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  Cola Turka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cola Turka is a cola brand from Turkey that is also sold in Germany and Austria.
Cola Turka was made to compete with the two big U.S. brands.
Cola Turka released a series of television commercials starring American Actor Chevy Chase, wherein Chevy turned into a Turkish man after drinking the Cola.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cola_Turka   (160 words)

  
 Cola: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The kola nut is obtained from several west african or indonesiaindonesian trees, such as cola nitida or cola vera, and the abata cola (cola acuminata),...
Virgin cola is a carbonated cola soft drink produced by virgin drinks, a subsidiary of the virgin group owned by richard branson....
Cola turka is a cola brand from turkey that is also sold in germany....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/cola.htm   (1395 words)

  
 Cola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cola drinks are generally sweetened with corn syrup, sugar or an artificial sweetener.
Among colas, German brand Afri-Cola had a higher caffeine content (about 250 mg/L) until the product was relaunched with a new formulation in 1999, and has it again since a second relaunch with the original formulation in April 2006.
Cola Turka, a Turkish brand (25% market share in Turkey), and Zelal Cola are also popular among the Muslim community in Germany.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cola   (372 words)

  
 Digital Dust: The Variables of Cola Turka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Cola Turka is the first real attempt of a Turkish company to go head to head with the famous American rivals in the Turkish cola market.
In short, Cola Turka is a Turkish cola produced by a Turkish firm with no experience in the cola market and a cola which had more or less the same price as its rivals when it came out.
Cola in essence cannot really be considered part of any culture other than that of the United States, as Coca Cola and Pepsi both originate from this country.
www.haktanir.org /2006/03/variables-of-cola-turka.html   (4005 words)

  
 Cola Turka
They are not saying that Cola Turka tastes better or is healthier, but rather saying it changes you.
Cola Turka should go on with its image building and make clear that it stands for something.
Cola Turka has to have certain values and believes which has the power to gather people around it attracted by these values.
www.geocities.com /coskuntk/colaturka.htm   (894 words)

  
 Cola war erupts as Turkey sizzles - Sify.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
But the cola's launch a fortnight ago coincided with an outbreak of nationalist sentiment in the wake of the arrest by US forces of 11 Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq, according to the sales manager of a supermarket in the centre of Istanbul who gave her name as Didem.
The cola's successful launch is the result of an 'à la turca' reaction to the arrest of the Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq on July 4th, the mass daily newspaper Milliyet proclaimed.
The son of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a local distributor for the new Cola Turka, while the son of former prime minister Mesut Yilmaz, a political rival, is a distributor for Coca Cola, the Vatan newspaper revealed.
sify.com /news/fullstory.php?id=13204749   (527 words)

  
 Challenging America:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Cola Turka is produced by the Ulker corporation, a major Turkish confectionary and cookie company which exports to 78 countries.
Buying Cola Turka instead of Coca Cola was not simply a choice based on taste and preference, it was an low-grade act of patriotism and a form of indirect activism.
Cola Turka is merely the latest in a proliferation of new colas targeting the Islamic world that seek to take a bite of Coke’s market share by capitalizing on negative sentiment about American foreign policy.
www.bilkent.edu.tr /~pounds/cola.htm   (2152 words)

  
 Star: Surge in sales of new Turkish cola seen as backlash against US
But the cola's launch a fortnight ago coincided with an outbreak of nationalist sentiment in the wake of the arrest of 11 Turkish soldiers by US forces in northern Iraq, according to a sales manager of a supermarket in Istanbul, who gave her name as Didem.
The cola's successful launch "is the result of a reaction to the arrest of the Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq on July 4", the Milliyet newspaper proclaimed.
The son of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a local distributor for the new Cola Turka, while the son of former prime minister Mesut Yilmaz, a political rival, is a distributor for Coca-Cola, the Vatan newspaper revealed.
www.thestar.co.za /index.php?fArticleId=192530   (542 words)

  
 Article - Cola Turka
Cola Turka is marketed by Ulker, a major Turkish confectionary and cookie company with nationwide distribution and exports to 78 countries.
The two spots, filmed in New York, aren't anti-America but turn the idea of cola as an American symbol on its head as New Yorkers who are shown drinking Cola Turka suddenly become Turkish.
Unlike the new Islamic colas Mecca Cola, Qibla Cola and Zam Zam Cola that have sprung up around Europe and the Middle East to counter Western brands, Ulker aims to be more than a niche brand in Turkey's 7.5 billion liter soft drink market.
www.cenktolunay.com /articles/cola_turka.htm   (567 words)

  
 Turkey-Cola   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
The Cola Turka commercial, featuring Chase, hit TV screens only one day after U.S. soldiers detained 11 Turkish special forces for more than two days in northern Iraq in early July over accusations they were plotting to kill local Iraqi-Kurdish leaders.
Cola Turka, suddenly a new symbol of Turkish nationalism, is flying off the shelves.
The new cola comes in cans or bottles in the red-and-white colours of the Turkish flag - which also happen to be the colours of international rival Coca Cola.
www.cp.org /english/online/full/Entertainment/030718/e071834A.html   (611 words)

  
 GreenActive
Cola Turka was introduced to the press at a meeting which was held at Çırağan Palace on 7 th July 2003.
Also the new commercials of Cola Turka and the backstage scenes of New York shots were displayed at the meeting.
Cola Turka was chosen as the most successful presentation of the year by many broadcasting organizations.
www.greenactive.com.tr /eng/projelerimiz.asp   (3117 words)

  
 Aljazeera.Net - Turkey engages in Cola war   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Cola Turka was introduced two weeks ago in Turkey and is proving an overwhelming success.
Mecca Cola is about confronting “America's imperialism and Zionism by providing a substitute for American goods and increasing the blockade of countries boycotting American goods," Mr Mathlouthi told BBC News Online.
Mecca Cola is now sold in most European countries and orders from Middle Eastern states such as Saudi Arabia have sky-rocketed.
english.aljazeera.net /NR/exeres/04539824-67AE-445E-9488-C8E5C990F1E1.htm   (380 words)

  
 Digest: Turkish Cola
Cola Turka (amazing Turkish flash intro on their website btw) is made by Ülker which appears to make many different kinds of chocolates and such and also has a TV station...maybe.
The design for Cola Turka almost, and I repeat ALMOST has the vibe of an American grocery store generic cola in that it is simple, but it is soo much better.
I debated briefly whether or not to crack open the Cola Turka, but being a believer in the concept that things are meant to be experienced and not looked at (aka impatience) I promptly opened my Cola Turka not 24 hours after being presented with it.
www.urbanhonking.com /digest/archives/2005/11/turkish_cola.html   (350 words)

  
 Ülker | News
THY shall serve Cola Turka from January in its New York and Chicago flights further to increased demands from American passengers.
After domestic flights, the airline shall deliver Cola Turka in the advertisement of which American comedian Chevy Chase and David Brown had a role, in international flights.
Cola Turka produced by conglomerate Ülker became one of the most popular drinks immediately with interesting advertisement films and experienced a boom of demand.
www.ulker.com.tr /ulkerportal/en/news/info.cfm?iid=749   (235 words)

  
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The ads for the new drink, called Cola Turka, exploit a growing feeling of nationalism among Turks and mounting anti-American sentiments stemming from the unpopular war in neighboring Iraq.
"Cola Turka has grabbed 40 percent of my sales," said Muharrem Temel, who runs a refreshment stand in a posh, western neighborhood of Istanbul.
Cola Turka ads that have aired so far on Turkish television have a comic amalgamation of Turkish and American culture.
www.jewishworldreview.com /0803/pop_shots.asp   (831 words)

  
 WorldNetDaily: The cola jihad
Another assessment is that campaigning violently for political-religious beliefs through canned cola drinks might seem silly to western eyes, but it is definitely a motivator and a reason for pride among Islamic youth, especially in economically weak societies where anything that can hurt America is deemed good and acceptable.
The site of this beverage, which is among the leaders of the cola wars, identifies the business as having charitable goals.
One manufacturer of Islamic Cola in France told journalists he is working on the idea to compete with Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC, by opening a Halal fast-food outlet such as Halal Fried Chicken or H.F.C. Halal is a dietary Muslim concept similar to the Jewish kosher food dietary rules.
www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39738   (1359 words)

  
 Turkey: Anti-American Cola war erupts as Turkey sizzles
Everyone is drinking it, everyone is speaking of it -- the new ‘Cola Turka’ launched in the midst of Turkey’s sizzling summer has been an overnight success with some suggesting that a diplomatic spat between Ankara and Washington has helped the new cola take on its better-known US rivals.
But the cola’s launch coincided with an outbreak of nationalist sentiment in the wake of the arrest by US forces of 11 Turkish soldiers in Northern Iraq, according to the sales manager of a supermarket in the center of Istanbul who gave her name as Didem.
The cola’s successful launch “is the result of a reaction to the arrest of the Turkish soldiers on July 4th”, the mass daily newspaper Milliyet proclaimed.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/954807/posts   (887 words)

  
 Made in Turkey: Mix Soda, a Star, Nationalism and Stir (washingtonpost.com)
It also makes Cola Turka that little bit different from Qibla Cola in Britain; Mecca Cola, in France; and Zam Zam Cola, in Iran -- all of which were recently launched as anti-U.S. "boycott colas" and Islamic alternatives to Coke and Pepsi.
Like Erdogan's party, Cola Turka is a product that feeds off a growing disillusionment with the culture cultivated by a Turkish elite.
Cola Turka's ads are made by the Istanbul office of Young and Rubicam, whose headquarters are on Madison Avenue.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A36892-2003Aug8¬Found=true   (1526 words)

  
 Türkische Brause Voll die korrekte Cola - Panorama - sueddeutsche.de
Inzwischen trinken viele Türken Cola Turka, ohne dass ihnen neue Barthaare sprießen.
Weil alles, was in der Türkei erfolgreich ist, auch in der Türkei kopiert wird, tauchten bereits Kopien von Cola Turka auf, die aber wieder vom Markt genommen wurden.
Gemeinsam ist Cola Turka und Coca Cola vor allem eins: das Farbenpaar Rot und Weiß — aber das sind ohnehin die türkischen Nationalfarben.
www.sueddeutsche.de /panorama/artikel/496/18478/print.html   (656 words)

  
 Marxism message, Chevy Chase and Cola Turka
Turka Cola is a home-grown attempt to beat Pepsi and Coca-Cola.
Major Turkish company Cola Turka is marketed by Ulker, a major Turkish confectionary and cookie company with nationwide distribution and exports to 78 countries.
Goal: 25% of soft drink market Unlike the new Islamic colas Mecca Cola, Qibla Cola and Zam Zam Cola that have sprung up around Europe and the Middle East to counter Western brands, Ulker aims to be more than a niche brand in Turkey's 7.5 billion liter soft drink market.
archives.econ.utah.edu /archives/marxism/2003w36/msg00183.htm   (767 words)

  
 Fodor's Travel Guides | Forums Messages
When the snacks came around and I was asked in perfect English what I would like to drink, I was emboldened to reply in my new found interest in the Turkish language "I would like a Cola Turka please".
The attendant's jaw dropped and she stared at me for what seemed an eternity, until the gentleman in the aisle seat and the other attendant came to my rescue, giggling and smiling, and I was offered a glass of Cola Turka.
Sinan - saw the ad for Cola Turka on TV our first night in Istanbul and had to try it - and have the ad explained to me. Tell your wife I did like it.
www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34454959&numresponses=5&start=0   (505 words)

  
 CHEVY CHASE DOES TURKISH COLA ADS AIMED AT COKE AND PEPSI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
If their cola is as good as their music, I think Coke and Pepsi stockholders can sleep easily tonight.
To say buy muslim because if you drink Coca Cola you'll become an American is putting yourself on the side of the enemy-- oh how terrible that would be for that region to look West and bury it's barbarism.
Chevy Chase is a parasite and he should be sanctioned economically and socially by the good people of this country.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/953835/posts   (2247 words)

  
 Turks.US Daily News - The TV ads for Cola Turka (Turkish Cola)
July 29, 2003 -- Chevy Chase - the former "Saturday Night Live" funnyman - is hawking a new Turkish cola that's gunning to take the fizz out of Pepsi and Coke.
The TV ads for Cola Turka - in which American citizens turn into fluent Turks after swigging the soft drink - have become increasingly popular as the Turks blast the United States for the war in Iraq, according to Advertising Age.
In one commercial, Chase begins speaking Turkish and grows a thick peasant moustache after sipping the soda, which is manufactured in Istanbul.
www.turks.us /article.php?story=20030729094224579   (275 words)

  
 MENAFN - Middle East North Africa . Financial Network News: Boycott Opens Saudi Market to New Cola Brands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
A spokesman of Ulker, one of Turkey's major food manufacturing companies, told Arab News that his company introduced Cola Turka and Camlica, Turkey's own carbonated beverages in answer to the boycott of Pepsi and Coca Cola.
They include Ohocola from Tunisia and LC Cola from the Eastern Province manufactured by the Al-Essayi group.
Another substitute — Zamzam Cola — has now been banned by Saudi authorities on the grounds that it seeks to cash in on the name of the holy spring.
www.menafn.com /qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=29388   (205 words)

  
 Chevy Chase Picks Turkey Cola - Global Affairs Forum, Politics, Law, Science, Health
The ads, which you can watch on AdAge's Web site (they have Turkish subtitles, in case you don't understand English) are quite amusing, depicting Americans drinking Cola Turka and turning into Turks.
Like don't drink the American cola...drink our cola and if you're American you'd even think it was better than coke.
What I got out of it was the absurdity that you will become anything by drinking a cola.
www.globalaffairs.org /forum/showthread.php?t=14724   (437 words)

  
 eG Forums -> Cola Turka
Hi, I am new on this topic.I am from Turkey and I'm barman..I want to share my opinions about the new Turkish coke "Cola Turka".
Cola Turka:It's new an it's so natural that people make different commands about this coke..I think it tastes way much better than Pepsi..If you havent tried it yet, you should try it without any prejudice....I believe it's gonna become one of the favourite non-alcoholic drinks in the world..
Some of us who have not ruined our taste buds with a constant onslaught of sodas would love to try a head-to-head taste test.
forums.egullet.org /index.php?showtopic=27394   (594 words)

  
 2005 - 2006 Kits - Xtratime Community
There is a big difference this year as Cola Turka has taken over as the kit sponsor.
Bro, if the 'cola turka' sign is going to be fl and white (which the administration has convinced Cola Turka to do) what difference does it make if the sponsor is them or McDonald's or African Airways?
I'm really happy that teh Kola Turka logo is not messing up our design, and like every other sponsor we've had, they agreed to put their logo in fl and white to respect our tradition-that's nice of them
www.xtratime.org /forum/showthread.php?t=166288   (712 words)

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