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Monday, August 04, 2008

Story of a Meat Plant in Eastern Turkey

An integrated meat facility in the eastern city of Erzurum, which was opened around 18 years ago with a $70 million investment and a ceremony by late President Turgut Özal, now faces the threat of closure, leading many to believe that with current policies Turkey has no chance of bridging the country's economic east-west divide.

...My patriotism has cost me a lot. I would be a king if I had invested this money in the west or abroad. (more here)