Italy–Turkey relations
Italy-Turkey relations refer tae relations atween Italy an Turkey. Baith kintras are members o NATO an the Union for the Mediterranean an have active diplomatic relations.
History
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Turkey, then the Ottoman Empire, begun its first diplomatic mission tae Italy in 1856, shortly afore the establishment o the Kingdom of Italy, by sending Ambassador Rüstem Pasha.[1] Since then, Turkey has had a constant presence in Italy throughout both their embassy in Rome and their consulates in Milan and Naples.[2]
Italy's presence in Turkey nou conseest o an embassy in Ankara, a General Consulate in İstanbul, an a consulate in İzmir, taegither wi honorary consulates in Antalya, Bursa, Gaziantep, İskenderun, and Nevşehir, an a Consular Correspondent in Eskişehir.[3]
Italian Foreign Meenister Luigi Di Maio condemned the 2019 Turkis offencive intae north-eastren Sirie, declarin that the offensive against Kurdish forces in Sirie is "unacceptable" an calling for an immediate end tae the fechtin.[4] Italy jyned an airms embargo against Turkey, despite previously bein Turkey's primary EU wappens supplier.[5][6]
Intercultural influences
eeditItalian culture in Turkey
eeditIstanbul is hame tae ane o the Italian Cultural Institutes opened throuoot the warld bi the Italian Meenistry o Foreign Affairs.[7] The Institute, amang ither cultural activities, offers Italian leid coorses, awso offered bi a number o Turkis varsities, sic as Ankara Varsity an Istanbul Varsity.[8]
İzmir an Ankara are hosts tae, respectively, the Italian Culture Center "Carlo Goldoni"[9] an the Italian Friendship Association "Casa Italia".[8] Baith o these associations engage in the organisation o events promotin Italian culture an o coorses teaching the Italian leid.
A nummer of Italian schuils are present in Turkey, wi the great majority o thaim bein locatit in Istanbul. Italian schuils in Turkey include kindergartens, elementary, middle, an heich schuils.[8]
Immigration
eeditIt is estimatit that thaee are 30,000 tae 40,000 Turks residing in Italy.
References
eedit- ↑ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Roma Büyükelçiliği". roma.be.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 1 Mairch 2018.
- ↑ "T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı Milano Başkonsolosluğu". milano.bk.mfa.gov.tr. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ↑ "La rete consolare". ambankara.esteri.it (in Italian). Archived frae the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ↑ "Turkish operation in Syria is 'unacceptable': Italian foreign minister". Reuters. 10 October 2019 – via www.reuters.com.
- ↑ Brzozowski, Alexandra (14 October 2019). "EU condemns Turkey's military action, stops short of common arms embargo". www.euractiv.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ↑ "Italy to block arms exports to Turkey - Di Maio - English". ANSA.it (in Inglis). 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ↑ "Istituto Di Cultura - Istanbul". www.iicistanbul.esteri.it (in Italian). Archived frae the original on 25 Februar 2018. Retrieved 1 Mairch 2018.
- ↑ a b c "Cultura e lingua italiana". ambankara.esteri.it (in Italian). Archived frae the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ↑ "İtalyan Kültür Merkezi. İtalyanca dil okulu İzmir'de | Hakkımızda". İtalyan Kültür Merkezi. İtalyanca dil okulu İzmir'de (in Italian). Retrieved 19 September 2018.