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Time of India
31-07-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Turkish city calls for help after heat tops 50 degree celsius
Representative Image A choking heatwave left astonished locals in southeastern Turkey calling for state help to pay their air conditioning bills after the temperature surged past 50 degree celsius. "We cannot cope with the heat," ice-cream maker Recep Esiyok, 59, told AFP in Silopi, where meteorologists measured 50.5C on Friday -- a national record. "I've been living in Silopi for about 30 years. I've never seen such heat... I've never seen such heat anywhere." He is getting through the heatwave thanks to the air conditioner in his shop, but is now worried about paying for the electricity. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Experience next-level CPAP comfort with Resmed AirSense 11 ResMed Enquire Now Undo "My bill last month was 59,000 lira (1,450 dollars). We are asking for state support on this issue." 'Incomparable' heat: Before Friday's record, the previous peak in Turkey had been 49.5 degree celsius in August 2023. Scientists agree that climate change caused by humans burning fossil fuels is increasing the likelihood, length and intensity of heatwaves. "The heat has reached a point where it's incomparable to previous years," said Halil Coskun, 52, a local reporter. The country is still in the grip of the heatwave and since Sunday temperatures overall have surged from six to 12 degrees above seasonal norms, according to the state meteorology directorate. Wildfire threat: Turkey has fought fires in several regions since the start of the summer. Last week, 10 people perished while fighting a fire in Eskisehir province. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday the country has experienced drier conditions than normal over the past five years as a result of global warming . "Extreme heat, low humidity, and strong winds are unfortunately increasing the risk of fire," he said. He said the state was using drones to monitor and protect forests. The streets were relatively empty and the atmosphere tense in Silopi, a Kurdish city whose main income is trade with Iraq across the border 10 kilometres (six miles) away. "When it's hot, there's no one outside during the day," said Esiyok. Deforestation complaints: Other locals complained at the lack of vegetation to provide relief around the town, which lies at the foot of a mountain. "Unfortunately, the forests here were burned in the past for security reasons," said Coskun. He said the Turkish army cleared them in the search for fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a rebel group that recently disarmed. Turkey's parliament this month also passed a bill that opens certain agricultural lands including olive groves to mining activities, despite widespread opposition. "We could at least minimise the heat by planting trees, not by felling them," Coskun said. Electricity bills: Sweating in his kebab shop, another local, Cemil Seher, said that summers in Silopi last not three months, but five. For Seher, 51, air conditioning is no longer a luxury but a necessity. "AC is essential here as much as bread and water," he said. "When the air conditioners are running, the electricity bills are very high," he said, demanding authorities offer discounts for businesses. "I want a discount not only for Silopi but for the entire region from here to Sanliurfa" in the east, he said. "I am not making a profit because I've been working... to pay my electricity bill." Discover stories of India's leading eco-innovators at Ecopreneur Honours 2025
Sydney Morning Herald
30-07-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney plumber arrested over Bali murder was just helping a friend, lawyer says
Jupiter G. Lalwani, another lawyer acting for Jenson, said the 27-year-old was depressed and concerned about the prospect of facing the death penalty. 'He is concerned that it might happen, that he might actually be sentenced to death,' Lalwani said. 'At the moment, he is just trying to co-operate the best that he can.' Bali police investigators retraced the steps of Jenson, Coskun and Tupou over several hours on Wednesday, in an attempt to reconstruct how the shooting unfolded. The men were restrained, put in armoured vehicles and taken to several locations on the southern end of the holiday island, where officers used evidence from witnesses, CCTV footage, and forensic crews to recreate the events around June 14. Images from one re-enactment showed the men wearing ballistic vests over a bright orange T-shirt, shorts and thongs, as they stood next to a vehicle on a muddy road. All three had shackled hands and feet, and wore signs around their neck identifying them as 'tersangka' – the Indonesian word for suspect. During one re-enactment, Coskun and Tupou were taken to a road leading to Villa Casa Santisya, the luxury accommodation where Radmanovic was killed. There, an officer read out the evidence from a witness, who claims he spotted two men on motorbikes on his way to buy cigarettes on the night of the shooting. Coskun and Tupou, their hands tied and faces obscured by a balaclava, were then taken to the villa, where police allege the men used a large hammer to break in, before making their way towards the bathroom and shooting Radmanovic. The father of six had only been on the holiday island for two days when he was fatally shot, as his wife, Jazmyn Gourdeas, hid under the covers inside the luxury villa. The couple had arrived in Bali on June 12 and planned to stay just five days with Gourdeas' sister, Daniella Gourdeas, and her partner, 34-year-old Sanar Ghanim, to celebrate Jazmyn's 30th birthday. As part of the re-enactment at the villa, police also described how one of the men entered the room looking for Ghanim and proceeded to shoot him. The 34-year-old was hit in the leg and beaten during the targeted attack, but survived. He has since returned to Melbourne. Coskun and Tupou were then led out of the villa and ushered into an armoured vehicle, before being taken to the neighbouring district of Tabanan, where they are alleged to have ditched the rented motorbikes used to drive to the villa. Police believe the man jumped in a car before dumping it in the area and switching to a second vehicle. Asked by reporters about the motivation behind the attack, Badung police chief Arif Batubara said the investigation was still ongoing, and the motive would form part of the court proceedings. 'It will be revealed during court,' he said. Batubara said that while the three Australian men had been co-operative with the re-enactments, they were based on the testimony from witnesses, CCTV footage, and forensic samples, including blood and DNA collected from the scene. The re-enactments also included visiting a shop where Jenson is believed to have bought the hammer used to break into the villa, a Circle K convenience store where Tupou bought cigarettes, and Lotus Villa, where two of the alleged offenders stayed. They were supervised by prosecutors, police, and forensic experts. Police arrested Jenson in Jakarta last month, as he attempted to leave the country for Cambodia via Singapore. Coskun, a convicted drug dealer, and Tupou were detained in Singapore and Cambodia, respectively, the following day. All three men have since been charged with premeditated murder, as well as the 'embezzlement' or theft of several rental vehicles, according to local police.
The Age
30-07-2025
- The Age
Sydney plumber arrested over Bali murder was just helping a friend, lawyer says
Jupiter G. Lalwani, another lawyer acting for Jenson, said the 27-year-old was depressed and concerned about the prospect of facing the death penalty. 'He is concerned that it might happen, that he might actually be sentenced to death,' Lalwani said. 'At the moment, he is just trying to co-operate the best that he can.' Bali police investigators retraced the steps of Jenson, Coskun and Tupou over several hours on Wednesday, in an attempt to reconstruct how the shooting unfolded. The men were restrained, put in armoured vehicles and taken to several locations on the southern end of the holiday island, where officers used evidence from witnesses, CCTV footage, and forensic crews to recreate the events around June 14. Images from one re-enactment showed the men wearing ballistic vests over a bright orange T-shirt, shorts and thongs, as they stood next to a vehicle on a muddy road. All three had shackled hands and feet, and wore signs around their neck identifying them as 'tersangka' – the Indonesian word for suspect. During one re-enactment, Coskun and Tupou were taken to a road leading to Villa Casa Santisya, the luxury accommodation where Radmanovic was killed. There, an officer read out the evidence from a witness, who claims he spotted two men on motorbikes on his way to buy cigarettes on the night of the shooting. Coskun and Tupou, their hands tied and faces obscured by a balaclava, were then taken to the villa, where police allege the men used a large hammer to break in, before making their way towards the bathroom and shooting Radmanovic. The father of six had only been on the holiday island for two days when he was fatally shot, as his wife, Jazmyn Gourdeas, hid under the covers inside the luxury villa. The couple had arrived in Bali on June 12 and planned to stay just five days with Gourdeas' sister, Daniella Gourdeas, and her partner, 34-year-old Sanar Ghanim, to celebrate Jazmyn's 30th birthday. As part of the re-enactment at the villa, police also described how one of the men entered the room looking for Ghanim and proceeded to shoot him. The 34-year-old was hit in the leg and beaten during the targeted attack, but survived. He has since returned to Melbourne. Coskun and Tupou were then led out of the villa and ushered into an armoured vehicle, before being taken to the neighbouring district of Tabanan, where they are alleged to have ditched the rented motorbikes used to drive to the villa. Police believe the man jumped in a car before dumping it in the area and switching to a second vehicle. Asked by reporters about the motivation behind the attack, Badung police chief Arif Batubara said the investigation was still ongoing, and the motive would form part of the court proceedings. 'It will be revealed during court,' he said. Batubara said that while the three Australian men had been co-operative with the re-enactments, they were based on the testimony from witnesses, CCTV footage, and forensic samples, including blood and DNA collected from the scene. The re-enactments also included visiting a shop where Jenson is believed to have bought the hammer used to break into the villa, a Circle K convenience store where Tupou bought cigarettes, and Lotus Villa, where two of the alleged offenders stayed. They were supervised by prosecutors, police, and forensic experts. Police arrested Jenson in Jakarta last month, as he attempted to leave the country for Cambodia via Singapore. Coskun, a convicted drug dealer, and Tupou were detained in Singapore and Cambodia, respectively, the following day. All three men have since been charged with premeditated murder, as well as the 'embezzlement' or theft of several rental vehicles, according to local police.
7NEWS
30-07-2025
- 7NEWS
Mevlut Coskun says he is ‘not guilty' as Bali investigators reconstruct scene of Australian father's alleged murder
One of three men arrested over the alleged murder of an Australian father in Bali has told 7NEWS he is innocent. Mevlut Coskun, 22, and his two co-accused were taken by heavily-armed police on a dramatic re-construction tour of the Munggu villa where Melbourne man Zivan Radmanovic, 32, and his friend Sanar Ghanim, 34, were shot in mid-June. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: One of three men suspected of murdering Australian father says he is innocent. Radmanovic died, while Ghanim was seriously injured but survived. Speaking to media for the first time since the 'Bali 3' were arrested and dragged back to the holiday island, Coskun told 7NEWS he was 'not guilty' and said 'yes' when asked by 7NEWS if he would fight criminal charges, should they be laid. He also claimed the conditions he was facing in prison are 'terrible'. Bali's police chief, Daniel Adityajaya, previously alleged Melbourne men Coskun, 22, and Paea-I-Middlemore, 26 carried out the killing. Sydney man Darcy Francesco Jenson, 27, is alleged to have helped plan and facilitate the murder, including by providing getaway cars. During the reconstruction on Wednesday, the trio were dressed in the disguises they allegedly wore on the night of the shooting, along with balaclavas and leg chains. This phase of major investigations in Indonesia often indicates formal charges will be laid soon. Two guns suspected of being used in the alleged murder of the father-of-six have been recovered, according to authorities. It is understood police will complete their official investigation soon and then hand the case over to prosecutors and the courts. If found guilty of pre-mediated murder the Australian men could receive the death penalty and face a firing squad execution. Radmanovic's wife said last month that he was 'loving' and the 'best dad in the world'.
Sydney Morning Herald
18-06-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Bali villa shooting: Sydney plumber Darcy Francesco Jenson among three Australians arrested over fatal shooting
It is unclear how long the three Australians charged over the attack had been in Bali. Until recently, Jenson ran a plumbing business in western Sydney, and previously appeared in court in NSW over minor driving matters. Coskun, also from NSW, pleaded guilty in 2023 to supplying drugs and dealing in the proceeds of crime, and was still serving a two-year non-custodial sentence. A condition of his release was not committing further crimes. Paea I Middlemore Tupou was detained overseas and flown back into Bali to face investigators. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it stood 'ready to offer consular assistance to any citizen, should it be requested', and confirmed it was already providing consular assistance to the families of the two Australian victims. Adityajaya said on Wednesday that two of the men were alleged to have carried out the ambush while another, 'the planner', waited outside. Bali detectives said it was likely others were involved, but they were still investigating. Two rented getaway cars were used – the first had picked up the attackers before being dumped in Tabanan, a neighbouring district, while a second was used to drive to Jakarta, police said. The sledgehammer had been bought at a local shop, according to investigators, who were still conducting forensic testing on masks and gloves that had been recovered. Two of the motorbikes seized were used by the attackers during the ambush, they said, while three others recovered belonged to the victims. The Australian Federal Police would not comment on whether Indonesia had requested its co-operation since the arrests, but said no one had been arrested in Australia over the Bali ambush. The two bikes allegedly used in the ambush were part of evidence seized by Bali police. Credit: Amilia Rosa Any request for cooperation by Indonesia would trigger a tightly controlled process in Australia, governed by long-standing federal police guidelines on crimes that carry the death penalty, an AFP spokesman said earlier. Ghanim, a former kick-boxer with known underworld associates, was taken to hospital after the attack with gunshot wounds, blunt-force trauma injuries and bullets still embedded in his body, and now recovering. But police said he had yet to cooperate with investigators. Radmanovic died at the scene. Forensic doctors said he had been shot in at least four areas – chest, stomach, buttock and palm – while also suffering extensive injuries to his head and foot. On Tuesday, his family arrived at the morgue to authorise a full autopsy. The attackers were masked and wearing helmets, and at least one had spoken in an Australian accent, complaining his bike wouldn't start, before both fled the scene, witnesses told police. The men's voices were also caught by CCTV in the area. Mevlut Coskun one of the three Australians arrested and brought back to Bali. Bali Police Senior Commissioner Ariasandy said authorities believed it was a targeted attack rather than a robbery as nothing was taken. Officers recovered 17 bullet casings from the villa, Ariasandy said, but no guns or drugs. Radmanovic's wife, Jazmyn Gourdeas, who was also in the three-bedroom villa during the attack, told police she did not recognise the men. Gourdeas said she had fallen asleep in the locked villa before being woken by gunfire and her husband's screams. Local media reported that she covered her eyes with a blanket before seeing two attackers wearing bright orange jackets and dark black helmets. One shot her husband in the bathroom, she said. Another woman staying at the villa with Ghanim reportedly heard loud bangs and saw the masked men fleeing. Radmanovic has been described by loved ones as a 'kind, hardworking man devoted to his family' who left behind young children in Australia. Radmanovic and Ghanim had been staying at the villa in Bali for a couple of months with their partners and one other person. But police said the group had so far been un-cooperative with detectives after Ghanim was released from hospital on Sunday, his leg heavily bandaged. Ariasandy said Radmanovic, rather than Ghanim, was likely to have been the main target. Indonesian police said Jenson was arrested at Jakarta airport while trying to flee the country. 'Based on the wounds of the dead victim, two shots to the left chest, they wanted him dead,' he said. 'Until we can ask [Ghanim] questions, we cannot verify the situation yet. It's an ongoing investigation.' Police said the victims and witnesses remained under 'observation' and were required to stay in the country. Ghanim served jail time more than a decade ago in Melbourne for his involvement in two non-fatal shootings, as well as drug offences. In the Indonesian legal system, being named a suspect is the equivalent of being charged with a crime. Bali police earlier said they could ask their Australian counterparts for assistance only once suspects had been identified. On Sunday, an AFP spokesperson said such a case was automatically deemed sensitive and any co-operation with Indonesian authorities would require special oversight and approval by the top brass. If an arrest is made, the AFP would require direct approval from the minister for home affairs before sharing information with Indonesian authorities, having to weigh the seriousness of the crime against the likelihood of a death sentence being imposed. Loading Gun crime is rare in Indonesia, and police said they were investigating where the weapons had come from. The Australian Attorney-General's office said as a matter of long-standing policy it did not disclose if it had received or made extradition requests from other countries or comment on its consideration of such cases. With Sally Rawsthorne
