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Turkish Airlines signs codeshare agreement with US Airways

Dec 17, 2010 (AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION via COMTEX) —

Turkish Airlines yesterday announced that it has signed a code share agreement with its fellow Star Alliance member US Airways.

The agreement will allow both airlines to use each other’s flight codes and should allow both of the airline’s customers better access to Turkey and the US.

Through the agreement US Airways customers will have access to Istanbul via Turkish Airlines service from Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich, and they may also access four new destinations in Turkey via Istanbul: Adana, Izmir, Antalya and Ankara, as well as having nonstop travel to Istanbul via Turkish Airlines service at New York and Chicago.

Turkish Airlines customers will gain access to Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix via US Airways, flying from Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Chicago and New York through the agreement.

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December 18, 2010
VIDEO: Istanbul Sapphire Tower ► Tallest skyscraper in Europe ! : Trendy News

270m Istanbul Sapphire or Sapphire is a skyscraper and tallest edifice of Istanbul’s Levent main business district and the 2nd tallest building in Istanbul and Turkey after the Diamond of Istanbul located in the not far-off Maslak business district) when completed in June 2009. It is the country’s 1st ecological skyscraper. Sapphire rises Fifty-Four floors above soil level having an above-ground roof height of Two Hundred and Thirty-Eight meters (and a structural tallness of Two Hundred and Sixty-One meters including its spire which is allotment of the design and not a radio antenna and is so counted as a part of the overall structural altitude of the building.) Sapphire Istanbul is the splendour residence project of Biskon Construction (a subsidiary of the Kiler congregation of companies). It is strategically located close to the TEM and O1 chief road arteries and the Bosphorus and FSM bridges has a run access to the subway from its 3rd basement parquet and is situated on Büyükdere Avenue one of Istanbul’s prime thoroughways in the middle of the city’s middle Beşiktaş Etiler and Şişli districts. Istanbul Sapphire has been designed next to Tabanlıoğlu Architecture as a high-tech structure that consists of Sixty-Four floors (54 above-ground and Ten basement floors) communal living floors wide parking spaces a large shopping mall and Fourty-Seven floors in favour of residences. There will be specialized floors which have hidden gardens between every Three floors and every Nine floors are separated from each other close to a communal living area or mechanical

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December 18, 2010
Istanbul Fashion in Koeln

Viewing the familiar from a new perspective has always been one of my themes. Here’s an example:

Ten years ago I lived in Cologne. The city has a wealth of wonderful museums; however, the “Museum of Applied Arts” was not on my radar. Now, I wonder, how on earth could I have missed it. The architecture is phenomenal, the permanent collection exceptional. On display was “Istanbul Fashion”, an exhibit of Contemporary Fashion from the metropolis where Europe meets Asia. I was very fortunate that the textile conservator and curator of the exhibit gave me a phenomenal guided tour. Thanks again, E.

“Istanbul Fashion” was quite surprising. I didn’t know what to expect, but was amazed by the variety, humor and uniqueness of the designs. It was also beautifully curated. Most of these designers are unknown to the west.

It was an interesting combination of familiar and unfamiliar ideas. The ideas and concepts of Bahar Korcan, a designer I really liked, results in clothing wild, beautiful and playful. The image below is an example of her more conceptual work.

The visit was a reminder of how important and refreshing it is to constantly question one’s perspective which includes one’s aesthetic and ideas.

If the hats from Bahar Korcan are a bit too large for you to wear, there’s always my humble hat. Tutorial to come next week. Stay tuned.

Enjoy your weekend.

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December 18, 2010
Turkey Seeks To Improve Trade Relations with Nigeria

By Henry Umoru

THE Turkish Minister for Foreign Trade, Zafer Caglayan has disclosed that the volume of trade between Nigeria and Turkey stands at about 1 billion dollars, just as he said that there were projections for an increase in the coming years.

Speaking in Abuja while addressing a delegation of Turkish and Nigeria business men, Caglayan who called for an increase in trade relations between Nigeria and Turkey, stressed that Nigeria was the fastest growing economy in the Western part of Africa, adding that as a nation, Nigeria must harness its potentials to the fullest because of the important role it gets to play in developing the region.

The Turkish Minister who urged all the business men from his country to increase trade relations with Nigeria, stressed the need for them to permanent their businesses in the country, adding that Turkey was prepared to work with Nigeria in different sectors of the economy, including, mining, textiles, Oil and Gas, Chemistry and Food security.

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December 16, 2010
Turkey, Croatia eye $1 bln trade volume

Croatian businessmen could take part especially in infrastructure projects in Turkey, Popijac said.

Wednesday, 15 December 2010 09:37

Turkish State Minister Cevdet Yilmaz had a meeting with Croatian Minister of Economy, Labour & Entrepreneurship Djuro Popijac in his office in Turkish capital of Ankara on Tuesday.

Delivering a speech in the meeting, Yilmaz said that global economic crisis affected whole world, but Turkey weathered it successfully. “We expect that Turkey will reach more than 7 percent economic growth in 2010,” he said. Turkey showed a great economic performance, he said.

In regard to trade volume between Turkey and Croatia, Yilmaz said that the two countries should work to boost the figure.

Croatian Economy Minister Popijac said that the two countries should increase trade volume to 1 billion U.S. dollars.

Croatian businessmen could take part especially in infrastructure projects in Turkey, Popijac said.

“Our doors are always open to Turkish entrepreneurs. Croatia has a great potential in the areas of energy, tourism, traffic and water industry. Turkish businessmen can invest in these areas. We have numerous important projects in the energy sector,” Popijac said.

Croatian minister said Turkish economy was very successful and they were impressed by economic developments such as economic growth figure in Turkey.

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December 16, 2010
Turkish, Spanish businesspeople meet in Istanbul

Turkish and Spanish businesspeople gathered on Tuesday in a meeting in Istanbul with an eye to boost business and commercial ties.

Tuesday, 14 December 2010 14:48

Turkish and Spanish businesspeople gathered on Tuesday in a meeting in Istanbul with an eye to boost business and commercial ties.

The Turkish-Spanish Cooperation Meetings — co-hosted by Turkey’s Foreign Economic Relations Board and the Council of Spanish Chambers of Commerce and Industry — brought together over two hundred business people from 23 Spanish and more than 100 Turkish companies.

Delivering a keynote speech at the opening of the meetings, Zeynel Abdin Erdem, president of the Turkish-Spanish Business Council, said Turkey was among Spain’s top 10 list of strategic trade partners, which he said was sign that commercial relations would develop further in the future.

Erdem said the trade volume between the countries had quintupled in the last last ten years to reach 7.8 billion USD in 2009, adding that the figure was expected to stand at 9 billion USD this year.

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December 15, 2010