Çalık Group establishes contact with French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s special envoy for the Union for the Mediterranean on the margins of the MedUnion Summit in Paris on July 13 to secure funding for a multi-purpose pipeline project, or MedStream. The TDN learns that French officials were open to the project expected to be discussed at the ministerial meeting of the MedUnion in September
Turkey's Çalık Group company has approached the French-led Union for the Mediterranean to finance the feasibility study of a multi-purpose pipeline to ship oil, natural gas, electricity and more »
Karadzic: One of world's most wanted men
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, who was arrested on Monday, saw himself as a defender of Serbs during the 1992-95 Bosnian war but ended up a fugitive wanted on genocide more »
Iran slams Israeli minister's remarks
In a written statement late Monday, the Iranian Embassy in Ankara strongly criticized the remarks made by a visiting Israeli minister concerning Turkish-Iranian cooperation in the energy more »
Health risks in Sulukule
Urgent action is needed to prevent injuries due to rubble left behind after demolitions in Istanbul's Sulukule neighborhood, according to a recent report. In the report, the Istanbul Chamber of more »
Top court sets D-day as July 28
The 11 judges of the Constitutional Court will convene on July 28 to begin final deliberations in the closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, a court official said more »