German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will pay a one-day working visit to \u0130stanbul on Thursday, Turkish officials said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Both German and Turkish officials avoided commenting on the content of Westerwelle\u2019s meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davuto\u011flu. Yet, in addition to regional developments in the Middle East and North Africa, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan\u2019s claims concerning German foundations operating in Turkey are likely to be high on the agenda of the meeting.<\/p>\n
In early October, Erdo\u011fan said he was disturbed by the fact that some German foundations are aiding the terrorist Kurdistan Workers\u2019 Party (PKK), which he said is one of the reasons for the probe into the Kurdish Communities Union (KCK), the political arm of the PKK. German foundations that have branches in Turkey and Germany\u2019s sustainable development agency, GIZ, denied Erdo\u011fan\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Westerwelle\u2019s visit to \u0130stanbul will coincide with the opening of an artists\u2019 academy in the summer residence of the German ambassador in the \u0130stanbul suburb of Tarabya on Thursday. Cornelia Pieper, minister of state in the German Foreign Ministry and responsible for cultural policy, will take part in the ceremony. Next year the house will host the first scholarship holders. Each year up to 14 German artists will get stipends for six months so that they get to learn about the arts scene in Turkey. The German federal parliament decided to establish the academy in 2009 but controversies about the concept have delayed the project.<\/p>\n
It was not yet clear whether Westerwelle will be able to attend the inauguration ceremony when Today\u2019s Zaman contacted German Embassy officials on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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