Antalya

The technological revolution, including the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), is transforming diplomacy, offering significant opportunities alongside critical challenges, according to a leading expert.

Nearly 10,000 participants from 42 countries, including 1,600 foreigners, have competed in the 19th Runtalya International Marathon on March 3 in the southern province of Antalya.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday discussed the Middle East, North Africa and the Black Sea region at a conference in the Turkish city of Antalya, Russian state news agency TASS reported. [Reuters]

Airport operating company TAV Havalimanları aims to serve at least 100 million passengers this year, said Serkan Kaptan, noting that the company's growth in 2023 was above their targets.

The airports TAV operates served 96 million passengers last year, a 22 percent increase compared to 2022. The revenues of the company grew 25 percent to 1.3 billion euros.

Despite problems and preventions from the Western world, Türkiye will continue its efforts for a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed, stressing Ankara will use its diplomatic means to this end.

Schools across the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa remained closed yesterday as a result of heavy downpours inundating the region, following warnings issued by meteorologists about potential flooding.

Meteorologists have issued a comprehensive forecast warning of heavy rainfall across Türkiye, with Bodrum, a town on the southwestern coast, already experiencing the brunt of strong storms and towering waves.

Data from the "Top 100 City Destinations" index for 2023 by Euromonitor International reveals Antalya and Istanbul as two of the world's most visited cities, with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) describing the southern city as a hidden gem.

Featuring four different challenging stages this time, the fifth Tour of Antalya kicked off on Feb. 8 with 25 teams and 175 cyclists from 16 countries.

Speaking at the press conference, Turkish Cycling Federation President Emin Müftüoğlu said that the federation has completed its 100th anniversary.

Turkey's leading soccer club Basaksehir announced Thursday it has ended its contract with Israeli player Eden Karzev following a disciplinary probe of his social media post calling for the release of hostages held in Gaza by the Hamas militant group.