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A recent trend in gastronomy is that of foraging for wild herbs, flowers and roots to highlight seasonality and regional biodiversity. The use of herbs, shrubs and forest fruit as flavorings has been one of the main characteristics of brewing for centuries. The first alcoholic drinks, similar to what we …

Russian Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Georgy Kalamanov said Russian and Turkish businesses have made preliminary agreements on contracts that together are worth approximately $820 million within the framework of the 86th Izmir International Fair, Sputnik reported. Russian and Turkish businesses have made preliminary agreements on contracts that together are …

Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR is looking to increase production of natural gas in coming years, the company’s head Rovnag Abdullayev said in his interview with Reuters. In coming years, said Abdullayev, the country expected to put on stream several gas fields that would provide much-needed output growth. “We aim …

The first floating solar (FPV) power plant in Turkey was officially operational on August 4, 2017 as part of a testing phase that could lead to a significant number of systems installed by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) on reservoirs, lakes and dams. Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (ISKI) with …

Start a company while studying — get rich. How’s that for a plan? In 2011, Filip Tysander took $24,000 out of his own pocket to start a watch brand. Now he’s 31 and his 100% self-made company is making $180 million annually from selling watches, with a margin of more than 50%. And …

The Russian-flag vessels “VF Tanker-20”, “VF Tanker-13” and “VF Tanker-8” belonging to “V.F. Tanker Ltd” continue to transport Turkmen crude oil to Iran for the companies “Dragon Oil” and “ENOC”. Earlier this month four cargoes of Turkmen crude oil produced by Dragon Oil were delivered to the Iranian port of …

As a general principle, the consortium for construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) aims to avoid adverse environmental impacts and adopt sustainable practices as much as possible to ensure that any impact on the environment is as minimal as possible, TAP Head of Communications Lisa Givert told Trend. As …

Dragon Oil” and “ENOC” have put on hold deliveries of Turkmen crude oil to Iran. Earlier this month Russian-flag vessels VF Tanker-20 and VF Tanker-13 delivered to Iranian port Neka three cargoes of Cheleken crude oil (around 6000 MT each). As it turned out, these liftings were arranged without official …

Trend presents interview with Murat LeCompte, the newly appointed Chief of External Affairs at SOCAR Turkey Enerji A.S., a Turkish subsidiary of Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR. Q: Mr. LeCompte, you have great work experience in the biggest oil companies. How did you start working for SOCAR Turkey Enerji? A: I have been working …

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said his country wouldn’t give in to threats, as relations with its NATO ally Germany slumped to their lowest since World War II. Cavusoglu was responding to an announcement by German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel earlier Thursday of a “re-orientation” of German policy toward Turkey, in …

The logistics center that is being built in Kars as part of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway project will be commissioned in October 2018, Turkey’s Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communications told Trend Aug. 7. The project’s cost is estimated at about 94.3 million Turkish liras. According to the ministry, a …

Azerbaijan, the cradle of the first democratic republic in Muslim world where women took off the veil for the first time in an Muslim majority country now has to prove to the rest of the world that it is no longer “a former Soviet republic”, but the nation the world …