Turkish Coalition of America

Commemorating the Centenary of 1915: Learning from Gallipoli
Last week, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Australian counterpart, Julia Gillard met in Ankara, Turkey and agreed to work closely together to commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign. The two leaders announced that 2015 would be proclaimed the Year of Turkey in Australia and the Year of Australia in Turkey. Both countries have an established practice of paying national tributes to each other to honor the memory of the 1915 campaign, which claimed tens of thousands of lives.read more
Turkish and Turkic Americans Support Macedonia’s NATO Membership
On April 25, The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA), the Assembly of Turkish-American Associations (ATAA), and the Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA), representing the voice of over 500,000 Turkish-Americans and 300,000 Turkic Americans nationwide, sent a letter to President Obama urging the U.S. administration to support Macedonia’s NATO membership at the upcoming Chicago Summit this May.read more
National Sovereignty and Children's Day
On April 23, 1920 the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) was inaugurated in Ankara. It was the first step toward the creation of the Republic of Turkey, the roots of which were laid during the Turkish National War of Liberation led by Mustafa Kemal- later to be given the name Atatürk (father of Turks).read more
TCA is pleased to Sponsor the 32nd Annual Turkish American National Convention
The event, taking place between April 12-April 14, will feature numerous speakers discussing US-Turkish issues and public advocacy efforts, including TCA President G. Lincoln McCurdy.read more
TCA is Accepting Applications for TCAdvance Scholarship Program
Turkish Coalition of America is accepting applications for its 2012 TCAdvance Scholarship Program. The TCAdvance Scholarship Program was established in 2007 to support American students of Turkish and Turkic heritage who pursue a career in public and international affairs, law, communications and public relations. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement, civic engagement, particularly active participation in Turkish American community affairs, as well as individual leadership qualities. Since the program's inception, 60 Turkish American students have been awarded the TCAdvance scholarship.read more
Greek Independence Day : The Beginning of Ethnic Cleansing in the Balkans
March 25 is celebrated by Greeks as their national day, and marks the beginning of the Greek rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in 1821. The day also marks the beginning of the murder of over 25,000 Ottoman Muslims of Greece, which would set a pattern for other nationalist revolts in the Balkans, and the subsequent ethnic and religious motivated slaughter and forced mass migration of over ten million Ottoman citizens that would last for 100 years.read more