BEIRUT: The magnificent seafaring vessel TCG Gemlik, moored at the port of Beirut, was the setting on October 28 for a dazzling night of revelry in honor of the Turkey’s 86th anniversary as a Republic. Commander Berker Tok and Colonel Ali Tas, military attache for the Republic of Turkey, welcomed more than 100 guests on board for cocktails, among them Deniz Akdeniz, Sandy Issa and Michael and Zeina al-Hashim.