Ertuğrul/Kainan 1890 Reception and Film Screening
On September 28th, the Embassy of Japan and the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey jointly held a film screening of “Ertuğrul/Kainan 1890”, a joint project honouring a longstanding Japanese-Turkish friendship. About 95 people from the Ottawa region Turkish and Japanese communities among others had the opportunity to network and sample Japanese sake and sushi rolls and Turkish wine and snacks during a pre-screening cocktail reception.
In their opening remarks, Ambassador Monji and Ambassador Selçuk Ünal of the Republic of Turkey praised the movie’s producers for reintroducing to the world the warm and wonderful relationship that ties Japan and Turkey.
Ertuğrul, launched in 1863, was a frigate of the Ottoman Navy with a crew of over 610 sailors. While returning from a goodwill voyage to Japan in 1890, she encountered a typhoon off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture, subsequently drifted into a reef and sank. Thanks to the efforts of local fishermen, over 60 crew members were rescued and taken care of by local village people and later sent back home by Japan's Imperial Navy vessels. In 1985, during the Iran-Iraq war, Turkey, at the request of the Government of Japan, sent a passenger airplane to evacuate the 215 Japanese nationals stranded in Teheran even though Saddam Hussein announced his intention to attack airplanes over the Iranian airspace.
The film was moving and much appreciated by all the audience. September 18th 2016 marked the 126th anniversary of the Ertuğrul Disaster.
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Ambassador Monji and Ambassador Ünal welcome the guests |
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Mr. Ramil Huseynli, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ambassador Monji, Mrs. Monji, Mrs. Huseynli, Mrs. Ünal and Ambassador Ünal. (Photo: Sam Garcia) |
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Guests sample Japanese Sake |
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Guests sample Turkish wine |
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Guests had the opportunity to admire Japanese Sake cups made by Japanese ceramist Mrs. Junko Kiritani and interact with the artist |
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The cocktail reception provided the guests with the opportunity to network |
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Ambassador Monji delivers his opening remarks |
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Ambassador Ünal delivers his opening remarks |
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Ambassador Ünal and Ambassador Monji (Photo: Sam Garcia) |
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| Ambassador and Mrs. Monji with Mrs. And Ambassador Ünal (Photo: Sam Garcia) |
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