Tag: In Turkey
The surgery trips – Buttock augmentation in Turkey | Part 1/2
It has been called the world's most dangerous cosmetic surgery. Even so, the BBL is exploding in popularity. The ideal of a big butt is spreading worldwide with role models like Kim Kardashian. BBL involves liposuction of body parts such as stomach and thighs and injecting the same fat into the hips and buttocks. Surgeons…
The Swede who was arrested in Turkey – then he became one of the FBI’s “most wanted”
The man who was arrested in Istanbul at the beginning of November this year is in custody in his absence in Sweden, suspected of several serious drug crimes – including involvement in the record smuggling of cocaine on the West Coast in 2020 and in the extensive amphetamine factory in Olshammar later that year. “I…
Hear the latest news in Lunchekot
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has landed in Turkey to meet his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Ankara, Turkish TV reports. The two are primarily expected to discuss the Gaza war. Every year, many Nepalese leave their homeland for work and study abroad. Some end up in Israel. When Hamas attacked on October 7,…
Murder in Sarajevo: “Incredibly hard blow for Rawa Majid”
The shooting happened at half past five in the afternoon on Tuesday. According to Bosnian media, two people dressed in black must have fired at least ten shots and the 30-year-old died on the spot. Another Swedish man was shot at but escaped with minor injuries. Both were among the group of allies of Rawa…
Johan Olsson, Noa: Well over a thousand people could be exposed to major crimes here and now
Since the beginning of September, a strong wave of violence has swept across Stockholm and Uppsala in particular, with explosions and shootings almost daily. Several of the victims are relatives of gang criminals – people who are not themselves involved in crime. Johan Olsson says that networks have crossed the line to target relatives, just…
The protection of the gang leader Rawa Majid in Turkey
Turkey Correspondent Johan Mathias Sommarström tells how it happens when gang criminals succeed in obtaining Turkish citizenship. Also hear why the situation has become increasingly difficult for Rawa Majid, who according to the police controls the criminal network Foxtrot from Turkey. Host: Robin Olin Guest: Johan Mathias Sommarström, Turkey correspondent Producers: Kim Hessius, Katja Magnusson,…
The US is to sanction companies in the NATO state Reuters
Five Trkiye-based companies and a Turkish citizen accused of helping Moscow evade Ukraine-related sanctions The US government plans to impose secondary sanctions against five companies in Turkey and a Turkish national accused of helping Russia circumvent Western sanctions, a senior Treasury official told Reuters on Thursday. The sanctions are expected to be part of a…
After the earthquake in Morocco, Finnish leaders offer condolences and help
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) said that Finland can provide support quickly if needed, as it did after the earthquake in Turkey in February.
The earthquake in Morocco, the G20 meeting ends and Stig Dagerman 100 years
In the first hour: Latest news from Morocco after the earthquake. The death toll continues to rise. Reportage from Västmanland, where post-flood work is still ongoing after the floods. Swine fever discovered in Sweden – hear about the spread of infection among animals and the connection to global warming One year since the parliamentary election.…
Reuters appeals Turkey’s ban on online article
Washington/Ankara, Turkey – Reuters said this week it will appeal a move by Turkey to block access to more than 90 web links and social media posts that used reporting from the news agency. The ban relates to an article that said Swedish and US anti-corruption authorities were reviewing a complaint naming the Turkish president’s…
Sweden approves the burning of the Koran on Eid-al-Adha
However, administrative courts have rejected police decisions, arguing that public gatherings and demonstrations must be allowed unless they pose an immediate threat to public safety. Licensee, known as Salwan Momika, an Iraqi refugee who sought to ban the Koran, successfully won court proceedings after previous applications for permission were denied. Momika is expected to be…
Trkiye explains what Sweden must do to join NATO
Ankara wants Stockholm to fully apply new anti-terror legislation, a senior official has said Turkey is still waiting for Sweden to crack down on groups considered by Ankara to be terrorists before approving Stockholm’s bid to join NATO, parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus said on Wednesday. Kurtulmus said during a broadcast on TRT that Türkiye is…
Sweden, Turkey, Finland Set for more Swedish NATO membership talks
Istanbul – Turkey, Sweden and Finland will meet later this month to try to overcome objections that have delayed Sweden’s bid for NATO membership, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday after meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. In March, Turkey ratified Finland’s bid for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, but remains opposed…
Stoltenberg holds press conference – after meeting with Erdogan
The day after the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was sworn in again, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds a press conference. Jens Stoltenberg is in Turkey and has said before the visit that he will talk about Sweden’s NATO application with the president. Ekot broadcasts directly.
The election in Turkey – analysis and reactions
Hear Johan Mathias Sommarström, our Middle East correspondent on site in Ankara, as well as Marianna Serveta, analyst at the Total Defense Research Institute and Aras Lindh, analyst and Turkey expert at the Foreign Policy Institute.
474: The opposition screams on deaf ears
The liberal debater and author Lena Andersson wrote a text about our opposition politicians hammering home that the children are starving. The debate is in full swing and we wonder how loud the opposition is allowed to be. At the same time, at the southernmost border of the North Pole, we have never cared so…
Erdoğan’s secret agents
Participating: Cemil Ayganformer PKK sympathizer and then Turkish intelligence agent, anonymousformerly high-ranking within the Turkish state, Berivan CelebratedPKK sympathizer in Paris, Guillaume Perrierformer correspondent for Le Monde in Turkey, author of the book “Les loups aiment la brume” (young “The wolves love fog”) about the Turkish secret service’s covert operations in Europe, Abdullah BozkurtTurkish journalist…
Uncertainty about the election numbers in Turkey’s shake-up election
In Turkey, vote counting is in full swing after today’s presidential and parliamentary elections. Both sides have claimed during the evening that they are leading the vote counting and referred to different vote counting organizations. Hear our expats in Turkey and analyzes in the Studio one evening.
Right now: The votes are being counted in Turkey – hear from our correspondents on the ground
Now the votes are being counted in what has been described as a fateful election for Turkish democracy. Hear our correspondents on the ground in Ankara and Istanbul. And analysis from Paul Levin, director of the Institute for Turkish Studies at Stockholm University.
Europe on edge as Erdogan hangs loose
Democracy in Turkey. The international balance of power. Sweden’s entrance ticket to NATO. Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey are undoubtedly seen as the most important election this year for Europe. The Europapod calls in what is at stake. Hear about why Brussels keeps a low profile and how Turkey’s relationship with the EU…
Iran executes Swedish Iranian dissident
Iran said on Saturday that it had executed a Swedish-Iranian dissident. Habib Farajollah Chaab was convicted of the charge of “being corrupt on earth” for his activities with the Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz, an Arab separatist group in Iran. State television said the group launched an attack on a military parade in…
New round of elections in Turkey, the energy drink boom reaches new levels and the state of Swedish theatre
One hour: Election round two in Turkey – how have the election campaigns sounded this time and how does the election affect the situation of the Kurds? Who will take the jobs that society needs? The energy drink boom is reaching new heights Chronicle by Ulrika Knutson The panel with Zina Al-Dewany, Aftonbladet, Paulina Neuding,…
Stoltenberg predicts when Sweden can join NATO
The Nordic country’s path to membership in the alliance has been held up by Trkiye Sweden’s path to NATO membership may become clearer after the upcoming elections in Turkey, which pose a threat to the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after more than two decades, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has told Politico.…
Hungary ratifies NATO expansion
Lawmakers in Budapest voted to accept Finland into the bloc, while leaving Sweden in limbo Hungarian lawmakers have voted to support Finland joining NATO, paving the way for Helsinki to join the US-led bloc after an upcoming vote in Turkey. However, Sweden’s own bid for membership is at a standstill. The Hungarian parliament voted 182-6…
Friday’s papers: Niinistö in Turkey, Russia disappointed, Mari at the top of the poll
Most of Finland’s morning newspapers deal with President Sauli Niinistö’s visit to Ankara and expectations that Turkish President Erdogan will announce his public acceptance of Finland’s NATO membership on Friday.
Iran upholds the death sentence for a Swedish-Iranian Arab dissident
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a Swedish-Iranian dual citizen convicted of leading an Arab separatist group accused of attacks, including one on a 2018 military parade that killed 25 people, state media reported Sunday. Iran said in 2020 that its security forces arrested Sweden-based Habib Farajollah…
Finland’s Niinistö is still optimistic about NATO membership
Niinistö, who spoke to the media after sitting down with the US president Joe Biden In the White House, said Biden, he confirmed his strong support for Finland and Sweden. “Biden urged us forward. He hoped I was right in my optimism,” he said. The meeting was not originally on the agenda of his five-day…
Right now: New earthquake in already affected areas – hear person on site
A new strong earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.4, shakes southern Turkey, AFP reports. The area has already been hit hard since the earthquake in Turkey on February 6. Buildings in Turkey and Syria are in ruins and at least 40,000 people have died in that quake.
Finland can go ahead, a year after Russia’s big attack, the rolls reflect the world situation
New balance between Finland and Sweden The relationship between Sweden and Finland is often described as close and important, not least when it comes to defense cooperation where the countries have long spoken of each other as their closest partner. The relationship is also complex. In Finland, generally speaking, you follow developments in Sweden more…
Chang Frick: “I think the useful idiot is Ulf Kristersson”
Since 2014, Chang Frick runs the immigration-critical news site Nyheter Idag and is the most well-known profile in the so-called alternative media world. He has a background as a Swedish Democratic municipal politician in Kristianstad. He is interviewed by Johar Bendjelloul. Recently, it has not been his publications that have been in focus, but his…
Foreign embassies in Turkey lower their flags to half-mast
ANKARA – Many countries’ embassies and foreign missions in the Turkish capital Ankara on Tuesday lowered their flags to half-mast and shared messages of solidarity after Monday’s strong earthquakes in southern Trkiye. The gesture came after Trkiye on Monday declared seven days of national mourning in the wake of the deadly tremors. Flags were flown…
More than 130 Turkish builders were arrested and the last survivors were pulled from the ruins
Footage from the affected area shows how some buildings have collapsed like a deck of cards, while others have been damaged but are still standing. Turkish judicial authorities raided more than 130 people allegedly involved in these irregular construction practices. On paper, Turkish building regulations are up-to-date with current earthquake engineering standards. However, they are…