In exceptional circumstances, exceptional measure. I open this blog, may be temporarily, but it's worth the effort.
In Hungary we reach a very pleasing news, which I must relate.
In 2010, the European Capitals of Culture will Essen (Germany), Istanbul (Turkey) and Pécs (Hungary). These three cities will of course cooperate intensely and organize joint events.
The problem is that cooperation between "Macarlar" (Hungarian Turkish) and "Törökök" (Turks in Hungarian) part on very bad foundation. These rascals
Hungarians, probably still resentful after their defeat Mohacs in 1526 and subsequent occupation of Hungary by the Ottomans, have nothing better to do than to cause a mini-diplomatic incident with the very ticklish Republic of Turkey.
Looking ahead to 2010, the municipality of Pécs did indeed build a new concert and conference. Which, in Hungarian called, logically, Pécsi Koncert és Konferenciaközpont . This gives us an acronym ... PKK. As luck would have some very bad things, and Turks (discreetly) protested, pointing out that the collaboration would become complicated if the name of this center was not immediately changed. Hungarians who were of course no bad intention, the situation should be resolved quickly!
It's true we can imagine a comical situation, with the mayor of Pécs, welcoming his Turkish hosts a vibrant and full of goodwill "PKK'ya hosgeldiniz! (Welcome to the PKK!). Thence to be illico stop during his visit to Istanbul, there is only one step!
(Pécs) 
