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A potential goldmine

A potential goldmine

14-Jun-2008

The opening of Europe’s largest duty-free outlet at Istanbul Atatürk airport and the imminent privatisation of Tekel’s cigarette division are just two developments in one of the world’s strongest tobacco markets. Andrew Pentol speaks to retailers and suppliers about their plans to capitalise on the country’s potential

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Turkey is the eighth-biggest cigarette market in the world with annual consumption of about 100bn sticks. And duty-free is one of its most dynamic sales channels, exemplified by a

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