Monthly Archives: July 2011

The Turkish Coalition of America’s (TCA) 10th Congressional Delegation visit to Turkey concluded this week. Commencing with an inaugural trip in May 2009, TCA has since taken more than 100 Representatives and senior staffers to Turkey to help strengthen the …read more

A letter by Republican Senators Jon Kyl of Arizona and Mark Kirk of Illinois to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta voiced objections to the stationing of a NATO missile defense radar system in Turkey. …read more

Today marks the 37th anniversary of the Turkish rescue and peace operation on Cyprus on July 20, 1974 to protect the lives and liberty of the island’s Turkish community. The dispute over Cyprus did not begin in 1974. The independent …read more

The following are excerpts from an article by Sean Kane, senior program officer at the United States Institute of Peace and a Truman Security Fellow, published in the Christian Science Monitor on July 15, 2011. America clearly faces sharp constraints …read more

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Turkey on July 15-16 to participate in meetings of the fourth international contact group on Libya. During her visit, Secretary Clinton will meet with Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and …read more

State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland commended the Turkey for the humanitarian work it has undertaken to shelter Syrian refugees and added that the Turkey-Syria border should remain open despite concerns over potential clashes near the border. Nuland also stated that …read more

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu visited Benghazi on July 2 and met with Libyan Rebel Leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil, where he issued a public recognition of Libya’s Transitional National Council by Turkey. Davutoglu stated that he was visiting Benghazi “to …read more

The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) has contributed the final installments of a $100,000 grant to provide humanitarian aid to Iraqi Chaldean Christian refugees in Turkey. The TCA grant is being administered through the Chaldean Federation of America (CFA) and …read more