In the Community.

 

A Get Together of the Presidents, March 12, 2008, DC
President George W. Bush; Kaya Boztepe, president of the Federation of the Turkish American Associations (FTAA); Nurten Ural, president of the Assembly of the Turkish American Associations (ATAA); and G. Lincoln, president of the Turkish Coalition of America (TCA).

Whitfield Hosts Turkish American Summer Intern

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield (KY-01), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Turkey , is hosting a Turkish-born student this summer as an intern in his Washington , DC office. [read]


TCA Announces Ahiska Turks Assistance Grant

Washington, DC - July 14, 2008 - The Turkish Coalition of America today announced a grant for 10,000 USD to be competitively awarded to a select number of Turkish American associations in a nationwide effort to establish a special outreach and assistance program for the Ahiska Turkish community in the United States. [read]


TCA Offers Opportunities for Minority Students
Washington, DC – The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) has demonstrated its commitment to fostering cross-cultural relations, by expanding its support of study abroad opportunities for American minority students. [read]

TCA and TUSIAD-US Capitol Hill Summer Internship
The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) and the US Representative Office of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD-US) are pleased to announce that 10 young Turkish Americans and one Azerbaijani American were elected as part of the Turkish American Capitol Hill Summer Internship Program to intern in Congress this Summer. [read]

TCA donates two ambulances to Mexican Red Cross
At a ceremony on Capitol Hill on May 15, the Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) announced its donation of two fully equipped ambulances to the Mexican Red Cross to be used in the southeastern Mexican state of Tabasco.[read] [video]

Turkish American Legal Defense Fund Established
Washington, D.C. March 27, 2008-The Turkish American Legal Defense Fund was established with the goal to educate and advise Turkish Americans regarding their constitutionally guaranteed right to free expression. Turkish Americans frequently perceive a limitation of their freedom of expression when encountering one-sided depictions of controversial issues related to their ancestral history or current issues related to Turkey or Turkish Americans. The goal of TALDF is to arm Turkish Americans with knowledge on their legal rights as they relate to freedom of expression, equal rights and opportunity under the law, and anti-defamation. For more information, please visit www.taldf.org

Greek Human Rights Violations Against Turkish Minority
 
By Bruce Fein, March 23, 2008-The United States Helsinki Commission, an independent government agency charged with monitoring and securing compliance with international human rights [read]

TCA ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
ABOUT TCA

The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) is an educational, charitable organization incorporated in February 2007. Based in the nation’s capital, TCA’s objective is to

  • Educate the general public about Turkey and Turkish Americans and voice their opinion on critical issues to interested parties.
  • Engage and cultivate a new generation of young Turkish American leaders.
  • Promote and advance the interests of the Turkish American community and Turks.
  • Foster friendship, understanding and cooperation between the United States and Turkey.
  • Protect the character and ensure a realistic portrayal of Turkey and Turkish Americans in the media and the arts.
  • Serve as a think tank of expertise and a clearinghouse of information on Turkey and Americans of Turkish descent.
  • Identify and recognize the achievements of Turkish Americans in academia, arts, business, education, government, public service and science.
Wexler, Whitfield, and Granger Condemn Deadly Attack At American Consulate in Istanbul
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Invigorating the US-Turkish Strategic Partnership
June 30, 2008
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