TCA Deplores House Foreign Affairs Committee Vote on H.Res. 252

March 4, 2010, Washington, DC - Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) sent a signal to the world that the US is willing to sacrifice one of its most important, long-term strategic relationships for short-sighted political gains driven by an ethnic lobby. The Committee members who have voted for the Resolution have ignored their primary mandates of resolving the immediate and pressing concerns in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and other troubled parts of the world, and voted to waste the taxpayers’ time and money on a resolution that will alienate a key ally and trading partner. [read more]

New Scholarship Disputes Armenian "Genocide" Narrative
and H.Res. 252


The following recent articles published on Armenian-Ottoman history demonstrate the inappropriateness of legislating history, as H.Res. 252 intends to do. This history has neither been fully researched, nor authoritatively written. H.Res. 252 does injustice to the diversity of scholarship on this issue in favor of endorsing a defect and biased narrative. [read more]

TCA NEWS & ISSUES
Top Commanders in Afghanistan: Turkish Presence is a Model
The top NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal hailed Turkey’s role in Afghanistan during a meeting with visiting Turkish reporters. Praising Brigadier General Levent Çolak, the top Turkish commander in Afghanistan and current commander of the ISAF force that is guarding Kabul [read more]
TCA Partnered with Spelman College in Atlanta, GA
TCA partnered with Spelman College-the nation’s leading historically black female institution of higher education – to introduce a unique perspective to its celebration of Black History Month by hosting an event exploring African American-Turkish connections pioneered by Ahmet Ertegun and James Baldwin. [read]
State Department Praises Turkey’s Regional Role
Turkish Red Crescent Aids Haiti Victims
Turkish flag 'badge of honor' in Afghanistan
Turkey Hosts Trilateral Summit
TCA Native American Tour Highlighted on Public Radio

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