Mongolia

Photo: Dalibor Prodanović

Two young men from Becej started their long 20.000 km trip to Mongolia today, Ninoslav Trajkovic and Djordje Ilcesin. The two young men started their adventure from the main station in Becej in the 27 year old car "Yugo" during which they will drive over 14 countries of eastern Europe and Asia.

Bulgarians abroad will be able to vote in the upcoming snap parliamentary elections on March 26 in a total of 70 countries and 371 voting sections.

The number of sections was determined via a decision of the Central Election Commission (CEC) taken on March 4, while Bulgarians abroad filed declarations to vote out of the country until February 28.

A man was arrested on Dec. 28 after raping a young woman whose back broke during the incident, Doğan News Agency has reported.

Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has gathered intelligence via imams from 38 countries on the activities of suspected followers of the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, widely believed to be the mastermind of the failed July 15 coup attempt. 

Turkey will chair the Energy Club of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in 2017, becoming the first non-SCO country to hold its term presidency, according to officials from the Energy Ministry. 

In a meeting on Nov. 22, a proposal from Ankara to pave the way for non-SCO member countries to assume the term presidency of the Energy Club was accepted, officials said.  

Bulgaria ranks 20th in the EU in terms of economic freedom according to the annual report Economic Freedom of the World drafted by the Fraser Institute, compared to last year when the country ranked 15th.

The Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TİM) has called for some 181 envoys and civil servants from 73 countries across the globe to talk about Turkey's devotion to democratic rule and robust economy in their countries and to boost cooperation with Turkey during a three-day meeting hosted in the Aegean province of Çanakkale on Sept. 2-4, the association said in a statement.

On its 25th anniversary the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is celebrating its successful work with Turkish companies in Turkey and beyond in a written statement on April 22. 

These legendary horsewomen-archers are oftenly described as fearsome, war-loving lesbians, who killed baby boys and cut off their own breasts to better fire a bow and arrow.

But is that true? Stanford University historian Adrienne Mayor reveals in her book: “The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World.” the truth behind the myth.

SosyalBen Association has become the sixth Changemaker of the 7th season of the Sabanc? Foundation Turkey's Changemakers Program.

SosyalBen is a social responsibility association that helps children aged 7 to 13 living in disadvantaged areas discover and improve their social skills.