On this day in 1923, the foundations of the Republic of Turkey were set starting a progressive, secular and modern parliamentary democracy. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkish soldier, nationalist leader, and statesman was its first president. Today as we celebrate the 87th anniversary of this historical day, Turkey continue to follow Ataturk’s vision of Modern Turkey.

Upenn Turkish Student Association would like to wish all Turkish people, a glorious Republic Day.

Turkish Night Website

Annual Turkish Night is being organized by UPENN for the last 15 years with the participation of the whole Turkish Community in the Greater Philadelphia Area. In 2007 UPENN TSA joined forces with Drexel TSA which allowed more than 300 members of the Turkish Community and friends of Turks get together for a great night of music and food. You can find photos from the previous Turkish Nights here in the Photos section or at this link: http://www.drexeltsa.org/events/TurkishNight2007/

Sincerely,

Drexel, UPenn & Temple  TSA

Ataturk’s real voice was restored by Mimar Sinan University,

Please join us for our first Faculty-Student Chat with our guest faculty Professor Ufuk Akcigit from Upenn Economy department.

Date: 11/18/09, Wednesday
Time: 6:00 pm
Place: McNeil Building, Room 582 (3718 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA  19104)

Please join us as we celebrate the 86th Anniversary of the Founding of the Turkish Republic.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
7:00 – 8:00 p. m. Reception
8:00 – 12    Midnight Dinner and Dancing

Penns Landing Caterers
1301 S. Columbus Blvd
Philadelphia, Pa. 19147
www.pennslandingcaterers.com
(Located on the bank of the Delaware River convenient to I-95, New Jersey and Delaware with free parking)
Music will be provided by Baris Kaya and his Group
$65.00 members, $75.00 Non-Members (before October 19,2009)
$75.00 members, $85.00 Non-Members(after October 19, 2009)
Students $30
Children 12 or older $30

Please write your checks made payable to TAFSUS and mail to:
Lale Iskarpatyoti,
Treasurer, TAFSUS
1235 Page Terrace
Villanova, Pa. 19085

Please mark your calendars now and make every effort to attend TAFSUS’ Dinner Dance as we celebrate this important milestone in Turkish History. We look forward to seeing you on October 24, 2009!

For more information, please contact Ibrahim Onaral, President, TAFSUS at 215-606-8499 or ibrahimonaral@hotmail.com
P.S Please indicate your choice of MAIN course:
Boneless Breast of Chicken OR Baked Salmon OR Vegetarian

Date: Sunday, October 11, 2009
Location: Ridley Creek State Park (351 Gradyville Rd. Newtown Square, PA 19073)
Park Phone: 610-892-3900
Picnic Area: Pavillion 11-A
Time: Noon-Sunset

Please bring your own food and beverage.  The main intersection is US1 and the Blue Route (Route 476) then use the directions in the link from there to the park. For your convenience, the following link has directions from the Philadelphia International Airport to the Park.
http://www.mapquest.com/mq/3-seSWRA2e

When: Friday October 2, 2009
Where: Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Great Stairway, Benjamin Franklin Parkway
at 26th Street,Philadelphia, PA 19130

The New York Gypsy All-Stars Band will showcase some of New York
City’s finest musicians playing jazz-inflected Turkish music with
influences from Balkan and Mediterranean Romani (Gypsy) songs.
Performances are scheduled for 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. to
8:15 p.m. The museum is open until 8:45 p.m. Guided gallery tours are
offered throughout the evening. There will also be an ongoing
demonstration of the Traditional Turkish craft EBRU (Turkish Marbling)
by Richard Aldorasi, well known for his workshop in paper making and
marbling throughout the region.

Admission to the Museum (not including food) is $16 for adults; $4 for
seniors (65+); $12 for students with ID and children 13-18. Free for
children 12 and under. There is no additional charge for the evening
program or guided tours after Museum
admission. For driving directions and parking information please
consult the museum web page: www.philamuseum.org.This program is
supported by TAFSUS. For more information please contact Wallis
Urmenyhazi: wallisu@msn.com

With much regret, we have to announce that Turkish Night 2009 has been postponed to Fall 2009 due to the last minute technical reasons. We are sorry for any inconvenience and hope to see you all in Fall 2009.

Sincerely,

UPenn & Drexel TSA

Turkish Night 2009

Please save the date for the annual TURKISH NIGHT 2009 on Saturday, June, 27, 2009 at 6:30pm that UPenn and Drexel Turkish Student Associations (TSA) will organize together. Come and join us for great Turkish food, drinks and entertainment. Turkish Night will be in Behrakis Hall at Drexel University (32nd and Chestnut St)

Annual Turkish Night is being organized by UPENN for the last 15 years with the participation of the whole Turkish Community in the Greater Philadelphia Area. In 2007 UPENN TSA joined forces with Drexel TSA which allowed more than 300 members of the Turkish Community and friends of Turks get together for a great night of music and food. You can find photos from the previous Turkish Nights here in the Photos section or at this link: http://www.drexeltsa.org/events/TurkishNight2007/

Sincerely,

Drexel & UPenn TSA

Kemal Dervis, Vice President and Director of Global Economy and Development and Edward M. Bernstein Scholar at Brookings Institution will give the Keynote Lecture. For further information, please visit www.tassausa.org

Please RSVP by Friday June 5, 2009 at ed@tassausa.org or 215 895 0572

It will be our pleasure to welcome you at the first TASSA-TOBB-WITSA Joint Symposium. Kindly forward this notice to others who may be interested to attend.

Banu Onaral, TASSA President, Düden Yegenoglu, TOBB US Representative, Sibel Kulaksiz, WITSA Chair

Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association (TASSA) is an independent, non-profit and non-political civil society organization established in June 2004 in Washington D.C. to build sustainable science and scholarship bridges between the United States of America and Turkey. TASSA’s mission is to facilitate the flow of scientists and scholars, knowledge and technology and to promote educational, scientific and technological cooperation between two countries through scientific exchange, educational programs and social and professional networking.

The Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) is the most comprehensive umbrella organization representing the Turkish private sector established in 1952 by the Turkish Constitution. TOBB has a wide national chamber network, which consists of 365 local chambers of commerce, industry, commerce and industry, maritime commerce and commodity exchanges, representing 1.3 million small, medium sized and large companies operating within Turkey, from every sector of the economy. Over the years, TOBB has evolved into one of the most successful civil society organizations in Turkey, helping shape policy nationally and in the greater region by representing the unified voice and concerns of the Turkish business community. In 2005, TOBB launched its “Industry for Peace” initiative designed to develop relations with the businessmen in the region so that tangible solutions and concrete projects could be developed to improve the business environment in some of the most difficult parts of the region and thus help with the peace processes. The first such project was the Ankara Forum which brings together Israeli, Palestinian and Turkish businessmen, followed by the Istanbul Forum which brings together Pakistani, Afghan and Turkish businessmen.

Worldbank – IMF Turkish Staff Association (WITSA) is a non-profit, non-political civil society organization established in February 2006 with the objective to create peer support, social and professional networking opportunities and information channels for World Bank and International Monetary Fund’s Turkish staff as well as other personnel interested in Turkey. WITSA’s purpose is to facilitate communication among its members, to contribute to their professional development by facilitating knowledge and experience exchange, and to promote Turkish culture within the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund by organizing, sponsoring or taking part  in cultural events.
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