Turkey

Putin to push trade in Turkey despite disagreement on Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Turkey on Monday will have trade and energy issues at its heart, but is not expected to bridge deep differences over Syria and Crimea.

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Turkey lifts block on access to YouTube: official

Turkey's telecoms regulator removed an official order blocking access to YouTube (GOOGL.O) from its website on Tuesday after the country's top court ruled last week that the ban was a breach of human rights.

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As tech millionaires multiply, wealth advisers struggle to connect

When the nine-person startup he co-founded was bought by Facebook for a reported $15 million in January, Cemre Gungor, 27, was inundated with phone calls and emails from wealth advisers. Yet he spurned them all, opting instead to open an account with Betterment, an online financial adviser launched in 2010 that automatically invests in a portfolio of exchange traded funds based mainly on a client's age.

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Chinese startup ChaseFuture bags $400K in seed round to coach international students on university admissions

Shanghai, China-based university applicant mentoring startup ChaseFuture bagged $400,000 in its seed funding round led by Banyan Partners and Harbor Pacific Capital to assist international students in university admission tests.

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Turkey Prime Minister Erdogan accuses Twitter of tax evasion after lifting ban

Just days after he was forced to lift the ban he enforced on Twitter, Turkey Prime Minister accused the social media network of tax evasion, and implied that YouTube and Facebook might be violating the country's laws as well.

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Turkey's ban on Twitter and YouTube may kill digital startups in the country

Digital startups had been suffering the crippling effects of the social media outlets ban in Turkey, reported Venture Beat.

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YouTube files legal complaint against Turkey against social media ban

US-based video-sharing giant YouTube representative Gonenc Gurkaynak filed a legal complaint to the Turkish Consitutional Court against the ban that prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued against the service.

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Turkey blocks YouTube amid new government audio file leak

Just over a week after blocking Twitter, Turkey is now moving to shut down access to YouTube in a bid to stem off the source of corruption scandal and reputation-damaging leaks related to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Spanish paper firm Saica purchased Turkish paperboard producer OMK

Zaragoza, Spain-based paper and packaging firm Saica purchased Istanbul, Turkey-based paperboard producer OMK for an undisclosed amount to establish its position in the European market.

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Turks having more difficulties going online after Twitter ban

Turks are now facing a new challenge getting access to the Internet after courts banned Twitter as alternative DNS numbers that were used to access the Internet were not anymore working, Reuters reported.

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Twitter offers SMS alternative after Turkey ban

Twitter is now offering an alternative way of sending Tweets via SMS after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan lambasted social media for linking him to a corruption scandal and blocking the social network in the country.

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Turkey may ban Facebook and YouTube over alleged corruption leaks

The prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is planning to pass a law that will ban Facebook and YouTube in the country after recordings revealing his group's alleged corruption went viral on the Internet.

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Pan-European accelerator Startupbootcamp expands to Istanbul, Turkey

Startupbootcamp, the pan-European accelerator, has launched in Istanbul, as investors continue to show interest in Turkey. The accelerator has already began accepting applications for its program.

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Carme sells stake in Canada's Alliance Grain Traders for $28M

Carme Trust announced the completed sale of its 1.87 million shares in Canada-based lentil and pea splitting group Alliance Grain Traders Inc (AGT) in a deal valued at $28 million.

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Fed's taper could start reforms in emerging markets - report

Countries in emerging markets like Turkey and India should see the bright side of the tapering of the $85 billion-a-month money-printing program by the US Federal Reserve this month, according to a Reuters report.

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