Democrat candidate Joe Biden is ahead in the US Presidential election. According to a poll by Fox TV, an ardent defender of President Donald Trump, he is 8 points ahead. The difference is more than what Hillary Clinton appeared to have over Trump in polls four years ago. Still, there is mention of “Embarrassed Trumpism”
The death toll in the Oct. 30 earthquake in the Aegean province of İzmir has increased to 83, according to the official disaster agency, AFAD. Some 220 of the 994 people wounded in the earthquake are still treated in hospitals, AFAD said. The number of damaged or collapsed buildings is 58, Urban Minister Murat Kurum
Search and rescue efforts continue after the Oct. 30 earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 that hit Turkey’s Aegean province of İzmir. At least 51 citizens were killed, Vice President Fuat Oktay confirmed on Nov. 1. Three out of 11 citizens under intensive care are in critical condition, he said. Rescue work contiunes in eight
Charlie Hebdo’s publications have moved from the field of freedom of expression to the field of provocation. I was among those who stood for them in the name of freedom of expression and non-violence regardless of the Prophet Mohammad cartoons they published when Al-Qaida terrorists raided the Charlie Hebdo building and killed five people, injuring
The ban on Oct. 29 Republic Day celebrations on the one hand and the solacement of the “controlled conflict strategy” on the other. But we should give the AKP credit for naming situations. President Tayyip Erdoğan had gathered on July 24 some 350 thousand people from all over Turkey in Istanbul for prayers at the
Before the Covid-19 pandemic began to take over the world, the 3 Nov. 2020 U.S. presidential election was considered to be a turning point that would shape the future of world politics. However, the power of nature, or the epidemic, not only pushed the U.S. presidential election into the background but has dragged the world
Countries on fire: the outbreak continues Today, all countries in the world are struggling with deaths due to the Covid-19 outbreak. There are fires burning in many countries, but it’s due to the outbreak. The number of cases has reached almost 40 million. The number of deaths has already exceeded 1 million. North and South
With only a few days left until the 2020 presidential election in the U.S., the whole world is holding its breath.On one hand, the international community is struggling to deal with the unprecedented social and economic effects of a global pandemic. On the other, it is trying to manage the externalities of political populism that
President Tayyip Erdoğan is well protected from Covid-19. His spokesperson, İbrahim Kalın, announced that the team working close to the president is also tested for the virus every day. Thanks to the test requirement for those who would approach the president, some lawmakers were tested positive. Along with the president, his family, and his close