Turkeys TAV to bid for Kuwait Bahrain airport contracts

Arabian Business - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Middle East director Yusuf Akcayoglu told Construction Week the company is waiting for the release of tender documents for the new passenger terminal building project at Kuwait International Airport and for the Bahrain Airport expansion ...

Turkey eyes oil gas deals with Iraqi Kurdistan in 2013

Reuters - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

ANKARA | Wed May 22, 2013 2:51am EDT ANKARA May 22 (Reuters) - Turkey is looking to sign commercial contracts this year with Russian and U.S. companies operating in northern Iraq for joint oil and gas exploration, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz told Reuters. "We are likely to be involved with Russian and American companies in northern Iraq for different projects like oil and ...

Russia Offers Turkey S-300 Project

Middle East Newsline - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

MOSCOW [MENL] -- Russia has offered to develop an advanced variant of theS-300 long-range air defense system. Officials said the Kremlin has been discussing defense and militarycooperation that would include a partnership in the development of advancedair defense systems. They said the state-owned Rosoboronexport submitted aproposal for a joint project to produce an enhanced variant of the ...

Turkey Temporarily Closes Checkpoint On Syrian Border

General Sources - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

BAKU (Azerbaijan), May 22 (Bernama) -- Turkey has temporarily closed the Yayladagy checkpoint on the border with Syria in the Hatay province, Azerbaijan's Trend news agency reported, quoting Turkish Minister of Customs and Trade, Hayati Yazici, as saying in an online newspaper, Sabah. According to the Minister, Turkey temporarily closes the checkpoint to prevent the departure of ...

Allahabad HC bans import of Khas Khas from Turkey

Times of India - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Allahabad High Court on Wednesday banned the import of Khas Khas from Turkey, which has emerged as a conduit for large-scale smuggling of these ...

At least 40 killed 100 injured in blasts on Turkish-Syrian border

SINA - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Photo taken on May 11, 2013 shows the site of an explosion in the town of Reyhanli, in the southern Turkish province of Hatay. At least 40 people were killed and 100 others injured after explosions shook a Turkish town on Saturday near the border with Syria, Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler said. (Xinhua/NTV) At least 40 people were killed and 100 others injured after explosions shook a ...

Shangri-La marks Istanbul opening

HM - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

To celebrate the opening of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts’ new landmark hotel in the city of Istanbul, 2,000 lanterns were launched on the Bosphorus Strait. Located on the European side of the Bosphorus, the crossing point between two continents for centuries, Shangri-La Bosphorus, Istanbul is the second hotel in Europe for the Asian luxury hotel brand. More than 200 guests witnessed the ...

Saudi-Turkey rapport bodes well for global influence

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The current political rapport between Riyadh and Ankara is an exciting development. If harmonized, it could completely result in the two countries achieving significant influence at regional and international levels. The economies of the two countries stand at $ 5.1 trillion, with high growth rates. This will surely make their collective voice heard loud and clear. In addition, the special ...

Jive Looks Like A Turkey Here

Forbes - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Jive is looking to get businesses use its software to increase collaboration, content movement and enterprise portals / intranets. Jive's mission is to change the way work gets done, but with nearly 1 ...

Turkey Ankara Reluctantly Warms Up to US-led Syria Diplomacy

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

came to Washington last week hoping to get Washington to commit to taking a more assertive stance on Syria, but in the end left with very little of what he wanted. In fact, if anyone changed their positions during the visit, it was the normally strong-headed Erdogan, who came away from his meeting with President Barack Obama in support of Washington's efforts to put together an ...

KSA Turkey boost ties

Arab News - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

President Abdullah Gul of Turkey watches as Crown Prince Salman, left, shakes hands with Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz before their talks at the Cankaya Palace in Ankara, Turkey, on ...

Turkish Airlines mistake lands couple on the wrong continent

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

A geographical mix-up that lead an American couple to wake up on the wrong continent has the pair vowing to double-, even triple-check their airline codes from now on. A report in ...

Turkey Seeks to Benefit From Islamic Banking Sector

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

ISTANBUL -- With the international economic crisis continuing to bite, the Turkish government has announced it will be seeking to tap into the $1 trillion Islamic financial industry. Although Turkey is a secular state, it is overwhelmingly Muslim. Under the decade-long rule of the country's Islamist rooted AK Party, Muslim-compliant businesses have flourished. Thee government move ...

Greek Cypriot leader meets Israeli minister

Turkish Press - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Anastasiadis and Netanyahu discussed cooperation in field of energy, bilateral relations and developments in eastern Mediterranean JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday met with leader of the Greek Cypriot administration Nicos Anastasiadis in Jerusalem.Cooperation in the field of energy, bilateral relations and developments in eastern Mediterranean were discussed during ...

South Africa Turkey stocks outperform

IOL - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

London - South African and Turkish equities outperformed both emerging market and global share indices on Tuesday, with Johannesburg's main index hitting a record high as the rand fell more against the ...

Turkey hot air balloon crash filmed from above – video

The Guardian - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Video shows the moment a hot air balloon collides with another in Turkey, sending it plummeting to the ground. The footage, shot by a tourist in the higher balloon whose basket caused a tear in the lower balloon, shows the air-filled sphere deflate and crash to earth. Three people died in the accident in Cappadocia on ...

NZ badminton team beat Turkey

New Zealand Herald - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

New Zealand won their third round robin match 3-2 against Turkey at the Sudirman Cup world team badminton championships in Malaysia yesterday. It was their second win by a margin of 3-2 at the world mixed teams event - they lost their other match 3-2 to Philippines - and they next face the Ukraine in level 3 group A. China are top seeds for the tournament followed by Denmark and Malaysia. New ...

Anadolu Agency Board Chairman met with northern Iraqi regional administration premier Barzani in Erbil to introduce AA`s plans to launch Kurdish wire-service in September.

Turkish Press - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Anadolu Agency Board Chairman met with northern Iraqi regional administration premier Barzani in Erbil to introduce AA`s plans to launch Kurdish wire-service in September. IRBIL - Kemal Ozturk, the Anadolu Agency Executive Board Chairman and Director General, met on Tuesday with Nechirvan Barzani, prime minister of the regional administration in north of Iraq, as AA plans to start Kurdish wire ...

Turkish dailies covered the bomb blasts in the border town of Reyhanli the derby between Turkish football tea…

Turkish Press - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Turkish dailies covered the bomb blasts in the border town of Reyhanli, the derby between Turkish football teams Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, and the interaction between civillians and retreating PKK terrorists in Tunceli ANKARA - The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.All of the dailies covered the details gathered about the two car bomb blasts in ...

This monument to be the honor of our nation said Erdogan…

Turkish Press - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

This monument to be the honor of our nation, said Erdogan MARYLAND - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the Turkish-American Culture and Civilization Center in Maryland.Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Erdogan said that the multi functional monument would be the honor of the (Turkish) nation.Erdogan thanked everyone who started ...

President of SD in European Parliament Swoboda cancelled his scheduled meeting with Kilicdaroglu.…

Turkish Press - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

President of S&D in European Parliament Swoboda cancelled his scheduled meeting with Kilicdaroglu. BRUSSELS - President of the Social and Democrat Group in the European Parliament Hannes Swoboda has said that the comparison of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad by main opposition Republican People`s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu was ...

CHP leader Kilicdaroglu in Brussels

Turkish Press - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Kilicdaroglu meets EU officials in Brussels BRUSSELS - Chairman of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu on Wednesday met with European Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule and President of the European Parliament (EP) Martin Schulz in Brussels.Kilicdaroglu's separate meetings with Fule and Schulz took place behind closed doors. Wednesday, May 15, ...