Latest News from Turkey

Ericsson plans to establish 4.5G plant in Turkey

Ericsson is pushing the button to establish a 4.5G plant in Turkey and awaits clarification on the criteria for locally produced equipment to start its investment, as reported by Turkish daily Milliyet. 

The Swedish giant will train Turkish software developers as well, according to the report. 

Ankara asks Thai authorities about bombing suspect

Thai authorities have not given any information over claims that a key suspect in the plotting of last month's deadly bombing in Bangkok was last tracked via multiple flights to Turkey, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç said Sept. 15.

Chinese companies set eyes on Turkey's third largest port

Two Chinese port companies, China Merchants and China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO), and the country?s largest state fund, China Investment Corp. (CIC), have signaled their intent to buy Turkey?s largest private port, Kumport, according to sources familiar with the issue. 

Lassa Tires officially presents sponsorship deal with FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona and Turkey's Lassa Tires have officially presented a sponsorship deal they signed last year that will make Turkey's leading tire manufacturer the main tire sponsor of the club's professional sections.

Turkish presidency launches Arabic version of its website

Turkish Presidency has launched an Arabic interface, issuing President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's statements to the Arab world directly, with a target of reaching around 350 million people, Do?an News Agency has reported.
     

'Alarming' decline in media freedom as Turkey fights militants

When suspected Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadists organized a deadly attack on Turkish activists in Suruç on the Syrian border in July, respected newspaper commentator Kadri Gürsel responded with a tweet critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an.
 

At least 22 migrants drown as boat capsizes in Aegean Sea

At least 22 migrants, including four children, have drowned while 211 migrants have been rescued after a Kos-bound boat capsized in the Aegean Sea. 

The 20-meter wooden boat, which was also used for boat tours, capsized at around 6 a.m. on Sept. 15 off the coast of Turkey's southwestern Datça district.

Erdo?an urges UN to act against Israel's aggression at al-Aqsa

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has called on the United Nations to act against Israel?s ?breach? of the sanctity of the al-Aqsa Mosque in east Jerusalem, a presidential source said late Sept. 14.

Forget backpack budget travel… here’s the Refugee Guide Book! (pics)

Refugee handbooks were discovered by Sky News after one was washed up on the Greek island of Lesbos. Written in Arabic, the pocket-sized guide book contained tips, maps and phone numbers of organizations. The booklet’s idyllic cover featured a photo of a young man gazing at the sunset on the beach with oars at his feet as he prepared to make the perilous crossing.

Istanbul to get into jazz groove for 25th festival

One of Turkey's oldest festivals, the 25th Akbank Jazz Festival has announced this year's program Celebrating a quarter century of improvisation and music, the Akbank Jazz Festival will be organized between Oct. 21 and Nov. 1 this year with acts from all over the world. 

'Hey big bosses, we have a say,' says C-20

?What is it? It sounds like a vitamin,? said the mother of C-20?s sherpa, as he was trying to explain his new task. ?Actually, it is a good metaphor; we are like a vitamin to the G-20,? Melih Özsöz said when I met with the members of the steering committee last week.

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