Shawarma Academy

Shawarma's Emblem

Shawarma Academy ( シャワルマアカデミー, Shawaruma Akademī ) is one of the minor schools in Panzer aber Alternativ. Azalan (Azalan Hilal Academy)

## Overview

* Shawarma Academy's Flag
* Shawarma's Recrelympic Insignia
* Shawarma's Senshado Insignia
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Located in Shimonoseki, a city and twin town of Istanbul, in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Known for its specialty at making *Baklava*, a Turkish Dessert, Turkish Carpets and Rugs (*Anatolian Rugs*), and their trademark food, Shawarma, a type of Doner Kebab. They also produced Turkish Coffee and Rize Tea.

## History

The Relation between Japan and Turkey started back during the start of the 19th century. A foundational event occurred in 1890, when the Turkish frigate *Ertuğrul* sank off the coast of Wakayama, Japan. The surviving sailors were taken back to Istanbul by two Japanese frigates afterwards. On that point onward, their relation started to grow and grow as the Turkish admired the Japanese in many reasons, such as the Japanese managed to defeat the Russians during the Russo-Japanese War, their ferocity and disciplined nature that came from their code of the warrior, *Bushido*, and their modernization without becoming westernized.

True Diplomatic Relations were only established after the formation of the Republic of Turkey in the year of 1924, with the first embassies opened the next year later. But the first real interaction of mutual interest and cooperation was the formation of the "Japan-Turkey Society", which was proposed by the first Ambassador of Japan to Turkey, Sadatsuchi Uchida in 1926.

The Organization sought to bring close ties between these two nations by promoting each other's interest and cultural exchange.

During the start to late stages of the Second World War, their interaction and cooperation were temporarily ended due to many tensions on one another, but after the war, they continued their relation and kept their good gesture to one another.

In celebration of the 82 long years of Japan-Turkey relations in 1972, the "**J**apan-**T**urkey **S**ociety" approached both the Governments and proposed an idea, to build a School to become a staple of the long history of friendship between Japan and Turkey. Both Countries happily agreed and their place of interest, Istanbul and Shimonoseki, in which both places became twin towns that same year.

In Istanbul, the "Istanbul Japanese School" was built with the help of the Japanese Embassy while being supervised by the Turkish Government, meanwhile in Shimonoseki, the "Shawarma Academy" was built with the help of the Turkish Embassy while being supervised by the Japanese Government. Though the JTS also supervised each development, as they became one of its sponsors. The reason why "Shawarma" was picked is because of one of members of JTS argued that the Shawarma's preparation on a vertical rotisserie was like Japan's relations with Turkey, "Standing High, Tall, and Proud." He said.

Both Schools were opened after two years of its construction (1974), these two Schools were not only able to promote culture, tradition, and interests, but these two Schools were yet another foundational event to both Countries as they commemorate their lasting friendship that might last after many decades in the future.

But during the rise of the trend of School-Carriers in Japan, the JTS again approached the Japanese Government to make the School in Shimonoseki "Susceptible in Maritime Exploration" during the late 80s, due to Japan's rapid expansion after its economic miracle and lack of land needed for its rapid expansion of modernization, they willingly accepted the proposal of the JTS and with the help of Gölcük Naval Shipyard in Turkey.

A Cooperation between Gölcük Naval Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding started in the year of 1984, with the blueprints provided by the Turkish Government, and sponsored by Japan and the JTS, they settled on the designs of a Battlecruiser that was laid down in 1901, the *TCG* (Ship of the Turkish Republic) *Yavuz Sultan Selim***,** or the *SMS* (His Majesty's Ship) *Goeben*. The name of the School-Cruiser is the *Ertuğrul*, the ship that became a catalyst for Japanese-Turkish friendship.

Exactly the same year as the 100th years anniversary of Japanese-Turkish friendship, the School-Cruiser of *Ertuğrul* was commissioned in Shimonoseki Port International Terminal in 1990.

## School-Cruiser

Shawarma's School-Cruiser is based and designed after the *TCG* (Ship of the Turkish Republic) *Yavuz Sultan Selim***,** a Battlecruiser that remained floating for almost 5 decades, starting 1909 until it became Stricken at 1954.

## Recrelympics Team

Shawarma's Senshado Team is called the "Shawarma's Deliler", their Hohei-do Team meanwhile is called the "Shawarma's Janissaries". Shawarma's Deliler is often referred as the "*Six Kapikulu Garaj*", the name derives from the 6 Senshado Garages in Shawarma's training field.

## Trivia

* Even though they produced Turkish Coffee, majority of its students actually prefer and consumed more Rize tea than Coffee.
* Shawarma's Senshado name is a reference for two things: "Deliler" refers to the Ottoman's Shock Troop Light Cavalry, and the "Six Kapikulu" refers to the Six Divisions of Cavalry, also known as the *Kapıkulu Süvariler*, they are the elite cavalry soldiers of the Ottoman Empire.
* The six stripes on Shawarma's Emblem represents its Students' virtues and these are: Wisdom, Courage, Humanity, Justice, Temperance, and Transcendence.
	+ The Six Stripes refers to the Six Arrows, the symbol used for the Turkish Republican People's Party, founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding father of the Republic of Turkey.
* *"Ceddin Deden"* is Shawarma's official Recrelympics March Song.

## Gallery

Shawarma Academy's FlagShawarma Academy's EmblemShawarma's Recrelympics InsigniaShawarma's Senshado Insignia