Senior vice president of Russian bank Sberbank, Denis Bugrov, told Reuters that the lender is looking at acquisition targets in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) and Turkey. Bugrov asserts that Sberbank considers CEE and Turkey as regions with growth potential and the bank is interested in gaining a presence in these regions. Local daily Vatan recently speculated that Sberbank is interested in acquiring medium-sized local bank Sekerbank. |
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