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Turkish Citizens Travel to 70 Countries without Visa

Turkish Citizens Travel to 70 Countries without Visa
Turkey continues to open up to the world with the recent visa agreements made one after the other. In 2002, Turkish citizens with regular passports could enter 42 countries without a visa; this number has risen to 70 including the recent legal proceedings awaiting approval. Furthermore, Turkish citizens can obtain visas at border gates of…
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Turkey Hosted the World Leaders in 2013

Turkey Hosted the World Leaders in 2013
In 2013, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met 12 presidents, 9 heads of state, 2 vice-presidents, 13 speakers of assembly, and 20 prime ministers as well as a number of ministers and leaders of international organizations. During 2013 upon the invitation of President Abdullah Gül 21 presidents paid visits to Turkey - a frequent destination…
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Turkey is Collecting Her Stolen Treasures One by One

Turkey is Collecting Her Stolen Treasures One by One
In the last 10 years, Ministry of Culture and Tourism included 4136 historical artifacts - smuggled out of the country by various ways - back in our national wealth. Lastly, the Winged Seahorse Brooch, one of the most important pieces of Lydian Hoard, was delivered to Turkish officials by German authorities. The good news was…
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Turkey’s international prestige gains strength with THY

Turkey’s international prestige gains strength with THY
Turkish Airlines (THY), which is the airline that flies to the highest number of countries in the world with 108 states, breaks the records with its growth rates in the recent years. THY, one of the dynamos of Turkey’s active foreign policy, flies the Turkish flag to 264 destinations, 219 of which are international lines.…
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Foreign Investment to Turkey

Foreign Investment to Turkey
Turkey, which has the fastest growing economy in Europe, continues to be a center of attraction for international investors. While the total amount of foreign investment Turkey received until 2002 was 15 billion dollars, this amount has increased 9 fold within the last 10 years. The amount of foreign investment Turkey received only between 2005…
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Turkey is making reforms to raise self-confident children

Turkey is making reforms to raise self-confident children
Turkey is drawing global attention with the projects and reforms she has been making in education, health and social areas. Dedicating 23 April International Children´s Festival to all children of the world, Turkey has not only been implementing applicable social projects to enable children to live in peace and security, but she has also been…
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Antalya Hosted G20 Leaders Summit

Antalya Hosted G20 Leaders Summit
Bringing world´s 19 biggest economies together with the EU, 10th G20 Leaders Summit was convened in Antalya on 15-16 November, 2015. Organized under the auspices of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, G20 Summit focused on global economic and political issues during 7 sessions. Over 13.000 officials and delegates from member states along with some 3000 journalists…
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Turkey encompasses 16 cultural assets inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List

Turkey encompasses 16 cultural assets inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
The number of Turkey’s cultural assets inscribed on the World Heritage List, which are chosen by the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO) and comprised of cultural and natural assets put under protection worldwide, has increased to 15. UNESCO has recently approved the inscription of Diyarbakır Fortress, Hevsel Gardens and Ephesus on its…
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Turkey as the long-standing safe harbour on the World Refugee Day

Turkey as the long-standing safe harbour on the World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day brings to attention the drama of almost 60 million people forcibly displaced worldwide according to the statistics of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.The global refugee population has outnumbered the population of 183 countries around the world. One in every 122 people is a refugee or asylum-seeker. With global displacement from…
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