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American Turkish Friendship Association (ATFA) is a non-profit non-governmental organization founded in 2003 by members of the Gülen movement, [1] [2] made up of followers of the Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen. Its stated goal is addressing the social and cultural needs of Turkish and American people living in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan ...
Pages in category "Turkish organizations and associations in the United States" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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The American Turkish Society was founded on June 29, 1949, when eight men gathered in New York City to announce its establishment. [1] Its founding members were Selim Sarper, Ernest Jackh, Asa Jennings, Lewis Owen, Charles Wylie, and three Turkish representatives, ex-oficio. The organization was formed in order to further cross-cultural ...
ATAA was initially established by the Turkish state in 1979 to counter the Armenian lobby in the United States, receiving funding from the Turkish government. [2]ATAA undertakes educational workshops and seminars and conferences on political, social and economic issues concerning Turkey, runs cultural events promoting Turkey's cultural heritage, and publishes reference material regarding ...
The funeral for American-Turkish activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, who was killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank last week has started in Didim, a district in Aydın, southwestern Turkey.
Hundreds of people waving Turkish and Palestinian flags gathered for the funeral on Saturday for Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Turkey's ...
The Turkish lobby worked "intensely" to prevent the passage of HR 106, the United States resolution on Armenian genocide. [5] [6] The New York Times writes that, "former Representative Robert Livingston (Bob Livingston) has been the main lobbyist for Turkey in blocking congressional efforts to pass an Armenian genocide resolution."