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Tuesday, September 20th, 2016

Turkey Signs Agreement to Use Space Station’s Japanese Kibo Module

On Sept. 8, 2016, Yuichi Yamaura, vice president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and H.E. Cihan Kanlıgöz, director general of Aeronautics and Space Technologies, Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications of the Republic of...

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Turkish Water to Reach Northern Cyprus Soon

Turkish Cyprus is very close to receiving water from Turkey in a landmark project, said a Turkish Cypriot minister yesterday. “This is the project of the century,“ said Ali Çetin Amcaoğlu, the minister of Forestry and Agriculture of Turkish Cyprus,...

Monday, November 14th, 2011

Government Plan Ready to Sell ‘unqualified’ Land

Unqualified state land will be subject to sale after new related legislation is approved by the Turkish parliament, generating revenues of 26 billion Turkish Liras. About 1 million houses and 1.74 million square meters of land whose cadastre...

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Turkey Launches Its First Observation Satellite

RASAT, the first observation satellite designed and produced by Turkish engineers, will be launched into space on Wednesday, from the Yasny Launch Base, located in a southwestern Russian oblast bordering Kazakhstan. RASAT was designed, manufactured and tested...

Friday, May 20th, 2011

Satellite Image Reveals Spread of a Megacity

A newly released satellite image reveals Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey at 15 million inhabitants, is quickly becoming a "megacity" covering almost 700 square miles. A newly released satellite image reveals Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey...

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Turkish Forestry Minister Says Turkey Would Host 10th UN Forestry Forum

Turkish Environment and Forestry Minister Veysel Eroglu said that Turkey would host the 10th United Nations Forestry Forum which is set to be held in 2013. Read More

Friday, February 16th, 2007

New Old Map Discovered

Researchers working in the Sahara Desert claim to have found one of the world's oldest maps. If confirmed, the discovery will rival the 6000 year old mural at Catal Hoyuk in Turkey - the oldest...