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  • Somali PM salutes Turkey for growing support to Somalia

    Somali PM salutes Turkey for growing support to Somalia

    Turkey is showing the world what it is possible to achieve in Somalia, His Excellency Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon said today.

    Speaking during the visit to Mogadishu of the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey His Excellency Bekir Bozdağ, the Prime Minister welcomed Istanbul’s growing programme of assistance to Somalia. Turkey had been involved in Somalia at an early stage, he said, and the bilateral relations were strengthening.

    “We salute Turkey for the leading role it is playing supporting the recovery of Somalia,” the Prime Minister said. “Turkey has shown its international partners what it is possible to do operationally here – in terms of humanitarian assistance, business, infrastructure, development and many areas.”

    The Prime Minister welcomed the large Turkish delegation, which came to Mogadishu to monitor and evaluate the progress of a number of development and infrastructure projects, including the concrete plant established by Tika, the Turkish overseas development agency. “We are glad to see that Turkey is listening closely to us and our requirements and we welcome the offer to cooperate on a range of new projects to assist Somalia’s recovery,” the Prime Minister said.

    Source: PM Office

    Horseed Media 2013

    via Somali PM salutes Turkey for growing support to Somalia.

  • Pakistan opens Turkey-helped rapid bus lane system

    Pakistan opens Turkey-helped rapid bus lane system

    Lahor Metrobus system will carry 100K passengers daily.

    World Bulletin / News Desk

    IBB METROBUS PROJESINI PAKISTAN'A TASIDI

    Lahor’s rapid bus lane system was inaugurated on Sunday in a ceremony attended by Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag.

    Bozdag and and Pakistan main opposition leader Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the Metrobus system, a rapid public transit network similar to Istanbul’s fleet operating on dedicated bus lanes.

    “This is an important example of the cooperation between Turkey and Pakistan. Our two brotherly countries should further improve cooperation in commerce, education, health and social life,” Bozdag told the ceremony.

    The bus lane project was prepared by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and part of the lane was constructed by Albayrak Holding, a Turkish contractor, which also won operating rights of the system for 8 years.

    The 27-kilometer lane will carry 100,000 passengers a day.

    via Pakistan opens Turkey-helped rapid bus lane system | Asia-Pasific | World Bulletin.

  • Oman in Ottoman Documents meet begins

    Oman in Ottoman Documents meet begins

    Oman in Ottoman Documents meet begins

    Sun, 07 October 2012

    ISTANBUL — The (Oman in Ottoman Documents) Symposium opened at Yildiz Palace in Istanbul yesterday. The Symposium is organised in conjunction with the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) under the auspices of Bekir Bozdağ – Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey. Dr Hamad bin Mohammed al Dhoyani, Chairman of The National Records and Archives Authority (NRAA), said that the regional identity of Oman, derived from the fact of being a maritime nation stretches on the Sea of Oman, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Gulf, as well as the collection of cultural and social coherence and complementarity has contributed to Oman’s trade ties that stretch deep into the land of the Asian and African and European lands.

    He added that the Sultanate, aware of its own contribution to civilisation and its ancient history, has paid attention to its history in the belief that preserving national identity and its unique civilisation lies in the recalling of its glorious heritage, in taking care of it and establishing in the collective memory of the Omani population as a reference for all future endeavours, saying that the Sultanate of Oman is a country which stores cultural factors that contributed to the enrichment of human thought with documents and manuscripts in various fields.

    Dr Al Dhoyani said that Oman was associated with historic ties with the Ottoman State, adding that these ties were dominated by Islamic brotherhood and mutual respect and characterised by peace which is a universal human value that guarantees coexistence between nations and peoples and achieves international solidarity, tolerance and co-operation among individuals and groups.

    Dr Halit Eren, IRCICA Director-General said that in the symposium deal with historic ties between the Sultanate of Oman and Turkey, which is an important step that will be followed by other steps towards the development of cultural and academic ties between the two countries, adding that academically speaking, this symposium which brings together researchers from the Sultanate of Oman and Turkey is the first meeting on the topic based on archival documents.

    via Oman in Ottoman Documents meet begins | Oman Observer.

  • Turkey starts work on modernising Mogadishu airport

    Turkey starts work on modernising Mogadishu airport

    By ABDULKADIR KHALIF Nation Correspondent

    Posted Sunday, December 18 2011 at 19:11

    MOGADISHU, Sunday

    Turkey has started work to modernise Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport.

    Nine Turkish experts have been engaged in the setting up of a modern control tower from which all flights over Somalia’s territory would be monitored.

    “Mogadishu’s airport operates under the old system and is mainly used by aircraft from Kenya,” said Mr Aydin Sarik, the head of the Turkish team.

    Mr Sarik told journalists on Saturday that Turkish planes will start flights to Mogadishu after the airport’s infrastructure and systems are raised to world standards.

    “It will ease the delivery of humanitarian assistance and development aid,” he said.

    For nearly a year, a Dubai-based private company has been handling the airport services in Mogadishu.

    SKA Air & Logistics officials have stated in the past that the company had plans to modernise the airport, named after Somalia’s first president, Aden Abdulle.

    In late November, during a two-day visit to Mogadishu, Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag officiated a number of projects his country would implement in Mogadishu.

    Immediately after landing in Somalia, Mr Bozdag laid the foundation stones for a modern tower and a fortified perimeter wall to improve the airport’s security.

    During a visit to Mogadishu in August, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised that his country would implement multiple projects in Somalia, including in infrastructure and social services.

    via Turkey starts work on modernising Mogadishu airport  – Africa |nation.co.ke.