Güngör Uras
Türkiye's first female treasury director passes away
Aysel Öymen, Türkiye's first female director general of the Treasury and wife of journalist and former Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman Altan Öymen, has passed away at the age of 96.
Öymen graduated from Ankara University's Faculty of Political Sciences, held various diplomatic posts abroad and became Türkiye's first female director general of the Treasury in 1978.
Turkey's first issue-based candidate says 'It's education, stupid!'
By making promises of improvement in the material conditions of pensioners and workers on the minimum wage, the CHP has targeted the right constituency, according to veteran journalist Güngör Uras. What the CHP has actually done is promise to introduce measures that would strengthen the social policies that were inaugurated by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Uras told me.
Economic vows of Turkey's main opposition 'setting agenda for next government'
The Republican People's Party (CHP) has injected new life into this election campaign by raising economic issues that will be impossible to igrnore regardless of who wins the June 7 polls, according to economist and journalist Güngör Uras.
Tourism representatives to discuss future of sector
Turkish and foreign tourism representatives, banking executives, journalists and academics met yesterday to discuss future tourism trends at the International Resort Tourism Congress and the conference will continue today.