Embassy of the United States

YES Alumni Lead Access English Camp in Turkey
July 5-18, 2009 -  10 alumni from the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program worked as counselors at a two week (July 5-18) residential summer camp hosted by the Turkish Education Association (TED) college and the Office of Public Affairs of the US Embassy in Karabuk, Turkey. The two-week program included a variety of activities ranging from drama and art...

Ambassador Jeffrey Visits Award-Winning Excavation Site
July 17, 2009 -  On July 17, Ambassador James Jeffrey traveled to Kerkenes Mountain, in Yozgat, to visit the winners of a 2009 Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation grant. The grant will support the work of a team of archaeologists from the Middle East Technical University who are excavating the environs of an exceptional Iron Age city gate to ancient...

The Brian Horton Quartet
June 5, 2009 -  The US jazz group The Brian Horton Quartet will give its final Ankara performance at Panora Park on Friday, June 5 at 8 pm. The Durham, North Carolina-based group is sponsored by The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad, a program produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Company Fair links schools with businesses
June 5, 2009 -  225 secondary school students from public schools across Turkey came to Ankara to present their projects and business plans to Ankara-based Turkish and American business interests, economics professors and embassy officials at an “Innovation and Entrepreneurship Company Fair” at the Turkish Education Association (TED) in Ankara.

Fulbright Professor Speaks at Turkish General Staff Conference
May 19, 2009 -  Baylor University Professor George Gawrych spoke at the Turkish General Staff's May 19 conference "Ataturk as a Soldier and Statesman on the 128th Anniversary of his Birth." His topic was Ataturk as a Military Leader in the War of Independence. Professor Gawrych is in Turkey as a Fulbright Senior Researcher conducting research for a book...

Andrew Sherry Addresses New Media and E-Government
April 28, 2009 - U.S. media expert Andrew Sherry spoke to media professionals, academics, and students in Ankara about the emerging new media technologies that are revolutionizing journalism. Sherry emphasized that new media is changing the nature of competition in the media industry.

President Obama’s Town Hall With Turkish Students
 100 students between 18 and 26 participated in a student town hall meeting with President Barack Obama. The students are studying in fields varying from political science to sports to fine arts and asked President Obama about a range of subjects including climate change, Turkey’s EU bid, and peace in the Middle East.

U.S. Ambassador opens Access at TED Polatli
30 Mart 2009 - US Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffrey officially opened the Access Microscholarship program in Polatli, Turkey. The Polatli program is one of 7 new locations for Access programs. During his presentation to students, teachers and host institution administrators, Ambassador Jeffrey emphasized the role Access can play in opening various doors...

Ambassador Jeffrey’s “Trial by Fire.”
March 21, 2009 - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey James Jeffrey joined Turkey’s Cultural and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay for Nevruz celebrations and jumped over a Nevruz fire at the Ataturk Cultural Center in Ankara on

Embassy Ankara Celebrates African American History Month
 Embassy Ankara celebrated African American History Month with a night of poetry, prose and music highlighting the contributions of African Americans to the United States. Ambassador Jeffrey opened the evening noting that the pursuit of a more perfect union has made America a better and stronger nation.

Jno Didrikson’s Tlingit Artwork Exhibit Featured at Ankara TAA
February 17, 2009 -  U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Douglas Silliman opened the U.S. Embassy-sponsored exhibit of Native American art by Jno Didrickson, February 17 at the Turkish American Association in Ankara.

Fulbright Professor Lectures on "Ataturk and the War of Independence"
February 11, 2009 -  Fulbright professor George Gawrych lectured on "Ataturk and the War of Independence" at the Turkish-American Association (TAA) on February 11 before an audience of about 80 TAA members and friends. Dr. Gawrych's lecture, which focused on Ataturk's larger political vision as he pursued strategic objectives in the war of independence, was well...

Ambassador Jefrey Visits Antalya
January 31, 2009 -  Ambassador James Jeffrey underscored the importance the U.S. attaches to NATO and the desire to renew the Alliance in his address on January 31 at the 17th Antalya International Conference on Security & Cooperation.During his January 31 visit to the newly opened TAA.

Musical Cabaret `Broadway Bridges` a Hit in Ankara, Adana, Mersin and Gaziantep
January 27, 2009 A cast of students from Hacettepe and Bilkent Universities performed the best of American musicals such as Chicago, Grease, West Side Story, Hairspray, before a packed house at the Turkish-American Association in Ankara January 21-22 and then they went on the road for went on the road for January 23-25 performances in Adana, Mersin and Gaziantep.

Photographs of Longstanding Diplomatic Ties to be Displayed in Isparta
December 2008 Ambassador James Jeffrey presented former President Demirel with six framed photographs from the ‘Between Friends’ photograph exhibit, which will be displayed in Demirel’s presidential museum in Isparta.

US Embassy Celebrates the US Election
November 2008 The US Embassy and the Turkish American Association hosted over 250 Turkish friends and colleagues at an all night election watch. Guests were treated to a panel of experts on the US elections, quizzes on the US political system and a teleconference with former US Ambassador to Turkey Marc Grossman.

Celebrating American Independence New Orleans Style!
July 2008 Last week U.S. Ambassador Ross Wilson hosted a unique celebration to commemorate the 232nd anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Coolbone, a New Orleans jazz band, dazzled guests with homegrown American sounds and fun.

Ambassador Wilson Attends Opening of US-Donated Computer Lab in Eskisehir
May 2008 US Ambassador Ross Wilson attended the opening of a computer lab in Eskisehir’s Yildirim Beyazit Primary School in Eskisehir May 15. The state of the art computer lab was donated to the school by US company Boeing Corporation and consists of twenty-one computers as well as computer desks and chairs.

Native American Storyteller Amazes Audiences Across Turkey
April 2008 Ms. Rose Red Elk, a Native American storyteller, amazed secondary school and university students throughout Turkey this month. Native American culture has a rich tradition of storytelling, which serves both as a means of oral historical record and as a way to impart themes of tolerance, ethnic diversity, and mutual respect.

Famous Blues Singer Bettie Mae Fikes Comes to Turkey
April 2008 Bettie Mae Fikes, a renowned blues artist, and her band will be joined by the widely acclaimed Turkish blues guitarist Mehmet Ali Acet in a 6 city tour of Turkey from April 6-19. She will perform and lead music workshops in Adana, Mersin, Ankara, Eskisehir, Bursa, and Istanbul.

Members of Battery Dance Company and Sema Collaborate on a Project
February 2008 Six members of the New York-based modern dance company, Battery Dance Company, plus a choreographer and a production manager arrived in Konya and began work with representatives from the Sufi community, including musicians and Sema. Through a series of workshops and shared recitals, they will explore each other’s spiritual and artistic traditions.