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Trump Towers Istanbul are two conjoined towers in Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey. One of the towers is an office tower, and the other a residential tower, consisting of over 200 residences.[4] The complex also holds a shopping mall with some 80 shops and a multiplex cinema. They are the first Trump Towers built on the European continent.[2] The property developer is Turkish billionaire Aydın Doğan, in a license-partnership with American businessman (later U.S. President) Donald Trump. His daughter Ivanka Trump took part in the promotion and sales of the residences in 2007,[5] 2008[6] and 2009,[5][7] and attended the April 2012 launch with her father Donald Trump and Turkish Prime Minister (later President) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[1][8] Many businesses based in Europe and the Middle East occupy the complex, which was designed by Austrian architect Brigitte Weber.[2][3]

The original license holder was Miami-based developer Adi Chabli. Chabli originally brought Trump to Turkey and held the license, prior to negotiating and subsequently transferring it to Doğan Holding.[9]

The residential tower includes the only collective wine cellar in Turkey, the cellar being built by Focus Wine Cellars.[10]

Among the buildings' prominent tenants is Iranian-born businessman Reza Zarrab.[11]

Trump name controversy

The Turkish owner of the building, Aydın Doğan, who pays The Trump Organization for the right to use their brand name, was reported in December 2015 to be exploring legal means to dissociate the property, following U.S. presidential candidate Trump's call to "temporarily ban Muslims from specific countries from entering the United States".[12]

In December 2015, Trump stated in a radio interview that he had a "conflict of interest" in dealing with Turkey because of his property, saying "I have a little conflict of interest, because I have a major, major building in Istanbul ... It’s called Trump Towers. Two towers, instead of one. Not the usual one, it’s two. And I’ve gotten to know Turkey very well."[13][14]

In August 2018, Aytun Ciray, general secretary of the Iyi Party, a major opposition party in Turkey, called on the government of President Erdoğan to "seize the Trump Towers” in protest of the Trump Administration's declaration of sanctions on Turkey's Ministers of Justice and the Interior.[15]

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References

  1. ^ a b David Brennan (15 October 2019). "Ivanka Photo Resurfaces Showing Trump in Istanbul to Open New Luxury Towers". newsweek.com. Newsweek.
  2. ^ a b c "Trump Towers Istanbul: Concept". trumpistanbul.com.tr. Trump Towers Istanbul.
  3. ^ a b "Trump Towers Istanbul". archello.com. Archello.
  4. ^ Trump.com
  5. ^ a b "Ivanka Trump'ın İstanbul mesaisi". cnnturk.com. CNN Türk. 25 November 2009.
  6. ^ "Donald Trump'ın kızı İstanbul'da". milliyet.com.tr. Milliyet. 18 April 2008.
  7. ^ "Ivanka Trump iş için İstanbul'da". cnnturk.com. CNN Türk. 24 November 2009.
  8. ^ "Ivanka tweet thanking Turkey's Erdogan for attending Istanbul Trump Towers launch re-emerges amid Syria controversy". Newsweek. 7 October 2019.
  9. ^ KARATAŞ, Nilgun (21 October 2006). "Yeşil İnşaat, sonunda Donald Trump'a imzayı attırdı". bigpara. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  10. ^ "hurriyet.com.tr". Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  11. ^ Woodruff, Betsy; Mak, Tim (September 30, 2015). "Trump Tower: Dictators' Home Away From Home". The Daily Beast. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  12. ^ "Turkish partner condemns Donald Trump's anti-Muslim remarks, reviews ties". Reuters. December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  13. ^ "Russia, Turkey expand military operations in Syria during Trump's transition to power". LA Times. Los Angeles Times. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Donald Trump's longtime business connections in Turkey back in the spotlight". NBC News. October 9, 2019.
  15. ^ "Turkish party: Seize Trump's hotel to protest sanctions". Washington Times. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Towers_Istanbul