Chairman of the American-Turkish Council (ATC), General James Jones, announced today that the ATC Board of Directors returned the June 1 letters of resignation from President and CEO Amb. Jim Holmes and Executive Director Canan Buyukunsal, and has asked them to remain in place. Jones said that Holmes and Buyukunsal agreed in the expectation that their continuation would facilitate a smoother and more durable transition.
Commercial and personal space travel has progressively been gaining traction since the end of NASA’s space shuttle program in 2011. And now NASA’s commercial crew program is one step closer to being a reality. The agency announced May 30 that three commercial space companies have completed the Certification Products Contracts, which safely ensures that space travel systems are reliable and cost-effective.
A factory that will produce critical engine parts for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jets has been inaugurated in Aegean Turkish province of İzmir by the partnership of Kale Group and Pratt & Whitney. The project crucial for the jet program also marks a breakthrough for Turkey’s industrial development. Kale Pratt & Whitney, a joint venture of American aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney and Turkish aviation company Kale, has inaugurated its new engine factory in the Aegean province of İzmir, where the most critical engine parts of F-35 fighter jets will be manufactured.
A mining disaster in Soma killed hundreds and Turkish-Americans organize different campaings for Soma families who lost their loved ones at the disaster on May 13, 2014 in Soma, Turkey. Major campaing is held by Turkish Philanthrophy Fund, New York based non-profit organization, and the TPF aims to conribute $100,000 up to end of the year. So far there is $68,000 conrtibuted to the campaign. To contribute TPF Soma Disaster Relief Fund click at www.tpfund.org 
