On this day, in 1981, an Armenian gunman assassinates Turkish Consulate Secretary, Mehmet Savas Yerguz, as he is leaving his office in Geneva, Switzerland. Swiss authorities apprehend Mardiros Jamgotchian. Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) claims responsibility for the assassination.
A multinational panel of independent researchers of American, Turkish and European ancestry prepared a white paper on the Armenian issue in April 2010. This short document gives a general overview of the Armenian issue and debunks the most commonly used claims by Armenians and their supporters. Please click here to access this invaluable document.
On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of April 23 Turkish National Sovereignty and Children’s Day, Mayor of the City of Houston Annise Parker issued a proclamation. Please click here to see a copy of the proclamation.
The Turkish Coalition of America is now accepting applications for its 2010 TCAdvance Scholarship Program. TCAdvance Scholarship Program was established in 2007 with the goal to support American students of Turkish heritage who pursue a degree and career in public and international affairs, law, communications and public relations. The scholarship is awarded on the basis … Read more
CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSPERSON NOW!
The Armenian lobby and its supporters in Congress have introduced a new "Armenian Genocide Resolution," H.Res. 252.
TCA launched another campaign
and urges Turkish Americans and friends of Turkey to contact your
member of Congress NOW and urge him/her NOT to co-sponsor and VOTE
AGAINST for this resolution.
On this day, in 1973, Gourgen Yanikian, an elderly U.S. citizen of Armenian origin, assassinates Los Angeles Turkish Consul General, Mehmet Baydar, and Vice Consul, Bahadır Demir in Santa Barbara, California.
The Turkish Coalition of America is accepting applications for its 2010 Washington Summer Internship Program. This program provides an opportunity for Turkish American students to live and work in Washington D.C., learn about the American political process, and explore career opportunities in public affairs. Designed to enhance Turkish American participation in political life and to cultivate the future generation of Turkish American leaders, the program lasts up to 8 weeks between June-August 2010. Interns will be provided an opportunity to work in congressional offices, select governmental and non-governmental organizations. A monthly stipend will be provided by TCA.
On August 26, 1896, at 6:30 in the morning, the first recorded act of urban terrorism of the world took place. Twenty six armed Armenian Tashnaksutyun terrorists raided the Ottoman Bank’s Galata Branch in Istanbul, throwing bombs and opening fire on the unsuspecting guards and employees inside. After gaining control of the perimeter, the attackers … Read more
TurkishPAC has organized a fundraiser in support of the election campaign of Judge Jay (Ceyhun) Karahan this Saturday, October 24, 2009, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the Pasha Restaurant (click here for a map). Judge Karahan, who is a Turkish American re-running for the Harris County Criminal Court at Law #8, … Read more
Turkey closed its Armenian Border and suspended the relations between Turkey and Armenia as a consequence of the Armenian occupation of the Azerbaijani territory of Nagorno-Karabagh, in 1992. Recently a protocol between the Turkish and the Armenian governments has been signed, which may lead to the opening of Borders and normalizations of relations between the two nations, if approved by both nations’ parliaments.