Press Release: Norway condemns violence in Syria

News and events // Last updated: 01/02/2012 //

Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “Norway strongly condemns the increasing use of violence in Syria, where thousands have been killed. We deeply deplore the Syrian authorities’ gross human rights violations against the country’s own population.”

Photo: Øystein Kopperud/The Norwegian Church Abroad.

News and events // Last updated: 30/01/2012 //

From January 23 to Wednesday 25 Ambassador Janis Bjørn Kanavin payed his first official visit to Antalya and Alanya as Norway’s Ambassador to Turkey. During the days in the southern parts of Turkey, he had several meetings with Mayors, Governors, Honorary Consuls and the Norwegian Community in Alanya.

The now retired Honorary Consul Mr. Yusuf Ata Küner together with Ambassador Janis Bjørn Kanavin.
Photo: Laila Ranheim Sakizcicegi / Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ankara.

News and events // Last updated: 23/01/2012 //

The Norwegian Embassy in Ankara would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks for the dedicated work of the now retired Honorary Consul Mr. Yusuf Ata Küner during his years of service. Mr. Küner has been working as a Honorary Consul since April 1995, and he has done an excellent job in representing Norway and Norwegian interest in Antalya and the region. In February 2007 he...

News and events // Last updated: 11/01/2012 //

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg attended the launch of the hull of the Norwegian-owned offshore vessel the M/S Grand Canyon at the Bogazici Tersan shipyard in Yalova, Turkey. The vessel will now be towed to Norway and completed at the Bergen Group Fosen shipyard in Rissa, near Trondheim.

News and events // Last updated: 11/01/2012 //

At a seafood event in Istanbul, Turkey, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg prepared and served samples of Norwegian salmon and herring to a large Turkish press corps, along with the captain of Norway’s national culinary team, Jostein Medhus.

Photo: Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ankara.

News and events // Last updated: 27/01/2012 //

Tyrkias nye universelle helseforsikring og endringer i Tyrkias sosiallovgivning krever at alle, uansett statsborgerskap, som har bodd sammenhengene mer enn 12 måneder i Tyrkia, blir medlem i Tyrkias nye offentlige helseforsikring.

Norwegian hydropower project under way in Turkey

News and events // Last updated: 12/01/2012 //

Norwegian Prime Minster Jens Stoltenberg Monday met Turkish Minister of Energy Taner Yildiz. Following the meeting they addressed a ceremony at the site of Statkraft’s Kargi hydropower project by videolink. There, a foundation stone was being laid to mark the start of the construction work.

Norveçli gemiler Türkiye’de denize indirildi

News and events // Last updated: 11/01/2012 //

Norveç Başbakanı Jens Stoltenberg, Salı günü, Yalova Türkiye’de bulunan Boğaziçi Tersan Tersanesi’nde Norveçli offshore gemi M / V Grand Canyon’un denize indirme törenine katıldı. Gemi, Norveç’e çekilip, Trøndelag Rissa’daki Bergen Grup Fosnes tersanelerinde ayrıca donatılacaktır.

News and events // Last updated: 11/01/2012 //

Norway and Turkey signed two research cooperation agreements in Ankara today, one in the area of statistics and one on conflict prevention and reconciliation efforts. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan also agreed to establish a dialogue on human rights issues discussed at the UN and in the European Council and the OSCE.

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Press Release: Norway condemns violence in Syria

First official visit to Antalya and Alanya

Consulate in Antalya closing

Hull of Norwegian-owned vessel launched in Turkey

Norwegian Prime Minister promotes Norwegian seafood in Turkey

Krav om tyrkisk forsikring til bosatte nordmenn

Norwegian hydropower project under way in Turkey

Norveçli gemiler Türkiye’de denize indirildi

Increased cooperation between Norway and Turkey

Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ankara