Turkey

Coffeeway retail chain is managed by Coffee Connection S.A., which was established in 1994 by Mr I.V. Benopoulos, President and CEO of the Group. Coffeeway retail chain has now expanded to Turkey. A few days ago, the new coffeeway shop...

Ferit Sahenk is one of the richest businessmen in Turkey. His group, after winning a competition, now owns 15% of Asteras Vouliagmenis in Athens. Ferit Sahenk was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1964. He is the president of the...

  The Turkish newspaper “Hürriyet” has made a thorough report about Greeks that decide to invest in Turkey. Despite Greece’s economic recession, there are many investors who cash their money in restaurants or cafés in Istanbul. The investors are Greeks but...

For the first time in the last 50 years the Greek population of Istanbul is rising as they are no longer leaving their city but staying, as Independent Balkan News Agency reports. Influenced by the economic crisis plaguing Greece, Greeks...

  “My aunt was 120 years old when she died in Turkey and she was really happy every time she heard the region’s songs on the radio. She used to stop praying every time that the radio was playing a...

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced its refusal to continue the operation of the Greek Orthodox School, Halki Seminary, until the Fethiye Mosque opens once more for the Muslim population. The Deputy Minister, Metin Kulunk, stated during a...

  For the first time, Greece will be participating in a large tourism exhibition in Turkey, called the East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition (EMITT). Greece will gather all its regional tourism sectors under one roof to organize extensive...

Turkish EU Minister Egemen Bağış hosted religious leaders and prominent figures from minority communities at a dinner, the Hurriyet Daily News reports. Speaking at the event, Bağış praised Turkey’s development in dealing with the problems of minorities and said issues...

“We never see Turkey as a competitor, we believe that the country is an important partner,” said the Minister of Tourism, Olga Kefalogianni. “We want to attract tourists from distant regions like China and India, who will also be visiting...

The Turkish government plans to turn the Monastery of Stoudios into a mosque. The monastery is one of the most important Byzantine monuments of Constantinople. The restoration of the building will end in 2014, and then it will be converted into a...