Turkish community thriving in Algeria
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(25 Feb 2018) LEADIN: As
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As the Algerian capital prepares to host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Middle East Extra takes a look at how ex-pat Turks are faring in the north African nation.
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It looks and feels like Istanbul, but this is Algiers' main mall.
Here both Algerians and Turks come to sample some Turkish delights.
"They can revitalise themselves and travel to Istanbul by coming here. It's the same for the Algerian society because we share the same culture with Turkish people, and it (Turkey) is also a Muslim country. So the Algerian people are feeling very much in tune with the Turkish mentality," explains Fodil Ait Abbas, the manager of the Casbah Istanbul restaurant.
This kind of restaurant has become a meeting point for the Turkish community.
"We are new here and we believe in Algeria," says Abdulbaki Suleyman who has just arrived with his family to work for a Turkish company.
A few tables away, Bilal Akcay, another Turkish citizen, who has been working for a Turkish company based in Algiers since 2016, explains that he feels good here:
"I can come here to this Turkish restaurant, I go to many coffee places and hear those who see a Turk see him as a brother, it means they love us. We have no problem with Algerians at all."
In the suburbs of Algiers, a Turkish company is developing its activities. Since 2012, Trici Sud has specialised in wire mesh and cabling. Four Turkish people and 167 Algerian are working in those factories.
"Here in Algiers we produce 5,000 tonnes of wire every month, and in Oran 3,000 tonnes. We are an Algerian-Turkish company," explains manager Bilal Ozhan.
Tomorrow (Monday), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to come to Algiers for an official state visit. It's the first date on an African tour where he will also visit Mauritania, Senegal and Mali.
During his visit to Algiers, Erdogan will inaugurate the Ketchaoua Mosque. This Mosque - located inside the Casbah - is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Since 2014 it has been under a 7 million euro renovation via the private Turkish company TIKA. Turkey picked up the bill.
According to local media, Erdogan is also planning to cancel the visa policy between the two countries so Algerians will be able to travel to Turkey more easily.
The good relationship between Turkey and Algeria is visible in the capital's streets.
"Turkey is becoming a leader in terms of economy. The good relations between our two countries is an honour to all of us. We don't have the same relations with other Arab countries, because they are too divided," says local resident Hacene Boudaoud.
Ferhat Ait Ali is an Algerian economist. For him, Turkey's economic strategy is an example to follow.
"The current Turkish government is helping and giving possibilities to its companies to develop internationally. This is in order for them to create a base in the context of global capitalism, in globalisation. Those (Turkish) companies have entered into the world of globalisation. This is the opposite for us. Our economic and administrative system is preventing our companies from developing internationally and being able to establish themselves," he says.
Algeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdelkader Messahel, said during a recent press conference in Ankara that "Algeria is the first commercial partner in Africa with 3.5 billion dollars exchanges."
He added that 796 Turkish companies are established in Algeria, employing more than 28,000 people.
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As the Algerian capital prepares to host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Middle East Extra takes a look at how ex-pat Turks are faring in the north African nation.
STORYLINE
It looks and feels like Istanbul, but this is Algiers' main mall.
Here both Algerians and Turks come to sample some Turkish delights.
"They can revitalise themselves and travel to Istanbul by coming here. It's the same for the Algerian society because we share the same culture with Turkish people, and it (Turkey) is also a Muslim country. So the Algerian people are feeling very much in tune with the Turkish mentality," explains Fodil Ait Abbas, the manager of the Casbah Istanbul restaurant.
This kind of restaurant has become a meeting point for the Turkish community.
"We are new here and we believe in Algeria," says Abdulbaki Suleyman who has just arrived with his family to work for a Turkish company.
A few tables away, Bilal Akcay, another Turkish citizen, who has been working for a Turkish company based in Algiers since 2016, explains that he feels good here:
"I can come here to this Turkish restaurant, I go to many coffee places and hear those who see a Turk see him as a brother, it means they love us. We have no problem with Algerians at all."
In the suburbs of Algiers, a Turkish company is developing its activities. Since 2012, Trici Sud has specialised in wire mesh and cabling. Four Turkish people and 167 Algerian are working in those factories.
"Here in Algiers we produce 5,000 tonnes of wire every month, and in Oran 3,000 tonnes. We are an Algerian-Turkish company," explains manager Bilal Ozhan.
Tomorrow (Monday), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to come to Algiers for an official state visit. It's the first date on an African tour where he will also visit Mauritania, Senegal and Mali.
During his visit to Algiers, Erdogan will inaugurate the Ketchaoua Mosque. This Mosque - located inside the Casbah - is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Since 2014 it has been under a 7 million euro renovation via the private Turkish company TIKA. Turkey picked up the bill.
According to local media, Erdogan is also planning to cancel the visa policy between the two countries so Algerians will be able to travel to Turkey more easily.
The good relationship between Turkey and Algeria is visible in the capital's streets.
"Turkey is becoming a leader in terms of economy. The good relations between our two countries is an honour to all of us. We don't have the same relations with other Arab countries, because they are too divided," says local resident Hacene Boudaoud.
Ferhat Ait Ali is an Algerian economist. For him, Turkey's economic strategy is an example to follow.
"The current Turkish government is helping and giving possibilities to its companies to develop internationally. This is in order for them to create a base in the context of global capitalism, in globalisation. Those (Turkish) companies have entered into the world of globalisation. This is the opposite for us. Our economic and administrative system is preventing our companies from developing internationally and being able to establish themselves," he says.
Algeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdelkader Messahel, said during a recent press conference in Ankara that "Algeria is the first commercial partner in Africa with 3.5 billion dollars exchanges."
He added that 796 Turkish companies are established in Algeria, employing more than 28,000 people.
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