Ayşe Kulin is one of the most prominent Turkish authors. Her books are very "INFORMATIVE" as well as entertaining .. Ms Kuılin has definitely a very loyal "portfolio of readers" after her success with beautiful novels such as "Her Name is AYLIN" and "SEVDALINKA" etc.. She graduated from the American College for Girls in Istanbul. For many years she worked in various sectors of the Turkish media. After some ...

Poultry is one of the fastest developing sectors in Turkey and the industry has reached a point where it can challenge world giants in global markets. In this article we would like you to meet Ms. Sake YALCIN, a renowned executive in the sector (to include abroad) and a shareholder at REFARM Company to share her broad knowledge about the industry and evaluations regarding the future of the sector. Editor, B ...

YANDEX, Russian search engine has achieved great success at homeland and is definitely the leading SE in several Russian speaking countries in the region, by far. It is Russia’s largest search engine and claims to be the most popular site in the Russian-speaking Internet.  In May 2011, Yandex raised $1.3 billion in an initial public offering on the Nasdaq. It was the biggest U.S. IPO for a dotcom since Goog ...

Jailed journalist-MP ready for ‘marathon’ When everybody is excited to see the much awaited decisions to be taken by courts, as to if they will end detainment period for jailed deputies, one of the most prominent and followed journalists of Turkey has given an interesting interview to Ömer Şahin from Radikal daily. We believe it is much worth reading to be able to share the feelings and thoughts of someone ...

Giving her first interview after being sworn in, the Greece’s tourism minister says increasing cooperation with Turkey in tourism will be a priority, adding that Greece sees Turkey not as a competitor, but as a partner Increasing cooperation with Turkey in the tourism sector will be a priority for Greece, Greece’s new tourism minister told the Hürriyet Daily News, promising that the strongest efforts would ...

Turkish pianist FAZIL SAY has recently received much international support  regarding his indictment by the prosecutor for having insulted the Muslim religion. It is not diffciult to see that Turkey will be exposed to a lot of and harsh criticism which would lead to a very negative image globally, as Mr. SAY is a world-wide known artist with a lot of master work and so many awards. It is very understandable ...

Not until long ago did I know there were so many foreigners settled down in Turkey and mainly Istanbul and quite a few of those people published websites about Istanbul and Turkey on the internet. Well, thanks to TWITTER I found that was the case and to tell you the truth it I sort of felt proud to see all that interest and like for Istanbul and Turkey.. Thanks to all who run those websites.. Among those I ...

Mustafa Akyol is a Turkish political commentator and author based in Istanbul, Turkey. Among many journalists and opinion leaders in Turkey this gentleman is known for his unbiased and unprejudiced views and interpretations about the prevailing political issues in the country. Akyol has mostly received admiration not only from those with similar views but also from people with adverse opinions. As BUSINESST ...

Mustafa Akyol is one of the most agreeable, positive and reasonable journalists in Turkey, followed by many intellectuals. Down below is an interesting article by Mr. Akyol to draw an interesting picture of Turks. It is truly worth reading. Enjoy. BTT A Turkish friend of mine who has lived in the United States for many years once told me an amusing experience of hers. After more than a decade in the land of ...

Bond back to Istanbul on it’s 50th anniversary Director Sam Mendes and film stars Daniel Craig, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe and Ola Rapace attended a press conference in Istanbul on April 29. Craig says Istanbul and Bond had a close relationship for years James Bond has once again returned to Istanbul for “Skyfall”, the latest film in the longest running movie series, which celebrates half a century of ...

Turkish entrepreneurs, business people and workers have taken their parts in all zones of the world. They have made investments worth billions of dollars and created employment opportunities as well. Mostly, these people have been successful and contribute to the economies  of the countries they have settled in. South Africa is certainly one of such destinations and it is known that many Turkish businessmen ...

Down below is an interesting interview with Tevfik Bilginwho is one of the most influential of those who shape the Turkish economy is Tevfik Bilgin, the head of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA). The interview is made by Capital magazine (Editor, BTT ). THOSE WHO WORK BASLY SHOULD BE REPRIMANDED He played an important role in the measures that lay behind the creation of the current health ...

Turkey has plenty of export items which contribute to the revenues of the country. Among those, we can mention exportation of plastic products to include household items and kitchenware which was not feasible until a decade ago. Today however, Turkish companies in the sector have found fertile markets and established successful and profitable business relations with foreign buyers. Ucsan Plastik is among su ...

Turkish banking sector has gone through some rough times in the last couple of decades and in fact many establishments have gone bankrupt. Among those banks that have experienced a strong competition and unfavorable economic trends, Finansbank has been able to survive under the efficient and expertise administration of Mr. Hüsnü ÖZYEĞİN, the founder of the company. Mr. Özyeğin is a living legend in the sect ...

Turkey is fast becoming a new destination for Hollywood films. According to Alex Sutherland, the owner of Celtic AZ Films, the reason behind the sudden interest in Turkey is the government and the Investment Agency. Sutherland states. “The tax returns are appealing and the investment law will draw Hollywood to Turkey.”Turkey has recently become a popular location to film for the Hollywood film industry. Pro ...

What was expected to happen "did" happen and Sadrettin Sarıkaya, the Turkish prosecutor who called National Intelligence Agency (MİT) team that held talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to testify in an alleged terror case, was removed from the case. İbrahim Işık and Adem Özcan were chosen to replace Sarıkaya while Bilal Bayrakar will continue his task in the investigation, the reports sai ...

Mehmet Ali Birand, the Turkish journalist had an interview with Mr. Tayyip Erdoğan, the Prime Minister of Turkey. Birand forwarded some interesting and important questions details of which you can read below. Editor, BTT INTERVIEW WITH PM ERDOĞAN Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan: I don’t have cancer MEHMET ALİ BİRAND Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. DHA photoI am sure you too were curious about th ...

The founder and the first president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Rauf Raif Denktaş, was born on Jan. 27, 1924, in Paphos to judge Raif Mehmet Bey and Enime Hanım, Turkish Cypriots. He graduated from The English School, Nicosia in Cyprus. Following his graduation, he worked as a translator in Famagusta, then as a court clerk and then as a teacher for one year in the English School. He later we ...

Rauf Denktaş was the first Turkish Cypriot president.Former Turkish Cypriot President Rauf Denktaş died due to internal organ failure in Nicosia today. He was 88 years old. Denktaş was first hospitalized in May 2011 following complaints stemming from high blood pressure and later underwent brain surgery in Ankara. He was admitted to a hospital in Nicosia on Jan. 5 following complaints of diarrhea and fatigu ...

AKP (Ak Party) of Turkey has been kind of a phenomenon in the Turkish politics for the last decade. The charismatic leader of the party has achieved an unparallelled success by winning all the elections the party has run for and indeed won almost 50 percent of the votes in the 2011 elections. The opposition, CHP (Republican People's Party) has not been able to get anywhere near the performance of AKP in spi ...

There are not "so" many Turks sitting on top of the world, in business, sports, art, etc. Mr. Salih ÇENE, a professional in the tourism industry with a real "HIGH" reputation globally was elected as director of SKAL Int'l in September 2011. The news goes as follows; After serving at all levels for the last 32 years, immediate past Councilor for Turkey and a senior tourism professional Salih Cene has been el ...

Greek PM Papandreou withdraws from his plans to hold a referendum about a bailout plan one day after harsh warning by Germany and France. The plan is crucial for future generations, he tells leaders at the G-20 summit in Cannes. Prior to a critical parliament meeting today, he also says he won’t resign A man sits at the stairs of Zappeion hall in Athens yesterday. Demands mounted yesterday for Greek Prime M ...

The fact that the world is still suffering from global financial crisis has been on our agenda again for a while now. We also know some countries such as Greece and Spain are at a very critical point and would hardly survive without substantial monetary support from EU. As for Turkey, the country is experienced enough to share its capability to manage such crisis, with other countries. The world’s biggest e ...