ANADOLU EFES IS THE CHAMPION OF EURO LEAGUE

Anadolu Efes have won the 2021 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague title by defeating Barcelona 86-81 in the final.  EuroLeague MVP Vasilije Micic led Anadolu Efes to victory with 25 points and Shane Larkin scored 21 points, making 12 of 12 free throws.  Sertac Sanlİ also added 12 points. Anadolu Efes is the second Turk...

AFRICA COMMITS TO CUT 32% EMISSIONS BY 2030

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday confirmed his nation's commitments to the Paris Agreement at the U.S.-led climate summit.  Speaking virtually to the White House from Abuja, Buhari said since 2016, Nigeria had undertaken "major environmentally sound and climate friendly programs."  He said institutional fra...

TAHA AKGUL WINS HIS 8TH EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Olympic champion Turkish wrestler Taha Akgul on Wednesday won gold in the 2021 European Championships in Warsaw.  Akgul secured his eighth European title as the 30-year-old beat his Russian opponent Sergei Kozyrev via disqualification (9-2) in men's freestyle 125-kg gold medal match.  He previously won gold in the 2016 ...

R.I.P. CHAD PRESIDENT DIES OF INJURIES

On the frontlines of Chad’s battle against rebels, President Idriss Deby Itno, 68, has died, just one day after his re-election for a sixth term, the army announced Tuesday. "It is with great bitterness that we announce to the Chadian people the death, this Tuesday, April 20, 2021 of the Marshal du Tchad," said a statement by Gen. ...

TANZANIAN PRESIDENT JOHN MAGUFULİ DIED -CONDOLENCES-RIP

John Pombe Joseph Magufuli (29 October 1959 – 17 March 2021) was a Tanzanian politician who served as the fifth president of Tanzania from 2015 until his death in 2021. He served as Minister of Works, Transport and Communications from 2000 to 2005 and 2010...

CONGRATS TO GUINEAN REPUBLIC DIPLOMATS WHO WILL MANAGE G-77 IN 2021

CONGRATS TO GUINEAN REPUBLIC DIPLOMATS WHO WILL MANAGE G-77 IN 2021 WHAT IS G-77? The Group of 77 (G77) at the United Nations is a coalition of 134 developing countries, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an en...

FT PEOPLE OF THE YEAR: UGUR SAHIN AND OZLEM TURECI

Financial Times, announced that BioNTech’s Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci are people of the year by developing a Covid vaccine in less than a year, the couple achieved a remarkable scientific and business success In the 11 months since they devoted themselves to stemming the deadliest pandemic in over a century, Ozlem Tureci and Ugur ...

CONGRATS TO IVORY COAST'S REELECTED PRESIDENT H.E. ALASSANE OUATTARA

His Excellency President Alassane Ouattara sweared. He was reelected for Ivory Coast Republic presidency in 31th October 2020. We congratulate President Ouattara...

CONGRATS TO GUINEA'S REELECTED PRESIDENT H.E. ALPHA CONDE

His Excellency President Alpha Conde sweared. He was reelected for Guine Republic presidency in 18th October 2020 with 59,50% of the votes. Mevlut Cavusoglu, the minister of Turkish MFA was ready in his ceramony. We congratulate President Conde...

TURKISH RHTYMIC GYMNASTIC TEAM IS EUROPEAN CHAMPION

Turkey’s women's national rhythmic gymnastics team won the 2020 European title Saturday, the team's first-ever medal in the competition.  "Historic! Turkey win their first-ever medal at a European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships after defeating Ukraine to the 3 hoops, 2 pairs of clubs gold!," Turkish Olympic Committee tweete...

3 WORLD RECORDS FROM FREEDIVER FATMA URUK

Turkish freediver Fatma Uruk set a world record Tuesday after diving 72 meters in Mexico. Uruk, 32, was in the Yucatan Peninsula to dive when she accomplished her first goal by breaking the world record in the women's Variable Weight Without Fins category. The previous record-holder was another Turkish athlete, Derya Can, who in ...

AZERBAIDJAN'S VICTORY

Azerbaijan’s president described a deal reached early Tuesday to halt fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region as the defeat of Armenia.  In a televised address, Ilham Aliyev announced the end of the Karabakh conflict between Baku and Yerevan with the new agreement.  Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the...

THERE ARE 6 AFRO-TURKS IN TIME100 LIST’S 2020 EDITION

TIMES issues The Most 100 Influental People List for every year, annualy. There are 6 Afro-Turks involve in year 2020 edition. 1) DR.TUNJI FUNSHO (NIGERIA) ...

TOGO ABEL NGO FOR EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO FEMALE STUDENTS IS AFROTURK NGOs NETWORK MEMBER

ABEL NGO, which was formed in 2013 to support education life of Togolese female students; by AfroTurk Business Council B-Corp's Togo country president; Mr.Franc Dovi Sessou is officialy part of Africa Turk Foundation by this date of 11th September 2020 ...

TURKISH NATIONAL U19 WOMEN VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS THE CHAMPION OF EUROPEAN CEV

Turkey’s women national team won CEV U19 Volleyball European Championship on Sunday. Turkey beat Serbia 3-2 in the final to win the gold medal in the 27th edition of the competition. The final game took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina's city of Zenica....