Tim Cook to Meet With Turkish President Ahead of Istanbul Apple Store Opening [Mac Blog]
Apple CEO Tim Cook will meet with Turkish President Abdullah Gül tomorrow at the Çankaya Presidential Compound in Ankara, according to the President’s official calendar.
The visit comes as Apple is planning to open its first retail store in the heart of Istanbul’s new multi-use Zorlu Center sometime in 2014. Apple is also heavily involved in the bidding for Turkey’s $4.5 billion tablet initiative that will see as many as 15 million tablets given to the country’s schoolchildren, and Apple executives have met with the president about the project before.
Turkish president Abdullah Gül at far left, Apple VP John Couch at far right at their meeting last year
Cook’s visit is part of an international tour that saw him visiting Ireland last week and the United Arab Emirates earlier today.
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