Exhibit,Appendix: Yasemin Tekiner in her individual capacity, as a beneficiary and a Trustee of The Yasemin Tekiner 2011 Descendants Trust and derivatively as a holder of equitable interests in a shareholder or a member of the Company Defendants v. Bremen House Inc., German News Company, Inc., Berrin Tekiner, Gonca Tekiner, Billur Akipek in her capacity as a Trustee of the Yasemin Tekiner 2011 Descendants Trust, Zeynep Tekiner (Intervenor Plaintiff)

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                                FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 03/27/2023 11:28 PM         INDEX NO. 657193/2020
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   PARKER IBRAHIM & BERG LLP                                                                       212.596.7036 (Fax)
                                                                                             scott.parker@piblaw.com
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         October 6, 2022

         VIA E-MAIL
         Meghan E. Hill
         Pryor Cashman LLP
         7 Times Square
         New York, New York 10036-6569

                 Re:     Yasemin Tekiner, et al. v. Bremen House Inc., et al.
                         Index No.: 657193/2020

         Dear Meghan:
                 We write with respect to Zeynep’s visit today to the Company’s office. In sum, your firm
         made sure the visit would be nothing more than an unacceptable sham that was run exclusively by
         your firm (in violation of ethical rules), and with no assistance from the Company’s bookkeeper,
         despite Yasemin’s request.
                 By way of background, on September 29, 2022, Yasemin wrote to Shadan Gurbuzturk to
          inquire as to the possibility of coming to the office the following week, in order to review the
          Company ledger. Defendants agreed to allow that office access on October 6, 2022 at 11 am.
                On October 4, 2022, Yasemin wrote to Shadan and Billur Akipek, asking that they ensure
         that Shadan was actually going to attend the October 6 meeting, given her role as the Company
         bookkeeper:
                 “Now that Billur confirmed our meeting for this Thursday at 11am, I’d like to make
                 sure we have at least a few hours to be able to go over the ledger. Shadan, I will
                 need your assistance in running some basic financial reports via the
                 quickbook/accounting system of expenditures, income, profit/loss, breakdowns of
                 the disbursements from all sales from Dec 2020 to present, etc. Please confirm that
                 you will be there for this. Will anyone else be in attendance for the meeting?”
                 (emphasis added)
                  On October 5, 2022, at 3:03 pm, Billur responded that Defendants were gathering
          the requested bank statements and would provide them when they were ready. Further,
          Billur said that: (1) between 11 am and 5 pm, Yasemin and Zeynep would be “able to
          access and review the Quickbooks ledger”, (2) an unidentified “paralegal” would be there
          with the log-in credentials, and (3) “no one else will be there during that time” (including
          Shadan, despite Yasemin’s request).




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                 On October 5, 2022, at 4:47 pm, Yasemin responded to Billur, noting among other
         things that Billur’s proposed arrangement impeded Yasemin’s ability to perform as a
         director and officer. Yasemin also questions the need for a paralegal to oversee the books
         and records of the Company, given that the Company already has a full time bookkeeper
         on the payroll. Billur did not respond to Yasemin.
                 On October 6, 2022, at 11 am, Zeynep arrived at the Company’s office, with
         Yasemin also attending the meeting telephonically. Zeynep was met by an individual who
         only identified himself as “Robert”, and who we (eventually) learned was an employee of
         Pryor Cashman. He advised that he was there only to “monitor” Zeynep and would not
         otherwise help in granting Zeynep access to QuickBooks – which is exactly why Shadan’s
         presence during this meeting was necessary. He also said that, to the extent Yasemin and
         Zeynep actually wanted any files, they were required to request those reports through you
         and the attorneys at your firm. Zeynep gathered whatever information she could, but the
         visit ended up being largely meaningless thanks to Shadan’s absence (or anyone else that
         could actually assist).
                It is evident that this visit was simply part of Defendants’ orchestrated plan to create
         the appearance of granting Yasemin and Zeynep Company access, while in fact failing to
         provide any meaningful access. Further, the visit (and the idea that Yasemin and Zeynep
         need to first go to you to obtain any reports through you) is directly contrary to Justice
         Cohen’s comments at the July 1, 2022 hearing that, as a director, Yasemin does not need
         to go through litigation discovery in order to obtain information about the company.
         Frankly, you should not be involved at all in the generation of Company reports.
                 Finally, your paralegal speaking directly to Zeynep violated Rule 4.2 of the Rules
         of Professional Conduct, given that Zeynep is represented by counsel. The fact that it was
         a paralegal, as opposed to an attorney, is irrelevant: pursuant to Rule 8.4, a lawyer or law
         firm shall not “violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly
         assist or induce another to do so, or do so through the acts of another.” And, we note that
         you did not even disclose to us before today’s meeting that a paralegal from your office
         was going to be there – and all Billur said was that “a” paralegal would attend.
                                                                                Very truly yours,



                                                                                Scott W. Parker


          cc:   Stephen P. Younger, Esq.
                Michele Kahn, Esq.




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