Turkish President addressed over 1,000 Turkish Americans and Muslim Americans to start UN General Assembly Week.

Speakers also included TASC Co-Chairs Dr. Halil Mutlu and Mr. Gunay Evinch, Esq, as well as Mr. Abdulhafid Djemil, President of the Islamic Leadership of New York (Majlis-i Shura), and Mr. Osama Jamal, General Secretary of the United States Council for Muslim Organizations (USCMO). The Ataturk School of New York sang the Turkish national anthem.

TASC expresses its heartfelt

thank you to three longtime Turkish American activists who received

the Turkish Senior Citizens Council (TURYAK) Exemplary Senior Citizen Award:

• Oya Bain

• Ergun Kirlikovali

• Ozcan Tuncel

Read our full press release here.

Read the full release here.

The Maryland - Kocaeli Sister State Committee (MKSSC) and the Turkish American National Steering Committee (TASC) hosted the Maryland State Higher Education Commission Chairman, Maryland Independent Colleges and Universities Association (MICUA), and presidents, provosts and professors from the University of Maryland College Park, University of Maryland Baltimore-County, Loyola University, and Capitol Technology University. The mission is part of a broader program exploring business, commerce and trade opportunities between Maryland and Kocaeli (aka Izmit), an industrial region and major port approximately 60 miles south of Istanbul. The MKSSC-TASC delegation discussed MOU’s between Maryland and Turkish universities for study abroad programs, professor exchanges, and joint doctoral committees.

Read the full article from SETA here.

Pennsylvania’s "The Press” highlight the concerns regarding the secret Gulen Cult and FETO terrorist group's presence in PA.

Over 50 students enrolled in the Fall 2018 Semester of Turkish Language Lessons. Beginner and Intermediate Turkish classes comprise a rich diversity of professional, ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds. The Washington Turkish House at DuPont Circle is open Monday - Friday to serve the community!

Read our full tribute here.

Dr. Halil Mutlu participated in the Boston Consulate’s Community Services seminar series planned by the Education Attache.

Mr. Ibrahimn Kurtulus discusses President Carter's 1978 quote of a "concerted effort made to eliminate all the Armenian people," presenting compelling historical records for the other side of the story.

Read his full letter here.

Thank you to Association President, 

Mr. Savas Sahin.

Carri Connor is the Program Director for the Turkish American National Steering Committee. Carri graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in May 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts in Government & Politics, and minors in International Development & Conflict Management and History. While in college, Carri interned for the Maryland Office of the Secretary of State’s International Division in Annapolis, which hosts all foreign delegations to the State of Maryland and directs the Maryland Sister State Programs. Carri is also an active member of PDI-POA, Protocol Officers Association, an international group of professionals who specialize in the field of protocol.

Carri is a Maryland native and currently resides in North Bethesda, MD.