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Digital journalism workshop open [Turkey]

Journalists can register for a digital reporting workshop in Turkey.

The Digital Editors Network and the University of Central Lancashire are holding a DJCAMP2013, a two-day workshop in Istanbul January 26 – 27. The workshop will provide training to 30 journalists on how to shape data into stories with impact.

Presented by Sarah Hartley and Megan Knight, this hands-on workshop will take place at the Santral Campus of Istanbul Bilgi University.

DJCamp2013 is part of a series of activities of the MADE project, which aims to support innovative news entrepreneurs in Turkey and the United Kingdom.

via Digital journalism workshop open [Turkey] | IJNet.

November 29, 2012
Turkey: olive oil producers set USD 3.8 bln export goal

(ANSAmed) – ISTANBUL, NOVEMBER 27 – Turkish olive oil producers set an ambitious goal for increasing exports, announcing at a weekend meeting of the Turkish Exporter’s Union (TIM) that they would sell USD 3.8 billion worth of olive oil abroad in 2023. The 2023 benchmark – which coincides with the country’s 100th anniversary – would be a major increase over current olive oil exports, which have so far amounted to USD 155 million in the first 10 months of 2012, as Today’s Zaman reported.

Underlying those ambitions are what TIM head Mehmet Buyukeksi said is a major increase in acreage devoted to olive production, stating over the weekend that a major push by farmers and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry has nearly doubled the number of farmable olive trees over the past year.

”The sector’s 2023 target is USD 3.8 billion, which we believe is a number we can meet,” Buyukeksi said. Exports will need to grow at a much faster pace than they did this year, however, with Buyukeksi conceding that olive oil exports saw a modest uptick of just 5% in the first 10 months of this year compared to the same period of last year. Exporters are expecting major growth in global markets, the TIM head said, as countries such as Japan, South Korea and China gain appetites for the oil.

(ANSAmed).

via Turkey: olive oil producers set USD 3.8 bln export goal – Economy – ANSAMed.it.

November 28, 2012
Istanbul Camlica Mosque by Tuncer Cakmakli Architects

Istanbul Camlica Mosque by Tuncer Cakmakli Architects

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Camlica Mosque Tuncer Cakmakli

Project: Istanbul Camlica Mosque

Designed by Tuncer Cakmakli Architects

Location: Istanbul, Turkey

Website: www.cakmakli.com

One of the shortlisted proposals for Istanbul Camlica Mosque competition is coming from Tuncer Cakmakli Architects, narrowed down from 62 considered projects. The jury has singled out 20 projects, placing two in the lead, the building is created as a major new landmark for the city of Istanbul. With capacity for up to 30,000 people, it will besides it’s religious function also come as a tourist hotspot accommodating a variety of hospitality openings as well as an educational center and a massive surrounding park.

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About the Project:

Istanbul Camlica Mosque has been located in the heart of nature and in a Garden of Eden on top of the most visual hill of Istanbul as a structure with the function of not only a prayer space but also as an area where Muslims gather, pray and receive education along with the function of public kitchen. Walls surrounding the mosque become solid in the mihrab wall and transform into a Garden of Eden around the courtyard wall.

Spaces acting as social complexes in ‘Kulliye’ structure in Ottoman period existing in many structural masses have been integrated into the Istanbul Camlica Mosque as one structural mass. The mosque, with transparent courtyard walls decorated with roses, jasmines and other flowers with many different colours on the inner and outer surfaces will provide the ambience and sensation of a Garden of Eden. Two minarets located on the sides of the mosque in Qibla direction will act as shafts aspirating fresh air and provide natural ventilation for the prayer room. Minarets will allow the prayer room to breathe with this new function.

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via Istanbul Camlica Mosque by Tuncer Cakmakli Architects.

November 28, 2012
AMC/Sundance Pushes Into Turkey

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The pay TV carriage deal marks the first time a local version of the Sundance Channel will be available in Turkey.

LONDON – AMC/Sundance Channel Global has sealed what it is calling a landmark carriage deal to take a local version of its Sudance Channel into Turkey.

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The network is launching on Digiturk in Turkey marking the first time the Sundance Channel will be available in the country.

AMC/Sundance also said it will push out the channel via Cyfrowy Polsat and Toya in Poland.

AMC/Sundance Channel Global president Bruce Tuchman said: “Our partnership with these major platforms is a significant achievement in expanding Sundance Channel’s presence and audience throughout the globe. We continue to experience strong demand for Sundance Channel’s distinctive HD film and TV programming.”

Sundance Channel will launch on Digiturk, Turkey’s largest direct to home platform, as a locally versioned 24/7 offering, accompanied by a video-on-demand (VOD) service.

In Poland Cyfrowy Polsat, the country’s largest DTH platform, will get a locally versioned 24/7 channel while cable operator Toya takes a locally versioned 24/7 channel and a VOD offering.

The latest additions to the territory roster for AMC/Sundance follows a slew of pay TV deals across territories including France, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Korea, Thailand and Taiwan.

Sundance Channel was founded by Robert Redford and aims to showcase independent films.

via AMC/Sundance Pushes Into Turkey – The Hollywood Reporter.

November 27, 2012
New $6.5 billion Istanbul airport to be put out to tender

Istanbul’s new $6.5 billion airport is expected to be put out to tender before the end of this year.

The tender was announced earlier this week by the head of the infrastructure department of Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Communication.

The project was officially launched last August and domestic and international interest has been building since then, the Construction Index website reported today.

Metin Tahan, general manager of the ministry’s general directorate of infrastructure investments, said: “We have been receiving information requests from interested parties from all over the world.”

Turkish firms such as Sabanci, Limak, IC Holding and TAV, alongside other foreign companies, are reportedly interested in the project.

The first section of the airport – consisting of three runways and three taxiways with a 100 million passenger capacity terminal – is planned to be operational by 2016.

The new airport, which will be located in the North Western part of Istanbul, is expected to accommodate 150 million passengers a year.

November 24, 2012
THY director general elected chairman of Association of European Airlines

THY Director General elected chairman of executive board of Association of European Airlines.

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The annual general assembly meeting of the Association of European Airlines took place in Brussels.

Speaking to AA correspondent, Kotil said that the decision that was made at the annual meeting meant that European airlines appreciated progress by Turkey in the aviation sector in the recent years.

“We will carry Turkey’s success in the aviation sector to Europe,” he said regarding his goal during his term.

Kotil said that he would exert efforts for visa-free travel for Turkish citizens in European countries and other issues.

Kotil was born in Rize in 1959. He graduated from Aeronautical Engineering Department at Istanbul Technical University in 1983. In 1986, he completed his first master’s degree in the United States from the Aircraft Engineering Department of Michigan University, his second master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1987, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 1991. Kotil served as Assistant Associate Professor and Associate Professor at Istanbul Technical University at the Faculty of Aircraft and Space Sciences. At the same department, he served as Assistant Department Head and Associate Dean. In 2003, he began his carrier with Turkish Airlines as Vice President of the Technical Department. In 2005, he was appointed General Manager of Turkish Airlines, and in 2006, he was elected a member of the IATA Boards of Directors. In 2010, Kotil was appointed as a Board Member of the Association of European Airlines. Kotil is married and has four children.

via THY director general elected chairman of Association of European Airlines Anadolu Agency.

November 23, 2012