• France took over the rotating presidency of the European Union from Slovenia.
• Hunga Tonga - Hunga Ha'pai, an underwater volcano in the southern Pacific Ocean, has erupted.
• Türkiye lifted its embargo on Armenia.
• The 2022 Winter Olympics began in Beijing, China.
• Russia launched a large-scale invasion against Ukraine on February 24.
• According to the February Report on Violence in Health, there were 21 incidents of violence against health workers caused by 31 assailants and 43 health workers were victimized during the same month.
• YÖK announced that it abolished the threshold score in the university entrance exam YKS.
• Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many brands have suspended their activities in Russia.
• The HES Code and the obligation to wear a mask in open spaces were abolished. (HES: “HayatEve Sığar” “LifeFits the Home” HES Code traces individual vaccination and COVID infections)
• 1915 Çanakkale Bridge and Malkara-Çanakkale Motorway opened.
• Emmanuel Macron was re-elected President of France.
• The number of cases in the COVID-19 pandemic has exceeded 500 million worldwide.
• Elon Musk purchased Twitter.
• Astronomers have discovered a new type of starburst, a micronova, with the help of the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO VLT).
• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Faiz Sucuoğlu has resigned. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Ersin Tatar accepted Sucuoğlu's resignation and it was decided that Sucuoğlu will remain in office until the new government is formed.
• The Sagittarius A* black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, which has 4 million times the mass of the Sun, has been imaged for the first time.
• Ukrainian folk-rap group Kalush won the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song "Stefania".
• The first case of COVID-19 was detected in North Korea.
• As a result of the 2022 Philippines presidential elections, Bongbong Marcos became the new President of the Philippines with 58.92 percent of the vote.
• Mohammed bin Zayed en-Nehyan was elected as the new president of the United Arab Emirates.
• Frontier becomes the world's fastest supercomputer.
• Media artist Refik Anadol's NFT was sold at auction in Barcelona for a record price of USD1380000.
• For the first time in 15 years, Israel-Türkiye held talks at Foreign Ministers level.
• Colombia held presidential elections and Gustavo Petro was elected as the new president.
• The US Supreme Court overturns the 1973 precedent-setting Roe v. Wade decision that gave women the constitutional right to abortion.
• Following an application by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the United Nations has registered the application to use the international name of the country as Türkiye instead of Türkiye.
• Monkeypox Outbreak in Türkiye: The first case of monkeypox virus in Türkiye was announced by Health Minister Fahrettin Koca.
• Actor Cüneyt Arkın, one of the leading names of Turkish cinema, passed away.
• SMACS 0723, the most detailed and deepest part of the Universe ever captured, was imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope.
• As a result of the Indian Presidential elections, Ms. Draupadi Murmu was elected as the new President of India.
• Healthcare workers decided to walk out on July 7 and 8 to protest the murder of Dr. Ekrem Karakaya at Konya City Hospital.
• National swimmer Ms. Aysu Türkoğlu became the youngest Turkish swimmer to cross the English Channel in 16 hours and 28 minutes.
• European governments announce measures to protect households and businesses feeling the impact of record-high energy prices.
• In Kenya's presidential elections William Ruto was elected as the new President of Kenya.
• Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US operation.
• As part of the normalization process initiated between Türkiye and Israel, after four years the two countries announced their decision to mutually appoint ambassadors to each other.
• Ms. Mahsa Amani, 22, who was detained in Iran for 'not complying with hijab rules', died after being subjected to violence. Following Mahsa Amani's death, protests broke out in Iran and around the world.
• Liz Truss was elected as the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the Conservative Party leadership elections held after the resignation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in July.
• Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom passed away at the age of 96. Her son Charles III became the King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin declared partial mobilization in Russia following the loss of most of the occupied territories in Ukraine.
• Carolyn Bertozzi, Morton Meldal and Barry Sharpless won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The three scientists were awarded the prize for their work in what is known as "click chemistry", which allows molecules to be snapped together.
• The champion of the 2022 Formula 1 season is Dutch driver Max Verstappen from the Red Bull Racing team.
• Giorgia Meloni, a woman and Italy's first right-wing leader since the fascist regime, becomes prime minister.
• President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the Türkiye Century Vision.
• Türkiye's local automobile brand TOGG started mass production.
• NASA as part of its efforts to go to the Moon after 50 years, launched the Artemis 1 rocket.
• The 2022 G20 summit started in Bali, Indonesia.
• The world population exceeded 8 billion.
• 2022 FIFA World Cup started in Qatar.
• A national simultaneous earthquake drill was carried out for the first time in Türkiye.
• A bomb attack occurred on Istiklal Street in Beyoglu district of Istanbul.
• Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
• With the "Decree Amending the Decree on the Pricing of Medicinal Products for Human Use" published in the Official Gazette dated December 14, 2022 and numbered 32043, the Euro value to be used in the pricing of pharmaceuticals was set as 10.75 TL effective from December 15, 2022. With this amendment, the pharmaceutical products exchange rate to be used in 2023 was determined two months in advance without waiting for the first 45 days of the year and implemented immediately.
