News archive of November 2018

People enjoy the sunshine next to the sea in Thessaloniki on Wednesday. The unseasonably good weather is forecast to continue Thursday, with temperatures set to reach 27 degrees Celsius (80.6 Fahrenheit) in Athens, the first day of November, and 26 C (78.8 F) in Thessaloniki. Temperatures are set to dip slightly over the coming days, reaching 23 C (73.4 F) on Saturday.

From November 1, the Traffic Police ''Winter'' Action begins in the whole country.

The action starts with inspections of cyclists and pedestrians, as well as the technical condition of cars for the winter season.

As of November 15, drivers should have changed tires to be adapted to winter conditions or their tread to be over 4 mm.

The fairy chimneys of Turkey’s ancient region of Cappadocia are famous around the world but another geological wonder in the country’s east remain undiscovered by millions of people. Click through for the story in photos...

An underground monastery that local officials describe as the first mental hospital in the world has been plundered by treasure hunters in Turkey’s ancient region of Cappadocia. Click through for the story in photos...

Albanian authorities handling the case of the fatal shooting of an ethnic Greek man by police on Sunday have not briefed his relatives on the case, a lawyer representing the family said on Thursday.

Turkish police found a vehicle loaded with 247.8 kilograms of explosives and other devices in southeastern Turkey, the local governorship said on Nov. 1.

Albania lodged a new protest with the Greek ambassador to Tirana on Wednesday following several incidents in Greece sparked by the killing of an ethnic Greek gunman by Albanian police at the weekend.  

Construction work for the new Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) in Istanbul may begin in February next year, Tourism and Culture Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said on Nov. 1.

NATO on Oct. 31 urged Russia to comply fully with a Cold War nuclear weapons treaty after US President Donald Trump announced he wanted to pull out of the deal.

From November 1, 2018, the Bulgarian administration suspended the paper exchange of documents, the government press office announced. More than 700 central, regional and municipal structures are switching to fully electronic document flow between them.