In this blustery January weather, there’s nothing better than having a fantastic summer holiday to look forward to, but where to go? You’ll want somewhere so hot it’ll make your skin tingle, somewhere where you won’t get bored and can shop until you drop, should you feel the need to. But where should you go [...]
British girl 25, watched in horror as father Glenn, 50, plunged 50 metres onto a beach after his safety harness reportedly snapped. The doting daughter from Colchester in UK, had been sailing through the air next to him when tragedy struck at the Turkish holiday resort of Side on Saturday. His wife Linda, 51, told how [...]
According to a recent report, the downfall of the tour firm Goldtrail, is creating panic among the airline passengers in the UK and Turkey. Goldtrail provides trips to its customers to Greece, Turkey and other destinations. More than 16,000 tourists were stranded at the airport due to the collapse of the topmost travel Company in [...]
Greece and Turkey holidays in ruins, with air travel regulator the Civil Aviation Authority working to fly 16,000 back to UK.Tens of thousands of British holidaymakers face missing out on their summer travel plans following the collapse of Goldtrail, a cut-price tour operator. Air travel regulator the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) confirmed that Goldtrail Travel [...]
Controversial statements by Rize Mayor Halil Bak?rc? on Wednesday, who advised taking a Kurdish woman as a second wife as a step toward resolving the Kurdish problem, have made him a target of severe criticism. In a statement that has angered society, Bak?rc? recommended that men from his region take a second wife from the [...]
In the first part of this series of articles I tried to shed some light on recent changes to Turkish legislation regarding corporate debt securities. The first communiqué, which dealt with the issuance of debt securities and was published by the Capital Markets Board (SPK), stipulated that the opinion of the stock exchange only be [...]
Corporate debt securities are key instruments to create alternative resources and discard asset-liability mismatch problems for corporations. However, the Turkish corporate debt securities market has not prospered due to inconveniences created by the high inflation and high interest rates arising out of local macroeconomic instability, political instability and legal obstacles until recently. In the last [...]
?stanbul will be holding an important international event next week, the 2nd Turkey-World Trade Bridge, held by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON). Thousands of businessmen from every corner of the globe will meet in Istanbul in order to seek business opportunities. In my contribution to the enthusiasm of this event, today I [...]
The Israeli assault on the civilian aid flotilla shocked every wise person in the world. We once again saw that the Israeli armed forces are run rather like a gang. There is no room for Israel in the international political arena to defend this action. There is nothing to say about this insane attack on [...]
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on the international community to punish Israel for storming a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza in an attack that left nine dead. Israel has detained or deported hundreds of activists who were on the ships which were seized en route to the Palestinian enclave which has been [...]
Istanbul’s western suburbs are set to receive a further boost with the announcement of plans to build a new marina worth $16 million. Dati Investment Holding, one of Turkey’s leading development consortiums which also owns the high end Galleria shopping mall, the Crown Plaza and Istanbul’s latest 5* hotel, the Sheraton Istanbul Ataköy Hotel, intends [...]
The name of Republican People’s Party (CHP) Istanbul deputy Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who was the party’s mayoral candidate for ?stanbul in 2009 and was promoted by some media outlets as the strongest candidate to succeed CHP’s long-time leader Deniz Baykal, has been heard frequently in recent days as the figure who will assume CHP leadership in [...]
A group of Justice and Development Party (AK Party) deputies joined the ranks of the pro-status-quo Republican People’s Party (CHP), Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) by voting against an article that was crucial for the progress of Turkish democracy. In the second round of voting on the government’s constitutional [...]
Yesterday was Mother Day 2010 in Turkey. It is a day you celebrate with your mother. You express your love and respect to your mother. Mother’s Day is celebrated all over the world. Most of the countries celebrate Mother’s day in the second Sunday of May. It is also celebrated in March in some countries [...]
Turkey’s state-run news agency says a court has sentenced seven people to life in prison for an attack on an engagement ceremony last year that killed 44 people. Anatolia news agency says the court in central Turkey also sentenced another defendant to a 15-year prison term Monday for his involvement in the attack. In the [...]
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