tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462402.post2098240462575747374..comments2023-08-05T16:20:49.623+03:00Comments on Internations Musings: Istanbul, Florence, Athens, Yerevan and Dubai: Shop names in Turkish?Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093366729153688025noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462402.post-23464945027136029162007-10-09T09:48:00.000+03:002007-10-09T09:48:00.000+03:00derya,People should be allowed to choose. There a...derya,<BR/>People should be allowed to choose. There are Turks in Australia who name their business' Turkish names, like:-<BR/>Ozturk Plastering<BR/>Beton Concreting<BR/>Kismet receptions<BR/>Anadolu kebabs<BR/>Sultan meat supply, etc, etc<BR/><BR/>CheersArdenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691309037378080709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462402.post-59540867295278008862007-10-08T18:37:00.000+03:002007-10-08T18:37:00.000+03:00Hans I agree with mehmet, I believe those new supe...Hans I agree with mehmet, I believe those new supermarket or small cafe and restaurant names increasingly put their names in foreign languages last few years. Not only Bodrum even small towns have the same issue in Turkey. Small Bakkal (small market shop) has name of Starfish or something:))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462402.post-28141563404243436662007-10-08T15:50:00.000+03:002007-10-08T15:50:00.000+03:00Dear R.Here my official statement on that..))http:...Dear R.<BR/><BR/>Here my official statement on that..))<BR/><BR/>http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=66304<BR/><BR/>kindestInternation Musinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693858277179002967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462402.post-61241629157618060852007-10-08T15:24:00.000+03:002007-10-08T15:24:00.000+03:00Hans,I like your thinking. Here are a few other fu...Hans,<BR/><BR/>I like your thinking. Here are a few other fun re-branding exercises:<BR/><BR/>Istanbul into Constantinople;<BR/>Gaziantep into Aintab;<BR/>Şanlıurfa into Urfa or even Edessa;<BR/>Kahramanmaraş into Maraş;<BR/>Antakya into Antioch.<BR/><BR/>Indeed why not re-brand Turkey as ‘Byzantium’?<BR/><BR/>Kind regards.<BR/><BR/>R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462402.post-50450025165623104192007-10-08T11:50:00.000+03:002007-10-08T11:50:00.000+03:00Mehmet,Then TDN is misinformed as well.Yes, I can ...Mehmet,<BR/>Then TDN is misinformed as well.<BR/>Yes, I can imagine these kind of streets all over Europe.<BR/>I even some typical Dutch streets in the Netherlands and Germany which are completely transformed into Turkish streets and dito names too..))<BR/>But anyway, thanks for the additional information.<BR/>regardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9462402.post-57214390165603031612007-10-08T11:33:00.000+03:002007-10-08T11:33:00.000+03:00You must be just another victim of “incomplete inf...You must be just another victim of “incomplete information”. I live in Bodrum and a relative of mine is a current member of the municipal assembly.<BR/>In order to complete that issue:<BR/>1- It is not about branches of foreign companies (i.e. franchisees), not about the entertainment sector but exclusively about Turkish shops that will open for first time in Turkey.<BR/>2- It is not just about protecting the language but rather more to protect an authentic atmosphere on the streets of Bodrum. Can you imagine a romantic-typical-oriental street in Bodrum with-only names like: Svarowski, Kodak, McDonalds, Bild Zeitung, etc.?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496440058143554996noreply@blogger.com