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TCA Recognized at ACBH 10th Anniversary Gala

March 9, 20170Comments

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ACBH Executive Director Ajla Delkic (front row, second from the left), TCA President G. Lincoln McCurdy (front row, third from left), and ACBH President Mirzeta Hadzikadic (front row, third from right) with ACBH Board Members at the ACBH 10th Anniversary Gala

TCA received the Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (ACBH) Friendship Award at its 10th Anniversary Gala on February 25, 2017. The ACBH Gala also celebrated the 25th anniversary of the U.S. recognition of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) independence. Also honored at the event for their support of BiH were former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., who also served as the Gala’s keynote speaker, and former Senator Robert J. Dole.

Canadian Parliement Press Conference

April 29, 20150Comments

Council of Turkish Canadians organized a press conference at the Canadian Parliament on February 26, 2015. In the video below, Professor Justin A. McCarthy, historian and demographer from University of…

Ceremony for Judge Jay Karahan

September 25, 20140Comments

TurkishPAC successfully raised $4000 for reelection of Judge Jay Karahan, highest elected Turkish-American official in the US. TurkishPAC is organizing a reception to present Judge Karahan's check on October…

Sign the Petition Calling President Obama to Commemorate the 1992 Khojaly Massacre

February 3, 20130Comments

Dear Pax Turcica members and friends, We kindly ask you to register and sign the White House petition calling President Obama to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Khojaly…

23rd Anniversary of “Black January” Events

January 17, 20130Comments

"By February 1, 1990, 706 people had applied for medical assistance to medical facilities of Baku. The court medical bureau [sudebno-meditsinskoye byuro] had accepted 84 persons. 73 of them with gunshot wounds (16 in their backs), smashed by APCs 8, bayoneted wounds 2. By February 9, 1990, 170 people, including 6 Russians, 7 Jews, Tatars and Lezgins, had died. Among the dead are six women and 9 children and teenagers. 370 people were wounded. 321 people disappeared." Source: "Black January: Baku 1990, Documents and Materials", AzerNeshr, Baku, 1990, p. 287, with a reference to the Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan SSR.

100th Anniversary of the Balkan Wars: Death and Forced Exile of 1.5 Million Ottoman Muslims

November 18, 20120Comments

2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the first Balkan War. Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) published an annotated map displaying the forced exile and death of about 1.5 million Ottoman Muslims, one of the biggest tragedies of the 20th century, which remains untold to date.

On the Upcoming Presidential Elections

October 31, 20120Comments

Several of our members asked us for our recommendations for the November 6 Election. TurkishPAC’s articles of incorporation states that “The Corporation shall not concern itself with the political issues that are inherent to the internal and/or international political operations of the USA or Turkish Governments, otherwise not related to the defense of the Turkish Heritage”. We must therefore base our recommendations only to issues that are related to the defense of the Turkish Heritage.

Based on the above, we recommend that you consider voting for the politicians who are members of the Congressional Turkish Caucus and supported by TurkishPAC. Names and districts of the Turkish Congressional Caucus members are provided below: