The public television of Turkey is planning to broadcast programs in 8 languages this year. Minister Mehmed Aydin, commenting on the initiative, said that in general the multilingual programs shall cover the information sphere. He said that it is also possible that the Public Television of Turkey shall broadcast programs ...

In late evening January 5 President of Turkey Abdullah Gul left for Washington on a 5-day visit. According tom CNN the Turkish president was invited to Washington by George Bush. The previous official visit of a Turkish President to the USA had taken place in 1996, twelve years ago.

FIDE made public the best chess players of 2007. Armenian Grandmasters Levon Aronian and Vladimir Hakobian slipped back to the 10th and 23rd places respectively.