AK-47

Businessman assassinated, burned in Mandra

The charred body of a man believed to be Christos Gialias, a well-known businessman with ties to soccer was found in a vehicle in the West Attica suburb of Mandra on Wednesday afternoon, police have said.

As reported by police, shooting was heard in Mandra's Agias Aikaterinis Street, which prompted a response by officers who found the vehicle in flames and body inside it.

"Kalashnikov" with Record Production in the last 20 Years

In 2022, the Russian arms concern "Kalashnikov" fulfilled 45 state orders in the field of defense and 24 contracts within the framework of military-technical cooperation. In addition, the company is planning production organization activities within the framework of a license agreement, its press service announced today, TASS reported.

Atatürk Cultural Center construction set to be finished in June

Eighty-two percent of the construction of the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) in Istanbul's Taksim has been finished. The center has been under construction since Feb. 10, 2019. Architectural works of the structure have been carried out by Murat Tabanlıoğlu, the son of the architect of the first AKM, Hayati Tabanlıoğlu.

Move over, Musk: Kalashnikov Unveils 'Electric Supercar'

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Russian arms maker Kalashnikov on Thursday presented its new electric car inspired by a rare 1970s model, saying the new technology will rival Elon Musk's Tesla.

The brand, best known for the AK-47 machine gun, presented the decidedly retro-looking pale blue prototype, the CV-1, at a defense expo outside Moscow.

Shops torched in anti-terror protests in central Turkey were targeted: Owners

A number of local business owners of the stores torched in the Central Anatolian province of K?r?ehir during nationwide anti-terror protests in early September have said the perpetrators who carried out the attacks against the shops had specified their targets in advance, daily Hürriyet has reported.

'Blonde with AK-47' opens fire on police in Istanbul's Taksim

An unidentified person opened fire on police units with a kalashnikov (AK-47) in Istanbul's Taksim neighborhood on Jan. 30, but no causalties were reported.

The attacker fled after the attack, leaving her gun at the scene.

Witnesses said the attacker was a woman with blond hair and around 1.60 centimeters tall.

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