Chicago - USA
TACA Public Outreach Program
proudly presents
Turkey’s Role, 2010 and Beyond: Challenges & Opportunities
Prof. Emre Kongar
Former Undersecretary of Culture
Professor of Sociology & Writer
Saturday, September 12, 2009
University of Chicago, Social Sciences Auditorium
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| March 6, 2009 | How to Come to Terms With One’s Own Past: A Probe into History (link to presentation materials) Guest Speaker: Prof. Turkkaya ATAOV Place: Room 250, Kellogg, Northwestern University – 340 E. Superior Street, Chicago |
TACA Grassroots organized a discussion on “How to Come to Terms With One’s Own Past: A Probe into History and Turkish Identity” on March 6th [read more]. Over 45 people attended Prof. Turkkaya Ataov’s lecture at Kellogg, Chicago. Prof. Ataov provided numerous sources that explain the events that took place in eastern Anatolia during first World War.
The presentation documents can be accessed here.
| April 25, 2009 | Diversity & Solidarity in Turkey: Facts & Prospects Lecturers / Konusmacilar: Hon. U. Kenan Ipek, Turkish Consul General in Chicago Justin McCarthy, Professor of History, University of Louisville Gunay Evinch, ATAA President Elect |
TACA Grassroots organized a discussion on “Diversity & Solidarity in Turkey: Facts & Prospects” on April 25th.
The Turkish Coalition of America for months maintained Google Ads for its website, www.turkishcoalition.org, without protest or incident. But after an aggressive campaign by an Armenian American group Google suddenly and without a chance for the Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) to respond suspended the ads saying that they violated its “Anti” policy. Google also said that it could not accept ads for websites that, “suggest revisions to history.”
The Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA) condemns the hate crimes and killings that have occurred against Uighur Turks in the Xinjiang province of China. Since Sunday, ethnic Hans, armed with clubs lead pipes, shovels and meat cleavers, have killed over 150 and seriously wounded over 1000 Uighurs. [ read ]
Sacramento, CA – National and grassroots Turkish American associations joined power to defeat California Assembly Bill 961, a proposed law that sought to punish companies who did business in the Ottoman Empire or do who business in Turkey today. The bill was introduced by Armenian Assemblyman Paul Krikorian and supported by nationalists Armenian groups. [ read ]
With the newest additions of Robert Latta (R-Ohio/5th District), Brian Baird (D-Washington/3rd District), and Rodney Alexander (R-Louisiana/5th District), Vic Snyder (D-Arkansas/2nd District) and Russ Carnahan (D-Missouri/3rd District) the Caucus on US-Turkish Relations and Turkish Amerians in the US House of Representatives reached its highest membership since its formation and now includes 87 members of Congress. The Turkish Caucus is a bi-partisan platform for members of Caucus to focus on US-Turkish relations and issues that concern Turkish Americans. Many of its members have joined this Caucus due to the efforts of their Turkish American constituents and friends of Turkey .
A full list of the Caucus members can be found here .
This is a breakdown of the current membership of the Turkish Caucus: 49 Democrats and 38 Republicans.
Please take initiative and invite your Representative to join the Turkish Caucus, you may contact info@tc-america.org for assistance.