OPPO’s Tuzla factory closed quietly

https://turkey.postsen.com/business/282016/OPPO%E2%80%99s-Tuzla-factory-whose-opening-was-announced-by-AKP%E2%80%99s-Mustafa-Varank-closed-quietly.html

by takipsizad • 3 years ago

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the_mitsuhiko• 3 years ago

I'm continued to be surprised that anyone still does business in Turkey. I can only assume that there are some shady shenanigans going on that still give reasons for companies to be there.

dimitrios12• 3 years ago

Authoritarian regime rife with corruption that can easily be bribed and bypass any regulations as needed with western protections -- perfect for any crony capitalist. The real amazement is that they were ever allowed to be part of NATO.

ethbr0• 3 years ago

If they didn't end up in control of the Bosporus Straits, they probably wouldn't have been.

But world as it is, etc.

engineer_22• 3 years ago

It was a good play for US when they were expecting to engage in nuclear war with USSR, but now its kind of clear they're not really embracing the brand image.

scori2• 3 years ago

First part of your comment is true. NATO is irrelevant, but also they contribute to it more than most: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_67655.htm

ralmidani• 3 years ago

Turkey has more freedom, human rights, and rule of law than does Egypt (where production is reportedly moving). I know, the Sisi regime hasn’t set a high bar, but it’s ridiculous to frame this as anything but a business decision.

yyyk• 3 years ago

The issue is economic policy, mainly Erdogan's distaste for high interest rates and results thereof. Mind you, Egypt has different serious economic problems, but these are more long term issues...

psKama• 3 years ago

Sure..a manufacturer from china, which is renowned for their perfect worker right regulations with zero corruption, pulling out of Turkey and start a place in Egypt, which is also a great place for democracy and worker rights, etc. /S This narrow sight is killing me.

dang3• 3 years ago

Please don't take HN threads into nationalistic flamewar (or on flamewar tangents generally). It will just lead to hell and we're trying to avoid that here.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

anigbrowl• 3 years ago

Suggest fixing the title, eg 'Oppo has pulled their factory out of Turkey'.

karmakaze• 3 years ago

Yeah I was confused why there would have been a dependency on the bird.

kortex• 3 years ago

This kind of stuff makes me totally understand why they formally changed their name to Türkiye.

pesfandiar• 3 years ago

Or "Türkiye" as the country is now known officially.

jylam• 3 years ago

The previous one was "Republic of Turkey", no one called them that. Like France is "République française", and Germany "Bundesrepublik Deutschland" and no one call them that.

Turkey is ok I think.

baggy_trough• 3 years ago

They can call it whatever they want in Turkey, but that's not the English name.

Kiro• 3 years ago

I wouldn't want people to use the native name of my country when speaking English. It would sound extremely awkward.

dang3• 3 years ago

Thanks - fixed. (Submitted title was "Oppo has pulled their factory off turkey")

helsinkiandrew• 3 years ago

The dismissed workers started to protest in front of the factory, protesting the massacre of workers.

By "massacre" do they mean the mass sacking or is there something to this story I don't understand.

scori2• 3 years ago

Sounds like bad English translation. There are several other lines that does not make sense.

takipsizad2• 3 years ago

indeed it is, and i think the meaning was mass sacking yes

ksec• 3 years ago

Title should be OPPO’s Tuzla factory, whose opening was announced by AKP’s Mustafa Varank, closed quietly

As Per HN Submission Guidelines [1],

Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize.

[1]https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

dang3• 3 years ago

Fixed now- thanks.

takipsizad2• 3 years ago

thanks too

OPPO’s Tuzla factory closed quietly

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