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  • English Festival June 30 – July 4

    English Festival June 30 – July 4

    This summer Linx Danismanlik is once again hosting a week of free English conversation for those who would like to improve their English speaking abilities. There will be English conversation groups every evening from Tuesday June 30 until Friday July 3 at the Aden Hotel in Kadikoy. On July 4 there will be a boat trip on the Bosphorus for any who would like to attend. These groups will be personally led by native English speakers from America and the United Kingdom as well as experienced speakers of English from other countries.

    Please join us for these fun activities and improve your English at the same time! If you would like more information, please email linxdanismanlik@yahoo.com. Or call Steve Van Sloten at 0534 297 1917.

    www.greenhousekitap.info

  • Kemal Dervis to Address

    Kemal Dervis to Address

    TASSA-TOBB-WITSA Joint Symposium on “Science for Industry… Industry for Peace” Friday, June 12, 2009 5:00-9:00pm, World Bank, Washington DC

    This is to invite you to join us at the first TASSA-TOBB-WITSA Joint Symposium on Friday June 12, 2009 at 5:00-9:00pm at the Eugene R. Black Auditorium (H), The World Bank, 600, 19th St. NW, Washington, DC. The theme of the symposium is “Science for Industry… Industry for Peace”

    Kemal Derviş, Vice President and Director of Global Economy and Development and Edward M. Bernstein Scholar at Brookings Institution will give the Keynote Lecture. For further information, please see the attached flyer or visit www.tassausa.org

    For catering purposes, please RSVP at ed@tassausa.org or 215 895 0572.

    It will be our pleasure to welcome you at the first TASSA-TOBB-WITSA Joint Symposium. Kindly forward this notice to others who may be interested to attend.

    Sibel Kulaksız, WITSA Chair
    World Bank – IMF Turkish Staff Association

    Banu Onaral, TASSA President
    Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association [www.tassausa.org]

    Düden Yeğenoğlu, TOBB US Representative
    Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchange [www.tobb.org.tr]

  • ARE YOU READY TO BE FREE OF THIS ADDICTION?

    ARE YOU READY TO BE FREE OF THIS ADDICTION?

    ARE YOU READY TO BE FREE OF THIS ADDICTION? TO FIND ANOTHER WAY ?

    nosmokingBrothers and Sisters, there is not only one right way to quit. Many smokers prefer to quit cold turkey – using will power, all at once. They smoke until their Quit Day and then quit. Or they may smoke fewer cigarettes for 1 or 2 weeks before Quit Day.

    On your Quit Day, you may follow these suggestions:

     Do not smoke. This means none at all — not even one puff!
     Keep active — try walking, exercising, or doing other activities or hobbies.
     Begin using nicotine replacement patches or gum if that is your choice.
     Attend stop-smoking class or follow self-help plan to find new ways to deal with stress.
     Avoid situations where the urge to smoke is strong.
     Think about changing your routine. Use a different route to go to work, drink tea instead of coffee. Eat breakfast in a different place or eat different foods. Drink lots of water and juices.

    NEED HELP? This is not easy stuff. Insha’Allah your spiritual advisor and family will be supportive. But if you need more help breaking this physical habit (and you may) please contact:

    Or call us NAFIS SALAAM 646 251 0402; https://muslimsagainstsmoking.wordpress.com/

    Flier

  • 28th Annual Conference on US-Turkish Relations

    28th Annual Conference on US-Turkish Relations

    The American Turkish Council will convene for it’s 28th Annual Conference on US-Turkish Relations to bring together leaders from Turkey and the US at the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center at the National Harbor, Washington, DC May 31-June, 2009. We will also be tweeting live at the event using the Twitter account @AmericanTurkish.

    The theme of this year’s Conference is “U.S.-Turkey: Overcoming Challenges in an Era of Change.”

    The conference is hosted by the Chairman of the Board of the American-Turkish Council, Lt. General Brent Scowcroft (USAF, Ret.), and Chairman of the Turkish U.S. Business Council, Haluk Dinçer.

    Key speakers include:

    H.E. Ahmet Davutoğlu – Minister of Foreign Affairs

    Senator John F. Kerry – Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee

    General İlker Başbuğ – Chief, Turkish General Staff

    Admiral Mike Mullen – Chairman, U.S. Joint Staff

    Murad Bayar – Undersecretary for Defense Industries, Ministry of Defense

    Muhtar Kent – Chairman of the Board & CEO, The Coca-Cola Company

    Dr. Kemal Derviş – Vice President and Director, Global Economic and Dev, Brookings Institution

    Ambassador Marc Grossman (Ret.) – Vice Chairman, The Cohen Group

    You may register to attend the conference at .

    Further information regarding the American-Turkish Council can be found at: https://www.uschamber.com/program/international-affairs/middle-east-and-turkey-affairs/us-turkey-business-council

    Join the ATC Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=95819402387&ref=ts and follow ATC on Twitter:

    Thank you for your time and consideration.

    Elizabeth Moothart

    On the behalf of
    The American Turkish Council

  • German-Turkish Week 2009

    German-Turkish Week 2009

    Amerika Haus Berlin: June 8th – 13th, 2009

    0044German-Turkish Week 2009 aims to raise awareness amongst the German public of the history and development of the German-Turkish Community and its contributions to German society, while celebrating the richness of German-Turkish culture.

    German-Turkish Week 2009 will consist of informative components such as panel discussions, speeches, and interviews, which provide insights and perspectives.

    Artistic presentations including live literary readings, films, music and dance performances, artistic exhibitions, in addition to local Turkish cuisine, will showcase elements of German-Turkish culture and ensure a fun, celebratory atmosphere.

    The series will be targeted at the general public in Berlin, and will be documented online through photography, written reviews, and videos, which will allow the wider international community access to the program and provide up-to-date information on recent events.

  • A NEW RUSSIA: WHAT PUTIN LEFT TO MEDVEDEV

    A NEW RUSSIA: WHAT PUTIN LEFT TO MEDVEDEV

    A NEW RUSSIA: WHAT PUTIN LEFT TO MEDVEDEV: Putin, Russia, Medvedev
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    “NEW CZARS AND THE RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY”

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has been elected for the presidency 2 times after 2000 when he officially took office. According to the Russian Constitution, Putin’s term of office will expire in 2008. Since Putin took office, the macro indicators of the Russian economy increased approximately 6 times. And this depends on the fact that Russia is a petroleum exporting country. Because, in 1998, a barrel of petroleum costed around 10 dollars; but today the price approached to 60 dollars. This is reflected on the Russian economy, which shows changeability depending upon the exportation, with 6 times increase. In his presidential term, Putin went to war demanding Jewish oligarches to pay taxes. Jewish Khodorkovsky, whose fortune was 8 billions, was also the head of the Yukos and he tried to bankrupt Russian economy. At first Putin warned Khodorkovsky and told him not to keep on evading tax; but as he could not get a favourable result, he got Khodorkovsky arrested. Also in 2006, foreign capital tripled; and reached to 30 billion dollars in Putin’s Russia. Thanks to the stability he gained in the country and the progress he brought to the economy, Russian public esteem Putin as the new Czar and love him.