Beer in Turkey opened production of beer and two restaurants named in honor of his grandfather - "KHOFFNER Brewing Company", which function to this day. There were many pubs and bars in Istanbul, Izmir, and Thessaloniki. Production of beer in the Ottoman Empire was 1.2 billion liters in 1894. This increased to 9.9 billion liters in 1913–1914. Atatürk, the first president of the Turkish Republic, founded an ale factory in Ankara. İsmet İnönü, the first prime minister of Turkey, worked to improve the old Bomonti Beer Company. This created the first beer competition in Turkey. The Turkish beer market experienced 20% growth from
Villages of Turkey Villages of Turkey A village () is the smallest settlement unit in Turkey. There are 81 provinces () in Turkey. The governor of each province is called "vali". There are a number of districts () in each province. In İstanbul, the most populous province, the number of districts is 39. But in small provinces the number may be as low as 3. In 51 provinces, the capital of the province is also a district known as the central district with the same name. (i.e., The central district of Karaman Province is called Karaman) In 30 provinces however, the capital city