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Turkish Americans Stay Active in Chicago
Sel Erder Yackley, The Turkish Times, Midwest
Correspondent, seliko@earthlink.net
- Amuq Valley Projects Committee members honored the new Oriental Institute
Director and the new Consul General at a rooftop reception in Chicago
recently. Members wished Gil Stein the best in his new position and
welcomed Hon. Naci Koru and his wife, Canan, as they begin their life
Chicago. Hon. Naci Koru arrived in Chicago at the end of August, having
served twice in Germany, once in Saudi Arabia and other posts. More
TACA Turkish Ladies welcome Dr.
Canan Koru to Chicago
Sel Yackley, The Turkish Times, Midwest Correspondent,
seliko@earthlink.net
- More than 120 ladies from hicago and suburbs came to the TACA building
on North Harlem in Chicago to a welcome eception in honor of Dr. Canan
Koru. She and her husband, Honorable Naci Koru--Consul General--arrived
in Chicago late August with their children, Selim 14 and Elif 12.
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Portraits of Pride
Pinar Polat,The Turkish Times National Grassroots
Editor, pinarpolat@hotmail.com
- Congratulations!! FTAA (Florida Turkish American Association)
secretary Gulsay Saib receives "extraordinary achievement"
award - Working in conjunction with the Boca Raton Rotarary club and
the Fatih Rotarary club, Gulsay raised enough funds to have 240 wheel
chairs delivered to Turkey for distribution to disadvantaged citizens.
Congratulation Gülsay for your success! More
Original Owner/Chef Opens
New Cousin's Restaurant in Chicago
Sel Erder Yackley, The Turkish Times, MidWest
Correspondent-The brand new Cousin's restaurant opened it doors
at 3088 W Irving Park, in Chicago's northwest side recently by the original
owner/chef Mehmet Ak. Ak opened his first Cousin's family-run restaurant
in 1990 on Broadway, north of Diversey. More
Mehmet Okur's Pistons Beat Grizzlies 109-86
The Turkish Times-The Pistons routed the Memphis
Grizzlies 109-86 Friday night to move to 2-0 after going 8-0 in the
exhibition season. Turkish basketball star Mehmet Okur is off to a fast
start this season with the Pistons and scored 6 points against the Grizzlies.
The other Turkish star playing in the NBA is Hidayet "Hedo" Turkoglu
of Sacramento Kings. (For their web sites see www.nba.com
for Hedo and sportsillustrated.cnn.com
for Mehmet Okur.)
"We were playing well in the preseason and we really wanted
to win these first two home games before we go out west,'' said Richard
Hamilton, who led Detroit with 23 points. ``We were focused tonight
and we really played well."
Associate Press noted that "there was a large contingent
of Turkish fans in the Palace's upper deck, and they spent much of the
second half chanting and singing in honor of Pistons rookie Mehmet Okur.
Okur made his NBA debut with 8:07 to play and finished with six points
and three rebounds."
 Turkish
Journalist Sema Emiroglu on C-SPAN
The Turkish Times-Veteran Turkish journalist
Sema Emiroglu of center-liberal daily Milliyet has participated in a
2-hour long C-SPAN program on Friday, October 25, 2002 in a roundtable
discussion on the international news of the day with foreign journalists
who cover the United Nations. Emiroglu is Milliyet's U.N. Bureau Chief
in New York City. Other participants of the panel moderator by C-SPAN's
Brian Lamb were James Bone, The Times of London, New York Bureau Correspondent;
and Sanaa Youssef, Akhbar Elyom (Egypt), U.N. Bureau Chief .
In the program the three veteran journalists discussed
many current issue including the recent UN resolutions regarding Iraq,
President Bush's Iraq policy, Turkey's position as a East-West bridge
and role model in the Middle East. Ms. Emiroglu has also participated
in another high-profile discussion panel in October in the New York
City where similar issues were discussed with the participation of such
"celebrity journalists" like CNN's Christiane Amanpour.
 Houston
Turkish Festival
is Huge Success
The Turkish Times-The 12th Houston Turkish
Festival that took place on October 12 became a big party for Houston
and was attended by over 2,500 visitors. Organized by the American Turkish
Association of Houston, the festival featured the Osmangazi University
Folk Dance Company, as well as folk dancers of the ATA-Houston, the
Houston International Folk Dance Company, the Houston-based Turkish
Rock group PASHA and the famous Turkish music group AYNA. The
product of the hard work of ATA-Houston president Serhan Secmen and
his board featued a total of 63 artists and was run by over 150 volunteers.
Festival sponsors included the Turkish Promotion Fund, the Assembly
of Turkish American Associations, Osmangazi University , Canakkale University,
Efes Pilsen, Kavaklidere and Uludag Gazozlari.
Turkish Forum & Arkansas Delegation Visit
Turkey
Among the several projects discussed was "The
Ataturk World Peace Institute" in Little Rock, Arkansas
Yuksel Oktay, The Turkish Times, Special Correspondent
in Turkey - Between August 19 and September 2, 2002, representatives
of the Turkish Forum from the United States and a high level delegation
from Arkansas visited Turkey to work on projects that would expand the
Turkish-US relations. More
Turkish Kids Travel the Globe
at the Pistons' 2002 "Read to Achieve" Kick Off Event
More than 300 children from elementary schools around
the Metropolitan Detroit Area, including Turkish-American kids, attended
the 2002 "Read to Achieve" Kick Off Event at The Palace in Detroit.
The students traveled to over 15 different reading stations representing
various countries from around the world, where they read and listened
to stories with the Detroit Pistons, Swin Cash and Astou Ndyiae-Diatta
from the Detroit Shock, and Detroit government officials. Even Hooper
and The Detroit Free Press Yak got in on the fun. Visit www.nba.com/pistons/community/
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7th ANNUAL
BOSTON TURKISH FESTIVAL
October 29 - November 30, 2002
BOSTON TURKISH FESTIVAL (BTF) was first organized
in 1996 for the first time and has taken place every year ever
since.
The uniqueness of BTF is that it is the first month-long
Turkish festival in the United States reflecting various dimensions
of the Turkish culture. Purpose of the Festival is not only to
support talented artists and musicians in the region.
BTF also plays the role of a cultural bridge between
two countries, as well as other communities in the New England
area and beyond, for a better and enlightened mutual understanding,
and to explore each other's culture. Most of the Festival events
take place in public places and there is no admission fee for
majority of the activities to better serve the diverse Boston
community. Festival is open to the public.
For more info please visit www.tacsne.org
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RAMAZAN AYI
Ramazan ayi 06 Kasim Carsamba gunu baslamaktadir. 05 Kasim Sali aksami
ilk teravih namazi kilinacak ve o gece sahura kalkilarak Carsamba gunu
oruc tutulacaktir.
Imsakiyedeki imsak vakti en son yeme icme zamanini gostermektedir.
O gunku imsak vakti yeme icmeye son verilip orucun basladigi an demektir.
Aksam saati ise iftar saatini yani oruclarin acilacagi, yeme icmenin
baslayacagi zamani gostermektedir. Camiye gelmeleri, cemaata katilmalari
kolaylastirmak ve teravih namazinda camiye gelmek isteyenlere yardimci
olmak niyetiyle ramazan ayi boyunca Greenbelt, Maryland’daki camimizde
teravih namazi 7.30 pm de kilinacaktir.
Teravih namazlarinda bayanlar icin de yer tahsis edilmis
olup arzu eden bayanlar teravih namazina gelebileceklerdir.
Tanismaya, gorusmeye, kaynasmaya ve dayanismaya imkan
hazirlamak icin ramazan ayi boyunca her cumartesi gunu camide iftar
programlari olacak, herkes bir seyler getirerek hep beraber toplu olarak
iftar yapilacaktir. Ayrica camimizde iftar vermek isteyenler olursa
bu konuda kendilerine yardimci olunacak, gerek kucuk capli, gerekse
daha kalabalik iftar programlari vermek mumkun olacaktir. Allahin izni
ile her gecen gun hizmetlerimiz artmakta ve hizmet goturdugumuz insanlar
arasinda Turkce bilmeyenler veya Turkcesi oldukca zayif olanlar da yer
almaktadir.
Faydali olacagini , memnuniyet ve takdirle karsilanacagini
umit ettigim bu hizmetimizle esasinda gec kalmis bir hizmetin baslangicini
yapiyoruz. Onumuzdeki gunlerde diger gelismeleri de sizlerle paylasmaktan
memnunluk duyacagiz.
Ramazan ayinizi tebrik eder, sahsiniz, aileniz, devletimiz,
milletimiz, din kardeslerimiz ve butun insanlik icin hayirlara vesile
olmasini yuce Allahtan niyaz ederim.
Saglik, afiyet ve huzur icerisinde bir ramazan diler,Cenabi
Allah tutmus oldugumuz, tutacak oldugumuz oruclarimizi kabul etsin derim.
RAMAZANINIZ MUBAREK OLSUN
Hasan Yavuzer Din Gorevlisi
TURKISH AMERICAN ISLAMIC FOUNDATION
TAIF, 9704 Good Luck Rd.
Lanham,MD 20706
Tel : 301 459 9589, 301 577 0659
•RAMAZAN IMSAKIYESI
The Future
of Iraq Discussed
at Institute of Turkish Studies Panel
The Turkish Times - A meeting organized
by the Institute of Turkish Studies (ITS) on "Turkey and the
Future of Iraq: Challenges and Prospects" at the Carnegie Institution
in Washington, D.C. on October 25 examined the implications of a
possible war on Iraq for Turkey and Ankara’s policy toward
a post-Saddam regime in Iraq. More |
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
ATAA is seeking volunteers to work during the 23rd Annual ATAA Convention
at Hotel Washington during December 12-15, 2002. Volunteers will
be a part of a welcoming committee to help insure a successful,
and a well organized convention. For additional details pertaining
to the Annual Convention, please visit www.ataa.org.
Interested parties please contact Aybars at the ATAA office at 1526,
18th St NW Washington, DC 20036, call or (202)483-9090. |
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