Embassy of Turkey, Washington, D.C.

Embassy of Turkey, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°54′59″N 77°03′21″W / 38.91648°N 77.05596°W / 38.91648; -77.05596Coordinates: 38°54′59″N 77°03′21″W / 38.91648°N 77.05596°W / 38.91648; -77.05596
Location Washington, D.C.
Address 2525 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Website washington.emb.mfa.gov.tr
The bust of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Turkish Embassy, Washington D.C.

The Embassy of Turkey in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Turkey to the United States. It is located at 2525 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest in the Embassy Row neighborhood.

The chancery is housed in a new building, inaugurated by Turkish President Süleyman Demirel on April 23, 1999. Designed by Shalom Baranes Associates, it reflects aspects of Turkish vernacular architecture while harmonizing with the styles of the Sheridan-Kalorama neighborhood.

Previously, the embassy had been housed in a mansion farther south, at Sheridan Circle and 23rd Street, N.W. The building today serves as the Turkish ambassador's residence. It was originally built for Edward Hamlin Everett, a bottling millionaire, in 1915. The Everett House was designed by George Oakley Totten, Jr., a Washingtonian who had spent a brief period in Turkey as the official architect for Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II. The Turkish government leased the building in 1932 and purchased it four years later.

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