Istanbul To Host IMF and World Bank

The agreement pertaining to holding 2009 meeting of IMF-World Bank in Istanbul was signed in Singapore. The consensus agreement was signed, on behalf of Turkey, by Ali Babacan –State Minister and Chief EU Negotiator– on behalf of IMF, Rodrigo de Rator –President of IMF– and on behalf of World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz, –President of World Bank. During the IMF and World Bank annual meetings, seminars relating to economy, global and regional relations...more

Turkey's Millenary Art on Display In Italian Presidential Palace

An exhibition entitled "Turkey: 7,000 years of history" starts on January 11 in the Italian Presidential Palace and is scheduled to run until March 31. The exhibition consists of 43 works of art from four major Turkish museums. The exhibition was inaugurated on January 10 by the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, and the President of Turkey, Ahmet Necdet Sezer. As of the following day, art pieces belonging to the various civilizations which followed one another in Turkey will be on display in the 'Sala delle Bandiere' hall of the Presidential Palace... more

Istanbul Exhibition In Amsterdam

Exhibition "Istanbul: The City & The Sultan" was inaugurated in Amsterdam. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Turkish Culture & Tourism Minister Atilla Koc attended the inauguration ceremony of the exhibition which focuses on the remarkable city of Istanbul and features 300 treasures from the Turkish museums including the world-famous Topkapi Palace Museum.Delivering a speech at the ceremony in Nieuwe Kerk Museum, Koc said, "this exhibition will help our Dutch friends to learn more about our cultural heritage from the Ottoman Empire and Turkish people... more