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Turkey Sits Proud at EBRD Meeting
Posted on May 11, 2013 | No CommentsTurkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened the annual meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Friday with a simple yet familiar message for states of emerging... -
Limak-Led Group Wins Istanbul Airport Deal in Record Auction
Posted on May 4, 2013 | No CommentsLimak-Led Group Wins Istanbul Airport Deal in Record Auction A consortium led by Limak Holding will build and operate Istanbul’s third airport, aimed at establishing Istanbul as an international flight... -
Gold Rush From Dubai to Turkey Saps Supply as Premiums Jump
Posted on May 2, 2013 | No CommentsA salesperson shows gold bangles to a customer at the Dwarkadas Chandumal Jewellers store in the Zaveri Bazaar area of Mumbai, India. Surging demand for gold from Dubai to Istanbul... -
Viewpoint: Gulf states hold key to Turkey’s grand vision
Posted on May 2, 2013 | No CommentsBy Georges Elhedery and Selim Kervanci Middle East countries in a position to help out Ankara Turkey has a $350bn investment list. On top of the list, is a new... -
Olympics Features: Istanbul 2020: World Bank confirms strength of Turkish economy
Posted on April 30, 2013 | 1 CommentLAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications (SFC) A senior official at the World Bank praised Turkey’s economic performance in these past years giving a boost to the nation’s economic outlook... -
Turkey’s Ataturk Airport broke the air traffic all-time record
Posted on April 30, 2013 | No CommentsIstanbul’s Atatürk Airport broke the air traffic all-time record with 1,171 landings and take-offs on April 25, ahead of an approaching tender for the third Istanbul airport. The largest of... -
Who would bet against Turkey? – Flight International Editor’s Blog
Posted on April 30, 2013 | No CommentsBy Murdo Morrison on April 29, 2013 5:14 PM The following article first appeared as a Comment in the 30 April issue of Flight International Turkish Airlines’ grandiose plans to become... -
Can Turkey become a major economic, political and financial player again?-Analysis
Posted on April 27, 2013 | No CommentsTurkey’s strategic geographical position, at the crossroads of eastern and western cultures, historically guaranteed its political importance on the Old World stage. Now, with its stable economical growth and a... -
Turkey Declares Amnesty in Bid to Reclaim $100 Billion of Offshore Wealth
Posted on April 27, 2013 | No CommentsTurkey’s government Thursday submitted a new bill to parliament seeking to lure more than $100 billion of Turkish assets held abroad in the latest bid to shore up local funding... -
Israel has become bridge between Turkey, Jordan
Posted on April 26, 2013 | No CommentsIsrael has become bridge between Turkey, Jordan Quietly, over past five months, Turkish shipping has been avoiding Syrian unrest, tense borders, by docking at Haifa Port, unloading trucks laden with... -
Turkey Submits Bill Offering Amnesty for Repatriation of Assets
Posted on April 26, 2013 | No CommentsTurkey’s government submitted a draft bill to parliament offering an amnesty for repatriation of assets held by Turks abroad. The bill proposes a reduced tax rate of 2 percent, with... -
New Istanbul Airport Will Kill 658,000 Old Trees
Posted on April 26, 2013 | No CommentsLaurie Balbo Turkey’s booming aviation industry is planning new development that will wipe out over half a million old-growth trees. Istanbul aims to build its third airport on nearly a... -
Two Countries, Turkey and Venezuela, Are Candidates for a Crisis
Posted on April 25, 2013 | No CommentsWith the bloom coming off the emerging markets rose, one economic model has drawn a circle around two countries that stand the greatest risk of falling into a crisis. David... -
Kurds’ Oil Skirting Baghdad Offers Deficit Buster: Turkey Credit
Posted on April 25, 2013 | No CommentsTurkey’s agreement to import lower- cost oil and gas from Iraq’s Kurdish region could help Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan cut the nation’s current-account deficit by more than a third.... -
Turkey Renews Push for Arab Investment
Posted on April 25, 2013 | No CommentsBy Emre Peker It’s a curious thing that Turkey’s growing diplomatic ties with the Arab world over the past decade haven’t yielded a glut of big-ticket investments from Middle Eastern... -
Turkey’s traditional gold trade comes under pressure – The Washington Post
Posted on April 25, 2013 | No CommentsPhoto by Vern Yip – Inside the Topkapi Palace, a gold ornament hangs with famous blue Iznik tile in the background. Turkey is a culture rich with craftsmanship and influences... -
Where Is The $80 million Gold From Ghana Seized In Turkey?
Posted on April 24, 2013 | No CommentsTurkey stopped cargo freight flier with Gold from Ghana. Turkey is gradually becoming the busiest hub for gold shipments to the Middle East. The Turkish authorities gave four days in... -
Russia, Turkey Seek to Boost Trade to $100 Bln
Posted on April 21, 2013 | No CommentsTags: Alexander Novak, Taner Yildiz, Turkey, Russia ANTALYA, April 20 (RIA Novosti) – Russia and Turkey are committed to expanding mutual investment and cooperation, aiming to bring bilateral trade to $100 billion, the Russian... -
Colombia attempts to hinder steel imports from Turkey
Posted on April 21, 2013 | No CommentsKolombiya’dan Türk Çeliğine Karalama Turkish Steel Exporters’ Association has stated that certain circles in Colombia have started a campaign of defamation against imports from Turkey, claiming that Turkish products are... -
Almost 700,000 trees to be cut down for Istanbul’s third airport
Posted on April 20, 2013 | No CommentsA total number of 657,000 trees will be cut down for construction of Istanbul’s third airport, a report published on the Turkish Environment Ministry’s official website says. The report says...
