Thursday, October 18, 2007

29 EKIM CUMHURIYET YEMEGI


29 Ekim Cumhuriyet Bayramini Kuzey Amerika'daki Turk Ogrencilerini ayni semsiye altinda toplamayi hedef bilen ITSS Turk Ogrenci Birligi olarak bu senede geleneksel Cumhuriyet Yemegi ile kutlayacagiz. Hepinizi aramizda gormeyi dileriz.


Butun ogrenci arkadaslariniza da iletirseniz seviniriz.


Rezervasyonlar icin guestlist@itss.org adresine eposta yollamaniz rica olunur.


Dervish'te hepinizi gormek dilegiyle...



Korcan Yurdacan


ITSS Genel Baskan




Date: Saturday, October 27, 2007
Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Location: Dervish Restaurant
Street: 146 W 47
City/Town: New York, NY


$20


Monday, September 3, 2007

ATAA responds to Anti Defamation League

ATAA responds to Anti Defamation League-ADL’s Statement
With great consternation has the ATAA witnessed the machinations of the ADL as it comments on the events of 1915. The ATAA maintains two complementary positions. First, the loss of civilian life in eastern Anatolia during World War I was tragic for Muslims and Christians alike, but that for the Ottoman Armenians, who had considered these regions among their traditional homelands, the depopulation of these areas from both the government-ordered relocations and inter-communal violence, the harm was particularly acute and we acknowledge this independently as a tragedy. We mourn all of the innocents who died and respect those who wish to preserve their memory. And second, the historic record does not reflect that the Ottoman Armenians were subjected to genocide as the term is understood in proper context, that of the U.N. Genocide Convention. Suggestions that it is an insult to the Armenian memory to consider Armenian losses anything other than genocide not only demeans the Convention, under which the Armenian case has yet to be tested, but also inhibits any efforts toward reconciliation among Turks and Armenians, whose shared history is vastly more complex than the hammer-and-fist rhetoric swirling around the single word, genocide. The ATAA perceives as a ray of hope from recent announcements by the ADL that it believes that the only way forward is to reconcile Turks and Armenians, rather than to punish Turks, which would be the net effect of passage of H. Res. 106. The ADL correctly realizes that the foundation of reconciliation will be laid by joint study of the shared history of Turks and Armenians, including its high points and low points. The ATAA, therefore, commends the ADL in this respect and looks forward to the empanelment of a joint historical commission composed of the world's leading scholars on Ottoman history regardless of their country of origin. The ATAA also hopes that the ADL will encourage the government of Armenia to participate in this effort. Finally, knowing that deciding history by legislative fiat would defeat the purpose of further study, the ATAA commends the ADL's opposition to H. Res. 106 and all legislation that would pre-judge a historical controversy.
Nurten UralATAA President

Sinan Yaman NYC Leadership Seminar and YGA

New York, NY, USA - Being a strong believer in the importance of education and educating, as a citizen diplomat and a creativity advocate, founder of Young Guru Academy (YGA) Sinan Yaman's vision is to seek and to guide both "insightful business" and "responsible social" leaders in all fields. "Young Guru Academy's " mission is to select, educate and train socially responsible leaders who will make a difference in their communities. YGA graduates develop and implement community projects in different areas of social , economic and education development in Turkey and in United States. This year YGA has selected 10 Turkish students from Universities in Turkey and United States for their International Leadership Training Camp, which will take place in New York, Washington D.C ,Raleigh ,NC and Figure Eight Island, Wilmington, NC , September 15th - September 25th.These selected students and the YGA members will be introduced to the privilege Turkish community in NYC by a special panel organized by ITSS and IUMEZUSA. Sinan Yaman`s program will start with a seminar "Leader and Dream Partners, " following a workshop about " Social and Economic Development of Visually Impaired Youth ," and a short screening of a movie about "Young Guru Academy."Intercollegiate Turkish Students Society (ITSS) is a non-profit student's organization established in 1994 to increase communication and cooperation among Turkish Student Associations in USA and Canada.Istanbul University Alumni Association USA (IUMEZUSA) is a non-political, non-profit organization founded in April, 2005 to promote better understanding between the American and Turkish people through social, educational, and cultural activities. Young Guru Academy (YGA) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.


Sunday, September 16, 2007
4:00pm - 6:00pm
3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
47th Street btw 2nd/1sth ave
New York, NY