Izmir

New firms grow by 24.4 pct in October

As another sign of economic recovery, the number of newly established companies and cooperatives in Turkey increased by 24.4 percent in October compared to the same month of 2008. Data released on Friday by the Turkish...

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South Korean envoy calls for investment in Turkey

Bae Jae-Hyun, South Korea’s ambassador to Turkey, speaking at a time when talks on trade agreements are taking place between officials from the two countries, has said more businessmen from South Korea should invest in Turkey.

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Turkey, a taste of Eurasia

Turkey is the midpoint between East and West, offering a bit of both Europe and Asia. Ranging from the emerald forests of the Black Sea coast to the shimmering waters of the Aegean Sea, Turkey is a land of enthralling...

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‘On the Way to School,’ ‘Bornova’ to hit the road for Festival on Wheels

“İki Dil Bir Bavul” (On the Way to School) and “Bornova Bornova,” two triumphs from last month’s Altın Portakal (Golden Orange) International Film Festival, are set to hit the road for this year’s Festival on Wheels traveling...

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Retired colonel’s suicide found to be ‘suspicious’

A retired colonel committed suicide yesterday by jumping off the balcony of his apartment in İstanbul’s Kadıköy district while his wife and mother were at home. Belgütay Varımlı hit the concrete pavement below and died at the...

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German NGO to dissect civilian-military relations in Turkey

A German nongovernmental organization will examine civilian-military relations in Turkey at a conference to be held this weekend in İstanbul. Conference organizer Ulrike Dufner, a representative from the Heinrich Böll Stiftung...

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PKK leader Öcalan gets new prison mates in İmralı island

The leader of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan, who has been serving a life sentence on an island in the Marmara Sea in solitary confinement since his capture in Kenya in 1999, will no longer be the...

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IMF agreement deemed unnecessary for Turkey’s reforms

Professor Steve Hanke of The Johns Hopkins University department of applied economics has stated that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was “smart” not to sign an International Monetary Fund (IMF) stand-by agreement.

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61 Journalists Killed in 1 century

The Turkish Journalists Association announced that after the murder of Hasan Fehmi Bey in 1909, 61 journalists have been killed until today. The association organizes a memorial celebration, also inviting relatives of murdered...

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Coup opponents demand trial of junta members

A coalition known as 70 Million Steps against Coups yesterday staged a demonstration in İzmir to demand the trial of all junta members in the Turkish military. Making a statement on behalf of the coalition, Mualla Damarsardı...

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