Consulate General of the United States, Istanbul
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The Consulate General of the United States, Istanbul is one of the diplomatic missions in Turkey.[2] It was targeted in terrorist attacks in July 2008 and August 2015.[3][4][5]
| Consulate General of the United States of America Istanbul | |
|---|---|
Seal of the United States Department of State | |
| United States Department of State | |
| Style | Consul General |
| Nominator | President of the US |
| Formation | 1906 (As embassy) 1937 (As consulate)[1] |
| Website | https://tr.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/istanbul/ |
History
In 1907, the United States relocated its embassy to the Ottoman Empire to Palazzo Corpi, originally built in 1882. In 1908, a chancery annex designed by George Oakley Totten Jr. was added on the property's rear side.[6]: 51–53 Following the Empire's abolition in 1922 and subsequent relocation of the Swedish embassy to the new capital of Ankara, the building became the U.S. consulate-general, until closing in 2003 after having been vulnerable to car bombs.[7] It was then replaced with the present building.
