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News Summaries from Last Week - 19 May

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News Summaries from Last Week - 19 May
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ISRAEL CONTINUES TO KILL PALESTINIANS

Hundreds of civilians, including children, were killed as Israel's air strikes against the Gaza Strip continued. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu while speaking on television, said, "The operation continues with all its strength," referring to Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate end to the deadly violence between Israel and Palestine, warned that the conflict could plunge the region into an "uncontrollable" crisis.
In his speech at the UN Security Council meeting, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al Maliki called on the international community to put pressure on Israel and said, "There are no words to describe the horror that our people endure."

SEDAT PEKERS` VIDEOS SHOOK THE AGENDA

The leader of the organized crime organization Sedat Peker after leaving Turkey went to Dubai. The videos that he uploaded to YouTube from Dubai, United Arab Emirates continue to shake the agenda. Sedat Peker, who has made remarkable claims about many names from former Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar to current Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, who is still in office, seems to continue to speak, and seems the people he accused will continue to make a statements.

COMPLETE SHUTDOWN ENDED AND GRADUAL NORMALIZATION HAS ARRIVED

After 17 days of full closing, the Gradual Normalization period started at the beginning of the week. In the period from Monday, May 17th at 05.00, to Tuesday, June 1st, 05.00, the curfew will continue to be applied from 21.00-05.00 on weekdays and from 21.00 on Friday to 05.00 on Monday on weekends. On Saturdays and Sundays, grocery stores, markets, greengrocers, butchers, dried fruits and dessert shops will be able to operate between 10.00-17.00.

"ENJOY, I HAVE BEEN VACCINATED"

Turkey's summer season promotional video, prepared by the Ministry of Tourism, after the blunder of Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu who said that "Anyone who can see the tourist will be vaccinated" caused reactions. in the 30-second promotional video the slogan of “Enjoy, I am vaccinated”, they wanted to send a message to the tourist that they can have a vacation in Turkey without worrying about the epidemic.However, they could not get rid of the criticism by the people saying "The Ministry is insulting its own citizens". The video was taken down due to reactions of people.

NEWS THAT WILL IMPACT TOURISM FROM RUSSIA

They wanted to extend the flight ban imposed on Turkey by Russia from June 2nd to August 1st. However, upon Turkey's persistent objection, Russia agreed to re-evaluate the issue on June 30th according to the epidemic situation. The flight ban, which will last until June 30, is seen as a major blow especially for Antalya tourism.

CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE FINAL GAME IS TAKEN AWAY FROM ISTANBUL

UEFA announced that the Championship League final game, which was planned to be played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on May 29, was switched to Portugal. The final match between Manchester City and Chelsea will be played in Porto, Portugal. 12 thousand fans will be admitted to the Dragao Stadium.

FORMULA 1 CANCELLED

Formula 1 management announced that the Turkish GP was removed from the 2021 calendar. Vural Ak, Chairman of the Board of Intercity, stated in his statement on the subject that a different date was sought in the 2021 race calendar.

BEŞİKTAŞ IS THE CHAMPION

Only one goal has determined the outcome of the championship race in the Turkish Super League. Completing the season with the same score as its rival Galatasaray, Beşiktaş became the champion of the 2020-2021 football season with only one goal average. Fenerbahçe finished the league in 3rd place.


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