Turkish Airlines has announced an order for 15 Boeing 777-300ERs plus five options. Three of the aircraft will be delivered in 2014, followed by seven in 2015, five in 2016 and five in 2017. Boeing's list price for the order is approximately $6.3 billion. The Turkish flag carrier has been playing up the prospect of orders with both Boeing and Airbus in recent weeks. 
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the host of the nationally syndicated TV program, The Dr. Oz Show, today endorsed genetically engineered (GE) food labeling, a fundamental right already in place in 50 countries around the world, including all of Europe, Japan, India and China.
Turkish immigrant Hamdi Ulukaya always wondered why U.S. yogurt was so bad. Now, his New Berlin, New York-based Chobani is the leader in Greek-style yogurt. A self-described “dairy boy,” Hamdi Ulukaya grew up in Erzincan, Turkey, working on his family’s dairy farm and in its feta cheese operation. After studying politics in Turkey, he initially came to the U.S. to study English at New York's Adelphi University, and then to do graduate work at SUNY. In 2005, Ulukaya says he used an SBA loan to buy an old yogurt-making plant in upstate New York. Now Ulukaya’s company, Chobani, has more than 1,200 employees, annual revenues of more than $600 million, and is building a plant in Australia. Ulukaya spoke with Inc.’s Kimberly Weisul about start-ups, ghosts, and, of course, yogurt.
The New York-based American Turkish Society (ATS) has given this year’s award to the broadcaster CNN Türk, which celebrated its 13th year of partnership with media giant Turner. The annual award is given to successful partnerships between American and Turkish firms. The award was presented at a ceremony in New York to Doğan TV Chairwoman Arzuhan Doğan Yalçındağ by American businessman Donald Trump. Turner Broadcasting President and Chief Executive Officer Philip Kent received the award from Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international correspondent. 
Comodo Group has announced the first public beta of Internet Security Premium 2013, an early look at their next generation of products. Comodo Group has announced the first public beta of Internet Security Premium 2013, and the first change you’re sure to notice is the bright, colourful and touch-friendly interface, which has been completely redesigned to make sure that even novice users can navigate the package without feeling intimidated. 
SPARKS, Nev. — Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has announced the acquisition of 3S Certification and 3S Engineering of Wichita, Kansas. The privately owned 3S Certification holds a Federal Aviation Administration authorized Organization Designation Authorization (ODA). Since its inception in 2006, the company has provided subject matter experts specializing in avionics and cabin equipment modifications and certification. In the last two years, the company has expanded to include an ODA, which provides the authority for approval of Supplemental Type Certificates for aircraft modifications. 
WASHINGTON — The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, approved $250 million in financing to support investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Turkey, two sectors vital to the country’s economic growth which have traditionally lacked access to long-term capital. 
The Desperate Housewives of Wisteria Lane have a new address: Istanbul’s Gul Street. In Russia, Peg and Al Bundy of Married … With Children have morphed into Gena and Dasha, who squabble in their apartment in Yekaterinburg rather than a suburban home near Chicago. And Sony (SNE) this summer released an Arabic version of Everybody Loves Raymond to coincide with the heavy Ramadan TV-viewing season, proving that dysfunctional families know no borders. 
ISTANBUL, TURKEY — As if you needed to be convinced that Istanbul is one of the world’s hottest technology start-up scenes, New York private equity firm, General Atlantic, announced on Monday a $44 million stake in Turkish on-line food order platform, Yemeksepeti. It is an investment that follows on from a series of brow-raising commitments made last year. They include a $26 million investment Kleiner Perkins and Tiger Global put into Trendyol, Turkey’s Gilt Groupe and a 70 percent stake that South Africa’s Naspers took on Markafoni, a Turkish private shopping club. Amazon, Intel and eBay also put money in 2011 into respective e-commerce platforms, Ciceksepeti, an on-line flower and chocolate marketer, Grupanya, a Groupon namesake, and GittiGidiyor, an eBay clone. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index names Hamdi Ulukaya, founder of Chobani Inc., the Greek yogurt maker, as one of the world's newest billionaires. The American craze for delicious Greek yogurt has made Hamdi Ulukaya, founder of Chobani Inc., one of the world's newest billionaires. According to Bloomberg Chobani has become the best-selling yogurt brand in the U.S., giving Ulukaya a net worth of $1.1 billion. 
New York, USA – Turkish Philanthropy Funds, a foundation that assists donors to development smart social investments towards Turkey, is competing with charities nationwide for grants ranging from $10,000 to $250,000 from the Chase Community Giving program. Facebook users and Chase customers, alike, can help by simply voting for Turkish Philanthropy Funds through the Chase Community Giving program on Facebook. 
NEW YORK CITY-The real estate group at Herrick, Feinstein LLP has been selected by the Republic of Turkey to represent it on all aspects of development and construction of a new and expanded Turkish Center at 46th Street and 1st Avenue across from the United Nations. The firm – which has a long-standing relationship with the Turkish community after senior partner Lawrence M. Kaye spearheaded the Turkish Practice Group at Herrick in the mid 1980s – will advise the republic about its real estate and planning matters throughout the redevelopment process here. “Our firm has a long history of working with Turkey, and this is another important chapter in that relationship,” Kaye notes, in a statement. ISTANBUL -- (TheStreet) -- Turkey's continuing emergence as a world power is fueling expansion by Turkish Airlines, including more U.S. service. In April 2013, the carrier will begin four-day-a-week service from its Istanbul hub to Houston. It also has plans to serve five additional U.S. cities: Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Miami and Orlando. Currently, Turkish Airlines flies to Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington and New York Kennedy, which has three daily flights.
