Friday 3rd September, 2010
Turkey privatizes 37 percent of electricity distribution
Turkey has privatized six electricity distribution companies after it handed over the management of Uludag and Camlibel Electricity Distribution Zones.
Turkey earns nearly $1.34 bln from hazelnut exports
Turkey has earned nearly 1.34 billion USD of income from hazelnut exports in the 2009-2010 export season. The Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters' Association said on Friday that Turkey expo...
Turkish swimmer to swim from Turkey to Cyprus for world record
In his new record attempt, former national swimmer will try to swim the 113-km distance between Turkey's Anamur and Cyprus' Girne in less than 30 hours.
New iftar record broken in Turkey / PHOTO
World BulletinTens of thousands of people ate Ramadan Iftar meals in Turkish capital of Ankara, breaking the world record for the largest number of people breaking fast together.
Turkish stock market hits record of all times
World BulletinTurkey's main share index broke the highest record of all times in the first trading session on Friday and reached 61,017.51. This is the first time the index is above 61,000 points. Turkish stock...
Turkish PM's wife calls on world not to be blind to Pakistan disaster
World BulletinThe spouse of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Sukkur, one of the flood-hit areas in Pakistan on Friday. Emine Erdogan arrived in Sukkur after visiting the south of Pakistan, which ...
Torch of Special Olympics to be carried in Turkey's Istanbul
World BulletinTorch of the Special Olympics will be carried in Istanbul in September 4-5 within the scope of European tour prior to 2010 Special Olympics European Summer Games which will take place in Warsaw in Sep...
Turkish, Greek Cyprus leaders meet for 10th time
World BulletinPresident Dervis Eroglu of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias met on Friday within the scope of Cyprus talks. UN Secretary-General's Special A...
Ukraine's 'Red Foxes' cheerleaders a political and religious flashpoint in Turkey
Globe and MailFirst the Red Foxes dance troupe heated up the World Basketball Championships in Ankara wearing leopard-print hot pants and bras. Then they covered up with leggings and baggy T-shirts. Finally, dur...
US seeks permission to ship Iraq equipment through Turkey
Turkish Daily NewsThe United States is seeking Turkish permission to withdraw noncombat military equipment from Iraq through its territory, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said Friday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Selç...
Turkey's Dedeman to open two new hotels
Turkish Daily NewsDedeman has signed deals to manage two new hotels in the Thracean city of Edirne and neighboring Syria.According to a written statement from Dedeman Hotels & Resorts International on Thursday, the Ded...
Russia to double gas imports from Azerbaijan in a fresh deal
Turkish Daily NewsAzerbaijan will double gas exports to Russia in 2011 to two billion cubic meters, and further increase them from 2012, gas giant Gazprom said on Friday, in a move that may deal a blow to the European ...
IMF loan not needed, says Bulgarian finance minister
Turkish Daily NewsBulgaria's Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov (R) and Greek Financial Minister George Papaconstantinou exchange documents after signing a series of trade and cooperation agreements in Sofia in June. AP p...
Turkey Aug CPI +0.4 pct m/m, vs f'cast +0.18pct
CongooANKARA, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Turkey's consumer price index rose 0.40 percent month-on-month in August, far exceeding a forecast rise of 0.18 percent, for a year-on-year rise of 8.33 percent, the Turkish...
Turkish c.bank to hold 5 bln lira repo auction
CongooANKARA, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Turkey's Central Bank will hold a two-week repo auction on Friday with a volume of 5 billion lira ($3.31 billion), bank data showed. The repo will mature on Sept. 17. ($=1.5...
In Istanbul, 8,000 Years of History
CongooFrom the moment you enter the ?Legendary Istanbul? exhibition at the Sakip Sabanci Museum, you are plunged into a dark and moody prehistoric forest, and, sitting on a tree stump, you watch as the Sea ...
Turkish inflation rate rises, ending three-month drop
CongooTurkey's inflation rate rose to 8.3 percent in August, reversing a three-month drop as food prices increased. Inflation accelerated from 7.6 percent the month before, the Turkish Statistical Institute...
US soldiers, Turk quarantined in Istanbul after powder alert
CongooSix U.S. soldiers and a Turk have been quarantined in an Istanbul hospital after a suspicious powder was found in a parcel at the city's main airport, Anatolia news agency reported Friday. Laboratory ...
Attack near Azerbaijan mosque leaves one dead
CongooGunmen opened fire Friday on a crowd outside a mosque, killing one person and wounding another, in Azerbaijan's Gumbashly village near the border with Iran, local media reported. Several cars of armed...
Cuban children’s theater group support ‘Cuban five’ ...
CongooThe walls of the Nazım Hikmet Cultural Center in Kadikoy are quivering as exuberant cries of "Cuba, Cuba, Cubaaa" melt into those of "Viva TurquÃa, viva Turquia!" Today is no ordinary Monday eve...
Azerbaijani Press Council's black list includes 81 publications
CongooThe black list of Azerbaijan's Council of Press includes 81 printed periodicals released in the country, according to Azerbaijan's state newspaper. The black list includes magazines such as Korrupsiya...
Adm. Michael Mullen arriving in Turkey
CongooPanARMENIAN.Net - Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, is scheduled to arrive in Ankara Friday for talks with Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Isik Kosaner, Todayâ??s Z...
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