Turkish American Association
Encyclopedia
The Turkish American Association is a non-profit organizations which was established in 1956 for the purpose of uniting and supporting the Turkish
community within the United States
, it has successfully established a bond between both the Turkish and the American communities. The Federation has evolved with the changing times and has expanded in size, membership and purpose.
nations (eg. Azeris, Uzbek
, Karacays, doctors
, and engineers). Each association serves to support its own members through various functions and events. The Federation operates as a conduit within the network of member organizations.
, Literature
, Music
, History
, and overall knowledge of Turkey
to the United States public. This is achieved through cultural activities and other public relations activities throughout the United States such as a Turkish Parade.
A major responsibility is to provide support to the Turkish-American community throughout the United States. This support includes the referral of individuals, both Turkish and non-Turkish, to qualified professionals.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
community within the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, it has successfully established a bond between both the Turkish and the American communities. The Federation has evolved with the changing times and has expanded in size, membership and purpose.
Members
The federation today consists of over 40 member associations organizations with a majority of these groups located in the Northeast region of the United States. Member organizations consists of associations of different ethnic, technical, and social backgrounds including the TurkicTurkic peoples
The Turkic peoples are peoples residing in northern, central and western Asia, southern Siberia and northwestern China and parts of eastern Europe. They speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family. They share, to varying degrees, certain cultural traits and historical backgrounds...
nations (eg. Azeris, Uzbek
Uzbeks
The Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, and large populations can also be found in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Pakistan, Mongolia and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China...
, Karacays, doctors
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, and engineers). Each association serves to support its own members through various functions and events. The Federation operates as a conduit within the network of member organizations.
Responsibilities
One of the main aims is to provide maximum exposure of Turkish culture, FolkloreTurkish folklore
The tradition of folklore—folktales, jokes, legends, and the like—in the Turkish language is very rich, and is incorporated into everyday life and events.-Nasreddin Hoca:...
, Literature
Turkish literature
Turkish literature comprises both oral compositions and written texts in the Turkish language, either in its Ottoman form or in less exclusively literary forms, such as that spoken in the Republic of Turkey today...
, Music
Music of Turkey
The music of Turkey includes diverse elements ranging from Central Asian folk music and has many copies and references of Byzantine music, Greek music, Ottoman music, Persian music, Balkan music, as well as more modern European and American popular music influences...
, History
History of Turkey
The history of the Turks begins with the migration of Oghuz Turks into Anatolia in the context of the larger Turkic expansion, forming the Seljuq Empire in the 11th century. After the Seljuq victory over forces of the Byzantine Empire in 1071 at the Battle of Manzikert, the process was accelerated...
, and overall knowledge of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
to the United States public. This is achieved through cultural activities and other public relations activities throughout the United States such as a Turkish Parade.
A major responsibility is to provide support to the Turkish-American community throughout the United States. This support includes the referral of individuals, both Turkish and non-Turkish, to qualified professionals.