The EBRD announced that it has launched Mid-size Sustainable Energy Financing Facility in Turkey consisting of EUR 400mn loan. EUR 300mn will be disbursed in loans for up to 12 years to Turkish commercial banks either through senior loans or diversified payment rights securitization programs, and remaining EUR 100mn will be disbursed as direct risk participation in selected sub-projects of same banks, according to a statement from EBRD. |
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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