Comodo Founder Receives Mustafa V. Koc Business Leadership Award
Howard G. Beasey, President & CEO, Carolina Koc, Melih Abdulhayoglu, General James L. Jones (USMC ret.)
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US Reaction to Turkish Coup "Fell Short"
The U.S. may not have shown enough sympathy for Turkey after the defeated July 15 coup attempt, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken conceded Tuesday. "Maybe we didn't communicate that we understood the depth of feeling the emotion in Turkey for the events of July," Blinken said at the American Turkish Council and U.S.-Turkish Business Council’s 35th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkish Relations. Saying that the Turkish people fought bravely for the Turkish nation and democracy, he said that the U.S., as a NATO ally, remains steadfast in supporting the democratically elected Turkish government and its institutions.
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Turkey Gives US More Files on FETO Leader Gulen
Turkey’s Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said Thursday that Turkey submitted additional files for the extradition and provisional arrest of Fetullah Terrorist Organization's (FETO) leader Fetullah Gulen. He said it was the U.S.'s turn to process the files. “During yesterday’s visit [with U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch], we submitted the attorney general three folders containing the additional information and documents requested by the U.S.,” Bozdag said during a news conference at the Turkish embassy in Washington DC. He added that Turkey made the extradition request within the framework and standards of the law and expected the legal process to take place since Ankara made the first request last July. TCA Honors Former Congressman and Turkish Caucus Co-chair Ed Whitfield
On Friday, October 21, the Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) hosted a reception for the Hon. Ed Whitfield (R-KY, 1995-2016) upon his retirement from Congress for his contributions to the Turkish American community and the U.S.-Turkey relationship. As co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans, he was an ardent supporter of the U.S.-Turkey relationship and a voice on Capitol Hill for Turkish Americans. Western Union CEO Hikmet Ersek Awarded 'Austrian of the Year' by Leading Austrian Newspaper
The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Hikmet Ersek has received the ‘Austrian of the Year’ award from leading Austrian newspaper, Die Presse. Mr. Ersek was presented the award in the ‘International Success’ category at the publication’s annual awards gala, which took place on Monday, October 24 at the Sofiensäle in Vienna. The award recognizes Mr. Ersek’s achievements in international business, his commitment to corporate responsibility and global education, as well as his role in promoting the positive economic, social and cultural benefits of international migration. Ottoman Prince Visits Former Realm to Spread Laughter
Naz Osmanoglu, a British comedian and member of Turkey's former ruling family, poses at the entrance of the Ottoman-era Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, October 19, 2016. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
Assembly of Turkish American Associations Remembers Victims of Armenian Terrorism
An Armenian gunman assassinates the Turkish Ambassador to France, Ismail Erez, also killing the Ambassador's chauffeur, Talip Yener. Armenian terrorist organizations, ASALA and JCAG, publicly dispute which group deserves credit for the assassination. ATAA condemns these acts of violence against innocent individuals and remembers these tragedies with great sorrow and deliberation to bring the perpetrators and their supporters to justice. Turkish CEOs of American Firms Set to Visit US in Support of Turkish Investments
Prime Ministry Investment Support and Promotion Agency (ISPAT) is set to hold a series of meetings in the U.S. in cooperation with volunteers from the business world in an attempt to consolidate foreign media outlets and investors' perspective of Turkey's business environment. The delegation named "The Voluntary Envoys of the Business World" includes Turkey CEOs of the U.S.'s multinational companies, economists, lawyers and nongovernmental organization representatives. Turkey Offers $1.3 Million Reward for Information on Fugitive FET
Turkey put senior figures from the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) onto a most wanted list of terrorists in an effort to locate the fugitives after the cult's coup attempt on July 15. Authorities are offering up to TL 4 million($1.3 million) for tip-offs for the capture of Adil Öksüz, one of the alleged masterminds of the putsch. Authorities seek to speed up the process to capture senior figures of FETÖ accused of conducting the July 15 putsch attempt amid a long sheet of other crimes. The list for the most wanted terrorists prepared by the Interior Ministry offers up to TL 4 million for eight FETÖ members, while lesser awards were announced for 29 others as well. Adil Öksüz, a top Gülenist figure who is the prime suspect in the plot to take over the state in the coup attempt, is in the "red" category of the list where terror suspects with the highest awards for their capture are included. Öksüz, a theology lecturer by profession, is the alleged "imam" or point man, for FETÖ's members in the Turkish Air Forces and is accused of masterminding the coup with Gülenist generals. 35th Annual Conference on US-Turkey Relations
In just under two weeks, the 35th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkey Relations, (#USTurkeyConf), organized by the American-Turkish Council (ATC) and the Turkish US Business Council (TAIK), will convene more than 500 leaders and visionaries in the private sector, government, and the non-profit space to shape the future of business, innovation, and growth. From October 30 until November 1, 2016 in Washington, DC, more than 20 industries will be in attendance, represented by CEOs, entrepreneurs, investors, members of the U.S. Congress and Turkish Parliament, and other ministers and cabinet secretaries.
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First Major Quran Exhibition in US Set to Open
Forty-seven centuries old handwritten Qurans from Turkey will be presented Saturday at the first major Quran exhibition here at the Smithsonian Institution. The Qurans were brought from the more than 100-year-old Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts in Istanbul. The exhibition will also include 18 Qurans from the permanent collections of the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M.Sackler Gallery – both part of the Smithsonian. The manuscripts are among the most important ever produced from geography spanning Turkey to Afghanistan and covers almost 1,000 years of the history of Islamic art between the 8th and 17th centuries. Azerbaijan Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Independence
Damla Yerdelenli, Azerbaijani-American professional celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Azerbaijan's State independence in New York City.
UNC Researchers Inducted Into National Academy Of Medicine
High honors for two UNC professors: Melina Kibbe and Aziz Sancar have just been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Kibbe and Sancar are two of only 70 inductees this year from across the country. Fewer than 2,000 members have been inducted since the Academy’s founding in 1970. Melina Kibbe is chair of UNC’s Department of Surgery and editor-in-chief of the journal JAMA Surgery; a statement from UNC also describes her as “an advocate for gender equality in biomedical research.” Catholic Church in US Sold to Muslim Group to Clear Debts
A closed Catholic church in the US state of Pennsylvania has been sold to a Muslim cultural group for nearly two million dollars to clear debts, a media report said today. The Immaculate Conception BVM Church, situated in Bristol township in Bucks county, was sold for USD 1,775,000 on Friday to the United American Muslim Society (UAMS) of Brooklyn, LevittownNow.com reported. 
