Cultural and Educational Events 2011

Career Discussion with Management and Economics Community Students at Bilkent University

December 15, 2011 - Deputy Economic Counselor, Cheryl Fernandes at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara talked about her career and the foreign service to a group of 30 management and economics community students at Bilkent University. Ms. Fernandes talked about her professional career and the intellectual and personal challenges she faced. The audience had an overview...
Ambassador Ricciardone Emphasizes Business and Economics At Izmir Economy University

October 21, 2011 - Ambassador Ricciardone spoke to 95 students and professors at the Izmir Economy University’s American Corner during his trip to Izmir on October 21, 2011. In a lively Q&A session with the students, the Ambassador discussed U.S. – Turkish relations and highlighted the strength of their business and economic ties.
Ambassador Ricciardone Hosted Metin Şentürk and YES Student Zeynep Barak

October 19, 2011 - mbassador Francis Ricciardone received Metin Senturk, singer and the President of World Handicapped Foundation, his wife Fulya Senturk and Zeynep Barak, a participant of an exchange program at his residence.
The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program

September 30, 2011 - The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, provides scholarships for secondary school students (age 15-17). Scholarships for the YES Abroad Program are available to Turkish students attending high school to spend one academic year or a semester in the States.
Kennedy Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Programs -- YES

September 30, 2011 - The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, provides scholarships for secondary school students (age 15-17). Scholarships for the YES Abroad Program are available to Turkish students attending high school to spend one academic year or a semester in the States.
Drawing the Snake

August 18, 2011 - Timothy Lomas, a New York-based artist and teacher, ran two workshops, each lasting a week, in Sinop and Golbasi (Ankara). In Sinop, he worked with the Science and Arts Center (Bilim ve Sanat Merkezi). Forty children between the ages of 5 and 15 painted in ways pioneered by the American artists Georgia O’Keefe...
Access Students in Camp Future Stars

August 5, 2011 - The English Access Microscholarship program is a U.S. State Department initiative targeting non-elite secondary school students and are conducted via a partnership between the U.S. Embassy and the Turkish Education Association (Türk Eğitim Derneği). Currently there are 450 9th and 10th grade public high school students who take 360 after-hour... Photos »
Turkish-Armenian Summer Teaching Institute at IU Bloomington

July 30, 2011 - The U.S. Embassies in Ankara and Yerevan sponsored and the Center for Social Studies and International Education (CSSIE) at Indiana University, Bloomington implemented the Turkish-Armenian Summer Teaching Institute (TASTI). This program lasted for six-weeks as an exchange program for secondary school teachers from Turkey...
Art Workshops with Timothy Lomas

July 25, 2011 - A New York artist, Timothy Lomas is coming to Sinop and Ankara in August to meet kids at art workshops organized by the US Embassy Ankara. The first workshop with Lomas will be in the Sinop Science and Art Center between August 1-5, the second will be in The Foundation for the Training and Protection of Mentally Handicapped Children...
Coffee Break With Hillary Clinton

July 16, 2011 - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with young entrepreneurs, civil society leaders and academics on a live program aired by CNN Türk and moderated by Sirin Payzin. This is the first time that Secretary Clinton appeared on a live program with young participants. The interactive program received thousands of...
US, Turks and Armenian Reporters ‘Cross Borders’

June 22, 2011 - new media as a basis for “cross border” dialogue, Turkish, Armenian and American journalists gathered in Ankara this June for an innovative seminar on “New Media-New Challenges: Reporting Best Practices for a New Age” that focused on new trends in reporting. The Ankara seminar was one of the concluding events...
EducationUSA Forum

June 21, 2011 - The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will host its second EducationUSA Forum to promote U.S. higher education overseas June 22-24 With increased global competition in the field of international education, students need reliable, comprehensive and unbiased information about study opportunities in the United...
Ambassador Ricciardone Admired Cappadocia

June 15, 2011 - US Ambassador Ricciardone, who has made a priority to enhance trade and tourism between US and Turkey, continued his travels in Turkey with recent visits to Cappadocia, Erzurum and Bayburt. In Cappadocia, Ambassador Ricciardone spent a day trekking in the Ihlara Valley and took part in a typical balloon ride with his wife Dr. Marie Ricciardone...
ART: Showcasing American Art in Turkey

May 26, 2011 - Ambassador and Dr. Ricciardone on May 26 unveiled an exhibition of American art work loaned to the Embassy as part of the U.S. Department of State’s “ART in Embassies Program.” The exhibition showcases paintings, glass, ceramics and Turkish calligraphy by American artists working on their own or in collaboration...
Ricciardone: Americans Should Visit Erzurum

May 21, 2011 - US Ambassador to Turkey Francis J. Ricciardone visited Erzurum and Bayburt in May and said he will encourage US citizens to visit eastern Turkey. Along with his wife, Dr. Marie Ricciardone, the Ambassador called on the governor and mayor of Erzurum, which the couple first visited 34 years ago for a backpacking summer holiday.
Ambassador Ricciardone Presents Awards to Young Entrepreneurs

April 27, 2011 - Student “entrepreneurs” from 12 cities and 36 schools across Turkey gathered in Ankara to show case their innovative business projects and compete for a trip to the US, as part of an entrepreneurial project sponsored by the US Embassy. The “Youth Innovation and Entrepreneur Product Fair,” among high school students...
Youth Entrepreneurs Gather in Ankara

April 27, 2011 - Student “entrepreneurs” from 12 cities and 36 schools across Turkey will gather in Ankara on April 29 to show off their innovative business projects and compete for the opportunity to travel to the US. The “Youth Innovation and Entrepreneur Product Fair,” which encourages creative business acumen amongst high school students, will be held...
A/S Stock on Turkish-American exchanges: “This is what we do best"

April 27, 2011 - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Ann Stock visited Ankara, Istanbul and Polatli in April to spotlight the power of people-to-people exchanges between Turkey and the U.S. “What could be more relevant now than bringing our young people together to talk about issues?” she told reporters and a group of Turkish...
US Exchanges on the Rise

April 26, 2011 - Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Assistant Secretary Ann Stock is visiting Turkey April 24-29. In Ankara and Istanbul, she will review bilateral priorities and exchanges with U.S. Mission and Turkish government officials, including the Fulbright Program, Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES), and the Young ...
Ambassador Highlights Earth Day

April 22, 2011 - The greenhouse tomatoes were a hit with Ambassador Ricciardone who visited the ITC/Mamak recycling facilities in Ankara to highlight World Earth Day. The Ambassador tasted tomatoes and strawberries raised in greenhouses heated by energy from municipal waste and complemented owner Ali Kantar on the success...
Turkish and Armenian Journalists: Building Careers and Bridges

April 22, 2011 - A dozen young Turkish and Armenian journalists have come to the United States to hone their skills by interning at U.S. media outlets. But there is an unusual twist: The participants will work together in pairs consisting of one person from each country.The participants will be “picking up new skills in investigative journalism...
New York Gypsy All Stars Headed to Turkey

April 8, 2011 - The New York Gypsy All Stars (NYGA) are headed to Turkey April 18, bringing with them their unique blend of contemporary Balkan Gypsy music for Turkish audiences in Ankara and Kayseri wıth the support of the US Embassy Ankara. Born out of the first New York Gypsy Festival, the NY Gypsy All Stars blend traditional Gypsy and Turkish melodies...
Commemorative Forest from U.S. Embassy Ankara

April 4, 2011 - In an early celebration of the United Nations “Year of the Forest 2011” as well as the annual observance of “Earth Day,” Ambassador Ricciardone and Dr. Marie Ricciardone led a “hands-on” group of diverse alumni of US exchange programs with Turkey to the Ataturk Forest in Ankara for a rainy day of tree planting.
Documentary Drama Workshop in Konya with American Artists!

March 28, 2011 - New Yorker artist Phillip Howze and the pianist-composer Kit Young will be running 'documentary drama' workshop at the Konya Selcuk University State Conservatory between the dates of March 28 – April 1. During the week long workshops everyday between 13:30 and 17:30, documentary story telling will meet the music on the theater stage.
Hip Hop Performer Gina Loring in Trabzon with University Students

March 12, 2011 - Gina Loring, a hip hop performer and creative writing teacher, spent this past weekend (March 12-13) in Trabzon working with students from Karadeniz Technical University. Prior to their Saturday evening performance, approximately thirty students participated in a two day creative writing workshop. They wrote poems and haikus..