Video Two hot-air balloons collide in mid-air killing one injuring dozens in Turkey

Calgary Herald - Monday 20th May, 2013

This image from video provided by E. Wayne Ross shows an Anatolian Balloons Company hot air balloon crashing near Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia in central Turkey, Monday May 20 2013. Two hot air balloons collided in mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey on Monday, causing one of them to crash to the ground, officials said. One ...

Hot-air balloons collide in Turkey 1 killed 24 injured

Middle East Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

Two hot air balloons collided and one crashed in the Cappadocia region of Turkey Monday, killing a Brazilian tourist and injuring 24 others, officials said. Officials said the balloons struck each other, then one fell the ground near the Ortahisar area of Urgup, Hurriyet Daily News reported. Cappadocia is a tourist destination in the central Turkish province of Nevsehir. Nevsehir Mayor Hasan ...

UPDATE 1-SOCARs $5 bln Turkey refinery seen online mid-2017

Reuters - Monday 20th May, 2013

Mon May 20, 2013 7:28am EDT (Adds details) ISTANBUL May 20 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's state energy firm SOCAR will spend up to $5 billion on its planned oil refinery in the west of Turkey and aims to begin production in mid-2017, the company's Turkey CEO Kenan Yavuz said on Monday. SOCAR, which owns Turkish petrochemical company Petkim , is building the Star refinery in partnership with ...

Turkey 2 Brazilians killed in balloon crash

Tampa Bay Online - Monday 20th May, 2013

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A hot air balloon collided with another balloon mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey and crashed to the ground on Monday, killing two Brazilian tourists and injuring 23 other people on board, officials ...

Turkey-produced armored patrol vehicle to be presented in Azerbaijan

News.Az - Monday 20th May, 2013

Armored patrol vehicle Pit-Bull VX, newly produced by Turkish Katmerciler company, will be presented in Azerbaijan, company representative Ramazan Dincer told APA. The vehicle designed for police and patrol operations was produced at Ford-550 chassis. Its maintenance is easy: "Net weight – 7530 kg, Pit-Bull VX is designed to carry 9 persons (2+7). The vehicle can move at a speed of ...

Turkey One Killed In Mid-Air Balloon Crash

Sky News - Monday 20th May, 2013

A Brazilian tourist has been killed and 24 other people injured after two hot air balloons crashed in mid-air in Turkey. One balloon plunged to the ground after another crashed into it from below and caused a tear, according to the Anadolu Agency. The tragedy happened in the Cappadocia region and the passengers on board are said to be mostly from Asia, Spain and Brazil. The governor of ...

Turkey invests big in nuclear power

General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

While other EU countries are increasingly investing in renewables, Turkey is planning three new nuclear power stations. The country's aim is to turn from being a net importer to a net exporter of ...

Washington DC presents Turkish Cultural month

Turkish Press - Monday 20th May, 2013

The American Turkish Association of Washington, D.C. (ATA-DC) has announced that the Washington’s first annual Turkish Cultural Heritage Month will be celebrated throughout the month of September. Turkish Cultural Heritage Month has been officially recognized by Mayor Vincent Gray and Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley. The month will include a "Mobile Turkish Coffee Truck" ...

Azerbaijan and Turkish company to jointly produce thermal weapon sight

News.Az - Monday 20th May, 2013

APA that relevant technologies on the production of the thermal system have already been handed to the "Optika" production unit of Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defense Industry. Currently, under the license of ASELSAN, Azerbaijan is producing "Tekgoz" optical system. ASELSAN also said that at present the Azerbaijani Armed Forces are widely using the company-produced ...

Turkey to increase $1 bln credit line to Egypt by $250 mln Deputy PM

General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said on Monday. Turkey was expected to transfer the remaining $1 billion of a $2 billion budget support package agreed last year for Egypt this ...

Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline oil flow resumes - Turkish energy sources

General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

ANKARA, May 19 (Reuters) - Oil flows resumed on a pipeline carrying crude from Iraq's Kirkuk to Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan on Sunday morning after a bomb attack halted the flow on Friday, Turkish energy sources said. "The repairs have been completed and the oil flow restarted this morning," one source told Reuters. (Reporting by Orhan Coskun; Writing by ...

Turkey new hotspot for GCC real estate investors

albawaba - Monday 20th May, 2013

Turkey woos Gulf nationals as property investors Priding itself as the gateway between Asia and Europe, Turkey is successfully attracting Gulf nationals to its real estate sector.Last year, the country changed the law to facilitate property investments by Gulf nationals, allowing them to buy properties by passports only and offering a one-year residency permit to foreign investors and their ...

Visiting farm promoters talk turkey

China Daily - Monday 20th May, 2013

/enpproperty--> Steve Olson has been to China seven times since 2004, always with turkey in mind. On each visit, the executive director of the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association aims to get his favorite fowl on restaurant menus and residents' radar. This month, Olson accompanied two officials from his state's Agriculture Department for a weeklong tour of Shanghai and ...

RPT-Investment grade Turkey hopes and fears more investment

Reuters - Monday 20th May, 2013

Mon May 20, 2013 2:00am EDT By Sujata Rao LONDON May 17 (Reuters) - The coveted investment grade rating has arrived in Turkey and foreign capital may follow - possibly a lot of it. But here's the multi-million lira question: What kind of cash will it be? What Turkey desperately wants is long-term bricks-and-mortar investment into factories and infrastructure. What it is more likely to get ...

Turkeys Kazanci appoints Merrill to sell Aksa Enerji stake

Reuters - Monday 20th May, 2013

ISTANBUL | Mon May 20, 2013 1:37am EDT ISTANBUL May 20 (Reuters) - Turkey's Kazanci Holding has appointed Merrill Lynch to sell a 16.3 percent stake in its power producer Aksa Enerji to international investors, according to a statement on Monday. A roadshow for the sale will run from May 20 to 24, Aksa said in the stock-exchange filing. It added that the sale will be to corporate ...

Syria blamed for deadly Turkey bombings

General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

Turkey is reeling from twin car bomb attacks which have left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice.Rescuers have begun the search for possible survivors buried underneath the rubble of buildings destroyed by the blasts on Saturday in Reyhanli, one of the main Turkish hubs for Syrian ...

Turkish fighter jet crashes near Syria

General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

A Turkish F-16 fighter jet has crashed in south-eastern Turkey near the Syrian border, and its pilot is believed to have safely ejected, an army statement says.'Radio communication was cut around 2.15pm (2115 AEST) with the F-16 fighter plane on mission in the Amanos mountains,' shortly after the pilot signalled he was about to eject from the aircraft, read the statement.The governor ...

Turkey blames Syria for car bomb attack

General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

Two explosive-laden cars have blown up in a small Turkish town near the border with Syria, killing at least 40 people and wounding 100 in one of the deadliest recent attacks in the volatile area.The bombings on Saturday in the town of Reyhanli, just a few kilometres from the main border crossing into Syria, come amid increasingly bellicose criticism by Ankara of the regime in Damascus.Interior ...

Turkish Airlines adding five new destinations

General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

With the world's fourth largest flight network of 223 destinations in 99 countries, Turkish Airlines continues to grow with five new destinations being added this May. Turkish Airlines, ranked the best airline in Europe, is adding operations to Isparta (Turkey), Santiago De Compostela (Spain), Valetta (Malta) and Salzburg (Austria) following the addition of Friedrichshafen to its growing ...

Turkey car bombings kill 18 near Syria

General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

Two explosive-laden cars have blown up in a small Turkish town near the border with Syria, killing 18 people in one of the deadliest recent attacks in the volatile area.The bombings on Saturday in the town of Reyhanli, just a few kilometres from the main border crossing into Syria, come amid increasingly bellicose criticism by Ankara of the regime in Damascus.Interior Minister Muammer Guler said ...

Intl Museum Day marked in Turkey

China.org.cn - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Tourists visit the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul on May 18, 2013. On International Museum Day, several national museums of Turkey were free in a limited time for the tourists and public to visit. Hagia Sophia is one of the most visited museums and most prominent monuments in the world in terms of art and the history of architecture. It was used as a church for 916 years and following the conquest of ...

Turkish bond yields reach record lows

The Punch - Sunday 19th May, 2013

But there are problems associated with economic growth and Erdogan, who is visiting Washington, is concerned that investor enthusiasm is attracting money into the country too quickly, and is artificially boosting the value of the Turkish ...