7 firms pledge $3.2 million for Istanbul Olympics bid
Turkey,Sports, Sun, 10 Mar 2013 IANS
Ankara (Turkey), March 10 (IANS) Seven of Turkey's leading conglomerates have pledged to contribute to the bid to bring the 2020 Summer Olympics to the Turkish city of Istanbul, with sponsorship deals worth $3.2 million.
An earlier meeting in Berlin in January resulted in seven firms, including Turkish Airlines, Koc Holding, Ulker, Dogus Group, Digiturk, Sabanci Holding and Turkcell, pledging investments as high as $20 million to sponsor the games, reports Xinhua.
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