MONTHLY NEWSLETTER    December 2019

TCA President Attends Meetings in Brussels and Berlin From December 4-8, TCA President G. Lincoln McCurdy traveled to Europe for meetings with Turkish business organizations, think-tanks, and members of the Turkish community in Brussels and Berlin. In Brussels, McCurdy met with officials from the representative offices of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), Turkish Industry and Business Association (TUSIAD), and Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB). In Berlin, he met with the TUSIAD representative and a Turkish Visiting Fellow at the American Division of the German Institute for International Security Affairs (SWP). The meetings focused on U.S.-Turkey and EU-Turkey relations.

McCurdy also participated in meetings and had discussions about challenges Turkish guest workers face in Europe and how Turkish entrepreneurship has contributed to Germany’s economic growth. In Berlin, he met with Ozcan Mutlu, a member of the Green Party and former parliamentarian. Their discussions also focused on current developments in Germany and the United States, the importance of Turkish people to participate in the political arena in their adopted countries, and Turkish success stories in the German and American political systems. McCurdy also encouraged the Turkish community in Germany to join Turkish Australians and Canadians by sending a delegate to TCA’s 2020 Annual Turkish American Youth Leadership Congress.

McCurdy with Ozcan Mutlu in Berlin

TCA Participates in California Meetings From December 6-7, TCA Operations Director Louette Ragusa traveled to Southern California to meet with representatives of the Turkish American community. On December 7, she represented TCA at the Turkish American “Holiday Community Giving Reception” sponsored by Ergun and Juliana Kirlikovali at their residence in San Juan Capistrano, CA. This was TCA’s time first time participating in this annual event. On December 6, Ragusa met with Turkish American women leaders in Los Angeles and led a discussion about a follow-up event for the Women’s Forum which was sponsored by TCA earlier in the year.

TCA Attends Congressional Black Caucus Holiday Reception On December 5, members of the TCA team attended the Congressional Black Caucus PAC Holiday Reception. The team spoke with members of the Black Caucus and their congressional staff.

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