ISKI announces water cuts due to subway work in Istanbul’s 4th Levent district. Areas affected will include: Sariyer Maslak, Tarabya, 4th levent, and Zekeriyakoy.
Entries from July 2007
Water cuts in Istanbul Tuesday
July 31, 2007 · 1 Comment
Categories: Blogroll · Istanbul · News · Turkey · Water shortage
Turkey eliminates visas for several Central Asian countries
July 30, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Turkey eliminates its visa requirement for citizens of Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan for visits less than 30 days.
MHP to re-enter parliament after 4 year absence
July 27, 2007 · Leave a Comment
The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) will re-enter parliament after a 4.5 year absence and will not boycott parliament during the next presidential vote.
Categories: Blogroll · MHP · News · Turkey · ankara · politics
Citigroup to buy 30% of Boyner and 50% of Beymen
July 27, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Citigroup will buy 30% of Boyner and 50% of Beymen for $439 billion. The deal will be finalized once it is approved by the Turkish competition authority.
Lane closures on busy Istanbul road
July 26, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Due to subway construction, Buyukdere Avenue in Istanbul will be restricted to two-lanes in each direction from 4th Levent to Ayazaga until August 5 .
Standard & Poor’s rates Istanbul a BB-
July 24, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services stands behind its BB- long-term issuer credit rating for Istanbul and that it has a stable outlook.
Deniz Baykal denies plans to step down
July 24, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Republican People’s Party (CHP) chairman Deniz Baykal denies rumors that he plans to step down from his position following CHPs defeat in Sunday’s general election.
AK Party is re-elected
July 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Turkish voters re-elect the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Sunday. With almost 47% of the overall vote it is estimated that AKP will hold 341 seats in parliament.
Categories: AK Party · Adana · Alanya · Blogroll · Bodrum · Bolu · Canakkale · Cyprus · Erdogan · Gul · Istanbul · Izmir · Marmaris · News · Turkey · ankara · antalya · bursa · diyarbakir · politics
General elections to be held Sunday
July 20, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Turkey’s early general election will be held Sunday July 22. The early election was triggered by a dispute over the presidential election in parliament last May.
TUPRAS named largest industrial company in Turkey
July 19, 2007 · Leave a Comment
The Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corp. (TUPRAS), which had an 18.6 billion TRY turnover in 2006, was named Turkey’s largest industrial company by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry.
