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Hitler commercial withdrawn for three months Turkey’s Advertising Board has withdrawn an advertisement for ‘Biomeen’ shampoo which depicts footage of Adolf Hitler. The three month cautionary judgment was based on the notion that the cartoon contains inflammatory and racist symbols as well as inspires sexism.
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China trip boosts tourists The Prime Minister’s trip to China has resulted in an increased interest in Chinese tourists. The high spending tendencies of Chinese tourists who come to Turkey on eight to ten day trips has drawn the interest of Turkey’s tour operators.
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THY's number of passengers soars to eight million... Turkish Airlines has announced that its passenger numbers in the first quarter of 2012 rose by 18.9 percent to eight million.
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Prime Minister Erdoğan Meets with CEO’s from China At a conference organized by the Prime Ministry Investment and Support Agency, Prime Minister Erdoğan invited China’s biggest firms to invest in Turkey.
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Nuclear partnership with China Turkey and China signed six agreements yesterday which will open the door to a number of collaborations including nuclear energy.
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The new American dream Turkey’s traditional culinary delights are finding their way to the mega U.S. metropolis New York. Both Güllüoğlu and Çiğköftem have locations situated next to some of the city’s most expensive restaurants, while Simit Sarayı will also be opening a branch soon.
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Erdoğan headed for China with 300 businessmen Erdoğan's first stop in China will be to Xinjiang, the autonomous province with a high population of Uyghur Turks. Later, the prime minister heads to Beijing followed by Shanghai where he will be signing three agreements on funds, nuclear energy and coal.”
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China and Turkey have a shared destiny China enthusiastically awaits Prime Minister Erdoğan’s April 7th visit, in which he will be accompanied by a large committee intending to further build economic ties. Chinese authorities state, “in all of history there has never been such tight collaboration,” and express they look forward to even more.
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A park for every neighborhood Under Prime Minister Erdoğan's order, the new urban renewal plans will include designating public parks for every neighborhood and district. In addition, the new development plan by the Ministry of Environment and Urban Development will also include bike paths and recreational areas.
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Turkey becomes world’s second highest growing... Turkey’s economy closed the year with a growth performance that would make nations suffering from the crisis in 2011 envious. With 8.5% growth, Turkey follows China to be the second highest growing economy in the world, leaving nations such as the U.S., EU countries and Japan in their wake.
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Unemployment drops in Turkey and soars in Europe While unemployment figures in Turkey continue to regress, in a variety of nations in Europe a number of firms have had to make employees redundant in order to contend with the crisis which has brought the unemployment level in the region to the highest it has been in 14 years.
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Turkey breaks new records in exports The 12.6 billion dollar figure announced for March exports came as no surprise to Economy Minister Çağlayan. “This figure is not an April Fool’s Day joke. Our 2012 target is to reach 150 billion dollars in exports.”
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Turkey to decrease petrol purchases from Iran Turkey has decided to cut petroleum purchases from Iran by a tenth. One million tons of crude oil will now be replaced by Libya. Turkey, which currently imports petroleum from 11 different countries, has decided to increase their import market.
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Mavi on the rise in the Middle East due to popular... With new stores opened in Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Mavi General Manager Cüneyt Yavuz explains that popular Turkish television shows have had a positive influence in increasing their regional sales.
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