Turkish Scientists Discover Gene Causing Progressive Kidney Disease in Kids
A group of Turkish scientists have discovered a gene that causes end-stage kidney disease in children.Dr. Fatih Ozaltin and his team from Ankara's Hacettepe University discovered a "PTPRO" gene which causes end-stage renal failure in children, as part of a project funded by EU'S 6th Framework Program and the Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK).
Turkish scientists detected the gene while examining families with a history of first-degree consanguineous (blood-related) marriage.
The study named "Disruption of PTPRO Causes Childhood-Onset Nephrotic Syndrome" has been published in the latest edition of The American Journal of Human Genetics as well.
Denizbank, a Turkish lender largely owned by Europe’s Dexia, has agreed to sell its insurance operations in Turkey for 161.9 million euros to U.S.-based Metlife, a statement from the lender said Monday. According to the agreement on sales of 99.86 percent of stake, Denizbank branches will continue to sell Metlife’s individual retirement and life insurance policies for 15 years.
A statement by Koc Holding said on Wednesday that Turkey's Koc Holding Honorary Chairman Rahmi Koc would receive the award at a ceremony to be held this year.
Istanbul Chamber of Commerce was awarded ''Best Corporate Social Responsibility Project'' by the World Chambers Federation (WCF), is the only global awards programme to recognize the most innovative projects undertaken by chambers of commerce and industry from around the world.
An award-winning Turkish visual designer based in Los Angeles has helped increase American tourist numbers to his homeland by 30 percent thanks to a strategic advertising campaign.
Dow Chemical Co. (DOW), the largest U.S. chemicals manufacturer, and Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii (AKSA) AS, a Turkish maker of synthetic acrylic fibers, are in talks to form a joint venture to make carbon fiber and derivatives, the companies said.
Mehmet Oz becomes the eighth Turk to grace the cover of one of the world's most prestigious magazines, Time. The Turkish health guru known as Dr. Oz, who gained fame as the host for on a show on the American TV channel Fox, has become the eighth Turk to grace the cover of one of the world's most prestigious magazines, Time.
Following his visit to the United States to develop economic relations between Turkey and the U.S., the chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, or TOBB, said he received extremely positive signals from his meetings despite the current picture of weak trade ties.
Istanbul, which ranked seventh in world congress tourism last year and sixth in Europe, has become an international convention destination, according to Murat Yalçıntaş, chairman of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, or ICOC. "By strengthening its position among the top 10 cities in world convention tourism, Istanbul should target to enter the top five in the next five years," said Yalçıntaş, who has also been the chairman of the Istanbul Convention and Visitors Bureau, or ICVB, since March 2006.
Career criminal Willie Sutton is credited with saying that he robbed banks, “because that’s where the money is,” and while Sutton later claimed to have never uttered that infamous line, he did say in his autobiography that criminals “go where the money is … and go there often.”
Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan picked up another international award Sunday, winning the prestigious Cannes Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize for his most recent work, “Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da” (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia).
Invest AD, an investment bank owned by the Abu Dhabi Government, is teaming up with a Japanese company to launch a $100 million buyout fund focused on Turkey.
Turkish politician and economist Kemal Derviş is the early frontrunner to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn at the International Monetary Fund.
