Lars Thunell, CEO of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), told news agency Anadolu that the IFC plans USD 2bn investment in Turkey between 2012 and 2015 as part of the Country Partnership Strategy. The IFCs investments will amount to USD 500mn by the end of 2012-fiscal year and USD 100mn part of those investments has already materialised, Thunell said. |
The jailed leader of the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, called for a ceasefire on Thursday, ordering armed PKK militants to withdraw from Turkey. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the city of ... more
The Syrian government said the rebel groups foreign supporters, Turkey and Qatar, were responsible for a chemical attack in Aleppo. The countries that back and support the rebels, including ... more
US secretary of state John Kerry was in Ankara on Friday for talks with the Turkish leaders, including PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul, focused on the crisis in Syria, ... more