US Starts to See Turkey as Iraq Energy Bridge: Envoy
Francis Ricciardone, the U.S. ambassador to Ankara
updated 3:42 PM UTC, Oct 31, 2025
Time to Own Up - Traditional Anti-Virus Is No Longer Enough
By Melıh Abdulhayoglu - Almost everyday we read reports about companies being infiltrated and end users being infected while being “protected” by antivirus products. Its time to own up and tell the world that running Traditional AntiVirus is no longer enough to protect you. I call upon the AntiVirus industry to STOP spreading statements like “antivirus protection that stops viruses and spyware, so you can safely go online and share”.
Turkey's $5 Billion Smart-Grid Plan Seen Boosting Ties With U.S.
Turkey will spend $5 billion on smart power grids by 2015 to boost network efficiency, allowing North American companies to expand, the U.S. government said. The U.S. sees “substantial opportunities for closer cooperation between the Turkish government and energy companies and U.S. companies that provide smart-grid technologies,” according to a statement from the consulate in Istanbul, which will hold a conference in the city tomorrow on grid investments. Turkey, forecasting annual power-demand growth of 6.3 percent in the next two decades, has already lured investors including General Electric Co. as its energy industry expands. The country is bucking the trend of most emerging European nations, where retail electricity use trails growth in incomes. Iran, Turkey to Set Up Joint University Soon
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Minister of Science, Research and Technology Arsalan Qorbani announced that Tehran and Ankara plan to establish a joint university in the near future to further expand the two countries' scientific and technological cooperation. "Iran and Turkey's joint university will be set up in Iran's Tabriz city and Turkey's Wan city," Qorbani told FNA on Monday.
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Taiwan to Use Mexico, Turkey as Detours to Trade with U.S., EU
Taipei, Feb. 11 (CNA) Taiwan will use Mexico and Turkey as gateways to stepping up trade with the United States and the European Union, so as to reduce the impact of the free trade agreements (FTAs) between South Korea and the two major economies, according to the country's main trade promotion body. The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) said in a recent document that it will not only set up business centers in Mexico City and Istanbul, but also hold seminars and lead delegations to the two markets to further trade ties.NBA: Enes Kanter's Glorious Night
Kanter came off the bench and scored 17 points (one off his season high), tied his season high with 9 rebounds, while getting a career-best 5 blocked shots in just 17 minutes to help Jazz past Bucks in Energy Solutions Arena on Wednesday. Utah Jazz 100 - Milwaukee Bucks 86. The Ozmens, Inducted Into the "Living Legends of Aviation"
SPARKS, Nev., February 5, 2013 – Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Chief Executive Officer Fatih Ozmen and President and Chief Financial Officer Eren Ozmen were inducted as “Living Legends of Aviation” at the 10th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards, on January 18, 2013 in Beverly Hills, Calif. "When the Living Legends of Aviation lost Legends Neil Armstrong and Carroll Shelby last year, the group looked to the future and thought of Fatih Ozmen and his quest to go to space and Eren Ozmen who put her company, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) on the 'fast track' to growth going from 20 to 2,500 employees in record time," said Danny Clisham, co-emcee of this year's Living Legends of Aviation Awards. Muhtar Kent Elected to 3M Board of Directors
ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3M (NYSE: MMM) announced today that the Board of Directors elected Muhtar Kent, 60, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company, to the Board of Directors, effective April 1, 2013. “He is a talented and proven global business leader, and will bring valuable insight and management experience to the board and our company.”
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Sarai Sierra's Family Selling Her Photos to Help Pay For Funeral
The family of an American woman murdered while on a photography trip in Turkey is selling her photos to help pay for funeral costs. Sarai Sierra, 33, was found bludgeoned to death near a highway in Istanbul on Saturday. Her iPhone and iPad, the tools she used to share her photos with her thousands of Instagram followers were reportedly missing. Matousec: Comodo Is Number 1, Again!
Comodo Internet Security is once again at the top of the charts in the Matousec Proactive Security Challenge 64. As of January 18, 2013, the independent tester of security software ranked Comodo Internet Security 2013 Premium (v6) number 1 in tests of 38 internet security suite. Comodo was the only suite to receive a rating of “Excellent” and only one of three products that Matousec rated as “Recommended”!
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Turkish Businessman Granted 'Steve Jobs' Trademark for Clothing Line
A man in Turkey was reportedly granted a trademark for 'Steve Jobs' in the country for a line of clothing, it has emerged. As Digital Spy said citing Patently Apple, a businessman named Kamil Kürekçi lodged an application to trademark the name of the late Apple co-founder in 2011 with the Turkish Trademark Office. The 'STEVE JOBS' trademark was filed in October 2011 - the month that Jobs passed away - and specifically related to a textile brand. Much Anticipated New Rule: Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced the much anticipated provisional unlawful presence waiver rule, which will reduce the time U.S. citizens are separated from their qualified immediate relatives, who are in the process of getting their green cards. The final rule establishes a process that allows qualified relatives of U.S. citizens to apply for a provisional unlawful presence waiver before they depart the U.S. to attend immigrant visa interviews to obtain their green cards in their countries of origin. This was not possible under the previous rule, where the applicant must file for an unlawful presence waiver at the U.S. Embassy abroad and only after departing the U.S. Q&A: Coca-Cola Chief Muhtar Kent
Muhtar Kent, 60, was born in New York, where his father was Turkish consul general. After finishing high school in Turkey in 1971, he studied economics at the University of Hull and for an MBA at Cass Business School in London. Kent joined The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta in 1978 and rose through the company via a variety of leadership positions in its US, Europe and Asia operations. After a stint with Efes Beverages Group from 1999, he returned to Coca-Cola in 2005, becoming chief executive in 2008 and chairman in 2009. He is active in the global business community and charities and serves on boards including Special Olympics International. He is married with two children and lives in Atlanta. 16% Increase in Tourist Arrivals to Istanbul in 2012
Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry Istanbul Directorate announced that number of tourists arriving Istanbul in December 2012. A total of 652.790 tourists arrived Istanbul in December 2012, 19 per cent more compare to December 2011. The number of international tourist arrivals between January and December in 2012 and 2011 were 9.381.670 and 8.057.879 respectively. In 2012, more than 1 million tourists visited Istanbul in contrast to the number of arrivals in 2011. It accounts an increase of 16.4 per cent.
