With Lessons Learned, Chobani Founder Looks for New CEO or COO
Hamdi Ulukaya, the billionaire founder of Chobani Inc., is planning to step aside as chief executive officer. Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
updated 3:42 PM UTC, Oct 31, 2025
Turkish Referee Cakir to Oversee Champions League Final
MADRID - Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir has been appointed by UEFA to referee the Juventus-Barcelona Champions League final, to be played in Berlin on June 6, while England's Martin Atkinson will take charge of the Europa League final between Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Sevilla, to be held in Warsaw on May 27. Turks March in New York to Mark 'Turkish Day'
Saturday saw the 34th edition of the Turkish Day Festival, an all-day event held annually in New York that promotes Turkey and Turkish culture. Hundreds of Turks, along with other Turkic peoples residing in the United States, marked the traditional Turkish Day on Saturday with celebrations in New York.
Dr. Oz Aids 2 People Injured in New Jersey Highway Crash
WESTAMPTON, N.J. (AP) ? Emergency responders say Dr. Mehmet Oz helped them out by treating two people injured in a weekend car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike. The celebrity doctor saw the single-car crash happen Saturday night near Exit 6 along the turnpike. Officials say he stopped his vehicle and ran to help. When a Westampton Township emergency services crew arrived, they were surprised to find Oz already providing aid. They say he helped stabilize one person?s spine and provided them with details about both victims? injuries and conditions upon their arrival. 18 Turkish Tech Firms Visit Boston and DC
TOA Consulting is bringing 18 TETSOFT ICT firms from Turkey and technology companies from Washington,DC area together on June 4th, 2015 Thursday 9am-2pm Conference + B2B. The B2B meetings will be held at Hyatt Regency Arlington Hotel.
TransAct Joins The Comodo Painless PCI Program
CLIFTON, N.J.,-The Comodo organization, a global innovator and developer of cybersecurity solutions, today announced that TransAct, one of the nation's leading association program hubs, has joined the Comodo Painless PCI program. The Comodo Painless Payment Card Industry (PCI) program makes it easier for companies, merchants, associations and vendors to become PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) 3.0 compliant and protected a foundational baseline of technology requirements all focused on protecting credit card holder data. The Comodo Painless PCI program also helps create new revenue streams all backed with the strength of Comodo security offerings.
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Turkey Hires ex-CIA Head for Lobbying in US
Turkey has hired former CIA director Porter Goss to lobby for the Ankara government?s interests in the United States, a report reveals. Citing forms filed with the US Department of Justice, The Intercept news website reported Turkey had hired Goss through Dickstein Shapiro, a US-based law firm and lobbying group, to support Ankara?s interests in Washington. The Intercept is dedicated to reporting on documents leaked by the fugitive American intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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Dr. Oz's 'The Daily Dose' Switches Radio Distributors
LOS ANGELES (AP) Dr. Mehmet Oz's radio show, "The Daily Dose with Dr. Oz," is getting a new home. Oz struck a deal with iHeartMedia that will begin later this year, according to a release this week from Oz and the Texas-based company. It will involve more projects than "The Daily Dose," but further details were not immediately available, Oz spokesman Tim Sullivan said Friday. The minute-long "The Daily Dose" will air on its current radio syndicator, Westwood One, through the end of May.
Chobani Puts Its Ad Money on Becoming a Lifestyle Brand
It's not just yogurt. It's a lifestyle. That is what Chobani, the Greek yogurt manufacturer, wants to say with an advertising campaign that starts on Friday. The campaign focuses less on the company's products and more on a broader message about healthy eating and natural living. ''We're going to have one foot squarely in the Greek yogurt space,'' said Peter McGuinness, the chief marketing and brand officer at Chobani, ''and we're going to have one foot leaning into a more aspirational lifestyle space.'' Turkish Defense Firm Havelsan Acquires American Quantum3D
HAVELSAN, Inc., a prominent global software and systems provider based in Ankara, Turkey, has announced that it is in the process of acquiring the flight simulation business assets of Quantum3D, Inc., a leading developer of visual computing solutions for government and commercial applications. When the transaction completes, HAVELSAN's U.S.-based subsidiary will retain the intellectual property and product lines of Quantum3D, and will have offices in San Jose, CA and Orlando, FL. More...
ASRR Capital and Suzer Group Agree to Buy Condo in South Florida
Israel-based ASRR Capital and the Suzer Group, based in Turkey, agree to buy condo building. Marking its first foray into South Florida, a publicly-traded Israeli company with major holdings in New York, in a joint venture with a Turkish conglomerate, has signed a contract to buy an oceanfront building on the ocean in Surfside, with plans to build an ultra-high end hotel and condos.
Dr. Oz To Respond On Show To Doctors Calling For His Ouster From Columbia University
Vowing that ?we will not be silenced,? television?s Dr. Oz is fighting back against critics who are trying to get him removed from a faculty position at Columbia University. Dr. Mehmet Oz will air an episode of his syndicated talk show Thursday that specifically takes on the group of 10 doctors from around the country who wrote to a Columbia dean about him. The group suggested last week that Oz promotes ?quack treatments? of weight-loss supplements with no scientific proof that they work.Turkish Ambassador Ready to Serve
Ambassador Serdar Kilic assumed Turkey's top diplomatic post in the U.S. in April 2014, after previously serving as Turkey's Ambassador to Japan, the Secretary General of Turkey?s National Security Council, Turkey's Ambassador to Lebanon and other positions handling public policy matters, including NATO and Euro-Atlantic security and defense. This is Ambassador Kilic's second posting in the U.S., having served 26 years ago in 1989 as Vice Consul in Los Angeles. Today, Ambassador Kilic leads the largest diplomatic mission of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and pursues a dynamic diplomatic agenda for the Republic of Turkey. Below, Ambassador Kilic answered our questions about U.S.-Turkish relations and current events.
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NY Times Rejects Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Ad
The New York Times has rejected an advertisement from a Turkish-American advocacy group calling for the reconciliation between Turks and Armenians on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the 1915 incidents. The newspaper said the advertisement would be seen as a denial of "great historical events that re [sic] generally accepted as facts." The full-page open letter from the Turkish American National Steering Committee urges the U.S. government to refrain from politicizing the issue and instead promote peace and solidarity between the two nations.
