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FATF Puts Turkey on Notice Over Hamas Terror Financing, Money Laundering, and Iran Sanctions

FATF Puts Turkey on Notice Over Hamas Terror Financing, Money Laundering, and Iran Sanctions

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global watchdog, has placed Turkey on notice regarding significant shortcomings in its effectiveness in combating terror financing, money laundering, and sanctions evasion, particularly concerning Hamas and Iran. While Turkey's government highlighted improved technical compliance in the September 2026 FATF assessment, the report reveals a less reassuring picture when focusing on the practical effectiveness of its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) system. Turkey received a 'Moderate' effectiveness rating in eight of the eleven areas examined, including money laundering investigations, asset recovery, and terrorist financing investigations. A key concern is Turkey's failure to demonstrate effective action against a broader range of terrorist financing threats beyond those linked to the Gülen movement, which Ankara designates as FETÖ. Specifically, FATF identified a 'significant effectiveness gap' regarding organizations outside Turkey's ...
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‘The Influencer Project’ Review: Found Footage Terror Takes a Tepid Danish Holiday

‘The Influencer Project’ Review: Found Footage Terror Takes a Tepid Danish Holiday

An opening text announcing “This film is influenced by real events” provides the first and last moment of inspiration in “The Influencer Project,” whether the joke is deliberate or not. Mike Nybroe’s debut feature is far from the first horror movie to posit practitioners of the titular digital-age profession as a killer’s prey, and surely […]
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Student Dies in Portugal River Accident During Exchange Program

Student Dies in Portugal River Accident During Exchange Program

Melek Ozturk, a 23-year-old student from Turkey, tragically died during a university exchange trip in Portugal. She was swept away by a strong current while swimming in the Cavado River in Barcelos. Ozturk was cooling off with friends when she disappeared beneath the surface. Emergency services launched an urgent search, locating her body approximately an hour later. She was on an Erasmus program exchange course. Her body is expected to be returned to Turkey for burial in her hometown of Kosk, in Cumadere, after official procedures in Portugal are completed. This incident follows another recent death of a British university student, Julian Amaral, who vanished from a boat party in Lisbon and was later found deceased.
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Leading Documentary Festival IDFA Adds More Than 100 Films Lineup, Including Shorts Competition

Leading Documentary Festival IDFA Adds More Than 100 Films Lineup, Including Shorts Competition

Leading documentary festival IDFA has added more than 100 films to its 39th edition, which runs from Nov. 12 to 22 in Amsterdam. Among the newly announced titles are those for the short documentary competition, and the sections titled Signed, Best of Fests and Paradocs. The new media program, DocLab, has also unveiled the first […]
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I assure you, Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ is not the movie you think it is

I assure you, Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ is not the movie you think it is

"Digger," the new film from Alejandro Iñárritu starring Tom Cruise, is over the top, by design. When they say no spoilers, this time they mean it.
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Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety Raises Concerns Over Lab-Grown Meat Safety and Public Acceptance

Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety Raises Concerns Over Lab-Grown Meat Safety and Public Acceptance

A recent review published in the Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (JCF) has highlighted significant food safety concerns regarding lab-grown meat. The review scrutinizes the growth conditions for cultured meat, specifically examining the nutrients required for its production and the potential for residues to remain in the final product. This comes as cultured meat is not yet authorized for human consumption in the European Union. Concurrently, a separate study within the same JCF issue, focusing on adults in Turkey, revealed considerable public reservations about lab-grown meat. These reservations stem from unfamiliarity with the production methods, doubts about product safety, and a lack of trust in the laboratories and companies involved in its development. Despite these concerns, a segment of respondents expressed interest, citing curiosity (29%), global food security (22%), and animal welfare (18%) as motivations for potential consumption.
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Exclusive-Syrian government officials and Hezbollah held secret talks in Turkey, sources say

Exclusive-Syrian government officials and Hezbollah held secret talks in Turkey, sources say

By Feras Dalatey , Laila Bassam and Timour Azhari Oct 1 (Reuters) - Representatives of the Syrian government and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have held face-to-face talks in Turkey to try to calm tensions between them, according to six sources briefed on the first known meeting between the
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Turkey Intensifies Efforts to Reopen Black Sea Grain Corridor Amid Ukrainian Port Strikes

Turkey Intensifies Efforts to Reopen Black Sea Grain Corridor Amid Ukrainian Port Strikes

Turkey Intensifies Efforts to Reopen Black Sea Grain Corridor Amid Ukrainian Port Strikes
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Pakistan vows to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthis by ‘whatever means’

Pakistan vows to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthis by ‘whatever means’

Pakistan's defense minister says his government will use “whatever means are available” to defend Saudi Arabia against Iran-backed Houthi rebels
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Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund Holds $208 Million in Turkish Companies Under Market Manipulation Investigation

Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund Holds $208 Million in Turkish Companies Under Market Manipulation Investigation

Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund Holds $208 Million in Turkish Companies Under Market Manipulation Investigation
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Joaquin Phoenix's Career Defined by Challenging Roles and Critical Acclaim

Joaquin Phoenix's Career Defined by Challenging Roles and Critical Acclaim

Joaquin Phoenix's Career Defined by Challenging Roles and Critical Acclaim
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‘The Little Prince’ Live-Action Movie Set With ‘The Imitation Game’ Director Morten Tyldum and Simon Beaufoy (EXCLUSIVE)

‘The Little Prince’ Live-Action Movie Set With ‘The Imitation Game’ Director Morten Tyldum and Simon Beaufoy (EXCLUSIVE)

“The Little Prince” is getting a new big-screen treatment with “The Imitation Game” director Morten Tyldum set to helm an ambitious live-action feature inspired by the life of French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Simon Beaufoy, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Slumdog Millionaire,” is writing the script for the film which is being developed with Le Petit […]