Author Archives: Yusuf Demir

Turkish Cultural Center and Embrace Relief initiated “Water Wells” campaign to ease the difficulty of obtaining drinking water in Kenya.

Turkish Cultural Center and Embrace Relief initiated “Water Wells” campaign to ease the difficulty of obtaining drinking water in Kenya. Embrace Relief started its “Water Wells” campaign in 2011. Since then, with the help of its volunteers and sponsors like Turkish Cultural Center, 150 water wells have been built in regions with little or no access to drinking water. These ...

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5th Annual Turkic American Convention, Washington, DC

5th Annual Turkic American Convention, Washington, DC March 17, 2015, Washington, D.C. – The official Welcome Reception of the 5th Annual Turkic American Alliance and Business Summit took place at the Russell Senate Office Building. Over 15 countries were represented at the event, which attracted members of the academia, various NGOs, businesspersons, elected officials and many other distinguished guests. Over ...

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The 4th Annual Turkish Cultural Day held in Maine State House

On Wednesday, February 4th, the Turkish Cultural Center-Maine held its Fourth Annual Turkic Cultural Day at the State House. With over 150 distinguished guests and visitors throughout the day, our event was a great success. Governor Paul LePage started the program off with a welcoming keynote speech. The Governor was followed by Senator Roger Katz, who spoke about his concern ...

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5th Annual Turkic American Convention & Business Summit

The Turkic American Alliance (TAA) cordially invites you to participate in our Gala Reception during the 2015 Annual Turkic American Convention and Business Summit in Washington, D.C on Wednesday, March 18th from 6:30pm to 9:00pm at the Willard InterContinental Hotel. We expect an attendance of over 500 people including 150 leading businesspersons from many different backgrounds; thus providing individuals with ...

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Another Trip to Turkiye with a Group of Legislators

Another Trip to Turkiye with a Group of Legislators Turkish Cultural Center organized another Turkiye Trip with a group legislators from New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. The aim of this trip was to observe the diverse culture of Turkey and learn more about the Gulen Movement which encourages interfaith and intercultural dialogue. From the first day of the journey in ...

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Humanitarian Aid

Embrace Relief   Embrace Relief is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that brings together teams of volunteers to collaborate on local aid and disaster relief efforts. These teams provide an array of support, offering to assist financially, emotionally, and physically with the needs of families and communities ravaged by disaster. The foundation collects, delivers and distributes supplies and resources ...

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Interfaith Dialogue

TCCME Interfaith Division aims to bring together different communities in order to promote compassion, cooperation, partnership and community service through interfaith dialog and conversation. TCCME Interfaith Division dedicated to encouraging the study of the global communities’ spiritual traditions from the vantage point of respect, accuracy, and appreciation. TCCME Interfaith Division visits temples, mosques, and churches to build friendship, enhance mutual ...

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Conferences & Panels

Conferences & Panels The main goal of the conferences and panels is to bring together the academicians from all over the US, and provide a forum for exchange of ideas in a number of related fields that interact. We try to bring people from different fields, and to create a setting in which they can interact synergistically and discuss the ...

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