CEO of UniCredit, Federico Ghizzoni, says that the bank plans to open a total of 900 new branches mainly in the central and eastern markets in five years, of these new branches 300 are planned to be opened in Turkey. UniCredit holds a 50% stake in local lender Yapi Kredi which currently has more than 860 branches nationwide. |
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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