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The Actors in the Ethnic Furniture Market

Vienna, Austria – The total volume of the furniture sector in Austria is estimated to be worth 30 billion dollars. Approximately 700,000 immigrants who live in Austria constitute 15% of this market with 4.5 billion dollars. In addition to the Turkish emigrants, about 500,000 others from countries of the former Yugoslavia, such as Serbia, Bosnia and Slovenia reside in Austria.

August 28, 2008
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He Couldn't Be the Bakery's Driver but Became its Boss

Vienna, Austria - Turkey, which is number one among the countries of the world in consumption of bread, also possesses the technology important in the development of the work of a baker. According to a survey done by the Turkish Public Union in 2006, the annual bread consumption, in kilo/ person, is 71 in Denmark, 51 in Finland, 62 in Germany, 68 in Italy, 60 in the Netherlands, 58.5 in Spain and goes up to 128 in Turkey.

August 28, 2008
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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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