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EC approves Walt Disney's $71.3-billion 21st Century Fox deal

EC approves Walt Disney's $71.3-billion 21st Century Fox deal

Türk oyun sektörü başarılara devam ediyor

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EDB and ICBC Turkey in new financing for country’s largest NPL firm

EDB and ICBC Turkey in new financing for country’s largest NPL firm

Türkiye'nin en popüler 5 oyun geliştirme şirketi

Oyun geliştiriciler kullanılan teknolojilerle oyun dünyasına kitleleri sürükleyerek çok parlak bir noktaya geldiler. Türkiye'de de giderek popüler hale gelen bu sektörün en iyi 5 şirketi başarılı işlere imza atıyor.

Telefonlarda yeni oyun fırtınası: Six!

Tüm dünyada ses getiren 1010!’in ve Merged!’ün geliştiricisi Gram Games, yeni oyunu Six!’i duyurdu.

5 günde 1 milyon kez indirilen oyun

Türk oyun şirketi Gram Games’in yeni oyunu Merged!, 5 gün içinde tüm dünyada 1 milyon kez indirildi.

Turkish commander sparks debate in Greece

ATHENS - Greek newspapers express concerns about a NATO restructuring under which Greek and Turkish commanders will take turns heading the alliance's Larissa military headquarters. Some Greeks say the appointment of a Turkish commander will make it easier for Turkish warplanes to fly in Greek airspace

Eurovision’s song remains the same

ISTANBUL - Though this year’s Eurovision Song Contest ended Saturday night, with a victory for Norway, debate over the voting patterns in the half-a-century-old cultural competition continues.

A peace-instilling Ottoman yard returns: the Valide-i Atik Complex

ISTANBUL - The Valide-i Atik Complex is one of the last works of Mimar Sinan, the renowned chief architect of the Ottoman Empire during the period when it was at its height. Valide-i Atik means ’the old mother of a sultan’ and refers to one of the more famous - or, perhaps, infamous - mothers to ever inhabit the imperial harem, Nurbanu Sultan

Porsche, Volkswagen announce merger plan after "intensive talks"

BERLIN - Luxury car maker Porsche and Europe's biggest auto producer Volkswagen agreed on Wednesday to forge a merged German car giant, stepping up the momentous changes shaking the industry worldwide.

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON APR 21

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on April 21, 2009. Hurriyet Daily News Online does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Bodrum ready for 3-day rock festival

BODRUM, Muğla - Bodrum will host a three-day rock festival next week.

Gov’t engages rivals to push through bills

ANKARA - In a move to draft a labor union law compatible with International Labor Organization criteria, Turkey’s labor minister has sought support from the opposition parties to pass two proposals, one about the labor union law and the other about May Day.

Showing no signs of slowing down after 45 years

ISTANBUL - In 45 years on the job, veteran Turkish journalist, TV producer, columnist and writer Mehmet Ali Birand has interviewed some of the world’s leading personalities. In person, he is a calm gentleman, who loves writing books and being a news reporter

Roche seals $46.8 billion Genentech deal

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Thursday it has sealed a friendly deal to take full control of its U.S. biotechnology unit Genentech after increasing the offer price to $95 a share.

Merck, Schering-Plough to merger for $41.1 bln

U.S. pharmaceutical giants Merck and Schering-Plough announced their merger early Monday in a stock-and-cash transaction valued at $41.1 billion.

Yapı Kredi net climbs 47 pct

ISTANBUL - Yapı Kredi Bank, the Turkish bank co-owned by Italy’s UniCredit, said profit rose 47 percent last year after it reversed provisions and cut costs.

CNN-Türk takes new approach

ISTANBUL - A room full of Turkey’s leading news personalities was abuzz yesterday as veteran journalist and anchorman Mehmet Ali Birand took the stage at the Doğan TV Center in Istanbul to explain the changes viewers will be seeing on CNN-Türk.

Officers to stand trial in Dink case

ANKARA - One Gendarmerie colonel and five officers will be tried in court in the Black Sea province of Trabzon for dereliction of duty as part of the murder investigation of Armenian weekly Agos Editor-in-Chief Hrant Dink.

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON FEB 15

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on Feb. 15, 2009. Hurriyet Daily News Online does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. (UPDATED)

Israeli right-wing parties poised for victory in election

ISTANBUL - The Israeli right-wing political parties are set to emerge as the star performer in the Feb. 10 general elections largely due to growing security concerns, agree experts and academics. The new Israeli government will have a tougher stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, they say.

Deniz Emeklilik aims to grow further

ISTANBUL - A joint venture of Denizbank and Dexia to operate in Turkey’s insurance market, Deniz Emeklilik & Hayat aims to increase the share of its policy sales in the Turkish market with what it calls the "post office insurance business."

Turkey's Akkok Group may invest up to $1 billion in energy - paper

Turkey's Akkok Group, which owns power producer Ak Enerji, may invest between $500 million and $1 billion in energy projects, Dunya newspaper said on Monday.

First union strike hits new Alitalia

ROME - A union representing flight attendants, ground workers and pilots staged the first strike against the new Alitalia yesterday, a week after the privatized airline took off.

Alitalia takes off as private airline firm

MİLAN - Italy's flagship carrier Alitalia took to the skies under private ownership yesterday, the day after sealing a partnership agreement with European giant Air France-KLM.

Prominent names detained in Turkey's Ergenekon probe

Over a hundred prominant Turks, including former judges, high ranking militiary officicals, academics and members of the media, have been detained or questioned in Turkey's controversial Ergenekon probe. Here are some of the well-known names from the latest wave of the investigation.

Now Ergenekon makes even more sense

On May 17, 2006, a horrible incident took place in Ankara. A 29-year-old lawyer named Alparslan Arslan stormed into one of Turkey’s legal strongholds, the Council of State, took his gun out and shot five senior judges.

Dimensions grow in Ergenekon case

ISTANBUL- Turkey’s top appeals court decides to merge the May 2006 Council of State attack case with the Ergenekon investigation. One expert says the move is the first truly concrete action taken, while another says the failed ’deep state’ investigation in the 1990s raises doubt about accomplishing anything