U.S. Congress Tells Turkey To Safeguard Christian Heritage
In a resolution hailed by Armenian-American groups but criticized by Ankara, the U.S. House of Representatives urged Turkey late on Tuesday to respect religious freedom and return Armenian and other Christian worship sites to their “rightful owners.” The resolution drafted by two California lawmakers, Republican Ed Royce and Democrat Howard Berman, is virtually identical with legislation approved by the House Foreign Affairs Committee in July. It said the Turkish authorities should “end all forms of religious discrimination” of the country’s Christian minorities. 
Gov. Chris Christie was on hand during the official opening of a new 226,000-square-foot sales and distribution center for Coca-Cola on Deans Rhode Hall Road on Tuesday. "This is an extraordinary facility; it is state of the art," Gov. Christie said. "They (Coca-Cola) could have chosen to build it anywhere, but they chose here." 
Comodo, a leading Internet security provider, is spotlighting an unprecedented user response reported by a social media analytics firm as further evidence that "real world" reviews are an increasingly valuable source of information for consumers comparing Internet security solutions. Last week Amplicate, a social media analytics service that tracks more than 170 million opinions from more than 33 million social media users, reported "tens of thousands" of users had responded to Comodo's recent social media outreach, helping to increase the company's "positive rating" from 56 percent to 96 percent in the space of a single day. 
Azerbaijani and Turkish diaspora organizations in the United States have launched a campaign to prevent a local NGO from making an unauthorized trip to Karabakh. The US-based Azerbaijani-American Council (AAC) and the Pax Turcica Institute have organized an action letter campaign (PTI) in protest of the recent discovery of a planned unauthorized visit to Karabakh by the World Affairs Council (WAC) of Houston, Texas, a US-based NGO. 
Delivering a speech on talks, ASO Chairman Nurettin Ozdebir said that Turkey's imports from the United States had been 12.3 billion U.S. dollars and exports to the U.S. had been 3.8 billion USD in the last year. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce Michael Camunez and accompanying delegation had a meeting with businessmen at Ankara Chamber of Industry (ASO) in Ankara on Monday, discussing renewable energy and energy productivity. 
Matt Marshall (Venture Beat) Last week, I visited Turkey, and discovered what a lot of people are saying about this fascinating country: It’s the next developing hotspot for technology startups, especially for e-commerce. The sector is exploding: The Turkish e-commerce market hit $10.6 billion in the first six months of the year, compared to $16.3 billion for all of 2010. And after years of neglecting Turkey, U.S and other investors are now starting to flock there. Investment capital isn’t gushing full-bore yet, as investors assess this still-emerging market. But 2011 is the year when the spigot was first turned on. 
Turkey ranked 19th in a global list of countries with most valuable brands with a total value of 373 billion U.S. dollars, according to a global brand valuation research. Turkey ranked 19th in a global list of countries with most valuable brands with a total value of 373 billion U.S. dollars, according to a global brand valuation research. The country ranked 10th in a similar list for European countries. 
More than 2,500 Turkish entrepreneurs from 90 countries will attend the Congress to take place at the Lutfi Kirdar Congress and Exhibition Center. The World Turkish Entrepreneurs Congress, organized by the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) of Turkey, will take place in north-western province of Istanbul on November 18 and 19.
Kermit USA, a Turkey-based manufacturer of specialized roofing tile, will locate its U.S. headquarters and first North American manufacturing plant in Muncie, IN.
US Vice President Joe Biden will visit debt-riddled Greece and Turkey, a vital American ally in the Middle East, on a major overseas trip in early December, the White House said on Monday. The White House statement didn't provide many details of Biden's exact itinerary, yet briefly said Biden will visit Ankara to discuss the “important partnership” with Turkey. 
Turkish Bank Ziraat began operation yesterday in the island of Rhodes, after approval by the Bank of Greece. The opening celebration is expected to take place on 13th of October. After the previous subsidiary companies in Athens, Komotini and Xanthi, Ziraat Bank aims with its new branch to attract Greek-origin retired people from Turkey that have stayed in the island of Rhodes, while the Turkish bank is expected to give credits to the retired people and their relatives. 
Founded fourteen years ago, the aim of Dogus University has always been to ensure quality in education. In the 2010-2011 academic year 29.9% of Dogus students received scholarships. The Dogus Group of Schools started its educational life as a High School in 1974. Later on, by establishing kindergartens, an elementary school, a science high school and an IB world school, it continued serving the Turkish Educational System in each phase of elementary and secondary education. 
Mezun.com was launched on the Millenium day (Jan 1, 2000) and Mezun.com grew rapidly to sixty thousand registered members at the end of 2000 and over hundred-fifty thousand the following year. 
