MARCH 13-19, 2018
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 22: Book launch and discussion in Washington, D.C.
 
Join THO at the National Press Club on March 22 for a book launch and discussion on “ Turkey’s July 15th Coup: What Happened and Why .”
*NEW DATE* March 20 teleconference on Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch

Tune in from 9:30 to 10:30 AM (EDT) on March 20 to hear from distinguished experts offer their insights on the latest updates from Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch in northern Syria.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
We are now accepting applications for our Summer 2018 Research Program in Turkey !

The THO Summer Research Program in Turkey is an annual, all-expenses-paid, month-long research trip in Turkey, during which selected young researchers will participate in meetings, excursions, and fieldwork on a chosen subject.

This year’s theme is “ Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Turkey: Challenges, Opportunities, and Approaches .”

APPLICATION DEADLINE. April 2nd, 2018 at 11:59 PM (EST)

DATES. July 18-August 15, 2018

ELIGIBILITY. The program is open to current undergraduate/graduate students or recent graduates between the ages of 21 and 30. You must also be an American citizen to apply.

For full eligibility requirements, application instructions, and program details, please see our website .
“THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN IN THE MODERN WORLD” by Dr. Edward J. Erickson
The Gallipoli Campaign, fought in 1915 in a peninsula on the western shores of the Dardanelles Straits in modern Turkey, is remembered by few Americans today. In truth, why a people who scarcely remember Valley Forge or the Ardennes Forest remember Gallipoli? Nevertheless, we might pause on March 18th to reflect that this nine-month struggle was a “coming of age” for the former British colonies of Australia and New Zealand, as well helping to form the identity of the modern nation of Turkey. Indeed, we might argue that it was during this brutal campaign that these peoples, Turks, Aussies and Kiwis, entered the mainstream of the twentieth century. 
Dr. Edward J. Erickson is a member of THO’s Advisory Board and a Scholar-in-Residence at the Clark Center for Global Engagement at the State University of New York at Cortland. One of the foremost specialists on the Ottoman Army during World War I, Dr. Erickson has written multiple books on the Gallipoli campaign, including Gallipoli & the Middle East 1914-1918: From the Dardanelles to Mesopotamia (2008) ; Gallipoli: The Ottoman Campaign (2010) ; and Gallipoli: Command Under Fire (2015).
U.S.-TURKEY NEWS
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
THE LATEST FROM THO
THO hosts roundtable in NYC with Prof. Gulnur Aybet
On March 14 , THO hosted an invitation-only roundtable discussion in New York City with Prof. Gulnur Aybet , Senior Advisor to the President of the Republic of Turkey.

Attendees included Ertan Yalcin, the Turkish Consul General in New York, as well as current and former diplomats, leading scholars, and foreign policy experts from various U.S.-based think tanks and academic institutions.

The roundtable was covered in Turkish media outlet Daily Sabah.

Read the full summary on our website .
THO in the news
Our Feb. 28 art exhibit and reception organized with Turkish Coalition of America – “ African American-Turkish Connections Through the Arts ” – was covered recently in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. 
THO President Ali Cinar was quoted in a Daily Sabah article published on March 15 titled “ Uncertainty in Turkey-US ties to continue with Pompeo's arrival .”
THO’s congressional outreach continues
Last week, THO President Ali Cinar met with Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), while THO Executive Director Yenal Kucuker met with Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN).
WHAT WE'RE READING
– Metin Gurcan, Al-Monitor
– Unal Cevikoz, European Leadership Network
– Mostafa Minawi, interviewed by Christopher Szabla, Toynbee Prize Foundation


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