A Legacy of Two Cities

Brent Kennedy and OSMAN FARUK LOGOGLU in Wise, Virginia 2003


by Helen Campbell

On October 11, 2003, Dr. Logoglu visited the people of Wise to honor the growing friendship between Wise, Virginia and Cesme, Turkey. The two cities, Cesme and Wise became sister cities in mid-1995 through the successful program, Sister Cities International.

Dr. Osman Faruk Logoglu, is the world known Ambassador of Turkey to the United States. He was appointed ambassador in 2001. Ambassador Logoglu is the author of Ismet Inonu and the Making of Modern Turkey , a book about the life and times of the second president of the Turkish Republic. Dr. Yucel Guclu, the Minister-Counselor at the Turkish Embassy to the Holy See, wrote a wonderful book review on the ambassador's book in the Journal of International Affairs also for further reading read an article in the Turkish Daily News."