"Istanbul: Where East meets West
IAIN MARLOW
Globe and Mail Update
Published Monday, May. 02, 2011 6:15PM EDT
Last updated Monday, May. 02, 2011 6:23PM EDT
Agronart Corp.’s Alper Kilic has just sent a container load of canary seed from Montreal to the bustling port of Istanbul. Landing at almost the same time as the cargo ship will be his business partner, en route to a client meeting in Iran via his company’s Istanbul office.
The Mideast is one of many regional markets that the Oakville, Ont.-based grain exporter can access from Turkey’s historic city.
“That is why Istanbul is so good, you can reach everywhere from Istanbul,” gushes Mr. Kilic. “Istanbul is becoming a kind of hub for the region.”"
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