Economy of Ankara

Türkiye's 16th International Defence Industry Fair, IDEF'23, will be organized between July 25 and 28 in Istanbul.

Türkiye's 16th International Defence Industry Fair, IDEF'23, will be organized between July 25 and 28 in Istanbul.

Years ago, during the harvest season, I was strolling in the streets of Kalecik, a small town close to Ankara, when I noticed a strange handwritten note on a box of grapes for sale. It wrote "şişe kaçkını," with a rough translation meaning "escaped from the bottle." Of course I said to myself, just the right wording; these were the grapes that were not good enough for the bottle.

Rose of the World! That was her name. Gülcihan; when literally translated, "gül," meaning rose in Turkish, and "cihan" is world. We only met briefly, about two months ago. It was a wine-tasting event in Ankara; her smile was contagious, warm and hugging. 

At least nine people were injured after a blast at Ostim, a major industrial zone in Ankara, on Oct. 27.

One of those injured is said to be in critical condition, daily Hürriyet has reported.