Consul General of Austria in Istanbul Joseph Saiger hosted a reception at the Austrian Palace in Istanbul on the occasion of Austrian National Day.

Chiefs of diplomatic missions in Istanbul, civil servants and religious leaders were present at the reception.

At the reception Marmara Group Foundation Chairman Dr. Akkan Suver and his wife Müjgan Suver and Secretary General Sezgin Bilgiç and his wife Işıl Bilgiç represented civil society.