Diplomatic, Hockey Lessons for Turkish Envoy

Published August 5, 2009

Lt.-Col. Sinan Yildirim may have only been in Ottawa for a two-year posting, but it was long enough for the Turkish pilot to hit the ice at Scotiabank Place.

The outgoing military attaché to the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey was part of an attaché hockey team that once practiced on the Ottawa Senators' home ice. The team also played two games against a team of Canadian...