Turkey´s ministers for economy to meet US counterparts
Ali Babacan and Nihat Zeybekci will attend the third meeting of the Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation in Washington Turkey's ministers on economy and trade will meet their U.S. counterparts in Washington on Wednesday as part of ...
The wild turkey would get my vote for national bird if it comes up again
One morning several years ago as my wife and I were driving southbound on I-77 past Fancy Gap, Va., and into North Carolina, I was passing an old-style family van when my wife pointed out the window and shouted, “Look!” A wild turkey was flying above ...
Erdoğan’s “New Turkey”
Imagine a country whose ruling party boasts that it will remain in power for another 57 years, while breathlessly describing the grandiose projects it intends to carry out during that period. Imagine its prime minister claiming that the transformations ...
Turkey’s Bank Asya Sinks Most Since December as Investors Flee
Asya Katilim Bankasi AS (ASYAB), the Turkish Islamic lender locked in a political feud, declined the most since December as investors sought to unload shares on the first day of trading after a monthlong suspension. The shares plunged 11 percent to 1.10 ...
Turkey Stock Exchange Lifts Trading Ban on Bank Asya
ISTANBUL—Turkey's stock exchange Monday lifted the temporary ban on trading in Bank Asya ASYKY -4.55% Asya Katilim Bankasi A.S. ADS U.S.: OTC $ 1.05 -0.05-4.55% Sept. 4, 2014 8:10 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 327 AFTER HOURS $ 1.65 +0.60 +57.14% June 30 ...
Turkey: Strike Down Abusive Internet Measures
The retention of metadata by the Telecom Directorate is deeply worrying because it gives the body the direct capacity to conduct surveillance on people’s internet use. The Turkish government very publicly champions the privacy rights of politicians but ...
Turkey’s Eximbank expected to issue $500mn eurobond, bankers say
ISTANBUL: Turk Eximbank, a state-owned bank that promotes exports, has mandated banks to hold investor meetings on issuing a eurobond, bankers said on Monday on condition of anonymity. The eurobond is expected to be worth $500 million and mature in seven ...
In Fight Against ISIS, US Needs Turkey To Stop Flow Of Money, Supplies, Foreign Fighters
Benzene smugglers are seen on the Syria-Turkey border in Antakya October 19, 2012 (photo: Reuters/Asmaa Waguih). In the past month, the Islamic State, the militant group that has beheaded at least three hostages and has taken over large parts of Iraq and ...
"Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie (Part 1)" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie (Part 1) This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic, Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Loud ...
Istanbul Travel Tips: Where to Go & What to See in 48 Hours
Given its perch at the brink of two continents and its provenance as the treasured capital of two empires, Istanbul seems perpetually at a crossroads. Yet it's perfectly at ease in its myriad personalities: as a buzzing European metropolis bedecked with classical Islamic architecture. And this is th ...
