is greeted by Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy during an official welcome ceremony at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. In the center: Portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founding father of the Republic of Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV Visit To Turkey - Day 1

Pope Leo XIV is greeted by Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy (C) during an official welcome ceremony at Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey on November 27, 2025 during the first foreign trip of his papacy. Left: Portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founding father of the Republic of Turkey. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACARESS.COM

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Kumamon visits quake-hit city in Ishikawa Pref.

Kumamon visits quake-hit city in Ishikawa Pref.

Kumamon, the official mascot of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, makes chopsticks using a Wajima-nuri lacquerware technique at a facility in Wajima, an Ishikawa Prefecture city hit hard by the Jan. 1, 2024, massive earthquake, on Aug. 9, 2025. Kumamon is visiting various Ishikawa Prefecture cities to give encouragement to people affected by the disaster.

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Meloni and Erdogan Hold Joint Press Conference in Rome

Meloni and Erdogan Hold Joint Press Conference in Rome

Mehmet Nuri Ersoy Minister of Culture and Tourism of Türkiye and Alessandro Giuli Minister of Culture of Italy Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni receives Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Villa Pamphili, venue of the fourth summit between Rome and Ankara. Rome, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo shows a "Wajima-nuri" lacquerware terrestrial globe from Wajima, a central Japan city hit by a massive earthquake in January 2024, unveiled to the media at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 9, 2025, ahead of the event's opening on April 13.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo shows a "Wajima-nuri" lacquerware terrestrial globe from Wajima, a central Japan city hit by a massive earthquake in January 2024, unveiled to the media at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 9, 2025, ahead of the event's opening on April 13.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo shows a "Wajima-nuri" lacquerware terrestrial globe from Wajima, a central Japan city hit by a massive earthquake in January 2024, unveiled to the media at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 9, 2025, ahead of the event's opening on April 13.

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund's Head Coach Nuri Sahin portrait during Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund, UEFA Champions League football match in Bologna, Italy, January 21 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund's coach Nuri Sahin during Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund, UEFA Champions League football match in Bologna, Italy, January 21 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund's coach Nuri Sahin during Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund, UEFA Champions League football match in Bologna, Italy, January 21 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund's coach Nuri Sahin during Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund, UEFA Champions League football match in Bologna, Italy, January 21 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund's coach Nuri Sahin during Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund, UEFA Champions League football match in Bologna, Italy, January 21 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Nuri Sahin manager of Borussia Dortmund during the IUefa Champions League, 2024/25 season, football match between Bologna FC 1909 and Borussia Dortmund on 21 January 2025 at Renato DallâAra Stadium, Bologna, Italy. Photo Nderim Kaceli

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Nuri Sahin manager of Borussia Dortmund during the IUefa Champions League, 2024/25 season, football match between Bologna FC 1909 and Borussia Dortmund on 21 January 2025 at Renato DallâAra Stadium, Bologna, Italy. Photo Nderim Kaceli

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Serhou Guirassy of Borussia Dortmund celebrating after scoring a goal with Nuri Sahin manager of Borussia Dortmund during the IUefa Champions League, 2024/25 season, football match between Bologna FC 1909 and Borussia Dortmund on 21 January 2025 at Renato DallâAra Stadium, Bologna, Italy. Photo Nderim Kaceli

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Serhou Guirassy of Borussia Dortmund and Nuri Sahin manager of Borussia Dortmund celebrating after scoring a goal during the IUefa Champions League, 2024/25 season, football match between Bologna FC 1909 and Borussia Dortmund on 21 January 2025 at Renato DallâAra Stadium, Bologna, Italy. Photo Nderim Kaceli

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Nuri Sahin manager of Borussia Dortmund and Vincenzo Italian manager of Bologna FC during the IUefa Champions League, 2024/25 season, football match between Bologna FC 1909 and Borussia Dortmund on 21 January 2025 at Renato DallâAra Stadium, Bologna, Italy. Photo Nderim Kaceli

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Nuri Sahin manager of Borussia Dortmund speaking with Julian Ryerson of Borussia Dortmund during the IUefa Champions League, 2024/25 season, football match between Bologna FC 1909 and Borussia Dortmund on 21 January 2025 at Renato DallâAra Stadium, Bologna, Italy. Photo Nderim Kaceli

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Nuri Sahin manager of Borussia Dortmund during the IUefa Champions League, 2024/25 season, football match between Bologna FC 1909 and Borussia Dortmund on 21 January 2025 at Renato DallâAra Stadium, Bologna, Italy. Photo Nderim Kaceli

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Nuri Sahin manager of Borussia Dortmund during the IUefa Champions League, 2024/25 season, football match between Bologna FC 1909 and Borussia Dortmund on 21 January 2025 at Renato DallâAra Stadium, Bologna, Italy. Photo Nderim Kaceli

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Nuri ?ahin Head Coach of Borussia Dortmund during Bologna BFC vs Borussia Dortmund, 7ð round of Chanpions League 2024-25, game at Renato Dall'Ara stadiumo in Bologna (BG), Italy, on January 21, 2024.

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Nuri ?ahin Head Coach of Borussia Dortmund during Bologna BFC vs Borussia Dortmund, 7ð round of Chanpions League 2024-25, game at Renato Dall'Ara stadiumo in Bologna (BG), Italy, on January 21, 2024.

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Nuri ?ahin Head Coach of Borussia Dortmund during Bologna BFC vs Borussia Dortmund, 7ð round of Chanpions League 2024-25, game at Renato Dall'Ara stadiumo in Bologna (BG), Italy, on January 21, 2024.

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Nuri Sahin, coach of Borussia Dortmund, particPhoto by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COMtes at the 7st day of the UEFA Champions League between Bologna F.C. and Borussia Dortmund at the Renato Dall'Ara Stadium on January 21, 2025 in Bologna, Italy.

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Borussia DortmundâÂÂs Head Coach Nuri Sahin portrait during Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund, UEFA Champions League football match in Bologna, Italy, January 21 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Borussia DortmundâÂÂs Head Coach Nuri Sahin portrait during Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund, UEFA Champions League football match in Bologna, Italy, January 21 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Borussia DortmundâÂÂs Head Coach Nuri Sahin portrait during Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund, UEFA Champions League football match in Bologna, Italy, January 21 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Borussia DortmundâÂÂs Head Coach Nuri Sahin and Bologna's Head Coach Vincenzo Italiano during Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund, UEFA Champions League football match in Bologna, Italy, January 21 2025

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CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

CALCIO - UEFA Champions League - Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund

Borussia DortmundâÂÂs Head Coach Nuri Sahin portrait during Bologna FC vs Borussia Dortmund, UEFA Champions League football match in Bologna, Italy, January 21 2025

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Champions League - Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund

Champions League - Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund's coach Nuri Sahin during Champions League match Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund on October 22, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by Acero/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Champions League - Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund

Champions League - Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund's coach Nuri Sahin during Champions League match Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund on October 22, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by Acero/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Champions League - Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund

Champions League - Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund's coach Nuri Sahin during Champions League match Real Madrid v Borussia Dortmund on October 22, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. Photo by Acero/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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T?RKIYE-ANTALYA-TOURISM INDUSTRY

T?RKIYE-ANTALYA-TOURISM INDUSTRY

(240808) -- ANTALYA, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists line up to board a boat in Antalya, Trkiye, on Aug. 8, 2024. During a news conference held on July 31, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said total arrivals in Trkiye in the first six months of 2024 reached 26.1 million, up 13.9 percent year-on-year. The tourism industry generated 23.7 billion dollars in revenues in the same period, he said. "This shows that Trkiye achieved a record income." (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Industry insiders remain optimistic about Trkiye's tourism despite inflation headwind

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T?RKIYE-ANTALYA-TOURISM INDUSTRY

T?RKIYE-ANTALYA-TOURISM INDUSTRY

(240808) -- ANTALYA, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2024 shows tourists at Pirate beach in Antalya, Trkiye. During a news conference held on July 31, Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said total arrivals in Trkiye in the first six months of 2024 reached 26.1 million, up 13.9 percent year-on-year. The tourism industry generated 23.7 billion dollars in revenues in the same period, he said. "This shows that Trkiye achieved a record income." (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Feature: Industry insiders remain optimistic about Trkiye's tourism despite inflation headwind

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Türkiye aims for top 3 global travel destination status by 2028

STORY: Türkiye aims for top 3 global travel destination status by 2028 SHOOTING TIME: June 7, 2024 DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): KAAN SAHINALP, Türkiye representative of German travel company TUI STORYLINE: Following a successful year in 2023, Türkiye is targeting a position among the world's top three travel destinations by 2028, industry officials said. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced in May that Türkiye aims to attract 80 million foreign tourists annually within the next four years, aspiring to become one of the top three foreign tourist destinations globally. Currently, Türkiye ranks fourth. Türkiye's ambitious tourism plans are crucial for its economy, which relies heavily on tourism revenue. The nation welcomes millions of foreign visitors each year, providing vital income amid significant economic challenges. "This goal is attainable, but Türkiye has work to

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Türkiye, China pledge to enhance cooperation on tourism

STORY: Türkiye, China pledge to enhance cooperation on tourism SHOOTING TIME: June 5, 2024 DATELINE: June 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. aerial shot of Istanbul city in Türkiye 2. various of Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy meeting Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli at the Ataturk Cultural Center in Taksim Square, Istanbul 3. close shot of Mehmet Nuri Ersoy speaking 4. close shot of Sun Yeli speaking 5. various of the tourism ministers of Türkiye and China signing a memorandum of understanding on tourism cooperation STORYLINE: The tourism ministers of Türkiye and China vowed to enhance cooperation on the basis of mutual benefit during a meeting in Istanbul on Wednesday. Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy greeted his visiting Chinese counterpart, Sun Yeli, at the Ataturk Cultural Center in Taksim Square. Following their meeting, the two ministers signed a memorandum of understanding on tourism c

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Türkiye hosts over 12 mln visitors in first 4 months of 2024

STORY: Türkiye hosts over 12 million visitors in first 4 months of 2024 SHOOTING TIME: May 20/23/25, 2024 DATELINE: May 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in Türkiye (Courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye hosted over 12 million visitors in the first four months of 2024, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. This total includes over 10 million foreign tourists and around 2 million Turkish citizens residing abroad, marking an 11.75 percent increase in foreign visitors compared to last year. Germany led the influx of visitors, which was followed by Russia and Iran. Istanbul remained the top destination, hosting 5.24 million foreign tourists, nearly half of all arrivals. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said Türkiye targets 60 million visitors and 60 billion dollars of tourism revenue in 2024. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

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Annual Cannes Film Festival - Gala Dinner Arrivals - Cannes DN

Annual Cannes Film Festival - Gala Dinner Arrivals - Cannes DN

Guest, Jury Member, Ebru Ceylan and Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan attend the Opening Ceremony Official Gala Dinner Arrivals during the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Casino Le Palm Beach on May 14, 2024 in Cannes, France. Photo by David NIVIERE/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Türkiye's tourism revenue rises to 54.3 bln USD in 2023

STORY: Türkiye's tourism revenue rises to 54.3 bln USD in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 31, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views of Istanbul city 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET NURI ERSOY, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister 3. various of views of Istanbul city 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): MEHMET NURI ERSOY, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister 5. various of tourists STORYLINE: Türkiye's tourism revenues rose 17 percent year-on-year to 54.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, the culture and tourism minister announced Wednesday. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy also pointed out at a meeting in Istanbul that the sector ended the year 2023 with 56.7 million visitors, a 10 percent increase compared to the previous year. Ersoy explained that Türkiye had changed its strategy and diversified its tourism products since 2018. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET NURI ERSOY, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister "We see the impact of tourism product diversificati

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

"Wajima-nuri" lacquerware items lie scattered in a shop in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 25, 2024, following a strong earthquake in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Türkiye's iconic Hagia Sophia to charge foreign visitors

STORY: Türkiye's iconic Hagia Sophia to charge foreign visitors SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Türkiye STORYLINE: Foreign tourists will have to pay a fee to visit Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, an iconic mosque, starting Jan. 15, 2024, Türkiye's culture and tourism minister said on Tuesday. "It will remain free for Turkish worshippers," Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said in a televised address in Istanbul broadcast live by Haberturk television channel. The minister noted that the decision was made upon advice from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). No entrance fee has been in place since the mosque, located on the European side of Istanbul, was converted from a museum three years ago. The 1,500-year-old building is one of the most popular tourist spots in the country. It was enlisted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. In September, Turkis

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High inflation rate tests consumers'patience in Türkiye

STORY: High inflation rate tests consumers' patience in Türkiye DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:42 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish people on the streets and shopping 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET NURI SULAT, 70-year-old pensioner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): SAKINE YELGE, 57-year-old homemaker 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): ISMAIL YIGIT, 67-year-old pensioner STORYLINE: Annual inflation in Türkiye hit 58.9 percent in August, with consumer prices increasing 9.09 percent from the previous month, according to official data released on Monday. Food costs increased significantly to a high of 72.9 percent year-on-year in August, putting an additional burden on struggling households. Türkiye is undergoing an economic overhaul since the appointment of market-friendly figures at key economic posts following the May general elections. More conventional monetary policies have been implemented, and interest rates have been significantly hiked but this has not helped ye

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TOURISM-STATISTICS

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TOURISM-STATISTICS

(230801) -- ISTANBUL, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist takes photos near Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Türkiye, Aug. 1, 2023. The number of tourists visiting Türkiye in the first six months of this year has increased by 17 percent compared to the same period last year, said Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy on Monday. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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Number of tourists to Türkiye rises by 17 pct: minister

STORY: Number of tourists to Türkiye rises by 17 pct: minister DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists coming to Antalya in Türkiye 2. various of Mehmet Nuri Ersoy speaking 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): MEHMET NURI ERSOY, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister 4. various of tourists in Türkiye STORYLINE: The number of tourists visiting Türkiye in the first six months of this year has increased by 17 percent compared to the same period last year, said Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy on Monday. Speaking at a meeting in Istanbul, Ersoy said the number of tourists visiting the country reached 22.9 million in the first half of this year. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): MEHMET NURI ERSOY, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister "Türkiye achieved this despite the impact of the earthquake and the election process." The country received 51.4 million tourists in 2022, earning it a revenue of more than 46 billion U.S. dollars.

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Türkiye gets back 1,800-year-old Zeugma stele

STORY: Türkiye gets back 1,800-year-old Zeugma stele DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. 1,800-year-old Zeugma stele (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of Zeugma Museum in Türkiye's southern Gaziantep province (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of the presentation ceremony of the stele in Zeugma Museum in Türkiye's southern Gaziantep province (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 4. various of the speech of Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 5. various of the presentation ceremony of the stele in Zeugma Museum in Türkiye's southern Gaziantep province (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 6. various of Zeugma Museum in Türkiye's southern Gaziantep province (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Italy handed over an 1,800-year-old tomb stele, which was smuggled from the ancient city of Zeugma in Türkiye and found in Italy last year, a Turkish cabinet minister said Thursday. The historical tombsto

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TÜRKIYE-GAZIANTEP-ANCIENT STELE-RETURN

TÜRKIYE-GAZIANTEP-ANCIENT STELE-RETURN

(230713) -- GAZIANTEP (TÜRKIYE), July 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy speaks during a press conference at the Zeugma Museum in Gaziantep province, Türkiye, on July 13, 2023. Turkish culture minister said Thursday that Italy has returned a 1,800-year-old smuggled tomb stele. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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Turkish intelligence kills senior terrorist leader in Syria

STORY: Turkish intelligence kills senior terrorist leader in Syria DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of photos of Yilmaz Behraresh (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 2. various of PKK militants STORYLINE: The Turkish National Intelligence Organization has killed Yilmaz Behraresh, a senior terrorist leader who was in the red category on Türkiye's wanted terrorists' list, according to state media TRT on Saturday. Yilmaz Behraresh was also known as Osman Nuri Ocakli while he was a member of the MLKP terror group. He was appointed as the so-called Syria Officer of the MLKP in 2019. Ocakli was killed in north Syria's Ayn al-Arab region, reported TRT quoting security sources. But it did not say when the terrorist leader was killed. Ocakli was behind many attacks in Türkiye, including the 2022 attack on a vehicle carrying the prison guards in north Türkiye's Bursa province. The Turkish intelligence followed Ocakli for a long time and pinpointed his

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Cannes - Closing Ceremony Arrivals

Cannes - Closing Ceremony Arrivals

Alexandre Mallet-Guy, Mediha Didem Türemen, Musab Ekici, Ayaz Ceylan, Ebru Ceylan, Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Merve Dizdar, Deniz Celiloglu, Ece Bagci and Erdem Senokak attend the "Elemental" screening and closing ceremony red carpet during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 27, 2023 in Cannes, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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