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A red telephone line for touristsTurkey and Russia will soon be establishing a red telephone line between the nations to be used by both tourists and businessmen.
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Turkey’s first unmanned aerial vehicle: the ArikopterIstanbul Technical University along with the Ministry of Defense has produced Turkey’s first domestically produced unmanned aerial vehicle. The ARIKOPTER will be able to scan an area from 200 kilometers’ distance as well as remain still in the air, allowing for the capturing of detailed imagery.
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‘Zero problems does not mean submission’Addressing critics of Turkey’s ‘zero problems’ foreign policy, Prime Minister Erdoğan stated, “They weren’t able to comprehend zero problems” and emphasized, “zero problems does not mean being crushed into submission”.
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We are going to lose our jobs because of youArriving to Turkey to attend the Investment Advisory Council held on May 11th in Istanbul, IMF Chief Christian Lagarde and Minister of Economy Zafer Çağlayan were able to meet one on one, in which quite an interesting dialogue was exchanged.
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A four-leg giant investment from GEThe new incentive package released by the Prime Minister has reeled in American mega corporation GE to invest in Turkey. In June, General Electric will be announcing plans to produce medical devices, aircraft engines and locomotives in Turkey. The investments will result in dropping the account deficit.
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Ottoman Janissary to march in New YorkOn May 19th, the streets of New York will be strewn in red and white for the Turkish American Association Federation’s 31st Turkish Day March and Festival.
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Face transplants a Turkish inventionTen years ago, Dr. Betül Ulusal conducted the first experimental face transplant between white and black mice. According to Prof. Dr. Demirkan, "Body transplants are next.”
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Karayılan is the sole survivor out of the terrorists picturedThis photograph was taken ten years ago in front of Murat Karayılan's hide-out. Out of the 19 terrorists pictured in this photo, 13 were killed in combat, three were executed by the terrorist organization and one has gone missing. The only person remaining alive and free is Karayılan and he is still in Kandil.
Turkey closely tracks ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ caseWith full support for the Bosnians that suffered in the massacre of Bosnia, Turkey has been closely following the developments ever since the end of war in the Balkans and the process of trying those responsible for war crimes and violations of humanity.
No end in sight to CHP’s internal strifeKnown in Turkey’s political world for its internal conflict, there appears to be no end in sight to the strife within CHP. While suffering a continuous loss of votes due to the party’s internal issues, CHP Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu stated recently that those who start fights will be fired from CHP.
A contradictory defense from Standard & Poor's While trying to defend their decision to downgrade Turkey’s credit rating from positive to stable, a representative from Standard & Poor’s, exposed the rating institution’s lies.
Arrow now points to a semi-presidential systemAt the AK Party’s longest-held Central Executive Board meeting, the potential ‘presidential system’ was laid to the table. By the end of the extended debate the option of a semi-presidential system appeared to take precedence.
