Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Turkish embassy in Helsinki today (the 13th November 2007)

The red point behind the tree is Turkish flag. Turkish embassy is on the second floor of this building.
There has been reports of riots between Kurdish and Turkish demonstrators in various European cities. In Helsinki the demonstration was peaceful. There are almost no Turkish immigrants in Finland, only some Turkish men who have married a Finnish lady and assimilated to the Finnish society. The Kurdish community is active and makes good cooperation with police who are always ready to make the necessary traffic arrangements when it is time to use the freedom of expression by arranging a demonstration.
Yes we do have snow in Helsinki, today is the first day it came. The weather was also horribly windy which can not be seen from these pictures. It was fun for the kids who used their time by making snowballs in the park in front of the Turkish embassy.

Most of the Kurdish men work in pizza restaurants in Helsinki. As it was still lunch time during this demonstration they sent their wives and children to the demonstration.

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