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Sells 400 Tons of Pizza Sauce Annually

Vienna – In the Austrian capital of Vienna, just as in Germany, Turkish entrepreneurs have heavily concentrated on the wholesale food and gastronomy sectors of the market. The wholesale food buisness is the first to come to mind in cities where Turks make up a big part of the population. The food wholesale and retail business was born from the need to consume food suited to their own tastes.

August 28, 2008
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Wiedner & Iltar's 20-Year Leather Adventure

Vienna – The Turkish entrepreneurs in Austria who own business establishments deal with different sectors such as food, retail, confection, tourism and construction. According to estimates, forty Turkish companies in and around Vienna are notable for their size and capacity.

August 28, 2008
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Wedco: The Industrial Precision Cutting Tool

Wedco High Quality Tooling, established by Edip Bay1z1tl1olu in 1991.

Vienna- Austria’s geographically central location in Europe, at a commercial and cultural crossroads, accords advantages to businesses operating in the country. Austria, which forms boundaries with eight contries -- Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungry, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland and Liechtenstein -- is the major supplier, particularly for the powerful industry in Germany.

August 28, 2008
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Austria's Vegetable & Fruit King

Haydar Guner,the Onur Group companies founder.

Vienna, Austria- The story began in a small, 55 square meter greengrocery. You might be able to guess the end of the tale from its title. Haydar Güner was just 21 years old when he came to Vienna in 1985 after cutting short his university education halfway through his studies. He started off by selling retail vegetables and fruit in the oldest market in Vienna. He left that job and started to work in a cleaning company.

August 28, 2008
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The Man Who Introduced Ceylon Tea to European Markets

Ayhan Bakan, President of Orient GmbH.

Vienna, Austria- Though it interrupted the course of politics, Turkey’s coup d’état of September 12, 1980 culminated in significant changes in the lives of many young people during those years. When the army took over the state administration, many young people preferred to go abroad to get away from the political turmoil.

August 28, 2008
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The Largest Turkish Food Company in Austria: The Macro Group

Huseyin Unal, President of the Macro Group.

Vienna – The story of the Macro Group began in a small grocery store. Hüseyin Ünal from Yozgat, who came to Austria as a worker, met the halal meat needs of various neighborhoods in Vienna. The adventure, which started by selling the meat of 30 lambs per week, has now turned into a company with a revenue of 90 million Euro.

August 28, 2008
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The Market's Yogurt Leader

Krefeld, Germany – “It all started with the belief that it would be possible to produce in Germany those products that Turkish immigrants would enjoy.” This is how Zekeriya Yasemin, the founder of Yayla, starts to tell the story of the Yayla corporation.
Over 180 dairy and meat items produced by Yayla-Türk GmbH, which was established in 1984, are found in Turkish kitchens all over Europe and particularly in Germany.

August 29, 2008
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The Turkish Food Giant of Germany

Mannheim, Germany – In Germany, Baktat, a company that produces and distributes ready foodstuffs, is known to be the largest Turkish food company in the ethnic market. Baktat sells 1600 different products, has 12 companies and nearly 1300 employees, of whom 130 are in Europe. Exclusive of the Turkish markets, Baktat owns close to 12 thousand meters of shelf space throughout Europe.

August 29, 2008
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Germany Produces and EMS Transports

Dormagen, Germany- According to data from the German Federal Statistics Bureau, Germany’s exports in the first three months of 2008 reached 379.1 billion dollars. This was 21.4% more than the last three months of 2007. The dramatic rise in Germany’s export volume from year to year has also led to an increase in transportation demands.

August 29, 2008
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The Turks in the Netherlands

From the early 1970s, the immigrant Turks, though considered as temporary workers, started to become investors. The first investments were made mainly in small grocery stores, butcher shops, and travel agencies.

May 15, 2006
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Textiles and Food are Popular in England

It is estimated that around 150 thousand Turkish citizens live in England. This number includes the refugees and the undocumented Turks who immigrated to England in great numbers after the 1970s.

May 15, 2006
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Secret Dynamo of the European Economy

Germany, not being able to meet the labor needs of its growing economy after the Second World War, opened its borders to Turkish workers with the “labor recruitment agreement” of October 30, 1961. Following this agreement, thousands of Turkish workers arrived in Germany, starting the Turkish immigration to Europe.

May 21, 2006
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Experience of Euro-Turks

Prof. Dr. Faruk Şen, director of the Turkey Research Center Association (TAM), recently published a book presenting the statistics he had compiled while doing research on Turks living in the European Union. He also chronicles his own experiences, as a Turk who has spent many years in Germany.

October 15, 2007
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New Generation Is Gaining an Education

Approximately 200 thousand students continue their education at about 320 institutions for higher education (Hochschulen) in Germany. The number of Turkish students attending these universities is 36,000. Only 3% of these are students from Turkey; the rest is composed of Turks born in Germany. (1)

May 20, 2006
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