TRJet Positioned to Become the Next OEM at the Epicenter of Aviation Industry Growth

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The 32-passenger 328 series aircraft are targeted to fill an acute market gap for commercial aviation. The first flight is anticipated for 2019.
ANKARA (Dec. 1, 2015) — Global passenger air traffic is projected to double over the next 15 years with an unprecedented 6.6 billion travelers anticipated by 2030, according to a report from the latest bi-annual meeting  of the Global Aerospace Summit (2014). Positioned to meet this increase in passenger air travel is TRJet, a new entrant into the global aviation market, and the industry’s next Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). While global passenger traffic overall grew 5 percent from 2008 to 2013, traffic between the Middle East and Asia grew 41 percent, and air travel between the Middle East and Europe saw 33.8 percent growth, according to the report’s authors Strategy&.

Turkish Couple Runs The Largest Christmas Gifts Store in New York

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Fatih Hidirligil with his son.
‘Tis the season to be jolly—year-round! By building a strong organization, tying it to the community and hiring those that personify holiday spirit, Christmas in [Your City] is delivering a lot of cheery sales. This Christmas tale begins in 2002, when Fatih and Neslihan Hidirligil were but 22 and 21 years old, respectively. “It was challenging to be that young and in business. People don’t think you are going to be successful,” says Fatih, co-owner of Christmas in [Your City], headquartered in New York City, NY. Fatih and Neslihan opened their first store, a 700-square-foot one, in the Broadway Mall in Hicksville, NY. Handmade table décor, imported from abroad, lined the shelves. Due to customer request, “little by little, we started to carry holiday ornaments,” Fatih says.

TURKOFAMERICA Selects 40 Influential Turkish-Americans Under 40 Years Old

Image TURKOFAMERICA Magazine will select 40 Turkish-American under 40 years old. The 40 Under 40 is a measure of power and influence. The 40 Under 40 draws a team of TURKOFAMERICA reporters, writers, editors and advisors. Each person picks an industry or area of focus, then they go hunting: talking to experts, digging up documents, interviewing key sources. Please click the link  send us your candidates.

Prince Cengiz Nazim's Funeral Will be Held On Monday, November 23rd

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HIH Prince Cengiz Nazim. (Photo: Bilgin Sasmaz, AA)
Prince Gengiz Nazim Efendi, 75, of Greensboro, NC, passed away suddenly Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at New Hanover Hospital in Wilmington, NC. He was born November 20, 1939 in Cairo, Egypt to Turkish parents.Gengiz received his primary education at the English School in Cairo and his secondary schooling in Lebanon, where he graduated from the National College of Choueifat in 1958.

Behind the Scenes of Turkey's $1B Hair Transplant Industry

Image Hair transplants are a $1 billion big business in Turkey, where there are around 350 clinics in Istanbul alone and some 5,000 people descend on the country each month to get a more luxurious head of hair. It’s a strange world, one that photographer Emanuele Satolli reveals in his riveting series Turkish Hair Farmers. He goes into operating rooms where bright lights illuminate scalps prepped for surgery, and into the streets where patients play tourist with their families afterward. “It’s very common to see men with bandages visiting museums, walking on the streets or eating in the restaurants,” Satolli says. “They are alone, with their wife and children, or with other friends all who underwent the operation. It’s very strange and interesting at the same time.”

Comodo's Market Leadership As The Number One Global Digital Certificate Authority Continues

Image Clifton, NJ, November 6, 2015 — The Comodo organization, a global innovator and developer of cyber security solutions, today announced that for the ninth consecutive month, Comodo has increased its global market share leadership position as the number one Digital Certificate authority in the world. According to the published(1) October monthly data by w3techs.com, an independent IT market research firm, Comodo has captured 39.1% of the SSL certificate authority market, further increasing its number one position from last month, and furthering its lead over Symantec, which drops to an all-time low of 29.9%.

SNC: ORBITEC Completes Testing of Rocket Propellants

Image Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced that Orbital Technologies Corporation  (ORBITEC) has successfully completed testing of not one but three different propellant combinations. These are planned for use on the 30,000-pound thrust vortex rocket engine. According to a release issued by Sierra Nevada Corporation (ORBITEC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SNC), ORBITEC completed its efforts in less than a year’s time.

HIH Prince Cengiz Nazim Passed Away

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HIH Prince Cengiz Nazim.
HIH Prince Cengiz Nazim, the fourth oldest Prince of Ottoman family, passed away in Greensboro, NC. He had a stoke when he was playing golf at the morning, on November 18th. Prince Cengiz Nazim, who was born in Cairo in November 1939 as the first of the three sons of Prince Mehmed Nazim , the grandson of Sultan Mehmed V Reşad, who sat on the throne of the Ottoman Empire between 1909 and 1918, was the fourth oldest Prince among the Princes living today. He was living in the US since 1960 and attended university here as well. The details of the funeral service is not announced yet by the family. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also called Suzanne Hanımefendi, the Prince's wife to share his sorrow.
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