Researcher & Project Manager within "Turin 1911: The World's Fair in Italy" web project.

Another pavilion that strays completely away from the general tone of the buildings is that which houses the Turkish Exhibition. The pavilion of Turkey was closed during the beginning of September 1911, due of the war between Italy and the Ottoman Empire for the conquer of Cirenaica and Tripolitania (Libya).

Turkey is an independent Turkic state (The Republic of Turkey was created after the overthrow of Sultan Mehmet VI Vahdettin by the new Republican Parliament in 1922) which has become increasingly integrated with the West through membership in organizations such as the Council of Europe, NATO, OECD, OSCE and the G-20 major economies. The beginning of 20th century has been for Turkey, still part of Ottoman Empire, a crucial moment: while fighting for independence, the Young Turk Revolution (July 3, 1908), as well as the Italo-Turkish War (1911-1912) and tensions with other European nations marked the end of the Empire.