"Turkey switches on to TV market
Monday, January 17, 2005 Posted: 1420 GMT (2220 HKT)
Turkish-built televisions now account for more than half of those sold in Europe.
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- An historic crossroads between European and Asian cultures, Turkey is better known for the exotic bazaars and ancient monuments of old Istanbul than for its factories.
Yet Turkey now produces more than half of the televisions sold in Europe. Beko, Turkey's top home appliance maker, manufactures 20,000 a day from its headquarters outside Istanbul under more than 100 different brand names."
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