South Korea parted ways with manager Jurgen Klinsmann after an Asian Cup semifinal exit, the Korea Football Association (KFA) confirmed on Friday. “The KFA has decided to change the national head coach following a comprehensive review,” Chung Mong-gyu, Korea Football Association’s president, said in a statement. “Coach Klinsmann failed to demonstrate the coaching ability and leadership that we expect from a coach of the Korean national team, such as game management, player management, and work attitude that lead to the national team’s competitiveness,” he added. Klinsmann, whose contract was due to run until after the 2026 World Cup with South…
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Investigators are examining bullets and shell casings left behind at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration rally after a shooting that killed one person and wounded more than 20 others – at least half of them children – as the community grapples with the horror that abruptly ended the celebration. Two teenagers are in custody as the investigation continues into Wednesday’s shooting in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, that sent panicked fans running or taking cover alongside star Chiefs athletes, some of whom comforted children as police converged on the scene. The shooting stemmed from a “dispute between several people” and…
Australian Border Force officers are interviewing a group of more than 20 men who say they travelled by boat from Indonesia, at a small remote Indigenous community in Western Australia’s north. The men, believed to be from Pakistan and Bangladesh, were in the main street of Beagle Bay, 100 kilometres north of Broome, having been found this morning. ABC reporter Erin Parke, who was at the scene, said the group appeared in good health and were wearing t-shirts and trousers, having apparently been given water at the local store. She said ABF officials arrived in the community shortly after midday to…
The Istanbul State Opera and Ballet’s (IDOB) opera “Maometto II,” (“Mehmed II”), which will have its premiere at the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) on Feb. 24, is among the most important operas related to Turks. It was written by Gioachino Rossini, one of the most important composers of the romantic period of opera literature, and librettist Cesare della Valle. Considered as Rossini’s most innovative and ambitious opera, the work has a rich orchestration. In its carefully planned yet complex dramatic structure, it carries elements of melodrama such as political intrigue, conspiracy and tragedy. In the background of a love story…
Energy Minister of South Cyprus George Papanastasiou said on Friday that findings from the ‘Cronos 2’natural gas field were very positive. The well, located 160km off the coast of Cyprus in block 6, confirmed the lateral extension of the Cronos-1 discovery, 3km away, revealing a net reservoir thickness of 115 meters. A Drill Steam Test was also carried out, recording the “high quality of natural gas in the reservoir” as well as its high production capacity estimated to exceed 150 million Standard Cubic Feet per Day (MMSCFD) in production configuration. Cronos is the third natural gas discovery in Block 6,…
President Ersin Tatar emphasized the necessity for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) to be part of any agreement concerning Cyprus, stating, “The TRNC is now a reality, whether they recognize it or not.” Speaking at an event commemorating the 45th anniversary of the passing of the first flag bearer of the Turkish Resistance Organization (TMT), Colonel Ali Rıza Vuruşkan, in Nicosia at the TMT Veterans Association, President Tatar underscored, “The TRNC state is our essence, our peace, our tranquility, our security, and our loyalty.” Tatar expressed gratitude to Vuruşkan and remarked, “May he rest in peace, and may…
Hasan Esendağlı, the President of the Cyprus Turkish Bar Association, stated in a press conference regarding the arrest and judicial process of Lawyer Akan Kürşat, that his colleague did not engage in any action constituting a crime on either side of the island, expressing confidence that this fact will be revealed in court. Esendağlı held the press conference at the Central Building of the Bar Association, addressing the arrest and judicial process of Lawyer Akan Kürşat. Hasan Esendağlı noted that when the content of the indictment against Lawyer Akan Kürşat and the facts on which it is based are examined,…
President of the Cyprus Turkish Contractors Association (KTİMB), Cafer Gürcafer, has warned that some individuals are exploiting the interest in projects in Northern Cyprus, trying to sell dreams to the Turkish people by misrepresenting these projects. He emphasized the importance of vigilance among the Turkish people regarding projects marketed in Turkey related to Northern Cyprus. Gürcafer urged individuals to approach the KTİMB or the authorities in Northern Cyprus to verify the legitimacy of any project before making any payments. In his statement, Cafer Gürcafer said: “Some individuals are exploiting the interest in projects in Northern Cyprus to peddle dreams to…
The European Parliament is doing all it can to encourage Turkish Cypriots to vote in the upcoming elections for MEPs, its representative in Cyprus said on Friday. “We are doing our very best to facilitate the voting from Turkish Cypriots in the upcoming European election, this is our main goal,” Andreas Kettis said. Around 83,000 Turkish Cypriots residing in the north are already registered to vote in this year’s European Parliament election, held in Cyprus on June 9. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, Kettis said that “there is a special law from the national parliament, which provides the automatic registration of Turkish Cypriots…
Omonia’s Tahsin Ozler has earned a call-up to the Cyprus national U-19 football team for the next two training sessions, becoming the first Turkish Cypriot to be called up at any age since the creation of the Cyprus national team. The training sessions will take place at the Pyrgos community stadium on February 20 and 21 under the scrutiny of head coach Arsen Mihajlovic, who will select players for the upcoming Under-19 European Championship, to be held from 15-28 July in Northern Ireland. Ozler signed his first professional contract with Omonia on February 8. He is now contracted to the…