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Yıldız Holding, which is home to global brands such as Godiva and United Biscuits, set up the Sabri Ülker Center at the Harvard School of Public Health in 2014 with a $24 million donation. The holding has 56,000 staff on four continents; they have made $3.6 billion in investments in the past five years.  

]]>A 31-year-old woman suspected of murdering Turkish author Beki İkala Erikli was arrested on Dec. 17 along with the gun used in the attack late last week.

The suspect, Sinem Koç, who pleaded guilty to killing İkala Erikli, said her psychological state had been badly affected by the author's books.

UCLA professor Aydoğan Özcan has been granted the Koç University Rahmi M. Koç Medal of Science for his work on telemedicine technology that focuses on creating advanced devices that will provide remote and complex services in the field of health. 

Koç Holding's Otokar has completed a seven-year prototype development process and will commence the mass production of 250 Altay main battle tanks as soon as it receives approval from Turkish authorities, according to a top company representative. 

Japanese company Mitsui & Co has acquired a 30 percent stake in Koç Holding's technological investment company Inventram, the companies' top executives said in a joint press meeting on Nov. 7. 

Ali Koç, a former official of Turkey's Fenerbahçe and a third-generation member of Turkey's wealthiest family, has confirmed he will run as a candidate in a bid to replace the Istanbul-based club's chairman, Aziz Yıldırım. 

Turkey's Doğan Group is holding a panel in Washington in a bid to globally fight against the fallacies and prejudices directed toward Islam.

The panel titled "Islamophobia: Overcoming Myths and Engaging in a Better Conversation" in cooperation with the U.S.-based Atlantic Council think tank and the Smithsonian Institution began at 11:00 a.m.

As you enter the "Josephine's Fragments" exhibition at the Erimtan Museum near Ankara's citadel, your eyes are immediately drawn to the picture of Josephine Powell on the far wall.

"When people kill to survive, they can't see that they themselves are dying," says one of the dozen male characters dressed in black suits and white shirts in this week's action film "Kadere Tutsak" (Prisoner of Destiny), directed by Erdo?an Koç. Another one says, "If a mistake threatens our system, the punishment is death." Big words from big egos.

Koç Holding has been named Turkey's most popular company for 2015, followed by Turkcell and Arçelik, another Koç company, according to a survey of senior executives conducted by monthly economy magazine Capital. 

Turkey's 20 most popular companies, as well as the most popular companies from 36 sectors, were named by the magazine in its 15th annual survey.