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Erol Akyava?'s painting sold for 1.9 mln liras
Late Turkish painter Erol Akyava?'s painting was sold for about 2 million Turkish liras at an auction held by Antik A.?. over the weekend.
The contemporary art auction, featuring contemporary Turkish artists since the 1950s, offered 200 works by renowned artists such as Fahrel Nissa Zeid, Erol Akyava?, Bedri Rahmi Eyübo?lu an Mehmet Güleryüz.
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Istanbul governor meets with religious leaders
Istanbul Governor Vasip ?ahin has met with leading figures from the three main religions in the metropolis to obtain information on the activities of Turkey's Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities, the state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
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Y?ld?z Holding chairman remains Turkey's wealthiest person
Y?ld?z Holding Chairman Murat Ülker was again named Turkey's wealthiest person in 2016 with a fortune of $2.9 billion, Forbes magazine revealed on Feb. 29.
Erdo?an hosts Koç family at presidential palace
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an hosted the top managers of Turkey's largest business group, Koç Holding, at the presidential palace in Ankara on Feb. 25, as reported by Anadolu Agency.
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After Mustafa Koç and Joe Biden
When he passed away after a heart attack on Jan. 21 at the age of 55, Mustafa Koç was head of the top industrial group in Turkey. Koç Holdings, the only entry from Turkey in Fortune's Top 500, represents nearly 10 percent of the country's GDP, 14 percent of its total exports (45 percent of the country's total automotive exports) and employs more than 80,000 people.
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Funeral held for Turkey's leading businessman Mustafa Koç
Turkey's leading businesspeople and politicians made a rare show of unity on Jan. 24 to turn out in force at the funeral of the chairman of Turkey's largest industrial conglomerate, Mustafa Koç, who died last week aged only 55.
Leading Turkish businessman Mustafa Koç dies of heart attack aged 55
Mustafa Koç, the chairman of Turkey's largest conglomerate, died of a heart attack on Jan. 21, the Vehbi Koç Foundation American Hospital in Istanbul has announced.
He had been brought to Istanbul's Beykoz State Hospital on the morning of Jan. 21.
New tender opens for Turkey's remote Aegean idyll Göcek bays, despite court order
Five months after a local court ordered a stay of execution regarding tenders to rent forested bays on one of Turkey?s most beautiful coasts for 29 years, a new tender has been opened to rent out the same areas for 10 years.
Tara, Koç families top Turkey's tax champions list
Turkey?s Finance Ministry has revealed its 100 tax champions of 2014, with members of the Tara family, owner of construction giant ENKA, and the Koç family finishing in prominent positions.
Some 38 names in the top 100 list asked to remain anonymous in 2014, one of the highest in recent years.
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First Turk to sail around the world dies at 87
The first Turk to sail around the world, Sadun Boro, has died at the age of 87.
Boro died in hospital in the Marmaris district of the Aegean province of Mu?la, where he was being treated for cancer, on June 5.
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