Dutch attaché has İstanbul’s only Vespa with diplomatic license plate
Even though he rides his Vespa in the city most of the time, he says he likes the public transportation system in İstanbul. “It is very efficient; there is the ‘Akbil’ for everything. There are choices in İstanbul for low and high budgets,” he notes. A diplomat’s son, Stork has lived in many cities and countries around the world, from London and Romania to Cuba and Amsterdam. In his words, he was “made in Argentina, born in Finland.”In promoting the exchange of culture between Turkey and the Netherlands, the consulate, together with the embassy in Ankara, is active in its programs. They assist in bringing Turkish artists to the Netherlands and vice versa.
“We believe cultural exchange is at the root of understanding each other,” he says, and explains that music is one area in which to do this. At the Ghetto music lounge in İstanbul, for example, they had “Amsterdam Night Watch” between January and April, when such diverse Dutch groups as The Amsterdam Klezmer Band; vocal quartet Fourtress, made up of one Turkish and three Dutch singers; and the members of the Calefax Quintet and the Tony Overwater Trio performed.
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