Londra’nın işlek caddesinde şube açan Kahve Dünyası global rakipleriyle çetin mücadeleye girişti. Oysa Starbucks Seattle’dan çok önce İstanbul’da kurulabilirdi. Hatta Osmanlı’da 16. Yüzyılda Kahire’de yaşayan girişimci Ebu Takiyye çok benzer modelle servet yaratmıştı. Ancak yarattığı servet kendi ömrü son bulduktan sonra buhar oldu. Duke Üniversitesi Profesörü, İktisatçı Timur Kuran bunun bir sebebini miras sistemine bağlıyor ve ekliyor: Bugün yaşasaydı Starbucks’ı belki de Ebu Takiyye kuracaktı.
#LondraISTANBUL - The demand for cozy coffee shops and international espresso chains in Istanbul’s Nişantaşı is exceptionally high. The addition of the UK based coffee chain, Costa Coffee, has been highly anticipated and finally welcomed in the neighborhood. The cappuccinos made with fresh milk every day make a fine impression
ISTANBUL - Famous British coffee chain, Costa Coffee, which operates more than 1,000 stores in 26 countries, will open its first store in Istanbul's Palladium Shopping Mall on Saturday. After the opening, another store will follow on Teşvikiye Street in Nişantaşı.
Turkey's whirling dervishes were added to the UN list of cultural treasures on Friday. UNESCO head Koichiro Matsuura, who announced the list of 43 traditions, said he was glad it included developing countries from Africa and elsewhere. "Despite the vitality and the strength of these cultural expressions," he said at UNESCO's Paris headquarters, "they are many that need urgent and immediate safeguarding."