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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Soma Mining Disaster On Tuesday, May 13th, a mining disaster claimed the lives of nearly 300 miners in Soma in Manisa, Turkey. According to news reports, the death toll is still rising. The disaster was caused by a fire in the mine. Efforts were made to save the victims, however only 88 have been rescued. On behalf of Embrace Relief ...

Turkish Cultural Center and Council of Turkic American Associations organized jointly the “Third Annual Turkic Cultural Day” in Maine State House with the vast number of  attendees from Senators and Representatives. House Majority Leader Representative Seth Berry, Representatives Dennis Keschl and  Karen Kusiak and Senator Roger Katz, who visited Turkey last year, were the valuable hosts of the day. Attorney ...

On March 26th, Turkish Cultural Center TCC and Council of Turkic American Associations (CTAA) leaders met with Senator Angus King in his Washington D.C. office to discuss the works of TCC & CTAA. Among the topics discussed was upcoming Turkic American Convention next month and the issues facing Turkic Americans. During the meeting, Furkan Kosar, President of the Council of ...

Turkish Cultural Center Maine and the Peace Islands Institute joined forces to host the first ever Friendship Dinner & Award Ceremony which was held Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at the Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks in South Portland. Justine Denny of TCC Maine was emcee for the evening and the Honorable Governor of Maine, Paul LePage was the guest of ...