Fostering Understanding of Turkish American Issues through Public Education

Professor Z. Meral Ozsoyoglu Receives 2018 SIGMOD Contributions Award

Turkish American Professor Zehra Meral Ozsoyoglu is the recipient of the 2018 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Management of Data (SIGMOD) Contributions Award.

Commemorating the Youth and Sports Day: The Beginning of the Turkish War of National Liberation

Flag parade commemorating Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day in 1939.

May 19, 2018

May 19, 1919 marks the beginning of the Turkish War of National Liberation, a turning point in Turkey's history. On this day, a young Ottoman general, Mustafa Kemal, arrived in Samsun. The man, who would later be known to the world as Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, stepped ashore on this small Black Sea Coast town to embark on a journey that would ultimately create the Republic of Turkey and a new nation state.

TCA Saddened at Passing of Ambassador Baki Ilkin

The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) is deeply saddened by the passing of Ambassador Baki Ilkin, who was Turkey’s Ambassador to the United States between 1998-2001 and Representative of the Turkish Republic to the United Nations between 2004-2009.

April 23 Celebrated by Turkish Americans Across the United States

On April 23, Turkish Americans across the United States are celebrating Turkish National Sovereignty and Children’s Day. The day marks the inauguration of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) on April 23, 1920, proclaimed in 1929 as a Turkish national holiday dedicated to children. Every year, April 23 is celebrated in Turkey and Turkish communities abroad with international children’s festivals, in the spirit of world peace and harmony.

TCA Celebrates African American-Turkish Connections Through Art Exhibition

On February 28, TCA and the Turkish Heritage Organization (THO) hosted an art exhibition and reception on Capitol Hill featuring the profiles of Ahmet Ertegun and James Baldwin, and eleven paintings by Hulis Mavruk in honor of African American History Month. In attendance were Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC/5th), congressional staff, representatives from foreign embassies, and members of the African American and Turkish American communities.