The world has to prepare for the future of the digital world and how to interact with the already-emergent online generation, according to participants meeting at a digital conference yesterday. “The power of the digital nation was functional yesterday; tomorrow it will be cultural. Technology has changed the balance of forces empowering the individual,” Doğan Online Founder and Chairwoman Hanzade Doğan Boy ...

The 15th Eurasian Economic Summit will take place in Istanbul and Aegean province of Izmir with participation of 50 countries. The Marmara Group Foundation will organize the summit in Istanbul and Izmir between April 10 and 12. Politicians, diplomats, economy bureaucrats and representatives of business world from 50 countries will attend the summit. Among the participants will be Albania's President Bamir T ...

Istanbul to host Iran nuke talks: Press TVReuters Istanbul has been confirmed as the host city for nuclear talks between Iran and world powers. Iran's Press TV confirmed that Istanbul would host the talks. Turkey was still ready to host nuclear talks between Iran and Western countries, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu had told Iran’s chief negotiator in a phone conversation late April 5. Tensions b ...

Istanbul is the heart of Turkey.. On the other hand Izmir is the major city in the Aegean region which is the tourism center of Turkey.. Needless to say millions of people travel between these two destinations each and every year.. The problem though is the  distance between them and one would need about 6-7 hours to drive from Istanbul down to Izmir. Bus services are no faster either.. As for flights, they ...

Crucial nuclear talks due to take place next week between Iran and world powers have run into disagreement over the host city, with Tehran on Wednesday saying it no longer wants Istanbul as the venue. Instead, according to Iraq's foreign ministry, Iran has formally requested Baghdad hold the April 13-14 negotiations. That contradicts a declaration by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last weekend that t ...

The new round of Iran nuclear talks will be held in Istanbul on April 13, says US Secretary of State Clinton. The US wants concrete results from the talks U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton conferred with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan about his nuclear discussions with Iran, a day after she declared that nuclear talks between Iran and world powers will take place in Istanbul on April 13. ...

Istanbul has become a city of conferences. Every week there are many conferences and summits of all types held in the city. Hence, it was not surprising that the most vibrant city in Turkey will be hosting the World Energy Council's fourth World Energy Leaders' Summit this April. Turkey's energy sector has gained a lot of interest from foreign investors in recent years. The country has made big leaps toward ...

A new fast train linking Ankara and Istanbul will carry 50,000 passengers a day when it opens within two years, the Turkish State Railways' (TCDD) general manager said yesterday at a groundbreaking ceremony. The project will reduce distance between Turkey's biggest two cities to 3 hours. The total line will be 523 kilometers long, Suleyman Karaman said at the ceremony in the northwestern province of Kocaeli ...

Residential sales in Istanbul are steadily increasing as more foreign nationals and firms migrate to Istanbul, Turkey’s financial and cultural center. More foreign nationals and firms generating prospects for strong demand and urban transformation projects are causing an increase in home sales in Istanbul, according to a monthly report issued by a construction association. “The prospect of projects aiming t ...

Erdogan hosts UEFA President Platini Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received UEFA President Michel Platini yesterday, three days before the UEFA is due to hold its annual congress in Istanbul with the participation of 53 chairmen of member federations. Youth and Sports Minister Suat Kilic, Turkish Football Federation President Yildirim Demiroren, as well as UEFA Vice President Senes Erzik also attended ...

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is preparing to return to Istanbul after four years June 4-6, with a historic summit backed by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which will bring together Europe and the East. The last WEF summit in Istanbul was in 2008, said Stephen Kinnock, the Europe and Central Asia Director of the forum, who is in charge of shaping the Istanbul program, talking to the daily Hürriyet re ...

Istanbul city hosted 2nd Eurasia Railway, Infrastructure and Logistics Fair Turkey's Istanbul city hosted the 2nd Eurasia Railway, Infrastructure & Logistics Fair. Nearly 200 companies from 20 countries participated in the fair at Istanbul Fair Center. The companies introduced every type of products and technology regarding railways and infrastructure. The fair ended on March 10. Bulgaria, Czech Republi ...

Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan held talks with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and leading businessmen in Singapore March 9, in the second stop after Hong Kong on his mini Asia tour. The talks he held in Hong Kong and Singapore were very important in helping the Turkish government’s bid to turn Istanbul into global financial center, said Babacan. Some of the talks were on making the c ...

Suat Kilic, Minister of Youth and Sport for Turkey, unveiled Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games at a press conference Thursday, promising to maximize the Olympic and Paralympic Games potential to be a uniting force. Kilic said the Application File's offer to the Olympic Movement comes with the full, unequivocal support of the people of Turkey and every level of government. He said, "Istanbul 2 ...

Istanbul, a giant city challenging world giants such as Moscow, Paris, London, Tokyo, New York and many more, was described as the most promising place for real estate investments in 2012 in a study conducted with hundreds of expert administrators. It is indeed so as the country has a remarkably strong economic growth (is spite of global crisis) and the city has a young and energetic population hungry for “ ...

Istanbul is a World megapole it goes without saying and it is most likely among the front runners.. The city has been the capital for several greatest empires throughout history and accumulated so much to offer visitors passing by.. On the other hand in parallel to the challenge of a giant city with enormous population to keep up with modern times the look of the city has unfortunately had to go through a s ...

Lord Mayor Wootton, Chairman of London Financial Centre, said: “It is also an opportunity for us that there is a financial center in Istanbul. What I said may appear as wrong at first because we normally have to look at Istanbul through the eyes of the opponent. Istanbul’s taking place in this league, of course, will bring competition but at the same time this will increase the volume of business. Therefore ...

Trade between Turkey and the Gulf offer more than the energy business, say Turkish ministers. Turkey’s plans include restoring a historic rail line to the Gulf Joint investments between Turkey and the Gulf states are crucial as they will benefit all parties concerned, Turkish leaders said yesterday during the Turkey-Gulf Business Council Forum in Istanbul. Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said there w ...

CEO finder opens branch in Istanbul Spencer Stuart, a global executive search consultation company, has opened an Istanbul office led by Turkish citizen Kaan Okurer, according to a press release. Founded in 1956, the privately-owned Spencer Stuart advises companies on their senior leadership needs. The company operates 53 offices in 29 countries. Last year it conducted more than 4,000 assignments around the ...

For those people who would like to have a more detailed information and feel about the way life goes in Turkey, we would like to refer a site called www.mymerhaba.com. The site is published by ex-patriates in Turkey and meant to serve as an essential source; a community portal, for foreign citizens living in, working in, studying in, or just passing through, Turkey. For those who would consider settling in ...

BEBEK KAHVESI (Cafe) is one of the most popular spots in Istanbul.. It is a must spot should you ever pass by BEBEK - a very elite quarter of the town.. It has been a truly popular place for a long time..  Nothing luxurious..  It has been run by the same people for years and everything is set up to get relaxed and listen to the Bosphorus Bebek Cafe is a pleasant  environment and a perfect spot to relax with ...

Turkey’s financial capital will be the regional management center of British pharmaceuticals group GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), displacing Dubai to run the company’s Middle Eastern and African operations. GSK will be joining other drug producers Roche and Novo Nordisk in setting up their regional headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey’s transcontinental city with over 12 million inhabitants. The regional headquarters i ...

Only days after a failed government tender for the construction and operating rights of a large toll road and a third bridge over Istanbul’s Bosphorus, Japanese candidates decide to set up a consortium to re-try their chances Four Japanese firms are still interested in building a third bridge over Istanbul’s Bosphorus following the failed tender by the Turkish government Jan. 10, according to a Japanese dip ...