A new study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has revealed that Istanbul lies on the most energetic fault zones on the planet and so it can experience a strong quake anytime within the next few decades.

A rail tunnel's trial run has been successfully accomplished by Turkey. The tunnel connects the European and Asian sides of Istanbul.

It is, reportedly, the first of the many planned mega projects in the largest city of the nation that has been made available.

Austrian authorities have asked Turkey to extradite an Austrian arrested recently. He is wanted in Austria for alleged terrorist activities. Mohammed M. has already been jailed in Austria for producing terror videos. He was arrested in Hatay province in southern Turkey last March.

According to the latest global climate leadership review released by the Climate Institute on Tuesday, Asia now dominates the low-carbon market; thanks largely to the efforts of emerging Asian economies - like Indonesia, Mexico, China, and Turkey - in the direction of reducing carbon emissions for improving environmental conditions.

During a Tuesday press conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gül in Stockholm, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt urged Turkey to consider overhauling its terrorism laws which are used by the Turkish courts to jail journalists.

As a result of a bilateral cooperation between Turkey and Greece, financial assistance will be provided by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) and the Greek General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT) to support joint research and technology projects undertaken by researchers of the two countries, and also by public and private businesses.

Turkish Minister of Science, Industry and Technology Nihat Ergun has been invited to attend the German Economic Council, between February 27 and 28, in Berlin; where he will interact with German businessmen.

Addressing the over 2,500 delegates at the second Government Communication Forum on Sunday, the Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdodan said that the governments should foster a better understanding with their people and should join hands with them to work together.