News archive of October 2020

Greek property sector experts anticipate a jump in demand from investors from Britain over the next few months. This is thanks to people interested in obtaining a Greek residence permit or even a Greek passport, so that they can move freely between the UK and the European Union after the completion of Brexit within a few months.

China's Sichuan Province and the Greek region of Attica signed a twinning agreement on Tuesday aimed at broadening and deepening cooperation in many fields on the regional level and helping to bring the Greek and Chinese people closer.

Ahead of the two-day extraordinary European Council meeting that starts on Thursday in Brussels, German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested on Wednesday that Greece and Turkey had come close to war during their protracted summer standoff in the Eastern Mediterranean.

As part of the new two-year economic program unveiled on Sept. 29, the Turkish government is considering putting into play comprehensive changes in employment schemes.

The unemployment rate is projected to reach 13.8 percent this year and 12.9 percent next year, according to the program announced by Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak.

Keban Dam Lake, located in the Pertek district of the eastern Tunceli province becomes canoe lovers' new 'place to be.' District governor Emin Nasır says, 'The lake will be a world-wide brand.'

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A fire suppression pond in southern Hatay province's Amanos Mountains amazes domestic and foreign tourists with its resemblance to an evil eye amulet.

The pond, located in a pine forest on the mountain, is about 25 meters in diameter and 3 meters in depth.

It is also called "the eye of nature" by locals due to its resemblance to an evil eye amulet.

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An astrologer, Dinçer Güner, who became a prominent figure in Turkey after predicting 2020's coronavirus pandemic late 2019, has said that daily horoscopes were a "bunch of lies," shocking all his followers.
"Daily horoscopes are a bunch of lies. I write them too… Because the system wants me to," said Güner in an interview with private broadcaster CNN Türk on late Sept. 29.

Strange sounds and the smell of flammable gas coming from underneath the dried Lake Marmara in the western province of Manisa have scared locals, as the gendarmerie forces closed the area to the public following safety measures introduced Sept. 29.

Baku is grateful for Turkey's support given over a military confrontation between Azerbaijan and Armenia near Nagorno-Karabakh, its ambassador to Ankara, Khazar Ibrahim, has said, noting that the Azerbaijani military is now capable of defending its territory, mainly thanks to the support given by Turkey throughout the past three decades, and did not ask for military support for the recent clash

EU leaders are set to meet in Brussels on Oct. 1 for two days of discussions on tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and relations with Turkey.

European Council President Charles Michel on Sept. 29 sent a letter to EU leaders to outline the objectives of the summit.