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 Istanbul Center is pleased to announce its most recent collaboration for an exciting exhibit commemorating diplomats who issued visas to Jews during the Nazi period.
Istanbul Center joins with the Israeli Consulate and the MLK, Jr. National Historic Site, among many others, to commemorate several diplomats who issued visas for Jews during the Nazi period.
Of note is the Turkish diplomat, Mr. Necdet Kent, who issued visas to Jews from his post in Marseilles, France. Mr. Kent's connection is also local to Atlanta as his son, Muhtar Kent, is the President and CEO of Coca-Cola.
Please click here to view your full invitation.
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Istanbul Center is pleased to announce that we will host Dr. Kemal Dervis, Vice President of The Brookings Institution and Former Minister of Economic Affairs and the Treasury of the Republic of Turkey, on April 29, 2010 at 6:30 P.M. at The Jimmy Carter Presidential Museum Theatre.
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 Istanbul Center invites you to join its monthly Book Club!
Sit, relax, and enjoy discussion with others at our Norcross branch. On April 17th, Istanbul Center's Book Club will review Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk's The White Castle. Pamuk is one of Turkey's most renowned authors. From the Publisher: "One of Turkey's foremost novelists explores the ambivalent relationship between master and slave in this elegant, postmodernist twist on the theme of the doppelganger. During the 17th century, a young Italian is captured by the Turkish fleet and brought to Istanbul, where he becomes the slave of an erudite man who could pass for his twin...."
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 Our monthly Istanbul Dialogue Nights are held every second Thursday of the month and always held at our Norcross office, led by Kemal Korucu.
Complimentary Turkish cuisine is a part of enjoying this program as we relax and chat about a variety of topics from culture, current affairs, art, history and religion. The Midtown office will host another set of Istanbul Dialogue Nights coming soon.
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Topics for upcoming months inlcude:
April 8th / The Limits of Love & Hate
May 13th / It Takes a Village |
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