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THE LATEST IN U.S.-TURKEY RELATIONS

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Events

Save the Date: THO has a number of upcoming events: September 17, 2019 THO will be cohosting alongside the World Affairs Council, an event with Senior Turkish Officials on how the U.S.-Turkey bilateral relationship moves forward. September 26, 2019 THO will be hosting a round-table discussion with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Kudrez Ozersay of Northern Cyprus at the Yale Club of NYC. October 3, 2019 THO will be hosting the Mayor of Gaziantep Fatma Sahin to discuss Syrian refugees in Turkey at the National Press Club from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. October 16, 2019 THO will be hosting a luncheon discussion on the topic of the Kurdish Question at the National Press Club from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm.

THO Outreach

THO President Ali Cinar appeared on TRT World and also quoted in Euronews regarding the recent resignation of National Security Adviser Bolton.

THO Communications Manager Savannah Lane appeared on A News additionally discussing National Security Adviser Bolton's resignation.

Official Visits

Turkish Deputy Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar will be traveling to New York and Washington, D.C. September 16-September 20, 2019.

Turkish President Erdogan will be in New York for the United Nations General Assembly and will meet on the sidelines with U.S. President Trump September 22-25, 2019.

USEUCOM U.S. Army Lt. General Stephen Twitty and USCENTCOM U.S. Air Force Lt. General Thomas Bergeson visited the Turkey-U.S. joint operations center in Sanliurfa for the coordination of the activities in the safe zone in northern Syria. They held meetings to meet with their Turkish Counterparts and discuss future joint operations.

UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA 74)

The 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 74) opens today September 16, 2019. The first day of high-level General Debates will be on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. Stay tuned for updates as the assembly meetings progress!

NEWS U.S.-Turkey Military Delegations Visit Syrian Safe Zone Joint Operations Center Turkish and US military officials inspected the Syrian border. Read More Here Discussion Surrounding Potential US Deployment of 150 Troops to Syria Recent reports have noted that the U.S. will deploy 150 troops to Syria as part of a plan to work with Turkish forces in Syria. Read More Here Turkey Confirms Delivery of Second Russian Anti-Missile System A second delivery of Russian S-400 missile defense systems, was completed according to Turkish officials. Read More Here WHAT WE ARE READING Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Travels to Greece and Turkey Readout of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dunford’s Meeting with Chief of the Turkish General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler Turkish TV series admirers visit Turkey Turkey, US continue safe zone patrols in N Syria Turkey tucks into bargain US LNG THO Publications THO had a busy summer with events, outreach, and continued publications. Review our activities and announcements in our latest video newsletter ! Coming Soon: THO Special Contributor Sarah Houston will be traveling to Turkey to produce an in-depth look at the education system and exchange opportunities between the U.S. and Turkey. NATO NEWS NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg: "Turkey an 'important ally' in fighting terrorism" Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg paid tribute and made remarks at a ceremony in Brussels at NATO headquarters commemorating the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Stoltenberg later discussed with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu on the phone about how Turkey has been a critical ally in international efforts to curb terrorism. Read More Here Setting the Agenda for NATO at London and Beyond Plans are underway as the NATO summit in December in London quickly approaches. Read More Here NATO Land Command Lt. Gen. J.T. Thomson, commander of NATO Allied Land Command, talks with Jen Judson on the military relationship with Turkey that his command has at the DSEI Day Zero Strategic. THIS WEEK'S FEATURED EVENTS AND INDIVIDUALS THIS WEEK ON TWITTER  TURKISH-AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY Tantek Celik is a Turkish-American computer scientist and he is currently at Mozilla Corporation. He earned his Master's degree at Stanford University and worked at Microsoft from 1997 to 2004 where he contributed to the development of the Macintosh version of Internet Explorer. He was the chief technologist at Technorati. Before working for Microsoft, he was working at the Apple Computer from 1992-1996 where spent most of his time on the OpenDoc project as a senior software developer and then as the technical lead. Celik additionally is the founder of Global Manager Protocols Group. PROFILE OF THE WEEK This week we are featuring World Affair's Council Bill Clifford.. Check our website this week to see more! Turkish Heritage Organization ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌