Kaya Demirer

Some restaurants apparently began charging customers for heating in the face of rising electricity prices and other costs, triggering a debate and criticism among people, but representatives from the sector say this is not a widespread policy.

Another lockdown will be a huge blow to Turkey's eatery industry and restaurants, a business group has warned, calling for stricter measures that will help keep businesses open in the coming months.

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Business owners have welcomed a government decision to reopen restaurants and cafes under a normalization plan but are calling for long business hours which they say may help reduce overcrowding in those venues at a time when infections are on the rise.

Restaurant owners in Turkey are expecting to reopen their venues in mid-June after a suspension of more than two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the head of an association has said.

British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, a.k.a. the ?Naked Chef,? has not found what he had hoped for with his ?Jamie?s Italian? restaurant in Istanbul, which is seeking a suspension of bankruptcy from a court that has ruled for an injunction, according to sources.