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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

AFP: Greek crisis threatens newspaper in Istanbul

"Greek crisis threatens newspaper in Istanbul

By Nicolas Cheviron (AFP) – 8 hours ago

ISTANBUL — The impact of Greece's economic crisis has reached Istanbul where the Greek minority's main newspaper, the 86-year-old Apoyevmatini, is under threat of closure.

A survivor of numerous crises in Turkish-Greek ties, the tiny publication saw its fortunes nosedive this year as Greek companies cut advertising, leaving its owner and sole employee in dispair."

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