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Get 'er Done, Terry!

Ali Gunertem –
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Terry McAuliffe and I go back a long way. In 1991, my travel agency, AIM Travel, serviced Terry’s law firm McAuliffe-Kelly-Rafaelli’s travel needs. I was in Terry’s office at least three times a week, delivering airline tickets. In 1995, Terry was with President Clinton’s team, helping him to get reelected. I was there again with my cousin Sahir Erozan to raise money and host events at our family restaurant, called Cities, in Washington, D.C. We have done fund raisers, presidential dinners, inauguration parties and Terry did not miss any of them. They were his events!

May 19, 2009
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Election Strategy for Turkish American Voters

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The biggest difference between immigrants who have citizenship and those who hold green cards is the right to vote, which green card holders do not have. Within the unknown numbers of Turks in the diaspora, Turkish-Americans are known to vote in larger numbers for the Republican Party, which has a better reputation in terms of relations with Turkey.

March 25, 2009
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Written by Ali Gunertem

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Turkish Doctors in the United States

According to author Marc Angel’s book, La America: The Sephardic Experience in the United States, Jack David Hananiah was the first Sephardic Jew in New York to become a dentist. The date on which Hananiah received a dentist’s diploma was June 8, 1917. Hananiah was not only a Sephardic Jew, but he was also a Turkish-born citizen of the Ottoman Empire. He was born in Smyrna (Izmir), an ancient city in Western Turkey. Unfortunately, later he was murdered in his office by a former patient. His brother Ely also became a dentist.

March 25, 2009
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Written by Cemil Ozyurt

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President Obama - A New Beginning for America

Osman Bengur.

By Osman Bengur
Baltimore, Maryland
With the election of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States, one could almost hear a collective sigh of relief emanating from around the world. It was as if the darkness that had come over the world for the past eight years was finally about to be lifted.

January 5, 2009
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Written by Osman Bengur

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Challenging Times

Ali Günertem –
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In August 2000, United States President Bill Clinton was the keynote speaker at a charity event held in order to get Congress member Richard Gephardt reelected for another term. Bill Clinton came to this event, held in Washington DC at the Mayflower Hotel, fresh from the Israeli and Palestinian Peace Talks with Yasser Arafat and Ehud Barak. In fact, he was a little late because of that.

January 5, 2009
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Private Sector Is the Locomotive of An Economy

By Demet Cabbar
It is now widely accepted that small and medium-sized enterprises are key drivers of competition, growth and job creation, particularly in developing countries. According to the World Bank’s Financial and Private Sector Development’s Vice Presidency:

January 5, 2009
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Written by Demet Cabbar

The First Turkish Consulate in New York City

Cemil Özyurt
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It was in 1824 that the American government posted its first American Consul, David Offley, to the western Anatolian city of Izmir. It was only after thirty years of American efforts to establish formal relationships that the Ottomans agreed to open this consulate.

January 5, 2009
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Written by Cemil Ozyurt

Two Banks of Europe Unable to Come Together

Cem Senturk.

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The votes of France and Holland against the European Constitution showed how far the European Union is from its goal of being united in a similar manner as the United States of America, and the controversy over Eastern expansion in 2005 and 2007 has inflamed the arguments. The communication problems and the attitude of the European Union, which is composed of 27 countries and has 23 official languages, are issues frequently made the topic of humor.

August 29, 2008
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Some Differences between Germany and the USA

Cemil Ozyurt

Cemil Özyurt -
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For the past three years we have been regularly publishing special European editions of our TURKOFAMERICA magazine, giving us the opportunity to test the pulse of the European world of business and commerce.

August 28, 2008
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Written by Cemil Ozyurt

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New Candidate Rifat Sivisoglu

Ali Gunertem.

Ali Günertem – Washington, D.C. -In the last few years, Turks living in the US have increasingly ventured into politics. Osman Bengür ran for the US Congress in the 2006 elections, while Tarkan Öcal tried his luck with the Florida State Senate in 2002.

August 28, 2008
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Written by Ali Gunertem

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Being a Turk in California

Prof. Dr. Faruk Şen - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - ‘Being a Turk in California’ has many more positive connotations than being a Turk elsewhere in the world. The Turkish migrant population in the USA at present stands at some 440,000, close to the numbers in France and the Netherlands, two countries that attract a good deal of migrant workers.

June 15, 2008
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Written by Prof. Faruk Sen

Turkish-Americans in California

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According to U.S. Census Bureau’s 2006 American Community Survey, California’s foreign born population ranks the first among the 50 states with a population of 9,916,453. This is about 27% of the state’s whole population.

June 15, 2008
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Written by Ayse Onal Z.

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Elections, Strategy and Turks

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In one of our previous issues our Washington, D.C. correspondent Ali Günertem flagged a largely overlooked topic. Ali pointed out that Turks resident in the USA had to review their usual strategy in light of the upcoming November elections.

June 15, 2008
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Global Growing Pains

Ali Günertem
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One the most important issues that has recently arisen in the US presidential election is the slumping economy and the negative effects of competition brought about by globalization. It may come as a surprise to some that polling shows both Democratic and Republican voters' primary concern is no longer the Iraq War and its negative results but rather the economy.

June 15, 2008
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