ISTANBUL — AP - Turkey has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a third bridge over the Bosporus Strait connecting the Asian and European sides of Istanbul. The eight-lane motorway and two-lane railway bridge, whose construction was inaugurated Wednesday, is expected to be one of the word’s widest suspension bridges.
Twin Falls, Idaho ( KMVT-TV / KTWT-TV ) In December 2012, Chobani expanded its nationwide network by opening its newest factory in Twin Falls. The company produces as many as 4.2 million cases of yogurt a week and that could be doubling. The yogurt company announced the future of the greek yogurt industry in Idaho. The largest yogurt production facility in the world is right here in the magic valley. The greek yogurt company Chobani plans on getting greek yogurt in the hands of students. "We're announcing were trying to get greek yogurt accepted into the USDA school nutrition program” said Senator Mike Crapo, Idaho. 
For years, Turkey was looked at as that economy that could only be vindicated with full induction into the European Union. But it’s done quite well without that ribbon, thanks. Its stock market is surging and government borrowing costs are plunging. Foreign direct investors want in. Turkey can and does strut at international events.
EDWARDS, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems Dream Chaser flight vehicle arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., Wednesday to begin tests of its flight and runway landing systems. The tests are part of pre-negotiated, paid-for-performance milestones with NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP), which is facilitating U.S.-led companies' development of spacecraft and rockets that can launch from American soil. The overall goal of CCP is to achieve safe, reliable and cost-effective U.S. human access to and from the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit. The Dream Chaser space vehicle from the Sierra Nevada Corporation will begin testing of its flight and runway landing systems at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The Dream Chaser is another commercially built spacecraft that is being built as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP). According to the May 15, 2013 NASA article Sierra Nevada Corporation Dream Chaser Testing Begins at NASA Dryden, Langley, one of the primary goals of the CCP is to provide “safe, reliable and cost-effective U.S. human access to and from the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit”.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the Turkish-American Culture and Civilization Center in Maryland. Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Erdogan said that the multi-functional monument would be the honor of the (Turkish) nation. Erdogan thanked everyone who started the project for the center and those who purchased the land and developed the project. "I believe that this center would be a place visited by not only those who have come from Turkey but also friends living in the United States," Erdogan stressed. 
Istanbul 2020 is helping bring the Grand Bazaar of Turkey – including its hospitality and cuisine – to New York’s Grand Central Station for the 32nd New York Turkish Day. The Federation of Turkish American Associations decked the Grand Central Terminal with Turkish decorations and Istanbul 2020 branding, with Turkish food and souvenirs offered to visitors. One of the world’s largest covered markets – taking up more than 60 covered streets with 3,000 shops – Turkey’s Grand Bazaar dates back to the 15th century. 
Can’t get enough Turkish Food? For the first time ever, Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) is launching the “Turkish Restaurant Week”. Some of your favorite restaurants in the Tri-State area will be offering a 15% discount between May 13th and May 20th. You can see the list of restaurants and print out the discount coupon at www.ftaa.org. 
World famous Turkish-American MD Mehmet Oz calling "Turkish coffee" as "Greek coffee" on his television show stirred Turkish community in the US and a petition drive was launched calling "Dr. Oz" to be more sensitive on "Turkish coffee". The campaign was launched by Gizem Salcigil White, the founding director of Mobile Turkish Coffee Truck, which was established to promote Turkish coffee in the US and Europe, following Dr. Oz's remarks that "Greek coffee was good for health". 
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. -- Chobani President, Founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya was recognized today at the fourth annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards as a catalyst for change in the packaged goods industry. Hamdi's steadfast focus to make high quality yogurt, made with only natural ingredients, affordable and accessible to everyone—combined with his entrepreneurial spirit and ability to catalyze a consumer-led movement—has grown Chobani into a $1 billion business in just five years. 
Ergun Kirlikovali, President of Assembly of Turkish American Associations responds President Obama'April 24 statement. Kirlikovali said over one million Ottoman Muslims and over 600,000 Ottoman Armenians perished or were displaced in eastern Anatolia in his statement. "Many of us Turkish Americans are the grandchildren of WWI refugees from the Balkans and Caucuses," Kirklikoavali says. Kirlikovali's letter to President Obama is below.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chobani, maker of America's No. 1 selling yogurt brand, was honored with Food Engineering's 'Plant of the Year' award for its state-of-the-art facility in Twin Falls, Idaho. Opened on December 17, 2012, the Twin Falls facility was built in just 326 days following a $450 million investment. At nearly one million square feet, the Twin Falls plant is the largest yogurt manufacturing facility in the world, and its construction solidifies Chobani's commitment to manufacturing and revolutionizing the food industry in America. 
