Turkish Consul General Visit to NIU
Picture above: Dr. Ray Alden, III, Executive Vice
President and Provost; Consul General Fatih Yildiz, Chicago Office;
Northern Illinois University President John G. Peters, January 24, 2011
Consul General Yildiz visited NIU January 24, 2011,
to discuss academic cooperation between Turkey and the US. He has
responsibility for Turkish consular affairs in a 12-state region,
including Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,
Michigan, Nebraska, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota. NIU has
cooperative agreements with the Turkish Ministry of the Interior and
with Hacettepe University in Ankara.