Eiffel Tower in France lit up with colors of Turkish flag

[NightOwl]

Turkish President Gul will pay a state visit to France on October 7 to attend opening of the exhibition "Istanbul through the Ages" at Grand Palais.
Wednesday, 07 October 2009 08:02
The Eiffel Tower, which has become a global icon of France, was lit up with colors of Turkish flag under the ongoing "Season of Turkey" activities in France.

The tower will be wearing Turkey's colors (red and white) from 8:00 p.m. to dawn for five days.

The Paris Municipality, earlier, decided to make a gesture to President Abdullah Gul during his visit to Paris by lighting up the tower with colors of Turkish flag from October 6 to October 11.

Turkish President Gul will pay a state visit to France on October 7 to attend opening of the exhibition "Istanbul through the Ages" at Grand Palais.

[hipeter924]

Re: Eiffel Tower in France lit up with colors of Turkish flag

Urgh. Having the humiliation of New Zealand next to Turkey every Anzac day makes me sick enough. Its like sticking a good cracker to mouldy cheese, and saying it tastes good.

[AlphaPapa]

Re: Eiffel Tower in France lit up with colors of Turkish flag

This is a slap to the Socialists who were voted out of office, and were pro-Armenia/Anti-Turkey.

[Yedtarts]

Re: Eiffel Tower in France lit up with colors of Turkish flag

A sl-utty dress that perfectly suits the prostitute. Both turkey and the tower were made by free masons.

"Une robe salope qui s'adapte parfaitement à la prostituée"

[bell-the-cat]

Re: Eiffel Tower in France lit up with colors of Turkish flag

This is a slap to the Socialists who were voted out of office, and were pro-Armenia/Anti-Turkey.

Regardless of who is in and who is out, they are all idiots. Would we see literature about a French "Season of Germany" having covers with a pattern of swastikas? Yet the "Season of Turkey" publicity has the equivalent, the fascistic MHP / Gray Wolf triple crescent symbol. Cudos though to the designer who managed to slip it in unnoticed, though I bet he/she is getting a bit annoyed that the audience is still too ignorant to notice what they are looking at.

[Parskahay]

Re: Eiffel Tower in France lit up with colors of Turkish flag

france and french people cant hate any nation and race its their nature

[AlphaPapa]

Re: Eiffel Tower in France lit up with colors of Turkish flag

Regardless of who is in and who is out, they are all idiots. Would we see literature about a French "Season of Germany" having covers with a pattern of swastikas? Yet the "Season of Turkey" publicity has the equivalent, the fascistic MHP / Gray Wolf triple crescent symbol. Cudos though to the designer who managed to slip it in unnoticed, though I bet he/she is getting a bit annoyed that the audience is still too ignorant to notice what they are looking at.

Are you serious about that? I haven't seen that anywhere but I would agree, that would be similar to a swastika.

My God, if that's true, Europe is doomed worse than I've imagined.

[hipeter924]

Re: Eiffel Tower in France lit up with colors of Turkish flag

france and french people cant hate any nation and race its their nature

It hated Germany a hell of a lot, especially in the early 20th century, the whole Bismark invading Alsace Lorraine...they never got over it.

[Davo88]

Re: Eiffel Tower in France lit up with colors of Turkish flag

They should have also put a crescent on top lol

I don't remember France doing the same with the Armenian flag during the year of Armenia in France...

[bell-the-cat]

Re: Eiffel Tower in France lit up with colors of Turkish flag

Are you serious about that? I haven't seen that anywhere but I would agree, that would be similar to a swastika.

My God, if that's true, Europe is doomed worse than I've imagined.

I've got a scan of it somewhere - it has sets of three stylised tulips, with their red flower-heads made into crescent shapes. It's obviously a deliberate reference to the symbol beloved by Turkish fascists - but you would have to know the symbol to make the connection, which is probably why it slipped through. I have a sneeking admiration for whoever was skillfull enough to have pulled it off!
Reminds me of the stamps that were produced by the Channel Islands during the German occupation, look at them closely and they are covered in "V for Victory" symbols, but the Germans were too arrogant to notice what was right under their noses!