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Apple to Open First Turkish Retail Store in Istanbul on April 5

Apple is ready to open its first retail store next week in Turkey, with a grand opening gala (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/03/05/apple-istanbul-store/) that may feature Apple CEO Tim Cook and Turkish President Abdullah Gül. Located in Istanbul's Zorlu Center Shopping Center, the retail store (http://www.apple.com/tr/retail/zorlucenter/) will open at 10:00 AM on Saturday, April 5, 2014, reports Elma Dergisi (http://www.elmadergisi.com/zorlu-center-apple-store-5-nisanda-aciliyor/).
 
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 The Turkish store occupies (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/03/25/istanbul-apple-store/) approximately 20,000 square feet in the heart of Istanbul's popular, multi-use shopping center. The Zorlu Center store is thought to feature a cubic glass ceiling, glass sides and in-store services such as a dedicated "Family Room" floor and dual Genius Bars, reports 9to5Mac (http://9to5mac.com/2014/03/28/its-official-apples-first-store-in-turkey-to-open-in-istanbul-on-april-5th/). The structure is currently hidden behind barricades until its official debut.
 
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 This Zorlu Center store is the first of several retail stores planned for Turkey as Apple makes inroads into this new market. Apple also met with Turkish government officials (http://www.macrumors.com/2013/02/01/apple-executives-meet-with-turkish-president-to-discuss-4-5-billion-ipad-education-initiative/) to equip Turkish school children with 10.6 million tablets in a new education initiative to bring cutting-edge technology into schools.
 
 Though negotiations appeared to be favorable for Apple, this bid eventually was awarded (http://www.turkishuschamber.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3179%3Afatih-project-distributes-tablets-to-ninth-grade-students-by-turkish-company-telpa) to Turkish company Telpa, which is providing tablets from General Mobile, a Turkish-owned company operating out of the United States.
 
 
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Source: Apple to Open First Turkish Retail Store in Istanbul on April 5 (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/03/28/apple-store-turkey-istanbul-april/)