Metin Gürak was appointed as the Chief of General Staff at the 3-hour High Military Council meeting chaired by President Erdoğan, where the new command of the Turkish Armed Forces was determined. (CNN Türk 03.08.2023)

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has increased its inflation forecast for the end of 2023 from 22.3 percent to 58 percent. The consumer inflation forecast for 2024 has been revised upwards to 33 percent. In his statement about the third inflation report of the year, Central Bank Governor Hafize Gaye Erkan said that inflation will show a temporary rise in the short term and that they…

In its article, published on 25 July 2023, entitled, “AI leaders warn Congress that AI could be used to create bioweapons” the Washington Post reported that, “A trio of influential artificial intelligence leaders testified at a congressional hearing Tuesday, warning that the frantic pace of AI development could lead to serious harms within the next few years, such as rogue states or terrorists using the tech to create bioweapons...

Soon six states in Malaysia will hold elections for their respective State Assembly Members. As usual, we are now witnessing the war of words between competing political parties. Plethora of issues have been raised with the aim of destroying the credibility of the opponents. Among the issues played is concerning the status of Malaysia - is it secular or otherwise. In response to the opposition's accusation that the ‘Madani’ government's…