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Bitcoin Gets A Ride: Turkey’s Ride-Hailing Giant Allots 20% Of Reserves To BTC
Bitcoinist
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July 30, 2025
Turkish ride‑hailing firm Marti announced that it would put 20% of its idle cash into crypto assets. According to the company, Bitcoin will be the first test coin. Soon after, Marti plans to boost that share to 50%. The move comes as Turkey...
Turkish city calls for help after heat tops 50C
RTL Today
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A choking heatwave left astonished locals in southeastern Turkey calling for state help to pay their air conditioning bills after the temperature surged past 50C. "We cannot cope with the heat," ice-cream maker Recep Esiyok, 59, told AFP in...
Health Minister discusses treatment of Kyrgyzstanis in Turkey with Ambassador
24.kg
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July 30, 2025
18:14, 30 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD 18:14, 30 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Anastasia BENGARD Minister of Health of Kyrgyzstan Erkin Checheybaev met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and...
The peril of big tech in disaster response
Geographical
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July 30, 2025
Google’s system to warn individuals about earthquakes failed to alert millions about the 2023 Türkiye-Syria quake. Image: Shutterstock In the early hours of 6 February 2023, a 7.2-magnitude quake struck central and south-eastern Türkiye and Syria....
'Turkey's Uber' Joins Strategy, Tesla As Bitcoin Treasury Company
Benzinga
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Martı, Turkey's leading ride-hailing platform, has committed 20% of its cash reserves to crypto assets, starting with Bitcoin BTC/USD, CEO Oğuz Alper Öktem announced on Wedjesday. The move positions Martı among a growing list of global companies...
Kazakhstan and Turkey Discuss Increasing Oil Exports Through Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline
Pipeline Technology Journal
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July 30, 2025
Kazakhstan and Turkey are exploring boosting Kazakh oil exports through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, the press service of the head of Kazakhstan reported. The discussions, which took place on Tuesday during a meeting between Kazakh...
Turkey strengthens its influence and presence in the Sahel region
Atalayar
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July 30, 2025
Turkey has become a rising power and has been reshaping regional power in Africa since 2022. It has done so by taking advantage of the vacuums left by former Western allies and the decline in support for Burkina Faso, Mali, Chad and Niger, as well...
New Chapter In Astana And Ankara's Cooperation: Key Takeaways From Tokayev's Visit
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 30. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's official visit to Türkiye and his participation in the fifth session of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council between Kazakhstan and Türkiye were a...
Turkish Airlines Boeing 777: Passengers Evacuated Via Emergency Slides After Smoke Detected (Watch)
Asianet Newsable
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July 30, 2025
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 was evacuated via emergency slides at Antalya Airport after smoke was detected from the landing gear. All passengers were safely evacuated without injuries. A faulty hydraulic pipe is suspected as the cause. ...
Turkish ride-hailing firm Marti announced plans to allocate 20% of its reserves to Bitcoin
Cryptopolitan
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July 30, 2025
Marti, a taxi-hailing company based in Turkey, announced that 20% of its cash reserves would be allocated to crypto assets, with Bitcoin as the initial test coin. The company said it planned to increase this allocation to 50% soon. Marti’s...
Turkish Drones Rain Death As African Militaries Turn To Cutting-Edge UAVs With Catastrophic Impact On Civilians
The Eurasian Times
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July 30, 2025
The Easter period usually offers a rare respite in Gedeb, in Ethiopia’s deeply troubled north, but on April 17, death rained from the skies in this sleepy town caught up in a war between rebels and the army. On this important holiday for Ethiopian...
Turkey’s mobility super app Marti allocating 20% of cash reserves to crypto, starting with Bitcoin
Crypto Briefing
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July 30, 2025
Key Takeaways Marti Technologies is allocating 20% of its cash reserves to digital assets, starting with Bitcoin. The allocation focuses on surplus cash, with the company's core business operations and growth plans unchanged. Share this article...
NA Speaker Turkish counterpart vow closer ties amid global challenges
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 30, 2025
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - GENEVA, Jul 30 (APP): National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq met Turkish Speaker Prof. Dr. Numan Kurtulmus to reaffirm enhancing strategic collaboration in defence, trade, culture, and...
Wisconsin man pleads guilty to illegally exporting scientific equipment to Russia
The Sconi - Wisconsin
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July 29, 2025
Timothy M. O’Shea United States Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of WisconsinTimothy M. O’Shea United States Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin A Madison business owner has pleaded guilty to federal...
Turkey needs stronger air force to counter Israel and Greece simultaneously, pro-gov’t think tank warns
Nordic Monitor
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July 29, 2025
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A government-funded think tank closely aligned with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Turkey to rapidly enhance its air force to counter what it calls simultaneous threats from Israel and Greece. Turkey “must acquire...
Kazakhstan, Türkiye Advance Strategic Partnership at High-Level Talks in Ankara
The Astana Times
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July 30, 2025
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met in Ankara on July 29 to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation and co-chaired the fifth meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, reported...
20-Year-Old Russian Found Dead in Turkey with Quran Verse and Sealed Mouth
Pravda.ru
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July 30, 2025
20-Year-Old Russian Found Dead in Turkey with Quran Verse and Sealed Mouth A disturbing discovery was made in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul on Tuesday, July 29, as local police found the body of a 20-year-old Russian citizen, identified as...
Turkey’s glaciers melt as global temperatures rise
Taipei Times
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July 29, 2025
Kemal Ozdemir looked up at the bare peaks of Mount Cilo in Turkey’s Kurdish majority southeast. “There were glaciers 10 years ago,” he recalled under a cloudless sky. A mountain guide for 15 years, Ozdemir then turned toward the torrent carrying...
Qalibaf urges Iran-Turkey unity against US, Israeli interference in region
Press TV
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has called on Islamic and regional countries, especially Iran and Turkey, to unite and remain strong in opposition to the United States and Israel. Qalibaf was speaking during a meeting with...
Turkey joins host of countries eyeing F1 race – and could step-in as soon as 2026
The Independent
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July 29, 2025
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