The tower will be wearing Turkey's colors (red and white) from 8:00 p.m. to dawn for five days.

The Paris Municipality, earlier, decided to make a gesture to President Abdullah Gul during his visit to Paris by lighting up the tower with colors of Turkish flag from October 6 to October 11.

Turkish President Gul visited France on October 7 to attend opening of the exhibition "Istanbul through the Ages" at Grand Palais.

The "Season of Turkey" activities in France have increased the number of French tourists visiting Turkey, Turkish Tourism Minister Mr. Ertugrul Gunay announced.

Mr. Gunay revealed that the number of French tourists visiting Turkey was up 10 percent in 2009. There is a great sign of the ‘Season of Turkey’ activities work well for tourism.

"The Ottoman Caftans" exhibition at the Louvre Museum and "Istanbul for Centuries" exhibition at the Grand Palais will be the highlights of the season. Turkish President Abdullah Gul and French President Nicolas Sarkozy will inaugurate the exhibition at the Grand Palais.

Moreover, Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe of Paris honored Turkish Nobel-laureate novelist Orhan Pamuk with the symbolic medal of the city. Paris Municipality has been granting the medal to dignitaries who make artistic contributions to people of Paris since 1911. Earlier, Turkish photographer Ara Guler and Turkish film director Nuri Bilge Ceylan were presented with the same medal.