A 1999 Graduate of the Faculty of Economics of Istanbul University, Ali has completed his MBA degree at the University of New Haven. He also worked as a Research Assistant at the Communication Department and Center of Professional Ethics during his MBA program. He served as the President of the International Students Association for two years at the University, and was awarded with the “Outstanding International Student” Award.
Mr. Cinar successfully completed various executive business certificate programs in 2004, 2005 and 2006 at Harvard Business School, MIT and New York University.
Ali Cinar is a journalist based in Washington,DC.He is currently working for Ciner Media Group(Haberturk TV,Bloomberg HT and Show TV) as the U.S Representative.He also works for U.S. based media outlets Turk of America magazine and Turkish Journal since 2005.He is lecturer at the Institute of Graduate Studies, Istanbul Aydin University since 2019.
He worked for Concord Industries as a Marketing Manager between 2002 and 2008. Afterwards, he started to work for a Fortune 500 company, Western Union, as a Marketing Manager holding responsibility for the business of US, Europe and Middle East between the years 2008 and 2012. He received six awards within four years from Western Union. After his successful career at Western Union, Cinar worked for a Wall Street Company, Tranfast (Mastercard), as a Marketing/Product Director between 2012-2014.
In addition to his professional responsibilities and educational accomplishments, Mr. Cinar has been making contributions to the US-Turkish relations and has also built bridges between many other communities in the United States. He holds proven leadership qualities and believes in the importance of being politically active. He also takes part in charity works such as Save Our Nations (Helping African children who were left orphan by Ebola Virus), Fighting with Cancer, Against Women Violence, Supporting Refugee Children and many more.
In the years 2004 and 2005, he was an Honorary Guest Speaker to discourse about the world economy at the American Coast Guard Military Academy.
Ali Cinar was testified at the U.S. Congress on Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee in 2016 and 2017. Mr. Cinar has a very strong and close relationship at local and federal level officials nationwide. He has been organizing successful events for Members of Congress and Senate for over 10 years.
He holds press credentials from the NYPD, the United Nations and the U.S State Department and the White House. He writes articles in various ethnic newspapers and online media.
AWARDS
A good many Non-Profit Organizations in the States recognized Mr. Cinar for his accomplishments.
Between the years 2007 and 2019, Ali received various awards from the following associations:
Assembly of Turkish American Associations Leader of the Year Award, Washington DC
Mideast &Turkic Society of New York Police Department, NY
Save Our Nations Dream Maker Award, NJ
Southern New England Turkish American Association, CT
American Society of Azerbaijan, NY
Korean War Veterans Association-Central Long Island Chapter, NY
Istanbul University Alumni Association of USA
The Turkish American Association of Northern Texas, TX
Philadelphia Turkish American Association , PA
One of the TOP 10 Most Successful Young People by Junior Chamber International (JCI) TR (JCI, partner with United Nations, is a membership-based nonprofit organization of 200,000 young people aged 18 to 40 in 5,000 communities and more than 100 countries around the world)
New York Giresun Association
Turkish American Giresun Association
Mediterranean Turkmen Association
Turksav Foundation (Turkish Society Writers and Artists Foundation)
The Turkish Women’s League of America - Ataturk School
The Turkish American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TACCI)
Forum Newspaper
Turksoy Foundation (The International Organization of Turkic Culture)
The Azerbaijan American Women League
Turkish United Democrats Foundation
Eyup Sultan Cultural Center
Turkish Consulate of New York
The American Turkish Association of Washington DC
The Best Turkish-American Journalist of the Year in the USA, The Unimpeded Life Foundation
*Ali Cinar was selected to the “One of the Top 50 Most Influential Turkish-Americans” list by Turk of America Magazine.
Ali Cinar was awarded with the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2019 and was the youngest Turkish American to receive this distinction in over 30 years. He recently received a "Community Service Award' by the NYPD MT&S.
ASSOCIATIONS
Mr. Cinar actively takes part in the following associations:
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), UK
Turkish Heritage Organization, Washington DC
World Diaspora Association, New York
The Global Policy Institute - Washington, DC
Member of the New York Press Club, New York
Member of the United Nations Correspondents Association, New York
American Press Association
The Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States
Member of American Public Notary Association
Istanbul University Alumni Association of USA, New York
Azerbaijan Society of America, New York
Young Professional Member, the United Nations Association of the United – States of America (UNA-USA), New York
Balkan Turks American Association, New Jersey
*Ali Cinar served for the two largest Turkish-American Umbrella Organizations as the President of the Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) between 2012-2014 and the Northeast Vice President of the Assembly of the Turkish Americans between 2010-2012. He was also the Chairman, Disciplinary Committee at the Turkish American Chamber of Commerce & Industry between 2008-2010 and served as a Treasurer at the Turkish PAC Northeast between 2010-2012.
COMMUNITIES
As a proven bridge-builder, he has developed strong relationships with the following communities and also maintains it:
Muslim Communities
The Jewish Community
The Korean Community
The South Asian Community
The Ukrainian Community
The African American Community
Native American Community
The Balkans Community such as Macedonians, Albanians and Bulgarians
The Azerbaijan Community
The Turkmenistan Community
Uzbek Communities
TURKOFAMERICA is now covering stories of Turkish / Mediterranean restaurants in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on a special issue. New York City, which has the most restaurants in the world, invents new places every year. There are 24,300 restaurants to meet the needs of people in New York City, which has an area of only 320 square miles. There are over 100 Turkish / Mediterranean restaurants in tri-state area. The history of Turkish restaurants in Manhattan goes back to the years when Turkish immigrants started working at Armenian restaurants. The oldest Turkish restaurant in Manhattan is Topkapı, which was established by Ugur Eğilmez. Bosporus, Butterfly, Genghis Khan’s Bicycle and Deniz Restaurant followed Topkapı. It is possible to make this list longer, but one of the drawbacks of such a list is that these people were not able to continue their business. Disputes between partners or the difficulties of business were the reasons for take-overs or closings.
Art and Technology has always played a significant role in human life and development throughout history. As art comes in many different forms such as painting, sculpture, photography, and music and touches people's lives in various ways technology moves us forward. Today, we want to share the success story and background of one Turkish-American artist, Pinar LaCroix, from New York City, who has found a way to seamlessly combine art and technology. Pinar LaCroix a graduate from ISTEK high schools from Istanbul, developed a deep appreciation for art history and heritage, due to her family’s passion in arts and collecting. After pursuing her academic education she moved to the United States to broaden her artistic vision globally. Her first recognition in the art world came when her painting was recognized by Arica Hilton gallery in Chicago (2001) and was collected at a mixed exhibition. With the first money she earned from her art, she purchased a computer to dive into the world of technology and to feed her curiosity. 
