Turkish Angel Investor Aydin Senkut Invests $1.26M to Alt12 Apps
San Francisco, CA – Alt12 Apps, one of the leading publishers of social health apps, announced today the launch of Kidfolio, a social network and digital scrapbook for parents. In addition to Kidfolio, Alt12 Apps closed its seed round of funding of $1.26M. The round was led by Aydin Senkut’s Felicis Ventures, with participation from InterWest Partners and other individual angels, including HealthTap founder Ron Gutman. This funding will help Alt12 Apps make Kidfolio the best social network for parents and expand the company’s growing social health platform. 
Chobani has come a long way since the days of one buyer, five employees and the remains of a shuttered yogurt plant in New York. The Small Business Administration on Tuesday announced that the enormously popular Greek yogurt maker will take home its national Entrepreneurial Success of the Year Award for 2012. Now the top yogurt seller in the country, Chobani was recognized for its dramatic growth in sales and employees as well as its charitable contributions to its surrounding communities.
By Charles Black - As the space shuttles take their place in museums, having retired from service in 2011, what is NASA's strategy for the future of spaceflight? NASA wants "routine access" for both cargo and crew to the space station, and has also set its sights on deep space exploration for the longer term. To achieve these objectives NASA is outsourcing low-Earth orbit spaceflight to the commercial sector whilst developing its own capabilities for travel beyond low-Earth orbit. 
Turkish American Business Conference (TABCON 2012), the leading business and networking event organized by Turkish American Business Connection Association (TABC), will be held on May 5th, 2012, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. This full day conference attended by hundreds of professionals will focus on "the entrepreneur" and offer a series of panels emphasizing current trends in the entrepreneurial and investor community.
SPARKS, Nev., April 27, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems has signed several Space Act Agreements (SAA) with NASA's Johnson Space Center dating back to May 2011 to assist in both the technical development of, and operations support for, the Dream Chaser® Space System. SNC has received funding awards from NASA in both rounds of the Commercial Crew Development Program and has chosen to re-invest capital back into the space agency through SAAs with individual Centers, including Houston's Johnson Space Center, to leverage NASA's experience and expertise in human spaceflight. 
The American Turkish Friendship Council and Mona Tekin Diamond, Turkish Honorary Consul General for Georgia, coordinated a reception with Muhtar Kent, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company, at Coca-Cola headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The event allowed Turkish students and professionals in the area to connect. Following refreshments and dinner, Mr. Kent spoke on the importance of forming relationships and the benefits of risk taking. 
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News- Debt-hit Greek maritime companies have much to offer Turkish investors, says a leading Greek maritime businessman. Meanwhile, Turkish companies are seeking cooperation opportunities with the neighboring country
New Zeland - Standard Bank’s decision to largely exit from Turkey has been welcomed by the market and analysts alike. Standard’s share price has continued its upward trend since it announced last year the group was divesting from previous emerging market investments to focus on African expansion. It rose to a new high of R113,50 a few weeks before the Turkey announcement. Some analysts estimate it could hit R115 before being fully valued. A year ago it was trading at R90. 
The city of Dayton is selling the Bomberger Center to the Ahiska Turkish American Community Center of Dayton. The 22,000-square-foot center, at 1306 E. Fifth St., will be used as a multi-purpose community center for education, recreation and community services for the Ahiska Turkish community and others. Some of the services to be offered will include English as Second Language (ESL) and citizenship classes. 
Despite Turkey's poor record on press freedom, the country is witnessing an explosion in Internet-based social media, ranking the 4th largest in global usage on Facebook and 8th largest on Twitter. These rankings have made social media a powerful rival to Turkey's mainstream media. But concerns are growing that the development could further polarize Turkish society. In a cafe in downtown Istanbul, Hale is catching up on the news, using Twitter and other social media, which she now relies on for finding out what's going on. 
