On Monday 26 April 2010, in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC a...

On Monday 26 April 2010, in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE met with the Governor of Istanbul, Mr Muammar G?Ýler.

Afterwards, at Sarayburnu, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce, as guests of the Director of Topkapi Museum, Professor Ilber Ortayli, visited Topkapi Palace. Later, at Edirnekapi, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce visited the Church of St. Savior in Chora. Then, at the Yenisher Community Centre, Beyoĝlu, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce, as guests of the Mayor of Beyoĝlu, Mr Amet Misbah Demircan, and Centre Director, Ms Sukriye Tandogan, visited the Children at Risk Workshop. In the evening, at the Swissotel, Istanbul, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce attended a reception hosted in their honour by the Australian Consul-General in Istanbul, Mr Geoff Rea, for representatives of the Australian business community, prominent Australians, Endeavour Scholarship alumni and representatives from the Turkish community.