514 West 24th Street, ChelseaThrough SaturdayThis large show of young artists from two international port cities was put together by Dan Cameron, curator of both the 2003 Istanbul Biennial and the Prospect.2 Biennial, which opens on Saturday in New Orleans. His mix here seems less concerned with thematic coherence than …

While leading European economies are taking austerity measures to face the debt crisis, Turkey plans to increase its 2012 budget and public employment.Turkey plans to increase the size of its 2012 central government budget by 12.25 percent over the 2011 budget in addition to hiring 90,000 more people for the …

Unless otherwise provided in the bilateral or multi-lateral agreements to which Turkey is a party, working permission for a definite period of time is given to be valid for at most one year, taking into consideration the situation in the business market, developments in the labour life, sectorial and economic …

Expat+Harem is online community of foreign women writers living in Turkey. Originally from Berkeley, California, the founder, Anastasia M. Ashman is a global nomad who has lived in Rome, Kuala Lumpur and Istanbul for the past 14 years. Ashman describes herself as ‘an author, creative entrepreneur for the global soul, …

Grand Bazaar, one of the largest and oldest covered bazaars in the world, draws more visitors than any other market in the world, according to the head of the tradesman’s association. Thirty years after its last restoration, the facility is about to receive a new facelift.The Grand Bazaar employs 25,000 …

Turkish Development Minister Cevdet Yılmaz has said the government plans to decrease the maximum hours worked per week by three to four hours in order to boost employment, the Sabah daily reported on Monday.Yılmaz said current legislation on working hours has prevented a decrease in Turkey’s unemployment rate. “There is …

Speaking at the inauguration of a conference titled “Global Health 2011” in British capital of London on Thursday, Akdag said that currently foreign doctors could not work in Turkey. Turkish Health Minister Recep Akdag said Thursday that they were trying to permit foreign doctors work in Turkey.

6 years have passed from the day Steve Jobs addressed new graduates of Stanford University during the commencement. It was a moving speech where he gave 3 personal stories that transformed his life.  The first story was about connecting the dots. He dropped out of college believing that the classes …

1. A work permit application petition addressing Ministry of Labour and Social Security,2. Application Form for Foreigner (4 copies/3 pages, with photograph which was taken in last six months, signed originally with both employer and the foreign personnel)3. Passport Copy (Translated to Turkish and notarized /consulate approved),4. Diploma Copy (Translated …

a) 1) Working in the company’s senior management or executive position,2) Managing the entire or a part of the company,3) Supervising or checking the works of the company’s auditors, administrative or technical personnel,4) Taking new personnel to the company or terminating the employment of those existing or making suggestions in …