THO Summer Research Program: Research Presentation
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On
November 30
, the participants of THO's Summer Research Program will return to Washington, D.C. to present their research. The program, titled
“Refugees and Turkey: A Research Symposium,”
will take place at THO’s office from
11am-1pm
. Their presentations will revolve around the challenges and opportunities that refugees face, and how Turkey has dealt with the refugee crisis. For more information,
click here
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THO’s latest program will offer the D.C. audience an opportunity to hear from various ambassadors on the issues of importance to their respective nations. On
December 17, THO will host
His Excellency, Ambassador
Elin Suleymanov
,
Azerbaijan's Ambassador to the United States
, for a roundtable discussion about the the trilateral relationship between
Turkey, America and Azerbaijan
.
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Turkish Deputy Energy Minister Bayraktar to Visit November 29
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On
November 29, THO and the
U.S.-Turkey Business Council will be hosting Turkey's
Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Alparslan Bayraktar for a roundtable discussion at the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce from
11am-12pm.
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US Foreign Policy in the Middle East and US-Turkey Security Relations
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On
December 6
, THO will be hosting a panel discussion on
"
US Foreign Policy in the Middle East and US-Turkey Security Relations."
Dov S. Zakheim
,
Senior Fellow at Center for Naval Analyses, Former Department of Defense Official
and other experts will be a part of the panel discussion.
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THO Congressional Outreach Continues
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THO's congressional outreach continued last week with
President Ali Cinar
meeting with
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke.
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THO Staff Meets with Virginia Foxx
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THO’s
Executive Director Elvir Klempic
and
Partnership Manager Pinar Gezgec
met with Congresswoman
Virginia Foxx
in Washington, D.C.
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THO Staff Attends Congressional Hispanic Caucus Reception
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On
Wednesday November 15th
, THO staff attended a reception for the
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
. THO staff met
Congressmen Joaquin Castro
and
Ruben Gallego
at the event.
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THO President Meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu
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THO President Ali Cinar
met with
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
in New York at the United Nations.
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THO President Meets with Fuat Muradov
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THO President Ali Cinar
met with
Fuat Muradov, Chairman of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora
. President Cinar joined the
Azerbaijan Society of America (ASA)
and their members as they organized a roundtable discussion.
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THO President Meets with Ahmet Akca
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THO President Ali Cinar
met with the
Chairman of Turkcell’s Board of Directors, Ahmet Akca
. Turkcell has been, and continues to be, one of THO’s main supporters.
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THO President Attends 8th UNAOC Global Forum
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THO President Ali Cinar
attended the
8th United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Global Forum
in New York City. The UNAOC was launched by Turkey and Spain.
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THO Nonresident Fellows: Blogs Launched
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This year marks THO's inaugural
Non-Resident Fellowship program. Twelve young professionals were chosen to take part in this program as they conduct research regarding various aspects of the
US-Turkey relationship. This week, the fellows' first articles were posted on THO's "
Meddah: A US-Turkey Storytelling Project." Each week, THO highlights three blogs are on our social media. To read the fellows' blogs right now, please visit our blog site!
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THO Exclusive Insight Interview: Damon Wilson
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On
November 7
, the Turkish Heritage Organization held an Exclusive Insight interview with
Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President of Atlantic Council
. Wilson discussed US-Turkey relations in relation to NATO, Russian influence in Eastern Europe, the U.S.-EU relationship and much more.
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Thursday, families and friends across America will sit down together to give thanks as part of one of the U.S.’s oldest traditions,
Thanksgiving
. THO wishes all of our American and U.S.-based readers a very happy
Thanksgiving
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TOP NEWS IN U.S.-TURKEY RELATIONS
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FM Cavusoglu to Visit US Next Week, Hold Syria Talks
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Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will pay an official visit to the U.S. on Nov. 19-20, the Foreign Ministry announced Saturday.
According to the statement, Çavuşoğlu will take part in the 8th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) on partnerships for prevention and sustaining peace, which will be held at the U.N. headquarters in New York.
The minister will then travel to Washington to hold bilateral meetings over the current situation in Syria, the statement added.
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Turkey in Close Cooperation with U.S. on Iran Sanctions, Minister Says
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Turkey is in close cooperation with the United States, the European Union and other parties to reduce the negative impact of U.S. sanctions on its relations with Iran, the text of a speech by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu showed on Wednesday.
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US-Turkey Joint Patrols Continue in Manbij
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The United States and Turkey continue to conduct joint patrols in and around Manbij, Syria. Partnerships on operations such as these are essential to ensuring stability in the region.
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Istanbul Gastro Project Promotes Livelihoods of Refugees
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The Livelihoods Innovation through Food Entrepreneurship (
LIFE
)
project
, launched in 2017, has been developing sustainable livelihoods in the food sector for refugees in
Turkey
.
Although the two-year long
project
’s focus is on enhancing livelihoods among refugees, the program is also open to Turkish citizens, but provided that their numbers do not exceed the number of refugee beneficiaries.
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U.S. Firm Begins Test Drilling Off Mediterranean Coast
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A U.S. company is test drilling for hydrocarbon reserves along Turkey’s southern Mediterranean coast, Turkish Naval authorities announced Monday, Anadolu Agency reported.
Drilling will be conducted off of the coast of Mersin province from Nov. 14 into late January, the Turkish Naval Forces Office of Navigation, Hydrography, and Oceanography said.
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Construction of Giant Project Canal Istanbul to Begin in 2019
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Turkey plans to launch the construction of the artificial sea-level waterway Canal Istanbul in 2019, the transport and infrastructure minister said.
"Construction of Canal Istanbul should not be delayed till 2020, we hopefully will start it in 2019," Cahit Turhan told Anadolu Agency (AA) in the capital Ankara.
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Turkey Sends Over 3 Million Textbooks to Syrians
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Turkey’s National Education Ministry has sent 3.6 million textbooks to schools in northern Syria, the ministry said Thursday.
The books were delivered to a logistics center run by Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) in Choban Bayk, or also known as al-Rai, a small town in Aleppo province.
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