Istanbul consultate's €80k party was paid through sponsorships, ministry says

A €78,500 party in Istanbul to celebrate Malta’s 60th anniversary of independence was largely financed through sponsorships from private companies, the Foreign Affairs Ministry has said.The 600-person event held at the five-star CVK Park Bosphorus Hotel, organised by Malta’s Consultate General in Istanbul, featured Economy Minister Silvio Schembri and Istanbul’s deputy governor-general,  Özlem Bozkurt Gevrek,...