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The 517-Year-Old Journey of Turkish Jews from the Iberian Peninsula to the Present

Sultan Bayazid II's offer of refuge gave new hope to the persecuted Sephardim.

By Naim Guleryuz*
At midnight on August 2, 1492, when Columbus embarked on what would become his most famous expedition to the New World, his fleet departed from the relatively unknown seaport of Palos because the shipping lanes of Cadiz and Seville were clogged with Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain by the Edict of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain.

October 5, 2009
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First Chief Rabbi in Istanbul: Rabbi Moshe Capsali

Rabbi 0shak Haleva (2002-Present)

In 1453, when the Turkish Sultan Mehmed II conquered Istanbul from the Byzantine Empire, he selected Rabbi Moshe to guide the affairs of all the Jews living in the vast Ottoman Empire, most of whom were Greek-speaking Jews known as Romaniotes. This was thirty-nine years prior to the Sephardim’s arrival in Turkey after the Spanish Expulsion of 1492.

October 5, 2009
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"The Ottoman Mentality Was Always An Educated One"

One of Dangoor's remarkable pieces of work is still on the wall of The Center for Jewish History building.

At the end of lunch, the old guy looked into the young man’s eyes and told him: “You have to do it.” The young man couldn’t turn the older one down and he accepted his offer by saying,“Yes, I have to do it.” The old man, Leon Levy, who served as president from 1982 to 2001, convinced David Dengoor to become the fifth president of American Sephardi Federation in 2003.

October 5, 2009
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NYS Is The Home of Renewable Energy Projects

The $185 million dollar RiverWright Energy project in Buffalo, NY.

Buffalo, NY - The $185 million dollar RiverWright Energy project in Buffalo, NY will begin producing ethanol in mid 2010. The plant will employ 65 people and will operate 24 hours a day, 350 days a year. The plant will purchase 40 million bushels of corn from farmers in upstate New York, Pennsylvania, the Midwest and Canada and sell 110 million gallons of ethanol to supply regional gas blenders who want to distribute E10 gasoline.

June 14, 2009
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The Adventure Continues Beyond the City

The white sandy beaches of Jones Beach, Long Island

There’s more to New York than just the City. In fact, you’ll be surprised by all that you can see and do in New York State.

June 14, 2009
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New York State: Heaven of Colleges and Universities

New York is home to over 250 colleges and universities, one of the highest densities of institutions of higher education in the world. There are also approximately 120 private not-for-profit institutions in the state.

June 14, 2009
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Major Turkish Investors in New York State

Turkish investors want to take a bigger share in the U.S. market. Especially in the past 10 years, the number of Turkish companies have been increasing in the U.S. More Turkish companies opened U.S. braches and some of them made big investments in different industries such as textiles, jewelry, construction and wire.

June 14, 2009
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A Letter from New York State Governor David Paterson

Dear TurkofAmerica Reader,
It is my pleasure to introduce you to New York State, a place where tradition and innovation meet to form an exquisite cultural experience and a vibrant economy.
What is New York State? We are home to nearly 20 million people, an economy of over $1.1 trillion, over 300 colleges and universities, and nearly 450 technical colleges.

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Dr. Zeki Uygur: A Treasure for Turks in New York

Among the immigrant ethnic groups in the U.S., there have always been people who dedicated themselves to the people of their home countries. They become worried when their compatriots are worried, they become sad when they are sad. They help without any expectations in return. They are concerned about helping their people, not their own benefit, despite the capitalist system.

March 25, 2009
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New York's Top Turkish Doctors

Every year, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. finds and names doctors who are believed to be representative of America's top doctors and the hospitals in which they practice. The “Best Doctors” list highlights 1,434 physicians, the top two percent in the metro area in various specialties. The list is compiled from a peer-review survey conducted by the New York City research and information company, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., which publishes an annual guidebook, Top Doctors: New York Metro Area.

March 25, 2009
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The Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center of New Jersey

New York City and Philadelphia are two cities that have been competing throughout the history of the U.S. Philadelphia, a city which was the largest in the country in the 1800’s, was the first to open a medical school. Starting from the 20th century, New York City took the lead in industrialization and commerce.

March 25, 2009
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Dr. Hakan Usal Recreates You

By Melda Akansel -
For humans, the desire to fix physical imperfections or to recreate their looks may be as old as humanity itself. In our day people find themselves at the door of plastic surgeons because they have the desire to have a new look, for psychological reasons or for medical reasons.

March 25, 2009
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A Doctor, A Scientist, An Inventor, An Entrepreneur

Trenton, NJ – It is possible to call Vedat Obuz an inventor, a businessman, an entrepreneur, and a sufi in addition to his other titles: a doctor and a scientist. Dr. Obuz came to Minnesota University to pursue graduate studies leading to a Ph.D with the TUBITAK/NATO scholarship he won (he took first place in 1989) after having worked in the foundation of the first Bone Marrow Transplant Center in Ankara during his senior year in medical school.

March 25, 2009
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The Steel Industry's Major Concerns: The China Factor and Environmental Standards

According to RNCOS, an industry research firm, in a new market research report titled "US Steel Industry Outlook,” the US produces and consumes about 3% of the world's iron ore output. In 2007, mines in Michigan and Minnesota - the two largest iron ore producers in the country - shipped 95% of the iron ore produced. The weak dollar remains a major challenge for the US steel industry as steel imports are expected to slip down to around 27 million metric tons this year from 30.4 million metric tons in 2007.

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