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April 25, 2008 - DC
Culture of Co-existence in Islam : The Turkish Case
Lecture by Prof. Dr. Ali Bardakoglu, President of Religious Affairs Directorate of Turkey
Catholic University of America
Aquinas Hall, Room 102, 620 (6.00pm-9.00pm)
Michigan Avenue NE, DC 20064
April 28, 2008 - IL
Recent Developments in Turkey and US-Turkey Relations
By Abdullah Akyuz, Director of (TUSIAD-USA)
Norhtwestern University
BCICS Keyman Modern Turkish Studies
Info: www.cics.northwestern.edu
May 7, 2008 - NY
Making Sense of Contemporary Turkish Politics
Lecture by Prof. Dr. Ümit Cizre, Bilkent University
The State University of New York
info:
www.americanturkishsociety.org
May 13, 2008 - San Francisco, CA
Lit&Lunch: Turkish Writing Today with Sidney Wade and Erdag Göknar
111 Minna Gallery
info: www.catranslation.org
May 15, 2008 - NY
Desperate Hours
Turkish Center
UN, 821 United Nations Plaza
info:www.iumezusa.org
May 15-17, 2008 - DC
28th Annual ATAA Convention:"Peace in the World"
info: www.ataa.org
24 Mayıs 2008 - NY
27. Türk Günü Yürüyüşü
info: www.tadf.org
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April 14, 2008-Washington, DC
TCA sponsors "Turkish American community panel" at the American Turkish Council's Annual Conference.
Empowering the Turkish American Community
G. Lincoln McCurdy, President, Turkish Coalition of America , Moderator
Grassroots
Kaya Boztepe , President, Federation of Turkish American Associations
Nurten Ural, President, Assembly of Turkish American Associations
Allison Block, Advocacy Director, Assembly of Turkish American Associations
Political Activism and Coalition Building
Lydia Borland, Consultant
G Lincoln McCurdy, President, Turkish Coalition of America
Building Bridges
Allison Block, Advocacy Director, Assembly of Turkish American Associations
Guler Koknar, Vice President, Turkish Coalition of America
Defending Turkish American Rights
Bruce Fein, Turkish Anti-Defamation League
David Saltzman, Turkish Anti-Defamation League
April 12, 2008-Boston, Massachusetts
TASSA-Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) Joint Workshop on Innovation in Grassroots Politics (Chair: Lincoln McCurdy), held during Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association at Harvard University Medical School.
April 3, 2008-Turkey
United Negro College Fund Special Programs Visits Turkey
Washington, DC, April 3, 2008: Representatives of the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation (UNCFSP) completed a visit to Turkey today. [read]
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December 17, 2007-Madison, Indiana
TCA honors the Honorable Albert G. Huntington, Mayor of Historic Madison, Indiana, for his efforts in promoting Turkish investment in southeastern Indiana and cultural exchanges between Turkey and the United States . Mr. Huntington is stepping down as mayor at the end of 2007. Madison , like Savannah , Georgia , and Charleston , South Carolina , is a national historic landmark that attracts some 500,000 tourists a year. To add to Madison ’s cultural diversity, Mayor Huntington has been encouraging investors to establish a Turkish restaurant on Madison ’s Main Street. The city’s current connection to Turkey is through Hanover College, one of the top liberal arts colleges in the Midwest. Hanover has a successful and popular study abroad program with Bosphorus University in Istanbul, and it now hopes to attract Turkish students to study at its campus as the college strives to expand its international student body. [photo]
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November 17-Washington, DC
Searching for Historical Truth - Sponsored by TCA.
Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st St NW, Washington DC 20052 - 6:00 pm: Reception, 7:00pm: Screening of Armenian Revolt followed by lecture from the writer and director of documentary, Marty Callaghan. Please RSVP via 202.725.0273, turkish@gwu.edu
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September 14-Washington, DC
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC/5th) and TCA President G. Lincoln McCurdy hosted a luncheon discussion in Washington, DC, about the importance of being politically involved with representatives of the Turkish American business community. [photo]
September 9-Texas
TCA and the Turkish American Association of Northern Texas jointly host a workshop for the community on the American political process.
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October 20-Pittsburgh, PA
TCA, ATAA and the Pittsburgh Turkish American Association jointly host a workshop for the community on the American political process.
October 12,13-Washington, DC
ATAA Leadership Conference. This event is supported by the Turkish Coalition of America.
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August 2007 |
August 24,31-Turkey
United States Association of Former Members of Congress' Turkish Study Group Congressional staffers visit to Turkey. This project is sponsored by the Turkish Coalition of America.
August 30-Turkey
Turkish Cultural Foundation lunch and lectures by Prof. Nurhan Atasoy and Prof.Gunsel Renda on Turkish culture for Turkish Study Group congressional staff group. TCA dinner and Bosphorus tour for congressional staff.
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July 26-Washington, DC
Congressional Study Group on Turkey (CSGT) luncheon featured Daniel Fried, US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. This event was sponsored by a grant from the Turkish Coalition of America.
July 16-Washington, DC
Turkish American Congressional Internship Program-Summer 2007 Sponsored by TUSIAD-US (US Representative Office of the Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association) in Partnership with the Turkish Coalition of America.
At a TCA dinner honoring the interns on July 16, President G. Lincoln McCurdy talked about the importance for Turkish Americans being involved in the US political system. [photo]
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June 23-Detroit, MI
TCA participated in a workshop organized by ATAA and the American Turkish Cultural Association of Michigan. Lincoln McCurdy, president of TCA, gave a presentation on the "Importance of Turkish Americans being involved in the US Political System." Nurten Ural, ATAA president, later hosted a reception for all participants at her residence in honor of Mr.Kenan Ipek, the new Turkish Consul General to Chicago. [photo]
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Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN) and TCA President Lincoln McCurdy meet. Congressman Burton has been a staunch supporter of US-Turkish relations since his first years in Congress. He visited Turkey for the first time, though, on the Turkish Study Group's trip to Turkey, which was co-sponsored by TCA. [photo]
Congressional Study Group on Turkey completes Annual Seminar
"Each time I visit Turkey, I’m reminded what an important friend and ally Turkey is and I continue to be astounded by its history, diversity and welcoming people."-Congressman Ed Whitfied (R-KY),Co-Chair of the Congressional Study Group on Turkey.
Over the past 3 years, the Congressional Study Group on Turkey has brought together Members of the U.S. Congress and Members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly for a series of discussions on issues of mutual concern. Every year, a delegation of U.S. and Turkish parliamentarians meet with one another in Turkey or the United States. This year’s Seminar took place from May 25- June 1, 2007 in Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey. The Seminar is an opportunity for Turkish and American legislators to discuss issues pertinent to the transatlantic and bilateral relationship. From the House of Representatives, Rep. Edward Whitfield (R-KY), Co-Chair Congressional Study Group on Turkey, Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN), Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Rep. Stephen Cohen (D-TN), and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) participated in the seminar.
Topics for this year’s agenda included US-Turkish military cooperation, interfaith dialogue, and the Middle East. In addition to current and former lawmakers from the United States and Turkey, participants included representatives from the U.S. Administration, the Turkish government, and the business and academic communities of both countries. The seminar participants had meetings with high level Turkish government officials, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Gul. In addition to a meeting with Turkish non profits, the Turkish Cultural Foundation’s Istanbul office hosted the delegation for a luncheon and a lecture on Turkish art and culture by Dr. Nurhan Atasoy, Scholar in Residence at TCF.
The Turkish Coalition of America has become a sponsor of the Seminar and of other programs by the Turkish Study Group for 2007/2008. |
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April 19-Washington, DC
TCA hosted a lunch for a delegation of the Turkish Parliament and members of the Congressional Caucus on Turkey in Wash., DC on April 19, 2007.[ photo] April 17-Washington, DC
TCA sponsored a panel discussion in Washington, DC in cooperation with the Assembly of Turkish American Associations and the American Turkish Association of Washington, DC, on "Life in American Politics." The panel featured Oz Bengur, first Turkish American to have run for Congress; Jonathan Katz, Senior Advisor for Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL); and Lesley Stout, Legislative Director for Congressman Ed Whitfield (R-KY). [photo1, photo2]
April 29-Raleigh
TCA and Turkish Americans for Informed Policy organized an informational session on the American Political system. |
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March 24-25-Washington, DC
Third Annual Conference of the Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association (TASSA). This event was sponsored by the Turkish Coalition of America. [ info]
March 26-Washington, DC
25th Anniversary Gala Dinner of American Friends of Turkey.
This event was sponsored
by the Turkish Coalition of America. [ info]
March 14-Washington, DC
The Congressional Caucus on Turkey and TCA organized a meeting with visiting members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly and members of Congress on Capitol Hill. The delegation consisted of Egemen Bağış, Chairman of the Turkey-US Parliamentarian Friendship Group, Vahit Erdem, Chairman of Turkish Parliamentarian Delegation to NATO, Reha Denemeç, Vice Chairman of the Justice and Development Party, Ömer Çelik, Chief Political Advisor to the Prime Mınister, Bihlun Tamaylıgil, Deputy General Secretary of Republican People's Party, Ersin Arıoğlu, Member of the European Union Compliance Commission, Mustafa Remzi Bozkurt, Grand National Assembly Foreign Affiars and Protocol Official. Six members of Congress attended the event where topical issues related to US-Turkish relations were discussed. [photo1, photo2, photo3]
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February 27-Washington, DC
TCA, in cooperation with the Congressional Caucus on Turkey, organized a meeting with visiting members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly for members of Congress and staff on Capitol Hill. The delegation consisted of Hon. Murat Mercan, Justice and Development Party, Hon. Şaban Dişli, Justice and Development Party, Hon. Necdet Budak, Justice and Development Party, Hon. Muzaffer Gülyurt, Justice and Development Party, Hon. Haluk Koç, Republican People’s Party, Hon. Mehmet Neşşar, Republican People’s Party. Three members of Congress and 27 staffers attended the event which provided an informal opportunity to discuss issues related to US-Turkish relations.
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