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Turkey seeks better trade with RP amid flour issue
Malaya
BY IRMA ISIP | Turkey eyes improved trade with the Philippines amidst allegations that its top export to the country, flour, is hazardous and undervalued. | Imran Er, deputy commercial counselor of the embassy of the Republic of Turkey, said her country hopes to recover its bilateral trade from the ...
Turkey keeps NBG profits afloat
Kathimerini
Taxes, bond losses and NPLs drive lender’s first-half earnings 79 pct lower; figures better than expected | STELIOS BOURAS | National Bank (NBG) reported a sharp drop in first-half net profit but the figures were better than expected, thanks to resil...
UN And Basketball Fraternity Team Up
Scoop
Friday, 27 August 2010, 4:32 pm | Press Release: United Nations | UN And Basketball Fraternity Team Up To Promote Road Safety Campaign | New York, Aug 26 2010 12:10PM | The United Nations today joined forces with some of basketball’s biggest s...
Official: Kurdish rebels attack gas pipeline
The Boston Globe
| ANKARA, Turkey-An official says suspected Kurdish rebels have blown up part of an Iranian-Turkish pipeline, shutting down the natural gas supply to Turkey. | Gov. Ali Yerlikaya of Agri province says no one was injured in the blast late Tuesday. The...
2010 World Basketball Championship To Contribute 300 Million TL To Turkish Economy
Turkish Press
| Turkey which is getting ready to host the 2010 World Basketball Championship is expected to generate 300 million TL in revenues during the tournament. | According to Turkcell,the main sponsor of the tournament which will run through August 28-Septe...
Turkey's Vakifbank To Open A Branch In Iraqi City Of Irbil
Turkish Press
| Turkish lender Vakifbank will open a branch in the Iraqi city of Irbil by the end of the year. | Suleyman Kalkan, director-general of the Vakifbank, told reporters, "we applied to the central government of Iraq to open a branch in Irbil. We have al...
Hp Leader In Turkey In Q2
Turkish Press
| HP, information technology company, became the leader in the Turkish personal computer market in the second quarter of 2010. | According to the latest reports of the International Data Corporation (IDC), HP has been the leader in Turkish PC market ...
100 facts about the coalition's first 100 days
The Guardian
| The Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government is 100 days old. Andrew Sparrow looks back over its highs and lows so far Nick Clegg and David Cameron hold a joint press conference after taking office as deputy prime minister and prime minister. Phot...
Turks walk diplomatic tightrope in trade with Iran
The Guardian
* Upcoming polls in Turkey may cause more friction * Turkey making premium on gasoline sales to Iran By Thomas Grove and David Sheppard ISTANBUL/LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Turkey's decision to ignore a U.S. ban on gasoline sales to Iran has brought i...
Q&A-Turkey's energy trade with Iran
The Guardian
LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Turkey's decision to sell gasoline to Iran despite U.S. sanctions, designed to squeeze the Tehran's supply of petroleum products, has shone a spotlight on the two countries' growing trade relationship. Turkey already buys a...
MEKA Makina offers highest bid in Baskent Dogalgaz tender
Turkish Press
| MEKA Makina offered the highest bid in the privatization tender for Ankara's natural gas distribution company Baskent Dogalgaz on Monday. | MEKA, MMEKA Makina Ithalat Paz. ve Tic. A.S. offered 1 billion 211 million U.S. dollars for 80 percent of Ba...
Politics
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at Columbia University, Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, in New York.
(photo: AP / Stephen Chernin)
Iran debates talks with Uncle Sam
Asia Times
|      Aug 31, 2010 Iran debates talks with Uncle Sam | By Kaveh L Afrasiabi | "The friendship of Iran is much better than its hostility." | Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad | Iran's ruling establishment is embroiled in heated debate on which course of action to take with the United States, with various political factions se...



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