Tag #123513 - Interview #97435 (Albert Arditi)

Back then, Moda County was home to a number of elite Levantine and English families. [7] As such, the stores had to provide luxury goods. The goods sold in this area were of the highest quality. When Inonu [8] became the President of the Turkish Republic, for example, he once visited his sister in Moda, and had the opportunity to taste some cheese from our store. He liked it so much that he wanted to find out where he could find more of this cheese. From that point on, kilos of cheese began to be transported to Cankaya [the name of the presidential palace where Presidents of the Turkish Republic reside throughout their term] by rail. Being the son of the store’s owner, my father began giving me the responsibility - since I was 16 - of managing all food preparation for the parties we attended.