"Palaces versus cottages in simit wars
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
ZACK BARNETT-HOWELL
ISTANBUL - Turkish Daily News
Pushing the position of Turkey's favorite and cheap fast-food, simit, to another level, a phenomenon called "simit sarayı" (Simit Palace) and copycats have popped up all over Istanbul within the last five years. The popularity of "simit ve çay" ("simit and tea") among Turkish people manifests itself with fast food chains and the whole episode can be seen as a revolution in the way business is done in Turkey. "
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