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Bringing Hollywood to Turkey from Miami

With an annual turnover of 150 million dollars, in the Turkish film sector there is a fierce competition among the film distributors. Established in 1992 by a young entrepreneur Pamir Demirtas, Pinema is one of the major players in the sector. Distributing about 1000 films until today Pinema also distributed Alexander movie by Oliver Stone.

July 14, 2006
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Clothing the Owners of Sears Tower

Nisantasi Tesvikiye Avenue, where high society gathers, is roughly the Fifth Avenue of Istanbul. The avenue is a little noisy due to constant traffic, but the store displays are lively enough to make it bearable. Nowadays, even the pavements are blanketed with the barrage of ads.

August 14, 2005
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You May Now Kiss the Bride

First comes the proposal with a glamorous ring... The next episode is full of gossiping about how you received the proposal... Nevertheless, after a short all the attention will be gathered around the ring!
After all the sweetest part knocks the door. The wedding planning... Is this really lovable as it is mentioned?

August 14, 2005
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Sabanci's American Dream

Most Turkish companies entered the American market during the second half of the 1980’s. During Turgut Ozal’s presidency, companies started to compete with each other to expand into international markets. Sabanci Holding, one of the largest conglomerates in Turkey, with a total sales of $7.3 in 2002, established its first US presence in 1980.

December 14, 2004
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Christie's 19th Century Paintings Are Entrusted to Him

Generally we expect an expert of art history to be someone in his 60s with gray hair, a slight hunchback, and a habit of talking over his bifocals. And if this person is a director at the 19th Century Art Department of an auction company like Christie’s, it would be reasonable to expect to meet a person with even more gray hair and more age.

August 14, 2006
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From Pop Star to DJ

Ersoy YILDIZ
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Rochester, New York

In the 1970s the path of becoming a famous singer was through the only television and radio establishment available, the Turkish Radio Television Corporation (TRT). Through song competitions, new voices were added to the music world, and youth rushed the contests organized by TRT.

July 15, 2006
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They Make Tomorrow

Ali Çınar - Connecticut
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University of New Haven (UNH) is one of the biggest urban universities of the State of Connecticut. Established in 1920, UNH offers one of the best Criminal Justice and Engineering programs in the country.

December 15, 2004
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Dr. Ozan is Turning Dental Treatment into a Trademark

According to a December 2005 study by Business Communications, Inc. the U.S. dental health sector reached 6.7 billion dollars at the end of 2005. The dental health sector is expected to be a 9.4 billion dollar market in 2010 and it is growing by the minute.

March 15, 2006
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Loan for the American Dream

Buying a home is an important part of the American dream. Increase in the number of homebuyers in recent years indicates that many people are realizing the American dream. In 2003, 700 thousand people bought homes in the US. As of August 2004, the ratio of people owning their homes is estimated at 69.2 percent.

September 15, 2004
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Keys to Success: Quality and Price

In 2003, total product and service imports to the US reached $1.5 trillion. China accounts for $152.3 billion, which is higher than the gross domestic product of Turkey ($146.7 billion). In other words, China exports more products and services to the US than Turkey produces in a given year. Turkish product and service exports to the US is $3.7 billion. In textile, China is the largest single exporter to the US market.

April 15, 2004
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Placing Signatures on Five Continents

New York City’s skyscrapers offer a spectacular view to the city viewers. Even if you walk down the Manhattan streets every day, you cannot help yourself but admire buildings laddering high into the sky. Building a skyscraper in NYC means leaving a permanent impression on the city’s architecture.

April 15, 2004
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Turkish Nobel Laureate Aziz Sancar to Meet Gifted Children and Their Families

The All Gifted People Association (TÜZDER) brings gifted children, their parents and educators together as part of Genius and Gifted People Day with its motto: "Geniuses are included." The event will take place at Yıldız Technical University's Davut Paşa Campus Congress and Cultural Center on May 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nobel Prize laureate Professor Aziz Sancar will attend the event as the guest of honor.

May 23, 2016
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Prof Vamik Volkan Wins World's Prestigious Psychoanalysis Award

Vamık Djemal Volkan, M.D., a Turkish Cypriot emeritus professor of psychiatry who resides in the US, has been one of the two winners of the prestigious Sigourney Award, which honors achievements for the advancement of psychoanalysis. Volkan and Jay Greenberg, Ph. D have been selected as the recipients of the 2015 Sigourney Award for their outstanding achievement in psychoanalysis, according to a statement posted on sigourneyaward.org.

November 20, 2015
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US Authorities Targeting Muslim Professors at Airports

Two well-known Muslim professors joined the ranks of many Muslims who have been targetted by U.S. authorities at airports in recent years. Turkish professor Dr. Talip Kucukcan and Iranian-American professor Hamid Dabashi were both questioned at the New York JFK airport last week. Dr. Talip Kucukcan revealed that he was questioned for one and a half hours in an humiliating manner as he entered New York’s JFK airport on November 11, according to his Twitter account.

November 19, 2013
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