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 ´This will be my final candidacy´
Announcing that he will be running for his final term as AK Party Chairman on September 30th, Erdoğan signaled a change by stating, “We will remain us as we transform. The AK Party will grow but we will lesson our desires.” |
 Jobless rate down to 9 pct in April, expected to fall further
The rate of unemployment in Turkey´s vast labor force saw a major decline of nearly one percentage point, dropping to 9 percent in April, according to monthly labor market figures released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat) on Monday. |
 Exports record in Turkey’s industrial production
One of the most significant growth indicators, industrial production, continues to rise with no slow-down in sight. Exports are what are behind the ever-so-pleasing figures. |
 May industrial output signals solid growth for Q2
National industrial production increased by 5.9 percent in May over the same month a year earlier, the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat) said on Monday, indicating that the country´s economic growth will be strong this year as well. |
 "We will not be cutting off Syria’s water and electricity"
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yıldız has announced that Turkey will not be disrupting water and electricity services to Syria during this period of increased tension. |
 Netherlands to be honored guest of Istanbul Book Fair
The 31st International Istanbul Book Fair will be held Nov. 17-25, organized by TÜYAP Fair and Exhibition Organization Inc., in association with the Publishers Association of Turkey, at the TÜYAP Fair and Convention Center in Büyükçekmece. |
 Basra´s petrol headed for Ceyhan
With Iran’s threat to the EU and the USA to shut the Hormuz Strait, Turkey could become a junction for petrol. Minister of Energy Yıldız says that should Iran’s threat be realized, petrol from Basra would then be brought into Ceyhan from where it would be marketed globally. |
 Turkey to decrease debt burden to 37 pct in 2012
Turkey’s already low debt-to- gross domestic product ratio compared to many European countries will fall to 37 percent, according Central Bank Governor Başçı |
 Turkish official inflation rises to 8.87% in June
Turkish inflation on a 12-month comparison rose to 8.87 percent in June, the national statistics institute TUIK said on Tuesday. |
 Ministry announces $31 billion industrial zones to create 60K jobs
Science, Industry and Technology Minister Nihat Ergün announced on Sunday government plans to establish two major industrial zones costing a total of $31 billion in the provinces of Konya and Zonguldak, according to reports in the Turkish media. |
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