Maersk Line is upgrading its Europe-Middle East 3 (ME3) Service between India, the Middle East and Europe, effective this month. The service enhancements include new port calls at Izmit, Turkey, and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.A major power blackout hit Turkey's largest city Saturday afternoon, leaving millions of residents without electricity while shutting down Istanbul's subway and tram systems.ISTANBUL, Turkey, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A power outage left Istanbul, Turkey, dead in the water Saturday afternoon, officials said.When Ghana declared independence in 1957, the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to do so, this made it a model for other African peoples, said President Abdullah Gul yesterday. He made the remarks in an address to Ghana’s Parliament, on Turkey’s first-ever presidential visit to the country.The Van earthquake in late October, which stunned Turkey and dominated press headlines for weeks, has also brought renewed efforts to deal with the country’s decrepit and dangerous urban housing stock.An extensive power outage in northwestern Turkey left millions of people without electricity yesterday and stopped metro and tram services in Istanbul for more than two hours, local media said.Ankara has given formal permission to issue visas to six Ukrainian citizens, crew members of the Nemo cargo ship, arrested in Turkey. The issue of the return of the Ukrainians to their homeland is being settled, the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported on Thursday.British Gala Night; 24th January, 2011, 7.30 pm. At the Cineworld, Wood Green, London. Someone high-up at the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism must be an enlightened Soul and more of a Democrat than any of the Eurocrats, having subsidized this film by Ozcan Alper.