Cola Turka

Cola Turka is a Turkish[1] cola brand that is also sold in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Canada.[2]

TV commercials

Two television commercials for Cola Turka (which are presented more like short-subject comic films) feature American actor Chevy Chase playing a confused American who notices his friend, wearing a stereotypically American cowboy hat, using some peculiar words from Turkish culture while drinking a can of Cola Turka.[3] Upon Chase's character drinking Cola Turka in the second commercial, he spontaneously displays Turkish traits like saying Turkish idioms, singing a Turkish folk song, and in the final part of the second commercial, unexpectedly sporting a mustache. The commercials were filmed on location in New York and are in English with Turkish subtitles.[4]

Variations

Cola Turka is sold in 200ml glass bottles, 330ml cans and 500ml, 1 litre, 2 litre, 2.5 and 3 litre PET bottles.

Cola Turka has 4 variants:

  • Cola Turka
  • Cola Turka MIX (Orange flavored)
  • Cola Turka Light
  • Cola Turka Cappuccino (designed in 2007 by Manhal)

History

In 2015, Yıldız Holding sold the brand Cola Turka to Japanese beverage giant DyDo Drinco.[5][6]

References

  1. In Praise of Gazoz, Turkey's Homegrown Soft Drink Eurasianet^
  2. Turkey engages in Cola war Al Jazeera, retrieved 2024-09-07^
  3. Turkey's Nostalgic Gazoz Culture Culinary Backstreets, 2019-07-25, retrieved 2024-09-07^
  4. Dydo Drinco Turkey | Cola Turka www.dydodrinco.com.tr^
  5. Cola Turka 'Japon' oldu www.aa.com.tr, retrieved 20 November 2023^
  6. Cola Turka nicht mehr türkisch DTJ Online, 2015-09-28, retrieved 2024-09-07^