Highway and bridge tollbooth workers have slowed down their pace in protest of some problems. Causing horrible traffic jams especially on Istanbul’s FSM bridge.
Entries from March 2007
Turkish tollbooth workers slowdown traffic
March 30, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Categories: Blogroll · Bolu · Istanbul · News · Turkey · ankara · bursa
Vodafone-Turkey adds 1 million customers in first quarter
March 30, 2007 · 2 Comments
Vodafone announces that it has added more than one million new customers in Turkey in the first quarter of 2007, bringing it total subscribers to 13.8 million.
Formula 1 annuls $2.5 million fine
March 29, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Formula 1 waives the Turkish motor sports federation’s half of the $5 million fine for having a N. Cyprus leader present the winner’s trophy at last years race.
Explosion at Turkish hotel kills one
March 29, 2007 · Leave a Comment
An LPG tank explodes at a five-star hotel in the resort town of Belek near Antalya Thursday. The explosion killed one and injured ten, including five tourists.
Turkish diplomats might visit captured British soldiers
March 28, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Following the British FM’s visit to Turkey, PM Erdogan said it may be possible for Turkish diplomats to visit the 15 British service members in Iranian custody.
Categories: Blogroll · EU · Erdogan · Gul · News · Turkey · ankara · politics
Motocross show comes to Istanbul
March 28, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Two freestyle motocross riders from the Red Bull X-Fighters will be performing in Taksim Square Wednesday night. The show is free of charge and starts at 7pm.
Artists protest plans to demolish cultural center
March 27, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Artists protest plans to demolish the Ataturk Cultural Center and the Mushin Ertugrul Theater in Istanbul. They claim there are already too few theaters in the city.
Fog on Bolu Mountain cuts visibility
March 27, 2007 · Leave a Comment
A Thick fog on Bolu Mountain Tuesday morning slows traffic down considerably. Visibility on the mountain is only 20 meters in some areas.
Categories: Blogroll · Bolu · Istanbul · News · Turkey · ankara
NETeller cuts residents of Turkey off.
March 26, 2007 · Leave a Comment
NETeller, the online payment processor, says it will no longer process online gambling transfers for residents of Turkey.
Airplane skids off runway in Istanbul
March 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment
An Afgan airplane skids off the runway at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport Friday. Passengers evacuated the plane by emergency slides and no injuries were reported.
