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Istanbul Managing the Planet

Istanbul Managing the Planet

Jan 19, 2011

According to the statistics of Anatolia News Agency, companies like Pepsi, Coca Cola, Microsoft, BP, Intel and Mastercard chose Istanbul, Turkey as their headquarters due to the geographical advantages. Turkey has become a prominent global and regional hub for many international companies in managing, production and distribution. Companies that manage operations...

Muhtesem Yuzyil Magnificient Century takes Turkey by storm

Muhtesem Yuzyil Magnificient Century takes Turkey by storm

Jan 12, 2011

Show TV’s new soap opera, Muhtesem Yuzyil “Magnificient Century”, takes the lead in news. The public protested the new soap opera of Turkey’s biggest TV station, Show TV. They wanted the new soap to be stopped. The protestors read passages from the Quran, blocked highways, egged the building of Show TV station, threatened to boycott the corporation which...

H&M opens first store in Istanbul

H&M opens first store in Istanbul

Nov 5, 2010

H&M Istanbul, Hennes and Mauritz AB, will open its first store in Istanbul on Nov. 6, the Swedish fashion retailer announced Wednesday. H&M’s first store in Turkey will be located at the Forum Istanbul shopping center, one of the largest shopping centres in Turkey, in the city’s Bayrampaşa district. Turkey will be the 38th country where H&M has...

Istanbul Fashion Week 2010

Istanbul Fashion Week 2010 will have a greater impact this year internationally as Istanbul is a 2010 European Capital of Culture. The second Istanbul Fashion Week (IFW) which unites fashion in Turkey under a single roof by bringing the leading fashion designers of our country and ready-wear brands together, will be taking place on 3-6 February 2010. The first...

Turkuazoo Istanbul biggest aquarium in Europe

Turkuazoo Istanbul biggest aquarium in Europe

Aug 4, 2009

Istanbul will soon open Europe’s largest aquarium! Turkuazoo Istanbul Aquarium will provide a vital additional value to the cultural city of Istanbul. Turkey’s first Turkuazoo giant aquarium in Istanbul will be operational in 2009 and is located in the new Forum Istanbul in Bayrampasa. Forum Istanbul will be one of Europe’s largest shopping centers...