Cultural and Educational Events 2010
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American Students Celebrate Turkish Folk Dance
December 23, 2010 - Three young Americans are having a "home stay" experience in Trabzon where they are learning Turkish, attending high school and becoming acquainted with Turkish culture, history and traditions. Recently, they performed the ”horon” – a folk dance peculiar to northern Turkey - for visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary...
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Meltem Sahin Ulupnar Told About Her Experience at the Community College
December 3, 2010 - Community colleges in the U.S. offer many academic opportunities for international students. Meltem Sahin Ulupinar, one of the participant of the Community College Scholarship Program sponsored by the Turkish Fulbright Commission, went to Seattle after her graduation from Ankara University.
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Record Number of Turks Studying at U.S. Universities
December 2, 2010 - According to Open Doors 2010, the annual report on international academic mobility published by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with support from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State, the number of Turkish students enrolled in U.S. institutions of higher education in 2009/10...
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Thanksgiving with the Sillimans
November 22, 2010 - Chargé d'Affaires Doug Silliman, Catherine Silliman and their two sons opened their door to Turkish television channel “Kanal D” for a traditional American Thanksgiving, demonstrating family recipes for such American classics as peppered corn bread, Indian pudding and – of course – stuffing for the turkey.
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‘Hearing Prayers on the Street is a Privilege’
November 21, 2010 - Zaman, one of the biggest papers in Turkey, profiled American Abed Zaman Bhuyan, a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) now teaching English in Gaziantep, Turkey. Bhuyan is one of the 53 young Americans who come to Turkey in a joint program of the Fulbright Commission and YOK (Turkish Council of Higher Education). The ETAs work in English...
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American Documentary Showcase Delegation visited Ankara and Eskisehir
November 10, 2010 - Film director and producer Niklas Vollmer and Tal Skloot visited Ankara and Eskisehir within the scope of the American Documentary Showcase Program on November 3-4-5, 2010.
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World Children’s Books Week
November 7, 2010 - US Embassy Ankara participated in the World Children’s Books Week opening at Adnan Otuken City Public Library, organized by the Turkish Ministry of Culture. The event began with opening remarks from the Governor of Ankara, followed by a children’s chorus which sang songs from around the world. US Children’s books were exhibited at the event...