CEO of Japanese Mizuho Financial Group Inc., Yasuhiro Sato, told Bloomberg that the lender targets to increase the number of its branches in Asia outside of Japan to 50 from current 33 within five years and it also plans to open branches in Turkey, India and Myanmar. |
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