Istanbul - May 1, 2008

Ambassador Ross Wilson spoke to the Marmara Foundation’s "11^th Annual Eurasian Economic Summit” on May 1 in Istanbul to a distinguished group including the energy ministers of Turkey, Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo and Albania. He addressed the U.S.-Turkish energy relationship, stressing Turkey’s fast growing internal market for natural gas as well as its critical role in the transit of energy resources through the region to meet growing global energy demand. The Ambassador also described the need to develop further the oil and gas resources in Central Asia and Iraq and additional routes to move energy to Europe and the rest of the world. He highlighted the interest of U.S. firms in investing in energy opportunities in Turkey and beyond.     ... more.

April 15-19, 2008

The Betty Mae Fikes Blues Band performed at Bursa's one of the hippest venues, a rock bar, and thrilled the large group of young audience. In addition to the concert, the band gave a master class at Bursa's new and the only Fine Arts High School Zeki Muren Anatolian School.  The Band gave a concert at Studio Live, Beyoglu in Istanbul. They also did a workshop at Marmara University, Education Faculty, Music Department, Goztepe Campus. Betty Mae Fikes and the Blues Band was hosted by one of the top four weekday women's shows during which she was interviewed and sang two songs.

The band's program in Turkey was dedicated to the Turkish cofounder of Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegun.

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