Tag: Turkish

Four detained amid probe into landslide at Turkish gold mine

Four people have been detained in connection with a massive landslide that engulfed a gold mine in eastern Turkey, leaving at least nine workers missing, state media reported. The landslide struck the Anagold Madencilik company’s Copler mine in the town of Ilic in Turkey’s mountainous Erzincan province on Tuesday. Video seemingly shot by a worker […]

SSR Mining Shares Plunge 61% After Landslide at Turkish Mine

(Bloomberg) — Shares of precious metals producer SSR Mining Inc. plunged as much as 61% Tuesday after the US company halted operations at its flagship Turkish gold mine following a landslide — its second incident at the site within two years. Most Read from Bloomberg SSR said it suspended operations at Çöpler Mine in eastern […]

Turkish parliament overwhelmingly approves Sweden’s NATO accession

Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted in favour of Sweden’s accession to NATO, clearing a long-standing hurdle for the Nordic country to join the Western military alliance. The vote was 287 in favour, 55 against with four abstentions. The Swedish government welcomed the Turkish parliament’s approval and urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to finalize […]

Turkish parliament overwhelmingly approves Sweden’s NATO accession

Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted in favour of Sweden’s accession to NATO, clearing a long-standing hurdle for the Nordic country to join the Western military alliance. The vote was 287 in favour, 55 against with four abstentions. Following Tuesday evening’s decision, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan must now sign the so-called accession protocol and it […]

Turkish parliament approves Sweden’s NATO accession

Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of Sweden’s accession to NATO, clearing a long-standing hurdle for the Nordic country to join the Western military alliance. Turkish approval leaves Hungary as the only NATO member yet to ratify Sweden’s accession. Every NATO member needs to give the green light for Sweden to be able to […]

SpaceX launches private Ax-3 mission to ISS, 1st Turkish astronaut on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — SpaceX just launched another private astronaut mission toward the International Space Station (ISS). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) here today (Jan. 18) at 4:49 p.m. EST (2149 GMT), sending the Crew Dragon capsule “Freedom” skyward on Ax-3, the third mission […]

SpaceX to launch first Turkish astronaut aboard private European space mission

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A SpaceX rocket is set to take off for the International Space Station on another trailblazing mission operated entirely by the private sector. On board will be a group of European astronauts, including the first […]

Sweden closer to Nato membership as Turkish foreign affairs committee approves

The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee has given its consent to Sweden’s bid to join Nato, drawing the previously non-aligned country closer to membership in the western military alliance. Sweden’s accession protocol will now need to be approved in the Turkish parliament’s general assembly for the last stage of the legislative process in Turkey. No […]