Jeffi Medina
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Jeffi Medina is a prominent Turkish Jewish businessman in the advertisement sector of Turkey
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, Turkey
, into a family of Sephardic Jews. He graduated from the German High School Istanbul and went to Strasbourg
, France
, to study economics
at the University of Strasbourg
. He completed his university studies at the Istanbul University
and graduated with a degree in economics. He started his professional life as a television producer in 1974. In 1978, he joined the advertising agency
Manajans, which is the oldest advertising agency in Turkey. In 1987, he was promoted to general manager of Manajans. After six years at this post, he left Manajans and founded with Turkish film director, screenwriter and businessman Yavuz Turgul
, the advertising agency Medina/Turgul in 1993. Their agency merged with DDB to form the Medina Turgul DBB advertising agency in 1995. Between the years 2004-2007 he served as President of the Reklamcılar Derneği (Advertising Association of Turkey) and since 2007 serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Aside from his business activities, Jeffi Medina is a very active participant in various private sector organizations, and publishes articles.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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Biography
He was born in 1950 in IstanbulIstanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, into a family of Sephardic Jews. He graduated from the German High School Istanbul and went to Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, to study economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at the University of Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the largest university in France, with about 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers....
. He completed his university studies at the Istanbul University
Istanbul University
Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the...
and graduated with a degree in economics. He started his professional life as a television producer in 1974. In 1978, he joined the advertising agency
Advertising agency
An advertising agency or ad agency is a service business dedicated to creating, planning and handling advertising for its clients. An ad agency is independent from the client and provides an outside point of view to the effort of selling the client's products or services...
Manajans, which is the oldest advertising agency in Turkey. In 1987, he was promoted to general manager of Manajans. After six years at this post, he left Manajans and founded with Turkish film director, screenwriter and businessman Yavuz Turgul
Yavuz Turgul
Yavuz Turgul is a Turkish film director and screenwriter, who is best known for his box-office hit The Bandit and who has won the Golden Orange for Best Screenplay four times for Abbas in Flower , The Agha , Mr. Muhsin and The Shadow Play ; Golden Oranges for Best Film for Mr...
, the advertising agency Medina/Turgul in 1993. Their agency merged with DDB to form the Medina Turgul DBB advertising agency in 1995. Between the years 2004-2007 he served as President of the Reklamcılar Derneği (Advertising Association of Turkey) and since 2007 serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Aside from his business activities, Jeffi Medina is a very active participant in various private sector organizations, and publishes articles.