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.
