News Summaries from Last Week - May 14th

Fenerbahce Beko in the Final Four!

Fenerbahçe Beko hosted Monaco in the 5th and final game of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague play-off quarterfinals. Fenerbahçe Beko won the game 80-79 in overtime and advanced to the Final Four with a 3-2 series lead.
 

Beşiktaş - Trabzonspor in the Turkish Cup final

Trabzonspor, who defeated VavaCars Fatih Karagümrük 4-0 in the semi-final of the Ziraat Turkish Cup in the rematch of the first match that they won 3-2, became Beşiktaş's rival in the final. 
The Ziraat Turkish Cup final will be played on May 23 at Atatürk Olympic Stadium.
 

IYI Party's new group deputy chairpersons announced

IYI Party's new deputy group deputy chairpersons in Parliament have been announced. Turhan Çömez and Buğra Kavuncu became the new deputy group deputy chairmen of the party in Parliament.
 

UEFA Champions League final: Borussia Dortmund-Real Madrid

Real Madrid, who defeated Bayern Munich 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League semifinal in the rematch of the first match that ended 2-2, reached the final of the UEFA Champions League and became the opponent of Borussia Dortmund.
 

National combat aircraft KAAN successfully completed its second flight

Within the scope of the national combat aircraft KAAN project, which was initiated by the Presidency of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) in order to meet the combat aircraft needs of the Air Force Command and developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), the second flight was successfully carried out.

CHP Chairman Özel visits MHP Chairman Bahçeli

CHP Chairman Özgür Özel visited MHP President Devlet Bahçeli after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Singer Kalben detained

Musician Kalben Sağdıç was detained by Istanbul Police Department Narcotics Branch Directorate teams. Musician Kalben Sağdıç, who was taken into custody from her home in the operation organized and referred to the courthouse, was released on judicial control condition with a ban on leaving the country.

Central Bank's year-end inflation forecast has risen!

Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan spoke at the second inflation report meeting of the year. Karahan announced that the year-end inflation forecast for 2024 was updated to 38 percent with an increase of 2 points. Karahan stated that they closely monitor pricing behavior and inflation expectations.
 

UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League final pairings announced

After the Champions League, the final pairings in the Europa League and Conference League have been announced. Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen will meet in the UEFA Europa League final in Dublin. Fiorentina and Olympiakos will face each other in the UEFA Conference League final at the Ayasoyfa Stadium in Athens.
 

Switzerland wins the Eurovision Song Contest

The winner of this year's 68th Eurovision Song Contest was Switzerland.

Galatasaray - Fenerbahçe derby date announced

The date of the derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe has been announced.
According to the match schedule announced by the TFF, the derby will be played on Sunday at 19.00.

Public sector austerity package announced: No new vehicle purchases or leases

Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek announced the "Public Sector Savings Package". Accordingly, no new vehicle and building purchases/rentals will be made, and new personnel will be recruited to the public sector as much as those who retire. A limit was imposed on the board of directors' fees received by public employees. We will put an upper limit on board fees."