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"Turkey’s anti-government protesters are weighing their options, amid calls by
the main opposition leader for weekly rallies, a growing economic boycott and a
groundswell of fired-up student demonstrators determined to stay on the
streets.
The leader of the Republican People’s party (CHP), Özgür Özel, expanded a call
to boycott goods and services from companies perceived as close to the
president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, during a rally in support of the jailed
Istanbul mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu.
Speaking to the hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters who filled a
park in Istanbul over the weekend, Özel took aim at the Doğuş Group, a Turkish
conglomerate that owns the pro-government
NTV channel, and its ties to
Erdoğan. “The Doğuş Group will be buried underground, as it fears this
gathering,” Özel told the crowd.
The Doğuş Group oversees a vast portfolio of construction companies,
pro-government media outlets, energy companies, real estate and Volkswagen
distributors in Turkey. It acts as the parent company for more than 200
restaurants and popular entertainment spots, including Soho House Istanbul.
The star of its restaurant portfolio is a chain owned by the Turkish chef and
restaurateur Nusret Gökçe, better known as Salt Bae, who parlayed his status as
an internet meme about sprinkling salt on meat into a business charging up to
£700 for a steak at its London outpost.
“We do not buy products of those who advertise on
NTV. We do not watch
NTV
… We do not pass through Nusr-Et’s door,” said Özel, naming Gökçe’s eponymous
brand of steakhouses."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
