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Turkish American Communities Welcome Israeli Apology |
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2013-03-26 00:59:49 |
 The Turkish American leadership expresses its sincere commendations for the forthright action of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who apologized to the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a mishandled Israeli military operation that resulted in the deaths of nine Turkish civilians, including a Turkish American, on a cruise ship, Mavi Marmara, in the eastern Mediterranean. The ship was heading for Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid. We had called upon Turks to reserve judgement, neither condemning nor condoning Israel, and calling upon a multilateral commission of inquiry. Please see ATAA Release.
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UNDP: Urgent Job Creation on A Mass Scale Key to Stability in the Arab Region |
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2013-03-14 15:44:38 |
 Mexico City, 14 March 2013—Arab States could reap a major “demographic dividend” if they can convert their advances in education into employment opportunities for youth, says the 2013 Human Development Report. But a failure to accelerate job growth could further exacerbate social and economic tensions in the region, the Report warns. The 2013 Human Development Report— The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World—is being launched in Mexico City today with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. |
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Last Updated ( 2013-03-14 15:45:08 )
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Turkish Organizations Condemn Extremist AFDI |
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2013-03-08 10:45:10 |
Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA), American Turkish Associations Assemble (ATAA), Turkish American Community Center (TACC) and Turkic American Alliance (TAA) get together to condemn so-called American Freedom Defense Initiative's latest advertising campaign agaist Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. AFDI, is an extremist organization that seeks to radicalize Americans to despise Islam and U.S. allies, such as Turkey.
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New York City Leads Jump in Homeless |
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2013-03-05 23:39:18 |
 An average of more than 50,000 people slept each night in New York City's homeless shelters for the first time in January, a record that underscores an unsettling national trend: a rising number of families without permanent housing. New York City's homeless population reached a record 50,000 reported individuals in January, and is indicative of a troubling national trend. Michael Howard Saul explains. Photo: Getty Images. Families have become a larger share of the nation's homeless population, growing 1.4% from 2011 to 2012, after their numbers fell as the economy emerged from recession.
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16th TCA Congressional Delegation Trip Concludes |
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2013-03-05 23:15:55 |
 The Turkish Coalition of America’s 16th Congressional Delegation completed its visit to Turkey on February 24th. Since 2009 TCA has taken more than 155 members of Congress and senior staffers to Turkey and surrounding countries. This delegation, comprised of 14 Congressional staffers, first visited Ankara where the group had the honor of participating in a wreath-laying ceremony at Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The delegation also participated in high-level meetings with U.S. and Turkish officials, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economy, members of Parliament and the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA). These meetings allowed the staffers to engage in an active dialogue on the current state of U.S.-Turkey relations, Turkey’s foreign policy, and its booming economy. Meetings were also held with the Ankara office of the German Marshall Fund and the Eurasian Research Center. |
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Last Updated ( 2013-03-05 23:16:36 )
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