by admin | May 25, 2021 | Muslim World
Mumbai : (IANS) India’s Doordarshan and Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT will sign a MoU to collaborate for entertainment content exports worth $20 million to India by 2018, Turkish Ambassador to India Burak Akcapar said here on Thursday.
The two state-owned companies will sign an MOU shortly, he said at the ongoing three-day FICCI Frames 2016 here on behalf of the biggest delegation of Turkish companies led by the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce and Tourism which is attending the major global entertainment conclave.
Turkey will also enhance its collaboration with Indian film industry and is in talks with MAMI Film Festival to showcase Turkish cinema for the Indian audiences in its October 2016 edition, he added.
Stating that the world is in pursuit of Turkish content, Akcapar said its original content touches lives of billions of people in around 100 countries worldwide.
“As the world’s second rapid growing country, Turkey’s export figure in content business is projected to be $1 billion by 2023,” he said.
He said Turkey’s first TV content export to India – “Feriha” on Zee Zindagi channel — has been well-received by Indian audiences with an average viewership of 36 million each week.
Spurred by its success, many Indian television networks and general entertainment channels are in discussions with Turkish content providers to roll out more Turkish serials for the Indian audiences.
The ICC has brought Turkey’s leading content industry representatives to interact with representatives of Indian media and entertainment industry at its ‘Turkey Home of Content’ stall at the FICCI Frames.
Some of the companies participating include Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, Ayyapim, Kadraj, Kanal 7, Outline Ajans, Pana Film, Tax Medya, ULKE TV and others seeking collaborations with Indian media-entertainment companies.
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Muslim World
Ankara, (IINA) – The number of refugees trying to reach Europe by crossing by sea from Turkey to Greece has fallen sharply since the EU-Turkey refugee deal came into effect last week, Anadolu Agency reported.
Turkey and the EU reached an agreement, which came into effect on March 20 to stop refugee flows into Europe.
Under the deal, refugees trying to enter Europe illegally will not get a chance to be resettled in the EU, as all new irregular migrants crossing from Turkey to the Greek islands as of March 20 will be returned to Turkey.
On March 18 and 19, before the deal took effect, nearly 2,000 refugees were caught in the Aegean Sea. However, on March 20-27, only 795 refugees were captured.
In 2015, more than 800,000 refugees crossed into Europe, and the Coast Guard captured 91,611 illegal immigrants, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency.
Over 5,500 refugees were captured this January, 8,739 captured in February and 7,842 were caught in March, an overall of 22,000.
Turkey is hosting the largest number of Syrian refugees in the world and has spent more than seven billion euros ($7.7 billion) meeting their needs, according to European Commission figures released last year.
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Business, Business Summit, Economy, Events, News
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with other BRICS leaders at a meeting, on the sidelines of G20 Turkey 2015, in Turkey
Antalya:(IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called on the BRICS countries to strengthen confidence in growth and boost coordination within the emerging-market bloc so as to jointly cope with global challenges.
Acknowledging that the five countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — are facing increasing complexities and difficulties and experiencing slower growth, Xi proposed that they upgrade their economic structures for long-term development.
“China stands ready to share development opportunities with other BRICS countries and lift our economic cooperation,” the Chinese president said at a BRICS leaders’ meeting held in the Turkish resort city of Antalya on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
“Pure gold fears no fire,” Xi observed.
“As long as we hold firm confidence and strengthen coordination, the BRICS countries will surely sail through winds and waves,” he was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Vladimir Putin and South African President Jacob Zuma attended the meeting.
The five leaders strongly condemned Friday’s terror attacks in Paris, and reaffirmed their commitment to international cooperation in combating terrorism.
They also called for early implementation of the 2010 reform plan of the International Monetary Fund.
