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Today's Currency Rates*
	USD	1.1914 YTL
	EURO	1.7555 YTL

WEATHER TODAY **
ANKARA	20	35
	Fair and Clear
ISTANBUL	25	32
	Fair and Clear
IZMIR	26	36
	Fair and Clear

*Central Bank Effective Buying
**Turkish State Meteorological Service

New Commanders Appointed In Turkish Armed Forces
  Annual Supreme Military Council meetings ended yesterday, an announcement released by the General Se ...

JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY WILL BE DEPRIVED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INSTEAD OF BEING BANNED
  Turkey's Constitutional Court President Mr.Hasim Kilic has announced on July 30 the court's decision ...

ATAK PROJESİ
  ATAK projesi sözleşmesi 24 Haziran 2008 tarihinde resmen yürürlüğe girdi. TUSAŞ tesislerinde gerçekl ...

EU GIVES GREEN LIGHT FOR TWO MORE CHAPTERS IN TURKEY TALKS
  The European Union's Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) approved the opening of the ch ...

AKP TO SUBMIT CLOSURE CASE DEFENSE
  Turkey's ruling party AKP will submit its defense in the closure case to the Constitutional Court on ...

TOP COURT ANNULS CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE ALLOWING HEADSCARF
  Turkey's top court on June 06 declared the law to allow wearing Islamic headscarf at universities in ...

TURKISH CENTRAL BANK REVISES ECONOMIC EXPECTATIONS
  Following release of inflation figures for May, higher than expectations, the Central Bank revised 2 ...

US-TURKEY AGREEMENT FOR PEACEFUL NUCLEAR COOPERATION
  Foreign Ministery announced on June 03 that the US and Turkey had brought into force the US-Turkey A ...

INFLATION RATE RETURNS TO DOUBLE DIGITS
  The inflation rate returned to double digits in May for the first time for 13 months. ...

TURKEY'S NEW SMOKING LAW COMES INTO EFFECT
  The new ban will not be enforced in private restaurants, cafes or coffeehouses until July 2009. ...

TURKISH DEFICIT HITS YTL 5.4 BILLION FOR THE FIRST QUARTER
  According to figures released by the Finance Ministry, Turkey recorded a YTL (New Turkish Lira) 5.4 ...

SSM EXECUTIVE MEETING DECISIONS (09 April 2008)
  Decisions made during the Undersecratariat for the Defense Industry (SSM) executive committee meetin ...

TURKEY'S INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY USAGE DROPS
  According to figures released by the Turkish Board of Statistics on Apr. 09, the level of Turkey's m ...

TURKISH CENTRAL BANK RAISES INFLATION PREDICTION
  The latest survey, released on Apr. 9, showed that the Central Bank had raised its predictions for i ...

TURKISH GOVERNMENT PROPOSES CHANGING CONTROVERSIAL LAW ON FREEDEM OF SPEECH
  AKP government has lodged draft legislation with the parliament to amend the crime of insulting Turk ...

TURKEY'S RULING PARTY (AKP) TO SET OUT COURT CASE STRATEGY ON 7 APR.
  The AKP's Central Decision and Executive Board is due to convene in Ankara to discuss the closure ca ...

EIGHT TURKISH SOLDIERS, 33 TERRORISTS KILLED IN NORTHERN IRAQ
  Eight Turkish soldiers and 33 members of the terrorist group the PKK were killed on Feb. 24 during t ...

$20 BILLION IN FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN 2008
  Turkish Finance Minister said that Turkey would receive more than $20 billion in foreign investments ...

TURKISH CENTRAL BANK UPGRADES INFLATION EXPECTATIONS
  The Turkish Central Bank has upgraded its expected year-end inflation rate, predicting consumer pric ...

TURKISH TROOPS ENTER IRAQ
  The Turkish General Staff has announced it has launched a ground operation into northern Iraq to str ...

CHANGING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN SSM
  Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) announced that Mr. Faruk Ozlu was appointed to lead th ...

PKK POISONING TURKISH TIES WITH IRAQ
  Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Jan. 10 that the terrorist group the PKK and its continued pr ...

WORLD BANK REPORTS TIPS STRONG GROWTH FOR TURKISH ECONOMY IN 2008
  According to a report issued by the World Bank on Jan. 14, Turkey's economy should grow at a robust ...

DEFENSE INDUSTRY STEERING BOARD REVIEWS HELICOPTER, ANTITANK NEED
  The Defense Industry Steering Board, chaired by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, convened on Dec ...

TURKISH GOVERNMENT SUBMITS 2008 BUDGET TO PARLIAMENT
  Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan addressed the parliament general assembly to brief deputies ...

TURKEY TO ENACT SOCIAL SECURITY REFORMS
  Turkish State Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Dec. 05 that Turkey will enact wide ranging social secu ...

THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION MAY LEAD TO UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES IN THE REGION
  The Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) expresses its regrets and concern ...

TURKISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES CROSS-BORDER OPERATION AGAINST PKK
  The cross-border motion voted in an open session on Oct. 17 and the Turkish Parliament gave authoriz ...

TURKISH REFERENDUM TO GO AHEAD
  As per the Higher Board of Election (YSK)'s statement, the referendum on a package of amendments to ...

TURKISH MILITARY TO ASSESS PARAMETERS OF STRIKE INTO NORTHERN IRAQ
  "Turkey's armed forces will determine its requirements and operational conditions before launching a ...

CROSS BORDER OPERATION
  Turkish parliament is scheduled to vote on approving cross border operations into Iraq in a special ...

SIGN JOINT MARKETING AGREEMENT
  31.01.2007// Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Lockheed Martin have signed a joint marketing agreeme ...

LOCKHEED MARTIN AND KONGSBERG DEFENCE & AEROSPACE TO JOINTLY MARKET JOINT STRIKE MISSILE
  ORLANDO, FL, February 1, 2007// Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongs ...