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Griechen investieren in Konstantinopel/Istanbul eröffnen griechische Resaturants und zeigen den Bewohnern was gutes griechisches essen ist.
Istanbul becoming Greek restaurateurs’ new favorite city
The economic crisis may be biting Greece, but that hasn’t stopped the country’s investors from turning their eyes east to opportunities in Istanbul, with business leaders opening boutique cafes and restaurants in the city.
Many of the investors are Greeks with familial roots in Anatolia, and said they did not encounter any particular difficulties when opening businesses in Istanbul.
“If I speak sincerely, when compared to Greece, everything is so organized in Turkey. I have never faced any problems,” Rena Lialiou, who owns the café Kalimera Cihangir together with Pinelopi Zacherakou, recently told the Hürriyet Daily News. The café, which opened a year ago, was the first such Greek boutique café to open in the city.
Lialiou said she had roots in Istanbul and İzmir on her mother’s side. “More than 13 years ago, I came to this city for the first time, and I fell in love with it.”
Lialiou also said tradespeople in her neighborhood had been particularly helpful. “I never feel that I am outside of my country, but feel like I’m at home myself.
My only problem is the language, but I am trying to cope with it,” she said.
“It is not just a café, but also a house where we come together to enjoy Greek cuisine while also learning Greek and Turkish,” she added, describing Kalimera Cihangir as “home.”
Dimitris Pantonis is a businessman who came to Istanbul to open a restaurant in the prestigious Bosphorus neighborhood of Bebek just 15 days ago.
“My experience in Athens will show me the way; Istanbul and Athens have many similarities as cities,” he said following the opening of his new location, Crete Restaurant.
BUSINESS - Istanbul becoming Greek restaurateurs
PS: natürlich benötigen die griechischen Besitzer noch ein paar türkische bedienstete, die bedienen, das ist gut für die türkische Wirtschaft.
Die einzig logische konsequenz. Alles andere wäre fahrlässig.