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Conference on “Hunger in the world and searching for ways to solve it”
The capital of Azerbaijan Baku hosted a conference on “The problem of hunger in the world and searching for ways to solve it”, organized by the Dialogue Eurasia Platform (DEP) and the Institute of Economics of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. The conference was opened by the president of the National Academy of […]
Kimse Yok Mu provided aid to 14,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey
Kimse Yok Mu does not slow down in providing aid to the refugees who have settled in the city of Kilis, Turkey because of the civil war in Syria. Kimse Yok Mu distributes meals, including lunch and dinner to 1000 people, and has provided aid to 14,000 refugees living in the camps in the cities […]
Cihan TV network celebrates 10th birthday
AYTEN ÇIFTÇI / MEHMET TAYANÇ / KORAY TEKIN, İSTANBUL The Cihan TV network, which encompasses 94 local and regional television broadcasters, marked the 10th anniversary of its establishment on Thursday night. Members of the network, established in 2003 to strength local media, benefit from accurate, fast and trustworthy news sources for free. A reception was […]
Mali Minister of Education visits ‘Kimse Yok Mu’
Adama Ouane, Minister of National Education of Mali, visited the 8th annual organization for the sacrifice festival (Eid al-Adha). Minister Ouane saw the organization in place, and said to the volunteers of Kimse Yok Mu present at the time “Your presence here is more valuable than anything else”. Minister Ouane expressed that Mali went through […]
17th TUSKON trade summit sees 25,000 B2B meetings
The 17th edition of the Turkey-World Trade Bridge summit, organized by the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON), saw 1,160 foreign and 1,000 Turkish businesspeople discuss partnerships in an estimated 25,000 separate meetings on Thursday. The first day of meetings at the event brought businesspeople from a number of sectors, including textile and machinery, […]
Somali’s Future Brighter with Turkish Schools
After opening the first Turkish school, Bedir Academy, in Mogadishu, Somalia, Turkish entrepreneurs are this time opening an educational complex with a capacity of 700 students on the campus of the old Technical University. The complex will have a school building, a dormitory, faculty housing, guesthouses, and a theater. When it is completed, it will […]
Kimse Yok Mu launches aid campaign for Gazans
TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL Turkish charity foundation Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There) has launched an aid campaign for the people of the Gaza Strip, where 166 Palestinians were killed during a recent conflict between Israel and Hamas. Members of the foundation have distributed food, blankets and household goods as well as other items to the […]
Grand Mufti of Egypt: “At least 10 Turkish schools must be opened in Egypt”
Dr. Ali Gomaa, the Grand Mufti of Egypt wanted Turkish entrepreneurs to open at least 10 schools in Egypt. Dr. Gomaa attended the opening ceremony of the second Turkish School of Egypt, located in the city of Beni Suwaif, in southern Cairo. He remarked the students in these Turkish schools learn English perfectly. He mentioned […]
Conference on Hizmet Movement to be held in Taipei
The conference, held under the banner “Hizmet Movement and the Thought and Teachings of Fethullah Gulen: Contributions to Multiculturalism and Global Peace,” is slated to take place Dec. 8-9 at National Taiwan University’s College of Social Sciences.
Textile firms expand $153 bln export industry at TUSKON meeting
NOAH BLASER, İSTANBUL In an opening ceremony that was broadcast in seven languages, Turkish officials and businesspeople acknowledged the importance of building ties with partners in developing markets at the Turkey-World Trade Bridge summit on Wednesday. “The axis of the world has shifted, and is turning toward the developing world,” said Turkish Economy Minister Zafer […]
TUSKON brings S. African, Turkish firms together
South African and Turkish companies that were present to build one on one business ties at the Turkey South Africa Trade and Investment Forum on Tuesday expressed that their main aim is to expand their businesses on the continent with partnership from both sides.
Conference declares gov’t needs to be more active in preventing domestic violence
İPEK ÜZÜM, İSTANBUL The government should take a more active role in preventing domestic violence — which is on the rise across Turkey and the world — stated the final declaration of the conference on violence and society organized by the Journalists and Writers Foundation‘s (GYV) Women’s Platform between Nov. 24 and 26 in İstanbul. […]
TUSKON to gather 2,000 businessmen from all over world in İstanbul
The Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) has organized another Turkey-World Trade Bridge summit, to be held in İstanbul starting Wednesday as nearly 2,000 businessmen from all around the world fly in to attend. Turkish businessmen from a number of sectors, including textiles and machinery, among others, will engage in private meetings with their […]
Social, legal sanctions needed in fight against domestic violence
İPEK ÜZÜM, İSTANBUL Social sanctions will be necessary alongside legal measures if domestic violence is to be curbed in Turkey, according to experts from a number of fields who gathered at a conference of the Journalists and Writers Foundation (GYV) in İstanbul on Sunday, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. […]
