İSTANBUL -- September 03, 2007 - - Yonja Media Group, the operator of the leading Turkish online social network Yonja.com, today announced that it will be expanding its Istanbul based sales, service, and marketing team. This expansion will help the company to better serve its rapidly increasing customer base and their ever expanding needs. The expanded team will increase Yonja Media Group’s visibility among a broader set of users as well as advertisers and agencies by leveraging the company’s portfolio of leading brands including Yonja.com, Nolyo.com and 7inci.com.

“As the Turkish Internet market evolves, we feel it is necessary to expand our own Istanbul based team to better serve our users, key agency partners and customers. We are in business to help build a great media company that will endure well into the 21st century. Our own Istanbul based team will be the key driving force in achieving this goal.” said Kerim Baran, Founder and CEO of Yonja Media Group.

The Istanbul team expansion was designed to provide increased attention to our users as well as our agency partners and our advertising customers. The expanded YMG team will be actively managing key customer and agency relationships.

“To fill our new positions, we are actively recruiting candidates and promoting within our own organization. We are looking for bright, motivated, and energetic individuals to join our team.” said Kerim Baran. “This is an exciting opportunity for many young professionals to be part of a company that will define the future of media in the Turkish and global markets."

About Yonja Media Group

Yonja Media Group is the leading Turkish-American new media company that builds valuable services for millions of people in Turkey and the rest of the world. The Company’s leading brand is Yonja.com, the largest online social network and the #1 most trafficked website in Turkey. The company also operates MetroListe.com, Nolyo.com and 7inci.com. Founded in San Francisco in 2003, Yonja Media Group has operations in the SF Bay Area and in Istanbul.