The State Committee for National Security initiated the creation of a special commission, which included employees of local self-government, the Internal Affairs Directorate, the Cadastre State Institution, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the SSES, the State Commission for Religious Affairs (SCRA) and the SAMK, the press service of the department reports. In the course of past inspections...

 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...