Buyer Beware

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(Sözcü Newspaper, 19 October 2016)


                           London calling.

The names of the stores and shops in Hisarönü town in Fethiye
district of Muğla province have become a topic for the British
press.  In the Daily Mail report, the similarity of the shop names
to famous stores in England was addressed tongue-in-cheek.


                   Gotta love 'TKMAXX'

The report's headline was "The Wierdest Street in the World",
with examples given as follows: 'Nexst' instead of 'Next', 'Marc
Spenger' instead of 'Marks & Spencer", supermaket chain
'Asda' was written as 'Azda' and 'Selfridğez' instead of 'Selfridges'.
In addition knock-off jerseys for English football teams are
available on the cheap.


For the best in knock-off goods, the high-toned fake shops.

The Daily Mail noted that Hisarönü resembles Milton Keynes
or Ipswich towns because of all the British tourists and ex-pats
there.  The Brits feel right at home because of the close-enough
store names and can even get fish and chips in a cafe.



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(20 October 2016)


Think of it as a two-for-the-price-of-one bargain.

Hasan Bolat (32), who lives in Amasya, got a white car last
year from an acquaintance for a trade and some money. But
later, when Bolat brought the car to a body shop, he was in
for a shock.  It turned out that the front of the car was a 1996
model and the back was from a red 2000 model.

Bolat next took the car to the Amasya Small Industry City
where they told him that "the car is a 2+1, meaning that it's
two cars put together.  The front was white and the back red."


Would you buy a used car from this man?

Nevertheless, Bolat won't sell the car.  He explained that
"I got burned but I don't want any other Hasan's to get burned.
I have to tell all of Turkey about this story of this car.  Body
shop owner Samet Yılmaz had this warning for buyers of
second-hand cars: "make sure you have it examined carefully.
It doesn't matter if it's a new or old model.  If a car has a lot
of damage they add a new portion and sell it to the unwary."


                  Amasya province