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The Istanbul Center graciously provided an assortment of Turkish food for lunch, and the exchange participants had the chance to share their views on U.S.-Turkish foreign policy with the gathered crowd. After the public event, our guests met with Mr. Tarik Celik, Executive Director of the Istanbul Center, and Mr. Ferhat Demir, Executive Director of the Turkish American Chamber of Commerce of the Southeast U.S. They discussed their organizations’ work to make U.S.-Turkish relations stronger.
The next day our guests started their day by visiting the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site. Here they learned more about the legacy of one of Atlanta’s most famous citizens. Afterwards they went to the Carter Center, where they met with Ms. Perin Arkun and Mr. Hrair Balian of the Conflict Resolution Program. They discussed the Carter Center's work in the Middle East. Later they spent time at the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum, where they learned more about the work of President Carter.
Ambassadors Aksoy and Arim spent time in Washington, DC and New York City in addition to Atlanta while participating in the International Visitor Leadership Program. GCIV was honored to host these distinguished former Turkish ambassadors in Atlanta and to arrange a professional program for them. We look foward to hearing more about their work at the Foreign Policy Institute at Bilkent University.
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