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New law package aims to boost trust in Turkey’s…

New law package aims to boost trust in Turkey’s…
New law package aims to boost trust in Turkey's investment environment Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli said a draft legislation package to improve the investment environment has been offered to the cabinet of ministers, and the package will include comprehensive regulations on many issues, including problems facing foreign direct investors in Turkey. While the Cabinet…
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Turkish Professor Aziz Sancar Wins Nobel Chemistry Prize

Turkish Professor Aziz Sancar Wins Nobel Chemistry Prize
Aziz Sancar, a Turkish professor at the University of North Carolina, wins Nobel Chemistry Prize along with Tomas Lindahl and Paul Modrich, with their work on how cells repair damaged DNA. Aziz Sancar, a Turkish biochemist and molecular biologist specializing in DNA repair, cell cycle checkpoints, and the circadian clock won the 2015 Nobel Chemistry…
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Human rights and democratisation in Turkey

Human rights and democratisation in Turkey
Since the adoption of Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, a significant progress has been made globally in respect of human rights. In Turkey, adoption of reforms aiming at fundamental rights and freedoms has vastly accelerated. Regulations enabling every citizen to enjoy fundamental rights and freedom have put into practice. Human Rights Day is…
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Health correspondents from Middle East and Africa visited in Turkey

Health correspondents from Middle East and Africa visited in Turkey
General Directorate of Press and Information (DGPI) and the Office of Public Diplomacy jointly organised a programme for the visit of the health correspondents from Middle East and North Africa countries between November 18-21 in Tukey. 16 journalists were hosted in Istanbul and Ankara within the scope of the Journalist Delegation Programme. The delegation visited…
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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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