"Turkish industrial spy makes it to the top
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
IZMIR - Turkish Daily News
A businessman from Aydin named Ibrahim Polat says, �Everyone starts from scratch. I started from zero and made it all the way to the top.� Polat finished elementary school and doesn't speak a word of any foreign language, but thanks to his mechanical wisdom and cleverness, he may be the biggest �industrial spy� in Turkey.
Polat eventually planned to manufacture olive-oil presses. In order to gain the know-how he snuck into factories in Italy and Germany and memorized the machine parts that he saw. After making these machines, his intention was to sell them to Turkish manufacturers and foreign producers. From his small beginnings, Polat has formed his own company and created his own technology. The companies he once stole from are now trying to steal his technology. "
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