Land Report

1.000 dolarla yola çıkıp dünyanın en zengini oldu! 90 yaşında hayatını kaybetti

Aile dostundan 17 yaşında bin dolar borçla yola çıkan ve başarısıyla dünyanın en zenginleri arasına giren Subway kurucularından Peter Buck, 90 yaşında hayatını kaybetti.

Sırrı ortaya çıktı! Bill Gates parasını bakın neye yatırıyor.. İngiltere Kraliçesi'nden bile fazla

Microsoft'un kurucusu Bill Gates'in son birkaç yıldaki yatırımlarını takip edenler "Neden?" sorusunu sormadan edemiyor. Sadece parasını mı değerlendiriyor, yoksa başka bir amaç mı güdüyor?

Dikkat çeken rapor... ABD'de ilk 50 kişi...

ABD'de yayımlanan bir raporda, ülkede en fazla özel araziye sahip 50 kişi veya ailenin, ülke toprağının yüzde 1,4'ünü elinde tuttuğunu ortaya koydu.

Am schlechtesten geht es Müttern in Niger

Den Muttertag am Sonntag werden viele Mütter in armen Ländern kaum wahrnehmen. Statt mit ihren Kindern zu feiern, geht es für sie ums Überleben. Am schlechtesten geht es Müttern im afrikanischen Niger, ergab ein Ranking.

İsrail'in Palmer Komisyonu'ndaki temsilcisi Ciechanover'in raporla ilgili çekince açıklaması

Başbakanlık'tan yapılan kabul açıklamasının tam metni

İsrail'in basın açıklaması

Türkiye'nin Mavi Marmara saldırısı raporu

Türkiye'nin Mavi Marmara saldırısıyla ilgili BM'ye sunduğu raporun tam metni:

Energy: A development opportunity

ISTANBUL - Rising energy demand forces the govenment to focus more in the area. Bureaucratic obstacles should be lifted to create further development opportunities in the sector, says Kerim Alain Bertrand of ISI Emerging Markets in Turkey.

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON JULY 7

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on July 7, 2009. Hurriyet Daily News does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Rival Cypriot leaders to open new crossing

NICOSIA - Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders have agreed to open a new crossing point linking the two communities, a United Nations official announced Friday.

Israel, US row clouds Netanyahu’s France trip

PARIS - Reports of a fall-out between Washington and Tel-Aviv concerning Jewish settlements cloud Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit to France. The meeting between US Middle East envoy George Mitchell and PM has been postponed due to Israel’s refusal to freeze settlements, say reports while Israeli officials deny them.

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON JUNE 24

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on June 24, 2009. Hurriyet Daily News does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON JUNE 13

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on June 13, 2009. Hurriyet Daily News Online does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Government defends its Bodrum plan

ISTANBUL - The plan to turn Bodrum into a national tourism center is still in the works, but the government has no intention of opening Turkish shores to construction, said the culture and tourism minister.

Arms cache linked to the military

ISTANBUL - Most of the weapons found in the Poyrazköy region of Istanbul near a navy base in April belonged to the military, according to a report by the main supplier of the Turkish military.

Landmine bill clears political opposition

ANKARA - A three-week parliamentary headache over legislating the clearance of landmines in an area on the Syrian border finally ended early yesterday, following heated debates between the government and opposition parties.

Injustice Ministry

Perhaps Turkey should seriously consider changing the name of the Justice Ministry. We may call it, for example, the Ministry of Apology. Or, if you like, we may name it the Ministry of Confession.

Growing chain of delayed offerings

ISTANBUL - The chairman of Mesa, a real estate investment trust, says the firm is postponing a planned initial public offering, or IPO, due to adverse market conditions, joining a growing list of Turkish firms that have done so. Global IPO activity has plummeted more than 60 percent last year and many firms are waiting for the end of 2009 to jumpstart activity

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON JUNE 1

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on June 1, 2009. Hurriyet Daily News Online does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON MAY 28

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on May 28, 2009. Hurriyet Daily News Online does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Corruption fight being slowly won

ANKARA - When it comes to the prevalence of corruption, the public has little confidence in public institutions, believing that it is common for public servants to receive gifts in exchange for providing services. However, improvements are visible.

The ’one nation, two states’ baloney

New Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has been working so hard ever since taking office that it is getting difficult to follow where he is and with whom he is meeting.

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON MAY 27

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on May 27, 2009. Hurriyet Daily News Online does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Commission says tragedy due to land

ANKARA- A land dispute was the cause of the tragedy in Bilge village, where 44 people were murdered during an engagement ceremony last month, according to Parliament’s Human Rights Commission.

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON MAY 22

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on May 22, 2009. Hurriyet Daily News Online does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Antalya ready to draw foreign property buyers

ANTALYA - With 21,000 homes ready to sell, Antalya could attract more foreign buyers if some of the impediments are removed, the local Chamber of Commerce says, citing the global economic crisis, the downfall of the US mortgage system and the worldwide decrease in home prices

Measures for forest fires taken beforehand

ANTALYA - Fires in Turkey destroyed thousands of hectares of forests, but the Directorate of Forestry in various cities has already taken measures to stop fires. Authorities agree that forest fires occur by natural circumstances, negligence or deliberation and the necessary precautions should be taken