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E-Newsletter |
November
30, 2011 / Issue
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President's
Message by Ergün Kırlıkovalı
Dear
Turkish Americans and Friends of
Türkiye:
November
was dramatic and hectic for the Turkish American
community. Let's start with news from Türkiye:
Another
quake: We were rocked, once again, by an
earthquake near Van, Türkiye, an aftershock, on
November 9, 2011. You can watch the panic and
tragedy at the moment earthquake hit here. It was registered 5.6 by
the Earthquake Studies Center of Boğazici
University at its Kandilli Observatory in
Istanbul, but it "felt like 6.6" due to expansion
of the soil underneath. Dozens of large buildings,
cracked by the first earthquake, totally collapsed
killing more than 30 people. Add to this, the deep
freezing winter weather in the area and you get
the picture of the suffering endured by the
survivors in tents. If you find it in your heart
in this holiday season to warm these unfortunate
earthquake victims who lost loved ones, sometimes,
entire families, please make a generous donation
to the "Van, Türkiye, Earthquake Relief
Fund" established by the Turkish Philanthropy
Fund. 100% of the funds will go towards relief of
the earthquake victims.
PKK
terror continued to claim innocent lives in
Türkiye and some in the big media continued to
refer to the terrorists as "guerillas" or even a
more romantic "freedom fighters". The most widely
accepted definition of terrorism is "violence or
the threat of violence, especially bombing,
kidnapping, and assassination, carried out for
political purposes". The US, the EU, and the UN
regard the PKK as a terrorist organization. So,
why this hypocrisy on the part of the big media by
insisting on calling the terrorists a hygienic
"guerilla" or a romantic "freedom fighter?" That
must be one of the reasons why the populace is
increasingly fed up with the bias of the big media
and why the big newspapers are biting the dust one
after the other. The internet and the social media
made people realize that they are not really
dependent on the prejudice persistently pumped by
the pompous big media. If this trend continues,
there may be no "paper" newspapers left in a
decade... Continue |
TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER
JOIN
US NOW!
The
Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA),
established in 1979 as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt,
non-profit organization, is the largest Turkish
American umbrella organization in the United
States, representing regional Turkish American
associations coast-to-coast, as well as member
associations in Canada and Turkey. Continue |
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SayTURK
2010 Census Results Released
 Up until ATAA's "SayTURK
2010" partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, the
population of Turks in U.S. was based on
estimates. Following a nation-wide grassroots
campaign on SayTURK, where ATAA regional vice
presidents and volunteers informed the local
communities about SayTURK and the census form,
population of Turks are now official. According to
Census Bureau's 2010 demographics, 196,283 people
indicated that they were "Türk" or from a "Turkish
descent".
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ATAA
Sports Diplomacy, Grassroots Democracy
 The 2011 ATAA Delegation to Turkey,
started with a solemn ceremony at Anitkabir and followed
by meetings with the Turkish National Security Council,
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chairman of the Parliament,
President, several ministers, universities, museums, and
and ended with meetings with the leaderships of the
Turkish Football Federation (TFF), Fenerbahce,
Galatasaray, and Besiktas. Continue
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AFSAN
Meets with ATAA to Build a Bridge of Friendship
 The
Association for Somali American Nationals (AFSAN) met
with ATAA Past-President, Gunay Evinch and ATAA Programs
Director, Secil Goksu on Thursday, Nov. 24 at the ATAA
Türk Evi- shortly after the two tragic earthquakes in
southeastern Turkey- to discuss ways to bring the Somali
and Turkish communities together. AFSAN leaders
shared their deepest condolences for the tragic loss of
many innocent lives during the PKK terrorist attacks and
the back-to-back earthquakes, Continue
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ATAA
Reaches Out to Turkish Student Associations in DC
 In an effort to strengthen its ties
with Turkish Student Associations, The Assembly of
Turkish American Associations (ATAA) began visiting
local Turkish Student Associations. Following a visit to
George Washington University Turkish Student
Association, ATAA Civic Engagement Director Yenal
Küçüker and Turkish Coalition of America (TCA)
Congressional intern Burak Güvensoylar, visited
University of Maryland Turkish Student
Association. Continue
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TABA
ve KAGIDER Yöneticeleri ATAA Türk Evi'ni Ziyaret
Ettiler
 ATAA Türk Evi, Washington'a gelen
önemli misafirlerin uğradığı bir mekan haline geldi.
Amerikan Türk Konseyi (ATC) konferansına konuŞmacı
olarak katılan Türk-Amerikan İŞadamları
Derneği (TABA) baŞkanı
Uğur Terzioğlu ve grubu, Kadın GiriŞimciler
Derneği (KAGİDER) DıŞ
iliŞkiler
Temsilcisi Handan Ercengiz, Atlanta Fahri Konsolusu Mona
Diamond, Avukat Şule Akyüz ve ATAA Mütevelli Heyeti
Üyesi ve DarüŞŞafaka
Cemiyeti BaŞkan
Yardımcısı Davut Ökütçü Türkevi'ni ziyaret ettiler. Continue
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Alabama
State Passes Turkish American Heritage Day
Resolution
 The
Alabama Senate passed a resolution declaring October 29
as Turkish American Heritage Day, and celebrating the
founding of the Turkish Republic. ATAA's local chapter
in Birmingham, the Turkish American Association of
Alabama (TAAA) secured the passage of the resolution.
TAAA President Aynur Ates-Vloon commended her team that
had been working on passage through the summer.
President Ates-Vloon thanked TAAA Legal Counsel Ford and
ATAA Past President Evinch, Continue
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Yeni
Dönem, Amerika DTİK Komitesi Seçim Sonuçları
 AmerikalıTürk
- DEİK ve Ekonomi Bakanlığı tarafından organize edilen
Dünya Türk İŞ
Konseyi (DTİK) toplantıları dünyanın dört bir yanından
Türk iŞadamlarını
İstanbul'da topladı. 80 ülkeden 2 bin Türk iŞadamı
18-19 Kasım tarihlerinde BaŞbakan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan'ın katılımıyla gerçekleŞtirilen
Dünya Türk GiriŞimciler
Kurultayı'nda temsilcilerini seçtiler. DTİK seçimlerinde
seçilen bölge komite baŞkanları
da Türk diasporasını temsilen yönetim kurulunda görev
aldı. Continue
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Turkish
Canadians Celebrate Turkish Republic Day in Ottawa
 Turkish Canadians in Ottawa
gathered once again in front of the City hall for a flag
rising ceremony on October 29, 2011. The event,
organized by the Turkish Canadian Cultural Association
(TCCA), started with a one minute
silence and followed by Turkish and Canadian anthems.The
ceremony was well attended by the Turkish community.
After Mrs. Sebnem Ucar, Executive Board Member of TCCA
welcomed the attendees, Mr. Serdar Belentepe, Counselor,
Republic of Turkey addressed the crowd. Continue
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ATAA-AFOT
Perge Projesi Amerika turunu tamamladı
 Milattan
önce 1500'lerde Hititler'den baŞlayıp,
daha sonra Yunan ve Romalılar tarafından yerleŞilmiŞ
Pamphylia bölgesindeki dört büyük antik Şehirden
biri olan Perge'de gerçekleŞtirilen
arkeolojik kazılara iliŞkin
bir sergi, Ekim ve Kasım aylarında Amerika'da değiŞik
üniversitelerde ve Şehirlerde
sergilendi. Program çerçevesinde, Perge kazılarının
direktörlerinden İstanbul Üniversitesi arkeoloji
profesörü Dr. İnci Delemen, sergiyle beraber Perge
hakkında Ekim ve Kasım ayında konferanslar verdi. Continue
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ATAA
NY Metropolitan Region VP Ibrahim Kurtulus
Reports
 ATAA New York Metropolitan Region
Vice President Ibrahim Kurtulus through his long
standing contacts and good relations, obtained letters
and proclamations from the New York City
Mayor Bloomberg, New York City Public Advocate and
Staten Island Borough President's Office recognizing the
Turkish Republic Day. Mr. Ibrahim also obtained
condolence letters about the Van earthquake from
the New York Board of Rabbis, New York City Council. Mr.
Kurtulus continues to cultivate good ties with important
New York City
institutions.
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The
Turkish Rescue Nobody Remembered
Benny
Ziffer, Haaretz.com - A new French book
attempts to grapple with a Turkish operation to save 476
Jews from France during the Holocaust. Many of those
rescued spurned their saviors thereafter and the episode
has virtually been lost to history.
While I
waited for French author Ariane Bois in the lobby of the
Dan Accadia Hotel in Herzliya, I could not fail to
notice the excitement in the air. Jews of North African
extraction had come to the hotel to celebrate the
marriage of their children. They were holding seven days
of banqueting - ostentatious events heralded on a
gold-plated board at the entrance to the lobby that
seemed like something out of "Cinderella." Continue |
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Turkish
American Association of the
Month |
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Turkish-American Association of Greater
Kansas City
 In 1978, a handful of individuals
set out to establish a social and cultural organization
to bring together Turks and friends of Turkey living in
the greater Kansas City area, to be a voice for their
interests and concerns, and ultimately, to present and
promote Turkish culture before Kansas Citians at large.
Their efforts materialized and TAA-KC was founded in
August of 1979. TAA-KC was subsequently incorporated as
a not-for-profit organization by the State of Missouri
in 1980, and continues its activities in this status to
this day along the lines the founders envisaged. TAA-KC
is affiliated with the Assembly of Turkish American
Associations (ATAA) and has representation at the
Ethnic Enrichment Commission of Kansas City, Missouri
(EEC-KC).
President:
Alper Sayar
Address: TAA-KC, P.O. Box 7126 Kansas
City, MO 64113
Phone: 816.674.3990
Website: www.taakc.org |
Loveswept
 A long time Turkish community
leader, former ATA-DC president and current ATAA Trustee
Dr. Engin Inel Holmstrom published her first novel
"Loveswept" which is
a cross-cultural romance taking place during the social
and political turmoil of 1950s Turkey where the line
between state and mosque becomes blurred and American
dollars flood the country. Postwar Ankara is a place of
daily intrigue where corruption and romance could bring
happiness and disaster. The
book is published by Dionysus Books and can be
obtained through Amazon.
Kırk Diken - Forty
Thorns
 Longtime ATAA member and supporter
Judy Ayyildiz just published her new novel which is
about Turkey from the Balkan Wars to 1980s. It has been
released to a favorable reception in Istanbul in a
Turkish translation. The English version, FORTY THORNS,
will be launched by Remzi
Bookstore in December. KIRK DIKEN is now well into
its 2nd printing and this week was placed on the www.tulumba.com
book site which is the largest distributor of Turkish
books online in the U. S. Another book by Judy Ayyildiz
"Some of my Ancestors are Ottomans and Turks", a
children's book which sold out in its 3rd printing, was
one of their best sellers for quite a
while. |
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ATAA
TABAN Pennsylvania Grassroots - Public Outreach
Program
Saturday, December 3, 2011,
2:00pm-4:00pm
Temple University Howard Gittis Student
Center South, Room 200A
1755 N. 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
RSVP: events@ataa.org
The
Legacy of Atatürk in the 21st
Century
Third Annual Atatürk
Symposium
Tuesday, December 6, 2011,
2:00pm-5:00pm
United Nations Headquarters
NLB
Conference Room 4
1st Avenue & 47th Street, New
York, NY 10017
RSVP rsvp.turkey@un.int by December
5.
Macedonian-Turkish
Friendship Happy Hour
Friday,
December 16, 2011, 7:00pm-9:00pm
1510 H St. NW Suite
900, Washington, DC 20005
RSVP: events@umdiaspora.org
($20
donation required)
Info: wwwumdiaspora.org
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ATAA,
TABAN Seminerlerinin Sıradaki Adresi
Philadelphia
TurkishNY, Nov.29, 2011
Turkish
American Community Will Gather to Discuss Community
Advocacy
TurkishNY, Nov.29, 2011
AFSAN
ile ATAA Birbirlerine Destek Olacak
TurkishNY,
Nov.28, 2011
A
Delegation from the Turkish Interior Ministry Will Visit
ATAA
TurkishNY, Nov. 28, 2011
Alabama
State Senate Passes Turkish American Heritage Day
Resolution
TurkishNY, Nov. 23, 2011
Alabama
Eyalet Senatosu'ndan Türk Amerikalılara büyük
gurur
TurkishLifeNews, Nov.23, 2011
ATAA'da Hedef Türk Öğrenci
Dernekleriyle İŞbirliği
TurkishNY,
Nov. 22, 2011
ATAA'dan Yeni Bir Proje: Star
Turk
TurkishNY, Nov. 22, 2011
Türk öğrenci derneklerini
destekleme programı
TurkishLifeNews, Nov. 21,
2011
Yeni
dönem, Amerika DTİK Komitesi seçim sonuçları
AmerikalıTürk, Nov.20, 2011
ATAA'dan KKTC'nin 28.
KuruluŞ
Yıldönümü Açıklaması
TurkishNY, Nov. 16,
2011
ATAA Celebrates the 28th
Anniversary of TRNC
TurkishNY, Nov. 16, 2011
Michigan'da Türkiye Ve Atatürk Tanıtımı
TurkishNY, Nov.13, 2011
Türk
Amerikan Toplum Merkezi 25 YaŞında
TurkishNY, Nov.13, 2011
Kırlıkovalı: Hedefimiz
Gençler
TurkishNY, Nov.12, 2011
ATAA'dan 10 Kasım
Açıklaması
TurkishNY, Nov. 10, 2011
Türk Doktor Amerika Eczacılar
Birligi'nin toplantısını yönetecek
AmerikalıTürk, Nov. 8, 2011
Türk Dostluk Grubu
Büyüyor
TurkishNY, Nov. 7, 2011
ATAA ve AFOT'un Perge Sergi ve
Konferanslarına Yoğun İlgi
TurkishNY, Nov.07,
2011
Turkey's Collaboration Recognized at
Turkish Republic Day Ball Celebration
Examiner,
Nov.6, 2011
TABA ve KAGİDER: ATAA, ABD'de
Takdir Edilen Bir Dernek
TurkishNY, Nov.2,
2011
Sözde Soykırım ve Durumdan
Vazife Çıkarmak
Turkcelil, Oct. 21, 2011
Türk - ABD Dernekleri Asamblesi
Stadımızı ziyaret etti
Fenerbahce.org, Oct. 21,
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(ATAA)
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chapters and 500,000 Turkish Americans throughout the United
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and empowered Turkish American community, and to support
strong U.S.-Turkish relations.
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