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My grandparents came to Greece from Turkey,
so I’m admittedly positively biased towards the
Turkish people and landscape, and I consider it an
honor, privilege, and great opportunity to supervise
COMPO’s dealings in Turkey. Writing this
piece on the characteristics of Turkish agriculture
and its respective distribution channels has been
somewhat personal to me.

A prominent feature of Turkey is its multi-cultural
character, which was the result of various Eastern
ethnic groups migrating to the West. Over the
centuries, ottoman culture was influenced by Turkey, with their strong scent of spices, are places
ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Islamic everyone should visit – I certainly have done so
elements, resulting in the “mosaic” that is repeatedly. There, one can come across elements
contemporary Turkish culture. from a variety of cultures, as well as the nomadic
life of the Turkic tribes before they assimilated
The country is making great efforts to keep pace into the current modern culture. The famous
with modern Western countries which are not Turkish baths, or hamam, are common meeting
burdened by a religious and historical tradition points, but also buildings of great architectural
of corruption. Its geographical position between beauty. Turkish coffee – which, despite originating
Europe and Asia favors the interaction between in East Africa, has become entrenched in Turkish
ideas, culture, and art, with some great examples culture - and tea, as well as the way they are
of this found in music, literature, and architecture. served, constitute an integral part of the Turkish
people’s daily lives and their culture.
Istanbul is the largest city of Turkey, as well as its
most prominent economic, cultural, and industrial There are so many things to mention about this
center. The famous bazaars, or large markets, of country…

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Η ΓεωρΓία στΗν τόυρκία: türkiYe’De tariM: avrupa’nin
ανατόλίκα τΗσ ευρωπΗσ Doğusu Mu Yoksa en büYük
Ή Η μεΓαλυτερΗ εκτασΗ τΗσ “güneYDoğu avrupa”
“νότίόανατόλίκΗσ ευρωπΗσ”; üLkesi Mi?

Η Τουρκία βρίσκεται σε μια γεωστρατηγική θέση που αποτελεί τη Türkiye jeostratejik olarak Doğu ile Batı arasındaki köprüdür.
γέφυρα μεταξύ Ανατολής και Δύσης. Η σύγχρονη δημοκρατία της 1923’te neredeyse tamamen Müslüman bir nüfusla, laik
Τουρκίας ιδρύθηκε το 1923 ως ένα λαϊκό κράτος, ο πληθυσμός ve modernleşen bir cumhuriyet olarak kurulan Türkiye’nin,
του οποίου συγκροτείται σχεδόν εξ’ ολοκλήρου από μουσουλμά- Orta Asya, Kafkaslar ve Balkan halkları ile olan etnik, tarihi,
νους, και οι εθνικοί, ιστορικοί, πολιτισμικοί, θρησκευτικοί, και kültürel, dini ve dil bağlantıları kendisine özel bir jeopolitik
γλωσσικοί της δεσμοί με τους πληθυσμούς της Κεντρικής Ασίας, önem vermektedir.
του Καυκάσου και των Βαλκανίων, της προσδίδουν ιδιαίτερη γε-
ωπολιτική σημασία.
Çeşitli bir kültür tarafından karakterize edilerek, etkinin
Οι παππούδες μου ήρθαν στην Ελλάδα από την Τουρκία. Οπότε, θα neticesi, Asya’dan Batı’ya göç eden mevcut nüfustan Türkler
πρέπει να ομολογήσω ότι είμαι ευνοϊκά προδιατεθειμένος απένα- olmuştur. Yüzyıllar boyu Osmanlı kültürü, eski Yunan, Roma,
ντι στους ανθρώπους και τις ομορφιές της Τουρκίας, έχοντας την Bizans ve İslam etkisinden öğeler alarak, bugünkü Türk kültür
τιμή, το προνόμιο, και την ευκαιρία να επιβλέπω τις Τουρκικές Επι- “mozaiğini” bize vermiştir. Anneannem ve dedem Türkiye’den
χειρήσεις Compo, και ότι συνυπάρχει και ένας συναισθηματικός Yunanistan’a geldi. Bu yüzden, Türk halkı ve Türklerin yaşadığı
παράγοντας στη σύνταξη αυτού του κειμένου σχετικά με τα χαρα- yerler açısından, onurlu ve ayrıcalıklı olarak olumlu bir şekilde

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