Mehmet Ali

Notorious assassin changes surname to 'lion'

A recent court indictment has revealed that  Mehmet Ali Ağca, the killer of journalist Abdi İpekçi and the perpetrator of failed assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II changed his surname to "Aslan," meaning "lion" in English.

An Istanbul court used the new surname of Ağca during a trial in which he faced 15 years in prison for looting.

New era begins for Türkiye-US trade relations: TAİK head

The trade relations between Türkiye and the United States have entered a new era, says Mehmet Ali Yalçındağ, chairman of the Türkiye-U.S. Business Council (TAİK).

The positive developments in political relations in the past summer and the positive signals given for the period ahead bolstered expectations that the bilateral trade will accelerate, Yalçındağ said.

Erdoğan to meet American CEOs in September

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will meet with CEOs of some of the largest American companies in September, Türkiye-U.S. Business Council (TAİK) Chair Mehmet Ali Yalçındağ has announced.

Erdoğan will attend the round table meeting with the chief executives of 25 companies on the Fortune 100 list on Sept. 20, Yalçındağ said.

Poachers kill forest officer protecting snake eagles

In an effort to protect snake eagles from being hunted by poachers, an officer in the southern province of Hatay's Nature Conservation and National Parks (DKMP) lost his life while another got severely injured as poachers opened fire on them.

The gendarmerie units have started searching for the runaway poachers who killed Mehmet Ali Koşar and wounded Mehmet Atıcı.

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