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 Rooms are higher priced in Istanbul than in Europe
According to the European Hotel Prince Index, Istanbul has become one of the fastest increasing cities. While prices for a hotel room in Europe are 120 Euros on average, in Turkey as of April, average prices were at 144 Euros. |
 WB lauds improvements in universal health care in Turkey
The significant progress Turkey has made in the health care and educational fields was praised in a recent World Bank report. |
 "Destination: Istanbul" project by MoMA New York
The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) and MoMA Design Store will realise a special project, titled “Destination: Istanbul”. |
 Italian rider wins intercontinental cycling stage on Tour of Turkey
Italian rider Andrea Guardini won the prologue stage to the 47th Presidential Tour of Turkey on Sunday in a unique race that saw the cyclists cross from the European to the Asian side of Istanbul via the Bosphorus Bridge. |
 Russia becomes Turkish exporters’ target market with visa-free travel
A recent elimination of visa requirements between Turkey and Russia for their respective citizens has substantially increased expectations for better economic relations between the two nations. |
 Turkey´s new foreign trade route covers China, India, Indonesia, USA and Russia
Turkish state minister for foreign trade said that they had a new route in foreign trade covering China, India, Indonesia, the USA and Russia. |
 World children to compete in Ankar
Ankara will host children from 90 countries in the first weeklong World Children´s Games starting Sunday. |
 Russian tourists in Turkey to increase 20 pct with visa-free travel
Turkey expects to draw more Russian tourists this year by as high as 20 percent with the onset of a new visa-free travel regime between the two countries, said Cumhur Güven Taşbaşı, director of promotion at the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
 Turkey to have 7 new airports by 2013, DHMİ says
The government is expecting to finalize the construction of seven new airports in Turkey before the beginning of 2010, officials have informed Today’s Zaman. |
 Checkered flag: Turkish may lose its Grand Prix, official tweets
Next month’s Istanbul Grand Prix is likely to be the last time the Formula One World Championship is hosted in Turkey, said an unofficial announcement from the Twitter account of the chairman of Istanbul Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. |
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