Today marks the 38th anniversary of the Turkish 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 Republic of …read more

For over a century, from 1763 onwards, the peoples of Circassian lands situated in the north-western Caucasus defended their homelands against Russian expansion. The Circassian people, who by and large adopted Islam in the eighteenth century, were almost entirely affected …read more

On May 18, 1944, the entire Crimean Tatar population in Crimea, was rudely awakened by Soviet soldiers, loaded on trucks, taken to the nearest train stations and brutally deported to Central Asia, the Urals and Siberia. On May 19, 1944 …read more

On May 8, the Turkish Embassy welcomed Members of Congress, musical legends, and leaders of the African American community to celebrate the spirit of the late Ahmet Ertegun with the second installment of its 2012 Ertegun Jazz Series. In remembering …read more

Last week, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Australian counterpart, Julia Gillard met in Ankara, Turkey and agreed to work closely together to commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign. The two leaders announced that 2015 would be …read more

On April 23, 1920 the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) was inaugurated in Ankara. It was the first step toward the creation of the Republic of Turkey, the roots of which were laid during the Turkish National War of Liberation …read more

The event, taking place between April 12-April 14, will feature numerous speakers discussing US-Turkish issues and public advocacy efforts, including TCA President G. Lincoln McCurdy. McCurdy’s message to the convention highlighted the importance of expanding people-to-people exchanges between the United …read more

Turkish Coalition of America is accepting applications for its 2012 TCAdvance Scholarship Program. The TCAdvance Scholarship Program was established in 2007 to support American students of Turkish and Turkic heritage who pursue a career in public and international affairs, law, …read more

March 25 is celebrated by Greeks as their national day, and marks the beginning of the Greek rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in 1821. The day also marks the beginning of the murder of over 25,000 Ottoman Muslims of Greece, …read more

The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) and the Assembly of Turkish American Associations hosted twelve Members of Congress, Turkey’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Namik Tan, and dozens of congressional staffers at a breakfast reception to mark the 60th …read more