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Bodrum resident serenades town with bicycle piano

A man who lives in the southern province of Muğla's Bodrum district offers piano concerts to local and foreign tourists with his piano mounted on a specially designed three-wheeled bicycle.

Zafer Mat, a married father of two children, started playing mandolin at an early age and his interest in music expanded with the piano gifted by his friends 17 years ago.

Around 80 tons of bootleg wine seized at vinegar factory

Security forces have seized a total of 77 tons of bootleg wine at a vinegar factory in the Şarköy district of the northwestern province of Tekirdağ.

Teams from the local police force's Organized Crime and Smuggling Department figured that barrels with bootleg wine were being handled at a plant.

European bank invests in Turkey's leading packaging company

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Actera - the leading private equity investor in Turkey - and Esas Holding - a venture capital firm established by the Sabancı family -are acquiring a majority stake in Korozo, the leading Turkish producer of flexible packaging, the EBRD said in a statement on April 25.