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Reminding Assad of GaddafiMinister of Foreign Affairs Davutoğlu reminded that Libya’s former leader Gaddafi is no longer alive because he did not heed any warnings, and stated that Syrian leader Assad has also not put a stop to the violence nor kept to the promises made.
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Turkish businessman Şahenk attributes Turkey’s success to political stabilityDoğuş Group Executive Board Chairman Ferit Şahenk noted that Turkey has successfully survived the European crisis and states, “Turkey’s success is due to the political stability and the strong leadership of the nation’s politicians.”
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Freedom of expression lost in France Amnesty International has stated that that the acceptance of the bill which criminalizes the denial of Armenian allegations is a threat to freedom of expression.
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Militarist subject matter to be removed from Turkey’s education systemTurkey’s Minister of National Education Ömer Dinçer announced that along with the lifting of lessons on national security, all subject matter added to course books following the February 28th, 1997 Military Memorandum will also be removed.
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PM Erdoğan: No one can limit freedom of expression or democracy in TurkeyErdoğan responded to criticism that the press is under pressure by stating, “We are not willing to let what was done to us be done to others. As a Prime Minister who has served jail time for reading a poem, I would not consent to anyone going to prison because of their thoughts or what they have written.”
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Twenty billion dollar nuclear offer from China Turkey has received an offer from Chinese energy firm CGN for a 20 billion dollar nuclear power station, which will be the nation’s largest block investment.
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A new record in tourism: 31,456,076Turkey has surpassed the 2011 tourism target to reach a record breaking 9.86 percent increase in numbers of visitors. Out of the 31.5 million tourists that came to Turkey, the highest number of visitors were from Germany. Istanbul alone drew in eight million tourists last year.
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'Sarkozy should look into his own history’MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli reacts to the ‘Denial’ Bill being passed by the French Senate: "The Sarkozy administration should begin by looking into its own rancid history.”
Students from all over the world will be coming to TurkeyTurkey plans to bring 100,000 foreign students to study in Turkey over the next eight years. In doing so, Turkey would be creating a three billion dollar foreign student market.
‘Turkey is the sole country to display solidarity with the Somali public’Turkey has delivered more international humanitarian aid than other nations with booming economies such as China, India and Brazil.
President Gül: There are Turkish contractors all over the worldPresident Abdullah Gül attended a reception held for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Contractors Association.
Turkish technology requirement for mega tendersThe Ministry of Industry will be establishing a ‘domestic technology’ prerequisite for a series of upcoming significant public tenders anticipated to reach the 20 billion dollar level.
