in TRT English - 30th October 2012
Turkey's Prime Minister Erdoğan arrived today in Berlin and during his visit will inaugurate the new Turkish Embassy building in Tiergarten, which is considered to be the biggest of all Turkish embassies in the world.
"ERDOĞAN TO LEAVE FOR GERMANY TODAY
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will depart for Germany on Tuesday.
Posted 30.10.2012 07:40:39 UTC
Updated 30.10.2012 09:18:34 UTC
Within the framework of a two-day visit to Germany, Premier Erdoğan will visit Berlin today and attend inauguration ceremony of the new Turkish Embassy building in that city.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and his German counter part Guido Westerwelle will also be present at the opening ceremony of the new Embassy building in Berlin.
Erdoğan then will deliver a speech at the Institute of Berlin.
On Wednesday, Mr. Erdoğan will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Syrian crisis is expected to be taken up by the duo during their meeting in the German capital.
Hence, problems of Turkish citizens living in Germany as well as the process for Turkey's bid for the European Union membership will also be discussed at the planned meeting."
in Haaretz 30th October 2012
Turkey's Berlin embassy moves back into its WWII home
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled for a 2-day visit in Germany, where he will also meet Angela Merkel to discuss the civil war in Syria.
epa03451253 An exterior view of the new Turkish Embassy in Berlin, Germany, 29 October 2012. The new building of Turkey's representation in Germany will be officially opened by Turkish Premier Erdogan on 30 October 2012. EPA/MICHAEL KAPPELER
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was to inaugurate a new Turkish embassy in Berlin on Tuesday, with the grandiose building underlining
his nation's ambition to become a member of the European Union.
The mission, Turkey's largest abroad, has been erected in the German capital's upscale Tiergarten embassy district, on the site where a Turkish
embassy stood until Allied bombardment late in World War II left much of the city in rubble.
The 30-million-euro (39-million-dollar) building, entered through a 16-metre-high copper-lined archway, is located between the missions of
South Africa and Italy.
Erdogan was to wrap up his visit to Berlin on Wednesday, when he meets Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the conflict in Syria. More than
100,000 Syrians have sought refuge in Turkey.
Some 2.5 million people living in Germany have ethnic Turkish roots. The two nations have close trade ties.
The embassy building is divided into two parts: the so-called "palace," which contains reception areas and the ambassador's office; and the
"city," which contains office space for 100 staff.
Between them is an atrium named after the Bosporus, the waterway separating the European and Asian parts of Turkey.
Thomas Hillig, one of the three architects, said the modern lines and grandeur of the building were an expression of Turkey's desire to join the
European Union, adding, "Turkey wants to show itself as a modern, open nation."
Turkish ornamentation on the building includes the national logo and more subtle features such as a traditional Islamic pattern known as girih
interlacing, which is engraved on the window glass.
"It's meant to look Turkish and not be just a faceless block," Hillig said.
Tiergarten was picked as the city's embassy neighborhood under the Nazis, when the architect Albert Speer was commissioned to remake the
city and the Axis allies Italy and Japan built their embassies there.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will depart for Germany on Tuesday.
Posted 30.10.2012 07:40:39 UTC
Updated 30.10.2012 09:18:34 UTC
Within the framework of a two-day visit to Germany, Premier Erdoğan will visit Berlin today and attend inauguration ceremony of the new Turkish Embassy building in that city.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and his German counter part Guido Westerwelle will also be present at the opening ceremony of the new Embassy building in Berlin.
Erdoğan then will deliver a speech at the Institute of Berlin.
On Wednesday, Mr. Erdoğan will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Syrian crisis is expected to be taken up by the duo during their meeting in the German capital.
Hence, problems of Turkish citizens living in Germany as well as the process for Turkey's bid for the European Union membership will also be discussed at the planned meeting."
in Haaretz 30th October 2012
Turkey's Berlin embassy moves back into its WWII home
in Haaretz 30th October 2012
Turkey's Berlin embassy moves back into its WWII home
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled for a 2-day visit in Germany, where he will also meet Angela Merkel to discuss the civil war in Syria.
epa03451253 An exterior view of the new Turkish Embassy in Berlin, Germany, 29 October 2012. The new building of Turkey's representation in Germany will be officially opened by Turkish Premier Erdogan on 30 October 2012. EPA/MICHAEL KAPPELER
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was to inaugurate a new Turkish embassy in Berlin on Tuesday, with the grandiose building underlining
his nation's ambition to become a member of the European Union.
The mission, Turkey's largest abroad, has been erected in the German capital's upscale Tiergarten embassy district, on the site where a Turkish
embassy stood until Allied bombardment late in World War II left much of the city in rubble.
The 30-million-euro (39-million-dollar) building, entered through a 16-metre-high copper-lined archway, is located between the missions of
South Africa and Italy.
Erdogan was to wrap up his visit to Berlin on Wednesday, when he meets Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the conflict in Syria. More than
100,000 Syrians have sought refuge in Turkey.
Some 2.5 million people living in Germany have ethnic Turkish roots. The two nations have close trade ties.
The embassy building is divided into two parts: the so-called "palace," which contains reception areas and the ambassador's office; and the
"city," which contains office space for 100 staff.
Between them is an atrium named after the Bosporus, the waterway separating the European and Asian parts of Turkey.
Thomas Hillig, one of the three architects, said the modern lines and grandeur of the building were an expression of Turkey's desire to join the
European Union, adding, "Turkey wants to show itself as a modern, open nation."
Turkish ornamentation on the building includes the national logo and more subtle features such as a traditional Islamic pattern known as girih
interlacing, which is engraved on the window glass.
"It's meant to look Turkish and not be just a faceless block," Hillig said.
Tiergarten was picked as the city's embassy neighborhood under the Nazis, when the architect Albert Speer was commissioned to remake the
city and the Axis allies Italy and Japan built their embassies there.
