{"id":7755,"date":"2019-06-24T08:31:44","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T08:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.alj3.clients.lemonhq.io\/quick-reads\/turkish-delight-abdul-latif-jameel-opens-countrys-first-lexus-showroom\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T08:42:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:42:55","slug":"turkish-delight-abdul-latif-jameel-opens-countrys-first-lexus-showroom","status":"publish","type":"quickreads","link":"https:\/\/cms.alj3.clients.lemonhq.io\/en\/quick-reads\/turkish-delight-abdul-latif-jameel-opens-countrys-first-lexus-showroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish delight! 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We are therefore extremely happy to launch Lexus in this strategic emerging market, together with our partner, Toyota Turkey Marketing and Sales.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1,000 m<sup>2<\/sup> facility, which opened in the Maslak district of Istanbul is another sign of Abdul Latif Jameel\u2019s ongoing investment across the MENAT region.&nbsp; In a further mark of its confidence in the burgeoning Turkish market, new Lexus showrooms are also planned in Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Bursa and Izmir.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Ali-Haydar-Bozkurt.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1112\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alj.com\/en\/our-people\/ali-haydar-bozkurt\/\">Ali Haydar Bozkurt<\/a>, President and CEO of Toyota T\u00fcrkiye Marketing and Sales Inc (TTMS), said: <em>\u201cWe were waiting impatiently for this day to come.&nbsp; Our president, Akio Toyoda, said the ultimate goal of Lexus is not to produce cars but to produce a work of art \u2013 and every Lexus model sold today is a proof of this idea.<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.alj.com\/app\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Lexus-Showroom-Turkey.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1114\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cLexus is not just a luxury car brand, it is a way of life. 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