Saudi Crown Prince on an Official Visit to Turkey

Bahrain News Agency - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Jeddah, May 21. (BNA) -- Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Defence Minister HRH Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud left to Ankara today on an official visit to Turkey, at the invitation of the Turkish President Abdulla Gul. Saudi Royal Court said that the visit was in line of the approach of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdulla bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to contact with world ...

Death toll rises to three in balloon collision in Turkey

Middle East Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The death toll in the hot-air balloon in-flight collision in Turkey rose to three, local officials said. Officials said the dead were Brazilian tourists and that nearly two dozen other people were injured in Monday's accident in the tourist region of Cappadocia, CNN reported. Nevsehir province Gov. Abdurrahman Savas said the balloon's envelope ripped after striking the basket of ...

Turkey arrests car bombing suspect

albawaba - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

An injured woman is carried to safety after the car bomb in Reyhanli earlier this month. AFP Turkish police sources said on Tuesday that they have arrested a "prime suspect" in relation to the car bombings that killed 51 people in a small town near the Syrian border on May 11. AFP reported that the man, who is of Turkish origins, was apprehended whilst trying to cross into Syria with ...

Turkish restaurant offers delightful dishes relaxing atmosphere

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Turkish families have settled in Dayton since 2005. There are fewer ways to get to know new neighbors and their culture than through their food.Pasha Grill at 72 Plum St. at the Greene in Beavercreek has been serving ...

Turkish poisoners of Russian tourists sentenced to 360 years

Pravda - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Two years after the scandal with the poisoning of Russian citizens in Turkey, a Turkish court announced the verdict on the case. Four defendants, who produced and sold low-quality alcohol, were sentenced to 90 years in prison. In addition, two owners of the yacht, where the poisoning occurred, and their employee, were sentenced to a seven years in prison. The news message about ...

Messi Turkey 2013 will be great

FIFA - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Lionel Messi - winner of the FIFA Ballon d'Or for the last four years. Messi welcomed Ciftp?nar into the team's dressing room and had a short chat with the youngster following Barcelona's home La Liga match against Valladolid and the lifting of the league trophy. Before the chat, the Argentinian superstar had his photo taken with ...

Turkish Airlines says sorry for flights mix-up

Arabian Business - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Turkish Airlines has apologised to an American couple after they were flown to the wrong city - on different continents - when it mixed up the airport ...

BREAKINGVIEWS-Erdogan keeps keys to Turkeys long-term future

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own) By Una Galani DUBAI, May 21 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The modern face of Turkey's largest city and financial heart is on full display to anyone sitting on the open-air terrace of a trendy upscale caf along the Bosporus in Istanbul. Carpaccio and wine are served, as house music contends with the ...

Turkey charges prime suspect in car blasts

The Courier Mail - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

TURKISH authorities have charged the prime suspect in the twin car bombings that left 51 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, the state-run Anatolia news agency reports. The man, who was arrested trying to cross into Syria along with two accomplices, is alleged to have purchased the vehicles used in the bombings. Four other suspects were also charged. Turkish police have arrested dozens ...

Luckily No Messiah in Bulgarias New Parliament - Ethnic Turks Leader

Novinite - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Luckily and for the first time Bulgaria's parliament will not be dominated by a messiah, the ethnic Turks leader declared from the rostrum on Tuesday. "Voters kicked out the center-right GERB party of Boyko Borisov, but refused to give the power to one particular party. Bulgarians voted on May 12 for democracy and rule of law. These are the true winners," Lyutvi Mestan, leader of ...

Death toll in Turkish hot air balloon accident goes up to 3

Canada.com - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

ANKARA, Turkey - Officials say another Brazilian tourist has died of wounds sustained after a hot air balloon crashed to the ground, raising the number of tourists killed to 3. The balloon collided with another balloon mid-air and crashed during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey's Cappadocia region on Monday. The governor's office for Nevsehir province said ...

Azerbaijan attends 32nd Turkish Day Parade - PHOTOS

News.Az - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

On 18 May, ambassador Elin Suleymanov and Azerbaijani MP Ganira Pashayeva attended 32nd Turkish Day Parade, the greatest cultural event of the Turkish world, that took place in New York. The parade held in downtown New York brought together thousands of people including Turkic-speaking nations living in the U.S. The parade participants watched a concert in Dag Hammarskjold, one of the ...

Azerbaijani envoy in US gets Turkish World Service -2012 award - PHOTOS

News.Az - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

TRKSAV, Writers and Artists Foundation of Turkish World, has presented Turkish World Service -2012 award to an Azerbaijani diplomat. On 17 May, during a ceremony dedicated to Turkish Day Parade TÜRKSAV President Yahya Akengin presented Turkish World Service Award 2012 to Azerbaijani ambassador to the U.S Elin Suleymanov for supporting lobbying efforts of the Turkish world against unfounded ...

S.Koreas GS EC wins $1 bln refinery deal from Turkey

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

SEOUL | Tue May 21, 2013 12:47am EDT SEOUL May 21 (Reuters) - South Korea's GS Engineering & Construction said on Tuesday it had received an order worth 1.16 trillion won ($1.04 billion) from Turkey to build a refinery plant. It said in a regulatory filing that Italian firm Saipem , Spanish oil engineering firm Tecnicas Reunidas and Japanese company Itochu were also part of the ...

Former British flagship leaves Portsmouth for Turkish scrap yard

Middle East Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The Ark Royal, the aircraft carrier that was for many years the flagship of the British navy, left Portsmouth for the last time Monday for a Turkish scrap yard. Former members of the vessel's crew, some wearing black armbands, joined a crowd of onlookers who watched as the Ark Royal was towed out of the harbor, the Daily Mirror reported. Towing the ship to Turkey saves money on fuel. The ...

No Greek Cypriot leader ever wanted to reach an agreement in Cyprus

Turkish Press - Monday 20th May, 2013

Turkish Cypriot president said Turkish Cypriots and guarantor state Turkey are running out of patience on Cyprus problem President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Dervis Eroglu on Saturday said that "no Greek Cypriot leader ever wanted to reach an agreement with the Turkish Cypriots in Cyprus".President Eroglu`s remarks came after a luncheon he attended at the ...

We want to reach an agreement in Cyprus

Turkish Press - Monday 20th May, 2013

Prime Minister of TRNC Irsen Kucuk said that they wanted to reach an agreement in Cyprus and share the beauties of the island Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Irsen Kucuk on Sunday said that they wanted to reach an agreement in Cyprus and share the beauties of the island.Kucuk's remarks came as he was attending a cultural and art festival in ...

Turkey ETF in Focus on Rate Cut and Credit Upgrade

General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

Many European countries, along with India, Australia, Israel and South Korea, are seeking to boost economic growth and weaken their currencies. Turkey, too, is fast catching up with this trend of announcing monetary easing policies in an effort to jumpstart ...

Turkish Airlines flies US couple to Bangladesh instead Senegal

eTN - Monday 20th May, 2013

Two US holidaymakers found themselves a long way from their intended destination after an airline confused two airport codes. Sandy Valdiviseo and her husband Triet Vo were intending to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar in Senegal with Turkish Airlines. However, instead they ended up about 11,000km away - on an entirely different continent - in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, after the airport ...

Gul approves draft law on liberalization of Turkish railways

Turkish Press - Monday 20th May, 2013

New law foresees establishment of Turkish Railways Corporation ANKARA - Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Tuesday approved a draft law on the liberalization of Turkish railways.The new law foresees the establishment of Turkish Railways Corporation.President Gul sent the law to the Turkish Prime Ministry for publication in the Official Gazette. Tuesday, April 30, ...

Three Brazilians die in Turkey hot-air balloon collision

Channel News Asia - Monday 20th May, 2013

Three Brazilian tourists died on Monday and 22 other people were hurt after two hot-air balloonscollided in a beauty spot in central Turkey, officials ...