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  • Number of Azerbaijani citizens visiting Istanbul grows

    Number of Azerbaijani citizens visiting Istanbul grows

    Number of tourists who visited the Turkish megalopolis increased by 15%.

    61552In the first seven months of 2011, Turkey’s Istanbul saw over 84,600 Azerbaijani tournaments which is twice as high as last year’s indicators of the same period.

    According to Turkish mass media, in the said period the number of tourists who visited the Turkish megalopolis increased by 15% to settle at 4,670,000.

    Istanbul attracts tourists with its historical and cultural values.

    In the past years, the number of tourists, who prefer Turkey, is gradually growing thanks to the steps taken by the Turkish government. Today the country is seventh by the number of tourists and eighth by the profitability of the tourism sector.

    According to TurkStat, in 2010 foreign tourists brought $25bn. By the end of the year the tourism sector will bring at least $30bn to Turkey.

    via News.Az – Number of Azerbaijani citizens visiting Istanbul grows.

  • Yusuf Halacoglu: Turkey and Azerbaijan come closer as Sargsyan admits occupation

    Yusuf Halacoglu: Turkey and Azerbaijan come closer as Sargsyan admits occupation

    “The recent processes show how wrong Turkey’s policy of rapprochement with Armenia was”

    YusufHalachoqlu300310Istanbul. Mayis Alizadeh – APA. “Encouraged by some actions of the separatists in Turkey, Armenia has recently made senseless statements. But one must not forget that Turkey is not a weak country that will give way to the separatists and senseless Armenian claims,” former head of Turkish Historical Society, parliamentarian from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), professor Yusuf Halacoglu told APA’s Turkey bureau.

    He said Armenia does not know what to do.

    “The US does not support Armenia concerning “genocide” any more, because the US needs Turkey more in order to solve the problems in the Middle East. Therefore, Armenia’s “Agri Dagh illusions” are meaningless. These processes show how wrong Turkey’s policy of rapprochement with Armenia was. Actually, these processes strengthen the relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan. Maybe it is for the better. So, let them make senseless statements. One of the major issues is that Azerbaijan should benefit from this situation. Azerbaijan should complete the development of its economy. You know that economic power of a country means its political power. In this respect, Azerbaijan, which is strengthening its economy, is on the right way. Every country, which is in danger of economic collapse, sooner or later feels the need for its neighbors. For example Greece, they sell islands. Armenia will be in worse condition. Armenia has problems with all of its neighbors with which it could establish economic relations – with the exception of Iran. There is a need to establish new joint organizations. Enhancement of the relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan is of great importance in this respect,” he said.

    via APA – Yusuf Halacoglu: Turkey and Azerbaijan come closer as Sargsyan admits occupation.

  • Azerbaijan’s bank opens a representative office in Istanbul and announces office opening in Moscow and Dubai

    Azerbaijan’s bank opens a representative office in Istanbul and announces office opening in Moscow and Dubai

    Azerbaijan’s bank opens a representative office in Istanbul and announces office opening in Moscow and Dubai

    Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Texnikabank OJSC continues its network expansion in accordance with the strategic development plan.

    The Bank reports that taking into account close relationships between Turkey and Azerbaijan, as well as broad trade turnover between the two countries, Texnikabank has become the first out of Azerbaijani banks which opened a representative office in Istanbul, Turkey. It operates in an office building at: Gümüş suyu İnönü Cad № 24, Öməravni məhəlləsi Bəyoğlu İstanbul.

    “The opening of the Turkish office creates conditions for closer cooperation with Turkish banks and more opportunities in the area of financial transactions. Texnikabank offers its products to companies operating on the markets of Azerbaijan and Turkey, and renders all kinds of banking services,” the Bank says.

    The strategic plan priority is to expand structural units of the Bank.

    “Besides the Turkish markets, we are planning to appear at two more banking markets – Russia and the UAE – and, consequently, open representative offices in Moscow and Dubai,” Texnikabank informed.

    Texnikabank OJSC was founded in 1993, and due to the main indicators is now in TOP 5 of the banking sector.

    via Azerbaijan Business Center – Azerbaijan’s bank opens a representative office in Istanbul and announces office opening in Moscow and Dubai.

  • Some 500,000 Azerbaijani tourists to visit Turkey in 2011

    Some 500,000 Azerbaijani tourists to visit Turkey in 2011

    Azerbaijan, Baku, July 2 / Trend, I. Isabalayeva /

    Bodrum 010710 4Last year, Turkey was visited by 436,000 Azerbaijani tourists. It is expected that this year the number of Azerbaijani tourists visiting this country will hit 500,000 people, Chairman of Tourist Market Investors Association of Turkey (TYD), Turgut Gur told journalists.

    “Turkish programs should be applied to promote Azerbaijan. First of all, all programs of the “Eurovision-2012″, to be held in Azerbaijan, should be made public for this purpose. They will be publicized next month,” Gur said.

    In the future, Azerbaijan will get even more income from tourism, he said.

    Azerbaijan needs to create other tourist services not related to the Caspian Sea to attract European tourists, the Turkish expert believes.

    “Of course, the Caspian Sea is regarded as a cold sea. There are few people in Europe who can say “I am going to the Caspian Sea”. So another work should be done here. Tourists visiting Azerbaijan will get acquainted with the culture and cuisine, and it is necessary to increase the number of advertisements related to Azerbaijan’s tourism potential on world television channels,” Gur said.

    via Some 500,000 Azerbaijani tourists to visit Turkey in 2011 | Society | Trend.

  • Armenia invited Turkey, Azerbaijan to participate in Bologna Process events

    Armenia invited Turkey, Azerbaijan to participate in Bologna Process events

    73654PanARMENIAN.Net – On July 1, 2011 Armenia and Poland will assume co-chairmanship in Bologna Process to last till December 31, 2011, Armenian Minister of Education and Science stated.

    As Armen Ashotyan told a news conference in Yerevan, a number of events were planned in this connection, including Bologna 2020 international student school aiming to consolidate students from Bologna Process member states.

    Ashotyan further noted that his Azerbaijani and Turkish counterparts were invited to participate in two events to be hosted by Armenia. However, the countries denied receiving any invitation, which, as Armenian Foreign Ministry confirmed they did receive.

    The purpose of the Bologna Process (or Bologna Accords) is the creation of the European Higher Education Area by making academic degree standards and quality assurance standards more comparable and compatible throughout Europe, in particular under the Lisbon Recognition Convention. It is named after the place it was proposed, the University of Bologna, with the signing in 1999 of the Bologna declaration by Education Ministers from 29 European countries.

    Armenia became a signatory and thus a member of the European Higher Education Area in 2005.

    via Armenia invited Turkey, Azerbaijan to participate in Bologna Process events – PanARMENIAN.Net.

  • High-speed trains may be used on Baku-Tbilisi-Istanbul railway line

    High-speed trains may be used on Baku-Tbilisi-Istanbul railway line

    Baku is hosting the 11th session of the coordination council for rehabilitation, reconstruction and construction of the Marabda-Kartsakhi (Turkish border) railway line within the project of the new Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line, Trend reports.

    The session will hold talks on the rehabilitation, reconstruction and construction of the Tetriskaro-Tsalka and Tsalka-Akhalkalaki railways.

    It will also consider adjustments to expenditure on the Akhalkalaki-Karstakhi railway line, presented by the Azerinshaatservice.

    The sides will discuss construction of the Akhalkalaki railway station.

    Azerbaijan and Georgia will consider use of Spanish high-speed trains, produced by TALGO, on the Baku-Tbilisi-Istanbul line.

    They will approve a new budget for the Marabda-Kartsakhi Railway Company for 2011.

    via High-speed trains may be used on Baku-Tbilisi-Istanbul railway line | Vestnik Kavkaza.