Victory Day

BELGRADE - Russian Ambassador in Belgrade Alexander Chepurin stated that there are huge possibilities for development of political and economic relations between Serbia and Russia.

The country is marking the 91st anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of Turkey on Oct. 29 with celebrations at the newly built "Ak Saray," rather than the traditional Çankaya Palace.

The change in the venue this year is upon President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s preference to host the reception at the newly built presidential premises.

NIS - A ceremony in Nis on Tuesday marked the beginning of construction of a memorial to Soviet soldiers who lost their lives on November 7, 1944 defending the city during World War II.

Chief of General Staff Gen. Necdet Özel said he does not know the content of the road map of the peace process led by the Turkish government to end the 30-year-long Kurdish issue.

Turkey is celebrating the Victory Day on Aug. 30, marking the 92nd anniversary of the Turkish victory against Greek forces at the Battle of Dumlupınar, the final battle of the War of Independence.

Despite having made clear that he would take an executive role in the presidential palace rather than the largely ceremonial role so far cast for the head of the state, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will still have to fulfill certain ceremonial duties.

Turkey’s locally co-manufactured assault helicopter ATAK will be the first indigenous aircraft on display at the Aug. 30 Victory Day parade.

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) will showcase its latest inventory during the ceremony, which will be attended by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for the first time as president and Ahmet Davutoğlu as prime minister.

Some 6,000 people formed a giant portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, with their bodies on Aug. 26, the anniversary of the 1922 Battle of Dumlupınar, one of the final battles in Turkey’s War of Independence.

Thousands of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk fans will form a giant portrait of the Turkish Republic’s founder, to mark the country’s national Victory Day, celebrated on the anniversary of the 1922 Battle of Dumlupınar, one of the final battles in Turkey’s War of Independence.

BELGRADE/ZAGREB- The Coalition of Refugee Associations in Serbia appealed to the United States, the EU and the OSCE to request Croatia to stop celebrating Operation Storm, an offensive of war crimes and ethnic cleansing of Serbs, and to punish those responsible.