ISTANBUL - Turkish metropolis of Istanbul is a city symbolizing the alliance of civilizations, Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
The Pritzker Architecture Prize was presented to Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha in a ceremony hosted in Istanbul`s Dolmabahce Palace.
During the ceremony, Erdogan indicated, ``this city is a city in which the East and the West and Europe and Asia unite. Istanbul is a world city in which mosques, churches and synagogues with architectural importance have co-existed in peace for centuries. You will see that this is a city of peace when you try to understand this cosmopolitan city.``