Sir Stelios Chatziioannou today awarded the 10 bi-communal groups (10 Greek Cypriots and 10 Turkish Cypriot businessmen) at & # 8220; Stelios Bi & # 8211; Communal Awards for Business Co-operation 2022 ”, with each of the 20 winners winning a cash prize of € 10,000.
Participation in the Bicommunal Entrepreneurship Awards exceeded all expectations, as 58 groups of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots (a total of 116 businessmen) submitted their joint application claiming the cash prize. Sir Stelios Chatziioannou, founder and owner of the easy family of Brands (www.easyHistory.info) and founder and president of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation (https://steliosfoundation.com.cy/) offered a total of € 200,000 to the top 10 business proposals.
The Award Ceremony and the announcement of the ten winning teams, took place online on April 28, 2022, with Sir Stelios Hatziioannou congratulating the winners via zoom. The online ceremony was attended by the 116 businessmen who claimed the award, as well as representatives of the Media.
The aim of this year's awards is to encourage business activities between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot businessmen, with the ultimate goal of consolidating lasting peace on the island, which was the beginning of the establishment of the institution of bi-communal awards. p>Congratulating the winners and all those who participated in the competition, Sir Stelios Hatziioannou said: “It is with great pleasure that I see so many successful businessmen put aside the differences created by politicians and work together for the benefit of the economy of their common homeland. as well as for the consolidation of peace on the island “.
The ten winning teams in alphabetical order:
Alexandros Philippides – Hasan Siber:
. They met in 2007.
https://coliveoil.com/
Left : Hasan Siber – Δεξιά : Alexandros Philippides
Andreas Andreou – Emre Serdar:
aluminum. They met in 2015. Emre was awarded again in 2018.
https://daremtrading.com/, http://www.geopetaluminium.com/
Left : Andreas Andreou – Right : Emre Serdar
Charalambos Leonidou – Hasan Ekingen:
leukarite embroidery. They met in 2003. They were awarded again in 2016.
http://lefkaracorner.com/Homepage,
https://www.facebook.com/leonandriart/
Left > : Hasan Ekingen – Δεξιά : Charalambos Leonidou
Christos Marangos – Mine Yucel :
https://cymar.com.cy/,
www.facebook.com/prologueconsulting/
Left : Christos Marangos – Right : Mine Yucel
Elena Christou – Kadir Yorgancioglou:
They are traders of sanitary ware. They met in 2014. They were awarded again in 2018.
https://reginapietra.com/, http://www.diremtradingltd.com/
Left : Kadir Yorgancioglou (Direm Trading) – Waist : Loucas Christou (Regina Pietra)
Ioannis Papadikos – Huseyin Yavuzkurt:
They are fish traders. They met in 2005. Ioannis was awarded again in 2018.
https://cyprus-is.com/el/listing/fishmarket-morphou-97294/
Left : Huseyin Yavuzkurt – Δεξιά : Ioannis Papadikos
Kyriakos Platrites – Cafer Potinci:
creators of the Medflora Museum. They met in 2002.
https://medfloramuseum.com/
Left : Cafer Potinci – Right : Kyriakos Platrites
Panagiotis Nicolaou – Baris Mustafa Toprakci:
Traditional stone merchants. They met in 2004.
https://www.facebook.com/cyprus.landscape,
https://www.facebook.com/Αχιλλέας-Νικολάου-Λτδ
Right : Baris Mustafa Toprakci – Πάνω Δεξιά : Panagiotis Nicolaou
Steven Stavrou – Burak Doluay :
They created a communication platform for Cypriot Entrepreneurs. They met in 2016. Burak was awarded again in 2019.
https://cyprusinno.com
Left: Steven Stravrou > – Right: Burak Doluay
Yioula Papakyriakou – Mariam Gokcebag:
lavender products. They met in 2012.
http://www.lovetroodos.com/
Left : Mariam Gokcebag – Right < em>: Youla Papakyriakou
It is worth mentioning that 50% of the winners had registered and won cash prizes in bicameral awards of previous years, which is a very encouraging development, as it shows that the cooperation between the two communities has a permanent character.
The awarding of the Stelios Bi – Communal Awards for Business Co-operation 2022, is the 12th event in Cyprus. From the beginning of the institution in 2009 until today, the total value of the Bicommunal Cooperation Awards, including this year's amount, amounts to € 3,990.00.
