Embassy of Turkey in Washington

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The chancery of the Turkish Embassy in Washington
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The chancery of the Turkish Embassy in Washington

The Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Washington is located on Embassy Row at 2525 Massachusetts Avenue NW. The chancery is housed in a new building, inaugurated by Turkish President Süleyman Demirel on April 23, 1999. Designed by Shalom Baranes Associates, it reflects aspects of Turkish vernacular architecture while harmonizing with the styles of the neighborhood.

Previously the embassy had been housed in a mansion farther north at Sheridan Circle and 23rd Street. This building today serves as the ambassador's residence. The building was originally built for Edward Hamlin Everett a bottling millionaire in 1915. It was designed by George Oakley Totten, Jr. who had spent a brief period in Turkey as the official architect for Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid. The Turkish government leased the building in 1932 and purchased it four years later.

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