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» World Economic Forum to host summit in Istanbul |
Date : 1/28/2012 |
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 WEF's Istanbul summit will bring together more than 1,000 people from the political, business, civil society and media sectors.
Turkish Minister for European Union (EU) Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said Saturday that the World Economic Forum (WEF) would host a summit on Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia in Istanbul between June 4 and 6.
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» Turkey's population increases by 1.35 pct to 74.7 mln |
Date : 1/28/2012 |
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 Turkey's population increased by 1.35 percent to 74.7 million at the end of 2011 when compared to the previous year.
Turkey's population was 74,724,269 at the end of 2011.
Turkish Statistical Authority, TurkStat, made public Friday results of the census conducted through the Address-Based Population Registration System which uses the National Address Database to track the number of people living at a specific address.
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» Turkish first attack helicopter to be delivered in April |
Date : 1/28/2012 |
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 "ATAK" is one of the best helicopters in the world with its high technology, Bayar underlined.
Undersecretary of Turkey's Defense Industry, Murad Bayar, said Saturday that Turkey's first attack helicopter "ATAK" (T129) would be delivered in April.
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» Turkey’s first face transplant patient "speaking" |
Date : 1/28/2012 |
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 Turkey’s first-ever face transplant patient, 19-year-old Uğur Acar, was removed from intensive care at the Akdeniz University Hospital on Wednesday and uttered his first words on Wednesday afternoon.
Acar suffered serious burns to his face during a house fire that occurred when he was just 40 days old.
Dr. Ömer Özkan, a professor from the department of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery at Antalya University’s Faculty of Medicine, told the press on Wednesday that the young patient was continuing to surprise doctors with the speediness of his progress following the operation, adding that stubble had even begun to emerge on Acar’s face.
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» Murdoch plans bid to buy Turkish media group |
Date : 1/28/2012 |
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 Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is considering a bid to buy one of Turkey's biggest media groups, which owns the Sabah daily and popular TV station ATV, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), one of the media outlets owned by News Corporation.
The Turkish group is currently owned by Çalık Holding, a business conglomerate run by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's son-in-law.
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