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Fired Turkish Air CFO sues carrier as link to Gulen denied

  Bloomberg Former Turkish Airlines Chief Financial Officer Coskun Kilic said he’s suing to be reinstated to the job following a “completely unfair” mass firing at the carrier last month that was part of a government purge against alleged coup plotters. The lawsuit, which Kilic said he filed in an Istanbul administrative court last week, demands that the state-controlled carrier ...

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Vancouver housing fever eases even before tax

  Bloomberg Canada’s hottest housing market may be cooling. Home sales in Vancouver fell a third straight month in July, the Canadian Real Estate Association said, with price gains also showing signs of slowing. The data should be a relief to buyers and policy makers who have been growing increasingly worried about affordability in the city, and suggest Vancouver’s market ...

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When your backyard costs $37.5 million

  Bloomberg When the world’s superrich shop for a lavish garden to frame their sprawling estates, they call Belgian master-landscaper François Goffinet. Goffinet’s secret weapon: a deep knowledge of the land and a timeless classical style. With his pavilions, ironwork, gate lodges, and follies (who doesn’t love a good hedge maze?), he’s reviving the grand tradition of the 18th century ...

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