Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a visit to cancer patients transferred to Türkiye from Gaza and receiving treatment in Ankara.

Erdoğan arrived at the Oncology Hospital, where patients are being treated, joined by Health Minister Fahrettin Koca, the hospital's Chief Physician, and doctors.

Swiss authorities have presented a centennial composition as a gift to Türkiye, which is celebrating the 100th year of its foundation this year, blending traditional Turkish and Swiss melodies.

Türkiye is working to position itself as a major destination for global medical tourists, aiming to increase revenues from health tourism to $3 billion.

The country may overtake France as the second most popular European holiday destination after Spain thanks to its booming medical tourism industry, according to experts.

Türkiye on Nov. 10 commemorated Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the leader of the country's War of Independence and the founder and architect of modern Türkiye, on the 85th anniversary of his demise.

Thousands of students from the country's all 81 provinces have placed their artistic creations dedicated to modern Türkiye founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk inside the traveling suitcases across the country as part of the "Tribute to Atatürk Suitcase" project as the country is commemorating the great leader on his 85th death anniversary on Nov. 10.

Industry and Technology Minister Fatih Kacır has said during his ministry's budget discussion for 2024 that Türkiye will contribute $7 billion a year to closing the current account deficit by implementing 185 projects focusing on medium and high technology with an investment of $66 billion.

TRT World Citizen "Humanitarian Film Festival," organized by TRT to provide film producers with an important platform to address humanitarian issues from their unique perspectives, was held for the fifth time this year.

Ryan Gingeras, a professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School and an expert on Turkish, Balkan, and Middle East history, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss Turkey's centenary and its broader implications, both within and outside Turkey.

Foreign tourist arrivals in Türkiye rose by 12.7 percent in January-September to 39.2 million, while the country's tourism revenues were up 13 percent to $20.2 billion in the third quarter, official data released on Oct. 31 showed.

Türkiye aims to host 60 million tourists and generate $56 billion in tourism revenues this year.

The 10th destination of the Türkiye Cultural Road Festivals, one of the most comprehensive culture and arts projects organized by the Culture and Tourism Ministry, is the Ephesus Cultural Road Festival.