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ATAA E-Newsletter
August 2016 | # 54
Outside the Box
ASALA Ermeni siyasetinde söz sahibi olmaya çalıŞıyor 

Hazel ÇAĞAN, AVİM- Küresel terörizmin en yoğun yaŞandığı bu dönemde, terörizmin mimarlarının kimliklerini sakınmadan ortaya koyduklarına Şahit olunmaktadır. read
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Lydia Borland has more than 30 years of public and private sector experience in international business and government relations.  read 
President's Message 
 
A New Chapter Begins... 

Dear Members of ATAA, Turkish Americans and Friends of Turkey,

I am humbled, honored and privileged to assume the role of president of the Assembly of Turkish American Associations. I am thankful to my predecessor, Mehmet Toy, for his contributions to ATAA during his presidency. I am also grateful to the members of Board of Directors and Board of Trustees. I am inspired and encouraged by their commitment to ATAA. Success of ATAA has been accomplished collectively by the individuals who contributed their time and resources relentlessly. read 
ATAA, ATC Host Turkish Businessmen in Washington DC
 
The Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA) and The American-Turkish Council (ATC) co-hosted a welcoming reception for a delegation of Turkish businesses on June 21st at the Carlton Room of the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, DC. The delegation, which was invited to participate in the 2016 SelectUSA Investment Summit, read 
ATAA Hosts Lectures on the Armenian Issue 
 
Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA) hosted prominent scholars, Prof. Michael Gunter and Dr. Chris Gunn, as part of its Speakers Bureau Program, at TCA Headquarters in Washington, DC on May 25, 2016. Prior to the lecture, guests were treated to a reception, where they had a chance to meet Prof. Michael Gunter,  read 
ATAA Lays Wreath at Anzac Memorial
 
On April 25, the ATAA participated in the Anzac Day Dawn Service at the Korean War Memorial in Washington DC. ATAA Capital Region Vice President Kayhan Yilmaz joined the Defense Attache's of Australia, New Zealand, Britain, France, Korea, Canada and Turkey, to place a wreath in memory of all who gave their lives in the War of Gallipoli. read 
Turkish Actors to Star in the Ottoman Lieutenant 
 
Two versatile and prolific actors of Turkish Theatre and Cinema will star in The Ottoman Lieutenant, directed by Joseph Ruben (Sleeping with the Enemy, The Forgotten) and stars Oscar-winner Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Schindler's List, Twelfth Night, Shutter Island) and actor and producer Josh Hartnett (Pearl Harbour, Black Hawk Down, read 
NJ'de Ermeni İddialarına KarŞı Strateji Toplantısı Yapıldı
 
Turkishny.com - Türk Amerikan toplumu liderleri ve temsilcileri, son aylarda eyalet meclislerinde ortaya çıkan sözde Ermeni soykırımı tasarıları ve eğitime zorla konulmaya çalıŞılan çarpık Ermeni iddialarına karŞı bir strateji toplantısı yaptı. ATAA baŞkanı Mehmet Toy, yönetim kurulu üyeleri Sevgin Oktay (New York/New Jersey bölgesi), Bülent Doğruyol, read 
ATAA appreciates the following for their generous contributions

Varol & Gunsenin Ablak
B. Hakki Adam
Yildiz Agnello
Hulya Ahmed
Nevtan Akcora
Ahmet & Sevil Akman
Sema Akyurek
William E. & Frieda C. Alli
Tamer Alpagot
John Alpay
Tuna & Semra Alper
Zeynep Ayca Altintig
Ahmet Arslancan
Sadik C. Artunc
Muzaffer & Ayfer Atac
Erhan Atay
Timur Atilgan
Evren Atillasoy
Hasan Ayaz
Kultegin Aydin
Sumer & Barbara Aygen
Faruk Aykol
Oya Bain
Erkin C Baker
Namik Balci
Yilmaz & Sema Basaran
Sinan & Asuman Baskan
Bulent & Sema Basol
Demirtas Bayar
Berkay Baykal
Fatih Dogan Baysal
Ozcan Bektore
Omer Benli
Linda Beyce
Umit Bilge
Sibel Blau
Lydia Borland
Subegum Bulut
Demet Cabbar
Kenan & Havva Caglar
Ziya & Ayse Celik
Atilla & Olcay Cigtay
M. Faruk & Mesude Cingilli
Mehmet Sinan Cingilli
Celal Colak
Birtan Aka Collier
Reyhan Crider
Tolga & Ala Cubukcu
Refik & Oya Culpan
Mehmet & Edith Cultu
Tevfik & Meral Dalgic
Henry & Kadriye Davis
Brenda de Suze
Orhan Dervish
Fuat Dikici
Ibrahim Dinibutun
Kursad & Bengu Dogru
Bulent Dogruyol
 Mehmet E. & Gokce Donat 
M. Alkan & Petek Donmez
Zafer & Leyla Ecevit
Yasemin Eginlioglu
Kemal H. & Meral Z. Elbirlik
Ismail Hakki Ercan
Ed Erginsoy
Hulusi Ergun
Yilmaz & Vibeke Erolgac
Murat Ertas
Semih Genculu
Nurettin B. & Gulnar Gokcora
Levent Gokdere
Gokhan Gormus
Alan Grebene
Yildiz R. Grodowski
Hakan & Fatma Gul
Ebru Gultekin
Cemil Gunyuz
Can Guralp
Orhan Gurbuz
Hakki Gurkan
Sinan Guven
Turgut Guvenli
Cidgem Balim Harding
Okan & Sevgi Hemseri
Robert & Engin I. Holmstrom
Ahmet Inal
Sabit Inan
Hayri & Feryal Ince
Selim Inel
Mehmet Iscimen
Kemal Oguz & Naciye Kalafat
Ersem Karadag
Mustafa Karadeniz
Ozgur Karaosmanoglu
Demir Karsan
Bonnie Joy Kaslan
Behcet Kaya
Hakan & Hulya Kaya
Farida Kazvinova
Nuri Kilic
Tunc Kivanc
Elif Kivanc
Omer Kucuk
Fergul Kuzucuoglu
Joseph Lukitsch
Tulin Mangir
Ali & Fevziye Manizade
Mark Meirowitz
Dan K. & Shelley Cole Morhaim
Gulizar Moyer
J. Huseyin Murad
Emin & Zekiye Oker
Erol Oktay
Akin & Ulku Oktem
Mehmet Dogan Okumus
Sevket K. & Michele L. Okumus
Yildirim & Ferda Omurtag
Ahmet & Sevil Oner
 
 Husamettin & Evsen Ovunc
Sevki Gokhan Ozalp
Evren Ozargun
Cengiz Ozbek
Ozcan & Ayse Ozdamar
Turker Ozdogan
Hakan & Fatma Gul
Selda Gunsel Pferdehirt
Tarik & Tulin Pirkul
Esin Reinhardt
Nuri & Lea Sabuncu
Ali & Yasemin San
Aziz Sancar
Vega Sankur
Gurhan Saplakoglu
Simsek Sarikelle
Ceren Olga Sayan
Akin R. Saydam
Hasan Sehitoglu
Tugrul M. & Yuksel E. Sekili
Yuksel & Belma Selcukoglu
Sencer Selvi
Osman Senler
Levent & Kadriye Sertbas
Adam Munir & Vivien Seyhan
Kaya Binyali Sigirci
Erdal Sipahi
Murad Sunalp
Mona Diamond Sunshine
Figen Tabakci
Ekmel Tahaoglu
Kutay Taysi
Erdal Tekin
Chafer A. Tezer
Omer & Dilek Tezgiden
Serkan (Steven) Tilki
Korhan Titizer
Halil Tugal
Mehmet T. Tumay
Sinan Tumer
Malik Tunador
Meltem Tunasar
Ulku & Marilyn Ulgur
Alp Umar
Latife Warshawsky
Sel E. Yackley
Attila & Ece Yaprak
Ercan Yener
Yilmaz & Sibylle Yetmen
Hamza & Neslihan Yilmaz
Recep & Barbara Yilmaz
Adil Yilmaz
Tolbert & Nancy Yilmaz
Peggy Tayyibe Yilmaz
Kayhan Yilmaz
Kenan & Gloria Y. Yumurtaci
Fatih Salih Zada, Md., Ph.D.
Izzet & Hifziye Zincir
Y o u r  D o n a t i o n  C o u n t s ! 
Dear Friend, It has been a busy  year for our Turkish-American community with critical events continuing to unfold around us.  Coming together as a community and to make our voice heard seem more important than ever.  At ATAA, we take pride in our long history of representing Turkish American interests and serving our community.  However, as an organization staffed almost entirely by volunteers, we need your financial support to continue to do this important work.

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