Turkish military considering U.S. heavy lift helicopters
Source: United Press International
Ankara :: Turkey | updated 2011-08-07 00:13:48 -0700 | political-news
Turkey is considering buying six Boeing-made CH-47 heavy lift military transport helicopters. If the contract is signed, it could be worth more than $300 million, a Turkish Ministry of Defense senior procurement official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Pakistan Pavilion at IDEF 2011 Istanbul attracts visitors
Posted by: Sajjad Ahmad
Ankara :: Turkey | updated 2012-11-02 20:06:48 -0700 | business-news
Ankara, MTT News Desk: “Pakistan Pavilion,” established in the 10th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) 2011 being held at Istanbul from 10-13 May, has so far attracted a large number of visitors and prospective buyers.Four defence manufacturing companies from Pakistan...
Turkey scrambles to deal with Mideast upheaval
Source: Seattle Times
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2011-06-01 02:17:09 -0700 | political-news
Later, Turkey reversed that decision after the United Nations approved steps to protect civilians from Moammar Gadhafi...It was only last year that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan demonstrated close ties to Libya by collecting a human rights award from Gadhafi....
Turkey expects $6 bln more in exports with $30 mln subsidy
Source: Zaman.com
Ankara :: Turkey | updated 2011-05-26 17:12:59 -0700 | travel-news
Foreign Trade Minister Zafer Caglayan has announced a $30 million marketing support package for exporters which will add $6 billion to the volume of exports that Turkey is expected to make by the end of this year. Speaking at a...
Al-Jazeera bids for Turkish TV station
Source: The Boston Globe
Ankara :: Turkey | updated 2011-04-05 19:21:42 -0700 | entertainment-news
Turkey A news agency is reporting that Al-Jazeera has offered $40.5 million to acquire Turkey's state-administered Cine5 TV channel. The Anatolia news agency says the Qatar-based news network, which plans to start up a news channel in Turkey, was the...
Economics Override History for Belgrade and Ankara
Posted by: Shaukat Masood Zafar
Ankara :: Turkey | updated 2012-02-29 23:33:36 -0800 | business-news
After a long period of distant, often frosty relations, Turkey and Serbia appear to be finally warming to each other. But will the Serbian people put aside historic grievances dating back to the Ottoman Empire and welcome Ankara’s Balkan renaissance?...
China's shipping company taps into Turkish market
Posted by: Faisalabbasi
Ankara :: Turkey | updated 2012-02-08 11:38:51 -0800 | business-news
China's shipping company taps into Turkish market ANKARA, Dec 29: China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO), China's largest shipping group, has been strengthening its foothold in Turkey since entering the market in 1996. According to a Chinese News Agency, the...
Crisis pushed GCC to slow down Turkey FTA talks
Source: Zaman.com
Ankara :: Turkey | updated 2011-02-26 14:29:48 -0800 | political-news
In this November photo, finance ministers of the arabian gulf states are seen at the GCC meeting in Kuwait. The global economic crisis of 2009 was a major reason behind Turkey's stalled Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with the Gulf...
Iran, Turkey boost ties despite Western pressure
Source: Dawn
Ankara :: Turkey | updated 2011-03-21 22:45:23 -0700 | political-news
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad heads to Turkey on Thursday for a regional summit, as the two neighbours bolster ties in the face of international pressure on Tehran over its nuclear programme. Ahmadinejad will be accompanied by his new foreign minister...
‘Emergence of İstanbul as int’l financial hub a must’
Source: Zaman.com
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2011-02-19 03:47:25 -0800 | political-news
Zeki Sahin says Turkey's foreign policy is propping up its quest to make Istanbul a regional financial hub. Efforts to make Istanbul an international finance center have accelerated recently with proposals submitted to Parliament to move public banks from the...
Gilani, Erdogan agree to strengthen bilateral ties
Source: Dawn
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2011-02-13 00:11:08 -0800 | political-news
Pakistan and Turkey on Tuesday agreed to further strengthen and take their existing close bilateral ties to greater heights' through enhanced cooperation in the range of areas including defence, with Turkey offering military hardware and assistance in infrastructure building.
Pak-Turk collaboration vital for two democracies: Gilani
Source: Dawn
Ankara :: Turkey | updated 2011-02-07 18:09:47 -0800 | political-news
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday said Pakistan wishes to take its relations with Turkey to a higher level, with an aim to transform them into an enhanced 21st century partnership in political, security, economic and cultural domains...Gilani...
Abbas to visit Turkey
Source: NOW Lebanon
Ankara :: Turkey | updated 2011-02-10 03:14:16 -0800 | political-news
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas was to begin a two-day visit to Turkey Sunday to discuss troubled efforts to end the Middle East conflict, officials said. Abbas was expected to arrive in Ankara Sunday afternoon and meet with Turkish Prime Minister...
Iranian VP Calls for Boosting Economic Cooperation with Turkey
Posted by: Elnur763
Ankara :: Turkey | updated 2011-10-06 05:50:49 -0700 | business-news
Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi in a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday stressed the need for increasing economic cooperation between Tehran and Ankara. "Grounds are prepared now for making a major progress in Iran-Turkey trade...
Turkish economy grows beyond expectations
Source: The Daily Star
Ankara :: Turkey | updated 2010-11-15 20:15:19 -0800 | political-news
The Turkish economy is outpacing the global recovery with growth of 10.3 percent in the second quarter, official data showed on Tuesday, raising expectations the government may double its 2010 forecast. The stronger-than-expected performance marked the third quarter of growth...
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