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History of
Rotary in Turkey
Part of our
History
of Rotary in Asia Section
Also see Rotary Global History Day - Istanbul 9 October 2009
In a report in the British Rotary magazine 'Rotary Wheel' in
August 1929,
there is an account of Jim Davidson, the Special Commissioner
for
Rotary
Extension, arriving in Istanbul, Turkey in 1928. Although some
meetings
were arranged and several officials expressed interest, Davidson
left
Turkey with the feeling that it would take perhaps years before
conditions
in Turkey were such that the introduction of such a movement as
Rotary
could be successfully accomplished. He was right. Istanbul was
not
chartered till 23 March 1955. Family Tree of
District 2420 -->
See it clicking here
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