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E-Newsletter
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December 30, 2011 / Issue
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Dr. Mehmet T. Tümay |
 Dr. Mehmet T. Tümay, Fellow and
a Life Member of the American Society of Civil
Engineers, and a Diplomate of the Academy of
Geo-Professionals, is the Georgia Gulf
Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering at
Louisiana State University. Continue |
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Sibel Blau, M.D
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 Sibel Blau, M.D. received her
medical degree from Istanbul University in 1987
and completed her internship, residency and chief
residency at MetroHealth Medical Center, Case
Western Reserve University in 1995 in Ohio. Continue | | |
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President's
Message by Ergün Kırlıkovalı
Dear
Members of the Turkish American Community
coast-to-coast:
I
hope you and your family are having a wonderful
holiday season.
It
is customary to reflect upon the departing year at
this time and rejuvenate expectations from the
incoming.
The
year 2011 will go down as eventful, dramatic,
remarkable and rewarding for our community.
But
let's start with top issues around the globe in 2011. They were
international financial crisis, economic downturn,
financial meltdown in Greece threatening Euro-zone
and beyond, global poverty, global warming,
tsunamis, earthquakes, the occupy movement, Arab
spring, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Syria,
Israel, War on Terror, Afghanistan, and more. May
I add that Türkiye was in the middle of almost all
of those issues which must be an indication that
Türkiye has grown beyond a regional power and fast
becoming a global player. - Continue
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ATAA,
FTAA Joint Letter on
H.Res. 306
On
December 12, 2011, Assembly of Turkish American
Associations (ATAA)and Federation of Turkish
American Associations (FTAA) issued a joint letter
regarding H.Res. 306, which accuses Turkey of
destroying its Christian heritage. The letter, is
as follows:
"Dear
Representative: We, the Presidents of
America's national Turkish American grassroots
organizations, The Assembly of Turkish American
Associations (ATAA and Federation of Turkish
American Associations (FTAA), representing over
500,000 Turkish Americans and 300,000 Turkic
Americans, respectfully urge you to reject and
oppose H.Res.306. H.Res.306 accuses Turkey of
destroying its Christian heritage." - Continue
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ATAA
Hosts Turkish - Somalian American Friendship
Night
 On
December 7, more than 240 guests from around the
country filled Bamian Restaurant in West Falls
Church, VA for a Somali-Turkish Friendship Dinner
Reception. Among the guests were Turkish and
Somali dignitaries, business leaders, civic
leaders, and student leaders from various
universities in the D.C. area. Both communities
recently experienced disastrous events in their
home countries. Turkey had been a victim of two
consecutive earthquakes and PKK terrorist attacks
claiming the innocent lives of hundreds while
Somalia is suffering through endless drought,
hunger, famine and civil war. Continue
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ATAA,
UMD Türk-Makedon Dostluk Gecesi
 TurkishNY
- ATAA (Assembly of Turkish American
Associations) ve UMD (United Macedonian
Diaspora) ortaklığında dördüncüsü düzenlenen
dostluk gecesine ilgi yoğundu. TCA (Turkish
Coalition of America) binasında, Makedonya
Büyükelçisi Zoran Jölevski, BirleŞik
Makedon Diaspora BaŞkanı
Metodija Koloski, ATAA' yı Temsilen baŞkan
yardımcısı Demet Cabbar birer konuŞma
yaptılar. - Devam
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ATAA,
CHP BaŞkan Yardımcısı
Loğoğlu'nu Ağırladı
 Türk
Amerikan Dernekleri Kurulu ATAA, CHP BaŞkan
Yardımcısı ve eski Washington Büyükelçisi Faruk
Loğoğlu'nu 15 Aralık ÇarŞamba
günü Türk Evi'nde ağırladı. Washington'a çok yoğun bir
gündemle gelen CHP heyetinin gerçekleŞtirdiği
temaslar hakkında ATAA'yı bilgilendiren Loğoğlu "Biz
Washington'a hükümet aleyhinde konuŞmaya
gelmedik. Amacımız ve çabalarımız hem CHP olsun, hem
iktidar olsun Türkiye'nin en iyi Şekilde
dıŞarıya
gözükmesidir" dedi. - Continue
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ATAA
Held the Last TABAN Program of 2011 at Temple
University, PA
 ATAA
continued to inform the Turkish American community about
its Turkish American Broad Advocacy Network - TABAN
initiative. In cooperation with ATAA's component
association Turkish American Friendship Society of US
(TAFSUS), the last TABAN networking & grassroots
reception of the year was held at Temple University in
Philadelphia. Program enabled participants to learn more
about ATAA's nationwide grassroots
efforts, - Continue
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Vali
Yardımcıları ve Kaymakamlar ATAA'yı ziyaret
ettiler
 Türk
Amerikan Dernekleri Kurulu (ATAA) 8 Aralık'ta, Türk
Evi'ni Türkiye'den gelen 40'a yakın Kaymakam Vali
Yardımcısı, ve İçiŞleri
üst düzey yetkililerine açtı. Aralarında Hatay, Yalova,
Erzincan, Rize, Keban, Boğazlayan gibi hemen hemen bütün
Anadolu'yu kapsayan 30'a yakın Şehrin
kaymakamlarının olduğu geniŞ
grup Türk Evinde ağırlandı. ATAA GeçmiŞ
dönem baŞkanı
Günay Evinch powerpoint programı ile ATAA'nın misyonunu,
Amerika'daki Türk toplumunun faaliyetlerini, toplumun
çeŞitli
gruplarını, etnik saldırılara karŞı
verilen çalıŞmaları
anlattı. - Continue
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Galatasaraylılar
Washington'da BuluŞtu
 TurkishNY
-ABD'nin baŞkenti
Washington'da ''GalatasarayDC'' kuruldu. Türkiye'nin
Washington Büyükelçisi Namık Tan ise tuttuğu Fenerbahçe
takımının kravatın yanı sıra Galatasaray broŞu
takarak resepsiyona katıldı. Washington DC Galatasaray
Taraftar Derneği, GalatasarayDC tarafından derneğin
kuruluŞ
iŞlemlerinin
tamamlanması dolayısıyla ATAA Türk Evi'nde gece
düzenlendi. BaŞkent
çevresindeki Galasaraylıların buluŞtuğu
geceye, Büyükelçi Tan da katıldı.- Devam
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BM
Genel Merkezinde 3. Atatürk Sempozyumu
 TurkishNY
- Atatürk'ün askeri ve siyasi dehası, New York'ta BM
Genel Merkezinde düzenlenen ''21. Yüzyılda Atatürk'ün
Mirası'' adlı 3. Atatürk Sempozyumunda yabancı
akademisyenler, yazarlar ve büyükelçiler tarafından
anlatıldı. Türkiye'nin BM Daimi Temsilciliği himayesinde
bu yıl üçüncüsü düzenlenen sempozyumun program
direktörlüğünü ve açılıŞını
İstanbul Üniversitesi Mezunları Derneği Amerika
Şubesi'nin (İÜMEZUSA) eski baŞkanı
MehveŞ
Sönmez yaptı. - Devam
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Kirlikovali:
'France is sorry for causing Armenian blood to be
spilled'
 News.Az
interviews Ergun Kirlikovali, president of the Assembly
of Turkish-American Associations and co-founder of the
Pax Turcica Institute. News.Az: How will
the adoption of the bill on 'Armenian genocide' in the
lower chamber of the French parliament influence the
Turkish-French relations? Kirlikovali: I
am afraid there will be a wide range of reactions
including but not limited to diplomatic, economic,
business, trade, social in nature. Turkey is not the
same country it was in 2001, Continue
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Turkish
American Association of the
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Association of Turkish Americans in
Nevada - ATA-NV
 Association of Turkish Americans in
Nevada (ATA-NV) was established in Las Vegas, Nevada in
2005. In 2011, ATA-NV has changed its way to run a
non-profit organization. Instead of traditional
non-profit understanding, ATA-NV has begun shaping the
organization more like a business model. Las Vegas is
known as convention city and many conventions,
conferences, seminars handled in the heart of the city
every year. ATA-NV took advantage of this opportunity
and began playing an influential role as an organization
that connects Turkish Americans in Las Vegas to
Turkish businesses from other parts of the US, Türkiye
and other countries.
President:
İsmail Onat
E-mail: mailto:president@atanevada.org?
Phone:
(702) 330 9165
Website: http://www.atanevada.org/
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ATAA
Remembers Yavuz Boray
 Yavuz
Boray, 61, has passed away on December 23, 2011 in
Istanbul, Turkey from complications related to Pick's
Disease. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 35
years Ilknur Boray, his son Dost Kayihan, daughter April
Ayse and son-in law Atil, his cousin Nezih Pistar,
nieces, nephews, mother-in-law and friends he made over
the years in Washington, DC and Istanbul. He is also
survived by three grandchildren, between the ages 5
years and 5 months, who will know him through his
collection of music, home videos, and photographs. We
remember his love for traveling, camping, theater,
cinema, music, and sports. He was a proud graduate of
Darussafaka High School in Istanbul, Johns Hopkins
University (S.A.I.S) (which brought him to Washington,
DC in 1977) and Georgetown University. An original cast
member in the Turkish productions of "Hair" and "Kesanli
Ali Destani" in the 1960s, he also played soccer in
clubs in Turkey, Italy and Maryland from the 1960s to
early 1990s, and was an enthusiastic volunteer during
the 1994 World Cup. During his 15 years as an economist
at the World Bank he traveled in South & Central
America. He was a dedicated volunteer in the Turkish
community, producing a Turkish radio show in the 1980s
for American Turkish Association of DC and a Turkish
news show in the 1990s on local cable TV. With his
intellegence, wit, determined spirit he opened many
doors for his family, and for this we are most
grateful.
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Kırlıkovalı: Bu Tasarı Fransa'nın
Ermenilerden Özürüdür
TurkishNY, Dec. 22,
2011
Dr.
Mehmet Tümay Bu Ayın ''Star Türk'ü'' Seçildi
TurkishNY, Dec. 21, 2011
Türk-Makedon Dostluk
Gecesi
Turkish NY, Dec.17, 2011
ATAA, CHP BaŞkan
Yardımcısı Loğoğlu'nu Ağırladı
Turkish NY,
Dec.15, 2011
Kongre Üyelerine "Türk KarŞıtı"
Tasarıyı Reddetme Çağrısı
TurkishNY, Dec.13,
2011
ATAA, FTAA Call Congress to
Reject Anti-Turkish Bill
History of Truth.com,
Dec.13, 2011
Kongre Üyelerine "Türk KarŞıtı"
Tasarıyı Reddetme Çağrısı
TurkishNY, Dec. 13,
2011
Kongre'de Türkiye KarŞıtı
Tasarı GiriŞimi
Turkish
Gazete, Dec. 12, 2011
Washington buluŞması
FotoMac,
Dec.12, 2011
ABD'deki Somalililer de
Türkiye'ye minnettar
Zaman, Dec.12, 2011
Galatasaraylılar Washington'da
BuluŞtu
TurkishNY, Dec.11, 2011
Galatasaraylılar Washington'da
buluŞtu
AmerikaliTurk, Dec.11, 2011
ATAA, İçiŞleri
Bakanlığı Temsilcilerini Türkevi'nde Ağırladı
Turkish NY, Dec.9, 2011
Türk-Somali gecesi kardeŞlik
köprüsü kurdu
TurkishLifeNews, Dec.9, 2011
ABD'deki Somalililer de
Türkiye'ye minnettar
AmerikalıTurk, Dec.9,
2011
Somali'den Türkiye'ye Büyük
TeŞekkür
Turkish NY, Dec.8, 2011
Yeni Yıldız Türk, Dr. Sibel
Blau
TurkishNY, Dec. 5, 2011
Washington Büyükelçiliği
Üniversite Öğrencilerini Ağırladı
TurkishNY,
Dec. 3, 2011
Türki Amerikalılar'dan WAC'a
Karabağ Uyarısı
TurkishNY, Dec. 2, 2011
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