Lockheed to upgrade Turkey’s F-16 fighter jets

Lockheed Martin a US defense contractor has won a $635 million contract to upgrade Turkey’s F-16 fighter jets over the next ten years.

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Istanbul awaiting snow storm

Meteorologist predict that the temperatures in Istanbul will drop by 5-7 degrees on Monday evening and that a snowstorm will hit early Tuesday.

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Turkey has more than 12 million vehicles

According to the Turkish Statistics Institute there are more than 12 million vehicles registered in Turkey. Istanbul owns 31% of them, Ankara 6.9% and Izmir 6.4%.

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Blair to visit Erdogan in Ankara

British PM Tony Blair is scheduled to visit PM Erdogan in Ankara on Friday. The two are expected to discuss the future of Turkey’s EU membership bid.

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WEF report: Turkey out performing EU member in economic reforms

A report released by the World Economic Forum on Wednesday said Turkey out preformed 1 EU member and 2 soon to be members in the quality of its economic reforms.

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Turkish Unions participate in a two-day working strike

Union workers begin a two-day working strike on Wednesday. Union workers at hospitals, schools and highway tollbooths will be working but at a much slower pace.

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Erdogan feels EU talks freeze is unjust

Erdogan: EU’s partial freezing of Turkish accession is unjust. UN should intervene in Cyprus dispute.

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EU suspends 8 chapters of Turkey’s accession talks

EU ministers agree on a partial suspension of Turkey’s accession negotiations on Monday. Eight of the 35 chapters in the membership talks will be frozen.

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Post-paid credit card to replace AKBIL in Istanbul

The Istanbul Municipality announces that AKBIL, the electronic ticket used on public transportation, will be replaced with a post-paid card at the start of 2007.

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Military building explodes in Diyarbakir

A five-story building owned by the military exploded in Diyarbakir early Monday morning. The cause of the explosion and the number of casualties are unknown.

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