The Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA), America's leading and largest democratically-elected Turkish heritage membership organization, has submitted a dossier in opposition to the release of Armenian terrorist, Hampig "Harry" Sassounian, whose parole hearing will take place on July 3 at San Quentin Prison, near San Francisco, California. Sassounian, Inmate C88440, entered prison on June 29, 1984. He is at San Quentin Prison, which is a maximum security facility where notable murderers have been inmates: Sirhan Sirhan who assassinated Robert F. Kennedy; Jang In-hwan who assassinated American diplomat Durham Stevens; and Charles Manson, leader of the Manson Family apocalyptic cult.
SPARKS, Nev. -- Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully completed another Dream Chaser milestone under NASA’s Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) agreement. The CCiCap Investment Finance milestone represents SNC’s commitment to significantly invest its own dollars into the design, development and testing of the Dream Chaser Space System. 
TWIN FALLS • Yogurt giant Chobani’s main site is assessed at $331,847,441, including land, buildings, machinery and equipment. That number from Twin Falls County Assessor Gerry Bowden is in the ballpark of what the Twin Falls Urban Renewal Agency expected, URA Executive Director Melinda Anderson said last week.Property taxes collected from Chobani — roughly estimated at $5.7 million — will go toward a $34.5 million bond that the URA used to attract and accommodate the company, Anderson said. The bond paid for expansion of the city’s wastewater treatment plant and other infrastructure projects.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the surgeon and television personality, is getting into the magazine business with Hearst Corp. The two are collaborating on a lifestyle magazine aimed at women that will be piloted with two issues next year, in the first and second quarters, the publisher said Monday. The magazine will cover health, beauty, self-improvement advice and “real-women’s stories,” according to a statement. Hearst said the still-untitled magazine, which also does not yet have an editor in chief, is modeled on the launches of its Food Network and HGTV magazines, which began as pilots and later expanded to 10 times a year. 
Comodo Internet Security 6.2, Firewall 6.2 and Antivirus 6.2 are more than just maintenance releases– there are some genuinely significant developments. Right-click the Comodo icon and choose the new Advanced View, for instance, and the rather basic home screen is replaced with something much more detailed. You’ll be able to view details on your antivirus, update, auto-sandbox, HIPS and firewall status, as well as see which processes are using your network bandwidth, view recently detected threats and intrusions, and more.
The latest decision of the American Federal Reserve (FED) to end its asset purchases in 2014 has affected all developing markets, and particularly the Turkish economy, according to renowned MIT economist Daron Acemoğlu. “The Turkish economy is at greater risk right now, but this is not about the countrywide
Turkish Airlines has been chosen "Best Airline in Europe", “Best Airline in Southern Europe” and awarded "Best Business Class Catering” in 2013 Skytrax World Airline Awards. As a world recognized brand associated with air travel excellence in 21st century by providing unique products to the world airline and airport industry through professional Audit and Service Benchmarking programmes of airlines, airline alliances, airports and related air transport product and service suppliers across the globe, Skytrax had become the world leader in ranking aviation offers. Assessing over 238 airlines and 148 airports based on passenger input, Skytrax publishes and ranks aviation providers based on these submissions.
The New York Times has said it accepts advertisements “from all advocacy groups who wish to share their opinions” in response to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s criticism over a full-page ad placed in the newspaper by Gezi Park supporters. “We publish this type of advertising because we believe in the First Amendment, which affords us the right to publish news and editorials, but just as important, guarantees the public’s right to be heard,” the New York Times said in a written statement to daily Hürriyet published on June 8. 
Hamdi Ulukaya, the Founder, President and CEO of Chobani, based in the United States, was last night named the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2013 at an awards ceremony held in Monte Carlo’s Salle des Etoiles. Hamdi was picked from among the 49 country finalists vying for the title across 47 countries, each of whom had already been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year in their home countries. 
(CNN) -- World No. 1 Tiger Woods will take to the tee at the inaugural European Tour event in Turkey, a tournament with a bumper prize fund of $7 million. The Turkish Airlines Open will be played between November 7-10 and will form part of the new Final Series, the climax European Tour's big-money Race to Dubai. Fourteen-time major winner Woods first played in Turkey last year at the eight-man World Golf Finals, a precursor to this year's event being held at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal in Antalya. 
World Bulletin/News Desk - Although Turkey has made considerable progress in improving the quality of life of its citizens over the last two decades, it has ranked last among 34 nations based on a large number of criteria on the "Better Life Index" of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). According to the OECD index, which is based on data from the United Nations, individual governments and other sources, the average household net-adjusted disposable income in Turkey is lower than the OECD average of $23,047 a year. A total of 48 percent of people aged between 15 and 64 in Turkey have a paid job, less than the OECD employment average of 66 percent. 
ISTANBUL — AP - Turkey has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a third bridge over the Bosporus Strait connecting the Asian and European sides of Istanbul. The eight-lane motorway and two-lane railway bridge, whose construction was inaugurated Wednesday, is expected to be one of the word’s widest suspension bridges.
Twin Falls, Idaho ( KMVT-TV / KTWT-TV ) In December 2012, Chobani expanded its nationwide network by opening its newest factory in Twin Falls. The company produces as many as 4.2 million cases of yogurt a week and that could be doubling. The yogurt company announced the future of the greek yogurt industry in Idaho. The largest yogurt production facility in the world is right here in the magic valley. The greek yogurt company Chobani plans on getting greek yogurt in the hands of students. "We're announcing were trying to get greek yogurt accepted into the USDA school nutrition program” said Senator Mike Crapo, Idaho. 
