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  • American Superconductor licenses wind turbine design to Turkish manufacturer
    Congoo
    American Superconductor has licensed its proprietary WT1650 wind turbine design to Model Enerji Ltd., Turkey's first megawatt-class wind turbine manufacturer. Under the terms of the contract, Model...

  • Turks and Caicos governor sworn in
    Caribbean Net News
    ... tess@caribbeannetnews.com GRAND TURK, Turks and Caicos Islands: Gordon Geoffrey Wetherell was sworn in on Wednesday as the eleventh Governor to the Turks and Caicos Islands.

  • Turkish Dogan Yayin unit, Brightstar say form jv
    Congoo
    Leading Turkish media group Dogan Yayin Holding DYHOL.IS said on Thursday its Smile Holding retail business and U.S. firm Brightstar Corp had agreed to form a joint...

  • BTC pipeline fire in Turkey disrupts oil flow
    Congoo
    A fire on a Turkish section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline - a major supplier of crude to Western markets - disrupted the flow of oil, officials said Wednesday. Shipments were not affected. The...

  • Drought leaves Cyprus high and dry
    Congoo
    We're a Tuesdays and Thursdays household. Sometimes it's late, sometimes it's a dribble, but the sound of water in our taps is the highlight of my week as Cyprus suffers one of its worst droughts on...

  • 3 injured in Istanbul explosions
    Find Law
    A series of explosions at a municipal government building in Istanbul slightly injured three people Thursday, an official and Turkish news reports said. Three blasts occurred...

  • Oil up on worries about Turkey, Iran
    CNN Money
    Oil prices headed higher Thursday, after falling to a three-month low in the previous session, as concerns about supply disruptions in Turkey and Iran appeared to outweigh...

  • Fire-hit Turkey oil link may take 1-2 wks to reopen
    General Sources
    The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, which is still ablaze after an explosion, may not reopen for another one to two weeks, a senior source at Turkey's state-owned pipeline company...

  • Kurdish rebels say they sabotaged Turkey pipeline
    The News Tribune
    Kurdish separatist rebels claimed responsibility Thursday for sabotaging a critical Turkish pipeline, helping push global oil prices back above $120 per barrel.



  • New Iranian ambassador to Turkey appointed
    IRNA
    Ambassador Bahman Hossein-Pour was appointed as Iran's new ambassador to Turkey, it was announced Wednesday. Hossein-Pour was appointed to the post based the proposal of Foreign Minister Manouchehr...

  • Fire-hit Azeri-Turkish oil pipeline to remain closed for 1-2 weeks
    ANS
    The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, which is still ablaze, will remain shut for about 15 days after an explosion sparked a fire in a section in eastern Turkey. The blast occurred late...

  • SSAC announces competition for education in Gulhane Military Medical Academy of Turkey
    ANS
    The applicants should be entrants gathering over 600 points in entrance exams to 4th specialty group and reaching 19. State Student Admission Commission has announced competition for study of...

  • Iran-Turkey trade to cross $20b mark
    Congoo
    Menafn The Iranian Ambassador to Ankara said in a press conference that the value of Iran-Turkey trade transactions will soon hit the $20 billion mark, Iran Daily reported.According to the Turkish...

  • Istanbul mortar attack targeted military
    Congoo
    A mortar shell attack which injured three people in Istanbul on Thursday had targeted an army headquarters, broadcaster NTV reported security sources as saying. Unknown...

  • Small explosions in Istanbul injure three - Update
    Congoo
    Ankara - Three small explosions outside a municipality building in Istanbul Thursday morning left three people lightly injured as police investigated whether the explosions were an act of terrorism...

  • Grenades thrown at Istanbul council building
    Reuters
    Several hand grenades were thrown at an Istanbul municipality building on the Asian side of Istanbul on Thursday morning, the state-run news agency Anatolian reported.

  • Former BEA star returns from Turkey with bronze medal
    Centre Daily Times
    None of it mattered because he received the biggest wrestling challenges of his life. Wright, a former Bald Eagle Area standout and Penn State freshman, returned from the FILA Junior World...

  • Saudis close shops selling t-shirts of Turkish soap opera stars
    Earth Times
    Riyadh - After a major frenzy over two widely-viewed Turkish soap operas the Saudi Trade Ministry has started to shut down stores that sell t-shirts with pictures of the good-looking soap stars on...

  • BTC Pipeline To Remain Shut For About 15 Days-Turkish Agency
    Morning Star
    Afp --The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, or BTC, oil pipeline will remain shut for about 15 days after an explosion sparked a fire in a section in...

  • Explosion At Public Building In Istanbul - Reports
    Morning Star
    The Anatolia news agency reported one explosion outside the building in Uskudar, on Istanbul's Asian side, while the CNN Turk news channel quoted witnesses as saying that several blasts had...

  • REFILE-Turkish Zorlu Enerji says to enter Izmit gas tender
    Congoo
    Refiled to correct spelling of Izmit in headline) Turkey's Zorlu Enerji ZOREN.IS said on Thursday it would bid in a tender for the privatisation of the Izmit gas...

  • School expected to be ready for students this fall
    Congoo
    There were computer and telephone lines hanging from exposed ceilings but Ben Franklin Elementary School will be...

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