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Turkish Airlines management reshuffled after chair resigned

The top management of Turkey's flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, was overhauled on Jan. 27 after three members of its board and executive committee, including chairperson İlker Aycı, resigned from their posts.

Ahmet Bolat has been appointed new chairman of Turkish Airlines' board and executive committee, a statement after a board meeting on Jan. 27 said.

Finance minister meets with business world

Treasury and Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati has said he had a "fruitful" meeting with the representatives of the business world in Istanbul.

"We held a productive meeting today with our representatives from the business world, the real sector and [nongovernmental organizations] NGOs," Nebati wrote on his Twitter account on Dec. 11 after the meeting.

PM to bosses: Let's make Istanbul 'investment haven'

In a speech to leading businesspeople in Istanbul, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has said he wants to make Turkey's largest city into a "safe investment haven with our democracy and judicial system." in a speech to a number of leading businesspeople in a meeting ahead of the crucial Nov. 1 elections.