Latest Turkey Stories
ISTANBUL, September 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Turkcell Superonline, the 100% subsidiary company of Turkcell (NYSE: TKC, ISE: TCELL), the leading communications and technology company in Turkey, announces that it has turned Istanbul into an internet hub, lifting the boundaries between countries and initiating the "internet without a visa" era through direct access agreements. Turkcell Superonline has nine international gateways, which enable fast and seamless internet...
ISTANBUL, Turkey, September 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Turkcell (NYSE:TKC, ISE: TCELL), the leading communications and technology company in Turkey has hosted Al Gore; the former US Vice President, Apple BoD member, Executive Consultant at Google, and Nobel Prize winner, during the 4th Turkcell Leaders Summit that brought together the leading business men and thought leaders. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120924/563108 ) (Logo:...
ANTALYA, Turkey, Sept. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) announces the addition of a new "green" flight training center to the Boeing Flight Services training network. The facility, developed by International Flight Training Center (IFTC), opened today in Antalya in the southwestern region of Turkey. It operates on solar power and incorporates several other environmentally progressive features, making it the first self-sustaining flight training center in the world. The...
As Holiday Mates bookings for Turkey holidays continue to soar it is easy to see why the country that is home to cultural delights, genuine fakes, tasty cuisine, beautiful beaches, luscious landscapes and heaps of history is oozing mass appeal is possibly headed for holiday hotspot world domination. (PRWEB) September 20, 2012 Holiday Mate Reveals 5 Reasons Why Turkey Holidays Are Booming As Sales Increase And Turkey Heads For Holiday Hotspot World Domination As Holiday Mate's...
SHANGHAI, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With the approval of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the Union of Chambers & Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), China Dyestuff Industry Association, China Dyeing and Printing Association and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Shanghai Sub-Council will jointly organize the 2012 Asia International Dye Industry, Pigments and Textile Chemicals Exhibition (Interdye Asia) at Turkey's Istanbul...
TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SynCardia Systems, Inc. (www.syncardia.com), manufacturer of the world's first and only FDA, Health Canada and CE (Europe) approved Total Artificial Heart, announced today that the first patient to receive the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart at Ankara University Heart Center in Turkey has been discharged from the hospital. The patient, 47-year-old Arif Sahin, is currently waiting for a matching donor heart with his family...
Turkey Weddings and Holiday Mate have joined forces to deliver a fantastic new range of Turkey weddings packages set in breathtakingly beautıiful backdrops and sumptuous sunsets across Turkey. (PRWEB) September 18, 2012 Turkey Weddings And Holiday Mate Join Forces To Deliver Sensational Destination Weddings In Turkey Turkey Weddings and Holiday Mate have joined forces to deliver a fantastic new range of Turkey weddings packages set in breathtakingly beautıiful backdrops and sumptuous...
By celebrating Thanksgiving with a turkey dinner, the Maya of Belize are continuing a tradition that goes back for centuries before the birth of Christ, and this will be reflected on the menu of Belize’s top eco resort during the 2012 Chaa Creek Thanksgiving holiday week. (PRWEB) September 18, 2012 By celebrating Thanksgiving with a turkey dinner, the Maya of Belize are continuing a tradition that goes back for centuries before the birth of Christ, and this will be reflected in the menu...
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The 49th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival has announced the jury members for its International Feature Film Competition, who will be serving alongside Istvan Szabo, the President of the Jury and an Oscar-winning director. The festival is Turkey's most prestigious film festival and will run from October 6 to 12, 2012 in the city of Antalya in Southern Turkey. The winners of the International Competition will be announced...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online An archaeological team from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has unearthed a massive Roman mosaic in southern Turkey in what is being described as the largest mosaic of its type ever found in a region that was heavily influenced by the Roman Empire during the third and fourth centuries. Professor Michael Hoff, of UNL, director of the excavation, said “Its size signals, in no small part, that the outward signs of the empire...
Latest Turkey Reference Libraries
The Compass Jellyfish, (Chrysaora hysoscella), is a fairly common species of jellyfish that is found in the coastal waters around the United Kingdom and Turkey. It has a diameter of up to 12 inches. It has 24 tentacles arranged in eight groups of three. It is typically colored yellowish white, with some brown.
The Krüper's Nuthatch (Sitta krueperi) is a species of nuthatch found in southeast Europe and southwest Asia. It occurs in Turkey, Georgia, Russia and on the Greek island of Lesvos. It inhabits pine forest at lower altitudes, and it is also found in spruce, fir, cedar and sometimes juniper forests at higher altitudes. In Turkey it is abundant in Turkish pine. In the Caucasus region the bird lives in spruce forests between 3200 and 6500 feet in elevation. This species is declining in...
The Kangal Dog is a mastiff type sheep dog which originated in Turkey. It is a large breed, not used to herd, but instead used as a guardian for livestock. The ancestors of the breed likely migrated from central Asia to Turkey with the Oghuz Turks who fled from Genghis Khan. The breed is one of over 30 livestock guardian breeds in Europe and Asia and is regarded as a treasure in Turkey. Major interest in the breed occurred during the 1980s, and the Turkish army began to train the Kangal...
The Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius), is a species of fish in the Gasterosteidae family. It is found in Belarus, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Republic of, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles senegallus), is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family of birds. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Western Sahara.
