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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On October 29, 1923, the newly recognized Turkish Parliament proclaimed the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, formally marking the end of the Ottoman Empire. On the same day, Mustafa Kemal, who led the Turkish National War of Liberation andwas later named Atatürk (father of Turks), was unanimously elected as the first president of the Republic.
read moreYPG control of Syria expanded with U.S. support to roughly 30% of the landmass, even though the Kurdish population (which the YPG does not represent) constitutes only 5-10% of the country’s overall population and is concentrated mostly along the northern border with Turkey. YPG expanded into these lands beyond their inherent capabilities with ulterior motives. The overextended YPG ethnically
cleansed the conquered territories in an effort to consolidate their control. The YPG occupation has
disenfranchised Arabs, minority groups and Kurds who do not share their Marxist-Leninist politics alike.
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Featured from left to right: G. Lincoln McCurdy (TCA), Serpil Ayasli (TCA), Baris Ornarli (TUSIAD), Jennifer Davis (Former Consul General in Istanbul), Amanda Sloat (Brookings Institution), Maria Olson (U.S. Department of State), Yalcin Ayasli (TCA), Jonathan Katz (GMF U.S.), Ozgur Unluhisarcikli (GMF Ankara)
The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) in co-sponsorship with the German Marshall Fund (GMF) of the United States and the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TUSIAD) hosted a cocktail prolongé honoring former U.S. Consul General in Istanbul Jennifer Davis followed by a panel discussion on U.S.-Turkey Relations at the Cosmos Club in Washington, DC, on October 3, 2019. Over 60 people were in attendance with representation from across the U.S., including Turkish Embassy and congressional officials.
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