Transportation

Following the airlines agreement between Turkey and Russia, the number of flights and destinations between the two countries are expected to rise. Turkish Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communication, Civil Aviation General Directorate (SHGM) signed a detailed agreement from airspace usage to increased number of aircraft fights with Russia. According to the official statement... Add a comment

Energy

Turkey added 23 power plants that are in construction to its wind power plants increasing installed power. According to Turkish Wind Energy Association’s Report, there are still 61 wind energy power plants that are still in management in Turkey. The installed capacity of these power plants is 2 thousand 312.15 megawatts. 

Turkey plans to increase diversity and utilization of... Add a comment

Automotive

Geneva Auto Expo hosted Turkish design autos this year. The full domestic production vehicles designed by Dizayn Vip have been visited by Turkish Minister of Economy, Zafer Caglayan, as well. The Expo hosted the vehicles whose interior and exterior designs were produced by full domestic products by Erbakan Malkoc. The Turkish Minister of Economy also visited the Expo and Erbakan Malkoc in... Add a comment

Agriculture

Fruits and vegetable exporters of Turkey that lived through 6% decrease last year compared to the year before. Fruits and vegetables exporters that went through decrease in export see 2013 as the compensation year. According to the report prepared by Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters’ Association of Turkey, 2012 was not so good for them due to events that affected world’s... Add a comment

Tourism

Sabiha Gokcen International Airport became the fastest growing airport of Europe by getting 8.4% passenger increase, amongst the airports whose yearly passenger traffic changes between 10-25 million. Berlin Tegel Airport followed it by 8.1% passenger increase. Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport hosted around 14.9 million passengers during the past year; and according to ACI Europe, Istanbul... Add a comment

Real Estate

Turkish Minister of Environment and Urban Planning, Erdogan Bayraktar announced that from the date that that the law that altered Land Register Law in Turkey, May, 18th, 2012, 1 million 969 thousand 849 square meters of agricultural land was bought in Turkey by real entities who are foreign national; and 3 million 900 thousand 366 square meters was bought by foreign capital... Add a comment

Telecom & IT

Turkish Minister of Economy, Binali Yildirim stated that 59% of mobile phone subscribers reaching 67.2 million in number in Turkey use the Internet through mobile. This ratio in Europe is 30%, meaning, Turkey doubles Europe in 3G. Yildirim announced the market data regarding the third quarter of the year in the industry of informatics prepared by Information and Communication... Add a comment

Media

Turkish media has embarked on an ambitious agenda of projecting its reach in multiple languages throughout the Balkans and in regions where Turkey has strategic interests, as the country asserts itself on the international stage. Through its media, Turkey is reinforcing a positive image, tapping into what Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has described as Turkey's "strategic depth."

Until... Add a comment

Education

David Willetts, minister of state for universities and science, said Britain aimed to boost cooperation between British and Turkish universities. British universities could open campuses in Turkey, Willetts told AA correspondent ahead of his first formal visit to Turkey. Willetts said almost 4,000 Turkish students were receiving education in British universities, and this number could rise as... Add a comment