Yeni Türkü Conquered Atlanta
The Turkish Times-Famous Turkish pop band Yeni Turku was in a concert in Atlanta on February 7 th which was organized by Turkish Student Association of Georgia Institute of Technology (TSO) and supported by ATAA.

Derya Koroglu and his very well known band performed their old and new songs in "Under the Coach" while hundreds of young Turks from every age group were dancing during the band's performance. This was second stop of Yeni Turku in the United States. The band performed in New York City, Atlanta and Dallas and the concerts were organized by Saduman Gurbuz of Dallas and ATAA's Treasurer, Vural Cengiz. Young members of Turkish Student Organization: Ilkay Yavrucuk, Utku Diril and Sermet Akbay congratulated by both community members and the band members after the well-organized concert.

Aylin Bilgütay named 2002 Presidential Scholar candidate
The Turkish Times-Aylin Bilgutay, a graduating senior at Strath Haven High School in Wallingford, PA has been named as one of the 2,600 candidates in the 2002 Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were selected from nearly 2.8 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2002. Aylin is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Nihat Bilgutay of Wallingford, PA.

Presidential scholars are selected for their exceptional performance on either the College Board SAT or the ACT Assessment. Further consideration is based on student's essays, self-assessments, descriptions of activities, school recommendations, and school transcript. A distinguished panel of educators will review these submissions and select 500 semifinalists in early April.

Good luck, Aylin!
We are proud of you!