The Ambassador of Turkey in Sweden Ambassador Yönet C. Tezel with his wife Mrs.Ave Brigader-Tezel kindly invited distinguished guests to the Turkish recidence and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey. On October 29, Turkey will celebrate its centennial with much pride. It will be a celebration of the republic installed by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1923 and a personal milestone for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. But uncertainties loom large for the country’s second century. After being a non-belligerent state during World War II, Turkey’s geopolitical choice was to anchor itself to the West by joining the international institutions that shaped the global order at the end of the hostilities. These included the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, the Council of Europe, NATO, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Later, Ankara was a founding member of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (1969) and of the Organization of Turkic States (2009). It is the only country to have integrated its manufacturing industry with the European Union through a customs union (1995).

Nice to meet so many new and present foreign ambassadors in Sweden for the celebration. Attending was among others Swedish Foreign minister Tobias Billström, Swedish Talman Andreas Norlén, Swedish Commander in Chief Micael Bydén. A large Turkish buffet was served with typical Turkish dished and delight. Here follows Cawa Media report with pictures of the occasion on the 27th of October 2023 at the Ambassadors Residence in Stockholm, Sweden:

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye

 Ambassador Yönet C. Tezel and Mrs. Ave Brigader-Tezel request the pleasure of the company of Cawa Media

at a reception on Friday, October 27, 2023 from 12:00 to 14:00 hours

Residence;  Dag Hammarskjölds väg 26, 115 27 Stockholm