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Turkey is country of honour at INTERMAT 2015

Turkey was the country of honour yesterday, with INTERMAT 2015 celebrating its machinery and equipment market, calling it “the pearl shining in Europe”. Turkish Ambassador Hakki Akil accepted a thankyou trophy from Maryvonne Lanoe, INTERMAT show director, before a series of talks and presentations highlighting the place of Turkey in the global construction sector.
January 6, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Turkish Ambassador Hakki Akil accepted a thank-you trophy from Maryvonne Lanoe, INTERMAT show director
Turkey was the country of honour yesterday, with INTERMAT 2015 celebrating its machinery and equipment market, calling it “the pearl shining in Europe”. Turkish Ambassador Hakki Akil accepted a thankyou trophy from Maryvonne Lanoe, INTERMAT show director, before a series of talks and presentations highlighting the place of Turkey in the global construction sector.

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