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# Turkey: the new internet frontier?
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2012/06/turkey_the_new_internet_frontier/
- Published: 2012-06-20T14:47:44.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-28T12:51:51.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: #leweblondon, investment, turkey, Video, vod

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**[Efe Cakarel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efe%5FCakarel?ref=onemanandhisblog.com "Efe Cakarel"), Founder, MUBI**

A [global VoD platform](http://mubi.com/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) that I’ve never heard of – I’m so *very* parochial. But isn’t everyone? As Efe points out, only 13% of global internet users in the US – and it’s a steadily declining share. His business started in \[Palo Alto\]([http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.4291666667,-122.138055556&spn=0.1,0.1&q=37.4291666667,-122.138055556](http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.4291666667,-122.138055556&spn=0.1,0.1&q=37.4291666667,-122.138055556&ref=onemanandhisblog.com) (Palo%20Alto%2C%20California)&t=h "Palo Alto, California") – and it’s easy to think of that as the centre of the universe. But the US may not dominate the internet in 2030 – and dominating that world means understanding other countries.

Their business mashed Netflix and Groupon – one movie a day, at a much lower price point. And they decided that Turkey was the country to focus on – it’s got growth of 9% right now. Forecasts show Turkey as fastest growing [OECD](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation%5Ffor%5FEconomic%5FCo-operation%5Fand%5FDevelopment?ref=onemanandhisblog.com "Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development") country. Half of Turkey is less than 30 years old – and they are very social media savvy. And – to the benefit of his business – they have a healthy disregard for copyright.

So, it’s time to wake up and smell the Turkish coffee.

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