December 30, 2019
Yalcin Ayasli, Founder and Chairman of the Turkish Coalition of America (TCA), sent the message below to Turkish Americans providing a Turkish American perspective on the deterioration of the vital relationship of the United States and Turkey.
A Special Message to Turkish Americans from Yalcin Ayasli TCA Founder & Chairman
TCA, since its establishment in 2007, has worked hard to convey a strong and positive Turkish American voice in the halls of Congress. Sadly, these efforts were overwhelmed by the tensions in the bilateral relationship.
To understand why H. Res 296 (“House Armenian Genocide Resolution”), S. Res 150 (“Senate Armenian Genocide Resolution”) and H.R 4695 (“House Turkey Sanctions Bill”) passed, it is important to understand the general political atmosphere in Washington toward Turkey. Although the Senate has not considered the sanctions bill yet, S. 2641 (“Senate Turkey Sanctions Bill”) has already left the Foreign Relations Committee.
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The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) is accepting applications for the 13th Annual Washington Summer Internship Program.
The TCA Internship Program is open to undergraduate/graduate students and recent graduates of Turkish American heritage.
Now in its thirteenth year, the TCA Washington Summer Internship Program has provided close to 200 internship opportunities for young Turkish Americans at Congressional offices throughout Washington, DC. Designed to enhance Turkish American participation in political life, the program provides an opportunity for young Turkish Americans to live and work in the nation’s capital, learn about the American political process, contribute to U.S.-Turkey relations and the TCA mission, and explore career opportunities in public affairs.
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The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 13th Annual Washington Summer Internship Program.
The TCA Internship Program is open to undergraduate/graduate students and recent graduates of Turkish American heritage.
Now in its thirteenth year, the TCA Washington Summer Internship Program has provided close to 200 internship opportunities for young Turkish Americans at Congressional offices throughout Washington, DC. Designed to enhance Turkish American participation in political life, the program provides an opportunity for young Turkish Americans to live and work in the nation’s capital, learn about the American political process, contribute to U.S.-Turkey relations and the TCA mission, and explore career opportunities in public affairs.
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On November 10th, TCA pays tribute to the legacy of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who led the Turkish National War of Liberation, founded the modern Republic of Turkey and launched an extraordinary series of reforms that continue to inspire the Turkish nation. World-over, Ataturk is honored as one of the greatest national leaders of the 20th Century. In the words of Scottish historian, Patrick Balfour (the 3rd Baron Kinross): “the soldier in Ataturk had saved his country, the statesman in him had won for it the honorable peace, the reformer in him was now to make of it a new country.”
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Delegates in front of the U.S. Supreme Court with TCA President G. Lincoln McCurdy.
The Turkish Coalition of America’s Sixth Annual Turkish American Youth Leadership Congress took place in Washington, D.C., October 24-27. Fourteen Turkish American delegates participated in the 2019 Youth Congress, including college students, recent graduates, and young professionals from ten states. Additionally, there were two representatives participating from the Council of Turkish Canadians (CTC) and the Australian Turkish Advocacy Alliance (ATAA).
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