Efes

Turkey's largest beer maker Anadolu Efes has announced that Robin Michael Goetzsche, who has been serving as its president and CEO since November 2015, will be leaving his position as of Dec. 31.

A statement to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) on Nov. 21 said Goetzsche will be leaving due to personal reasons. 

Anadolu Efes equalized matters with Fenerbahçe late on June 5, tying up the best-of-seven series 1-1 before it moves to the latter's home on June 7.

Anadolu Efes Istanbul bounced back from defeat in the opener by routing Turkish Airlines Euroleague runner-up Fenerbahçe 91-70. 

Turkish Ambassador to Berlin Hüseyin Avni Karslıoğlu returned to Turkey late on June 2, after the German Parliament approved a bill describing the 1915 massacres of Ottoman Armenians as genocide.

On its 25th anniversary the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is celebrating its successful work with Turkish companies in Turkey and beyond in a written statement on April 22. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an appointed March 15 Hidayet Türko?lu, a former basketball star, as one of his senior advisers, a presidential office source has said.

Türko?lu, the first Turkish-born player to play in the NBA, has been recruited to give advice on sports.

Russia has excluded a total of 10 Turkish brands, including Colin's, LC Waikiki and Anadolu Efes, from a list of sanctioned Turkish companies, daily Habertürk has reported. 

Dramatic losses in Kazakhstan?s currency, the tenge, after the country?s transition to a free floating rate may negatively affect a number of Turkish companies that are very active in the country, according to analysts. 

Fenerbahçe Ülker finished the Top 16 of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague on a high note by beating rival Anadolu Efes Istanbul 83-72 at home in the Istanbul derby, with Efes also advancing in Group F to the playoffs thanks to results elsewhere. 

Bulgarian archaeologists discovered an ampoule containing ashes from the grave of St. John the Apostle on the Foros peninsula near the city of Burgas.

According to the director of the Historical Museum in Burgas, Milen Nikolov, who showed the leaden ampoule on Wednesday, the sacred substance contained inside it was believed to have healing capacities.

Anadolu Group, the Turkish conglomerate that owns Efes Pilsen, the country’s largest brewer, is not considering selling its global brand, the group’s chairman has said, after recent reports that SABMiller, the sector giant, had made an offer for it.