Western Union CEO Suggests His Company Could Adopt Bitcoin When It's Regulated

Image Speaking on Wednesday with Bloomberg’s ‘Street Smart’ program hosted by Trish Regan, Western Union CEO Hikmet Ersek made some interesting comments on the topic of bitcoin. Particularly, Ersek suggested that his company, a leader in money remittences, could look to adopt bitcoin if customers demand it — with a catch. It must first be regulated.

ATC Board of Directors Returns Resignation Letters

Image 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 Space Transport Gets Closer to Reality

Image 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.

Turkish-American F-35 Engine Production Facility Inaugurated in 0zmir

Image 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.

How to Help Soma Disaster

Image 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

Embrace Relief
Embrace Relief, Carlstadt, NJ based, 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization,has started a campaign for the families affected by the Soma mining disaster. Embrace Relief target is $120,000 and until May 20th they collected $40,000. To contribute click at www.embracerelief.org

Beside major non-profit organizations, some mosques, associations and organizastions have campaings as Galatasaray USA has one at indiegogo.com. You can contribute to the campaing at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/support-soma-soma-ya-destek


Sierra Nevada Corporation CEO, Fatih Ozmen, Awarded Ellis Island Medal of Honor

Sparks, NV (PRWEB) May 16, 2014 - The [National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations' (NECO) awarded [Fatih Ozmen, Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) CEO, the "Ellis Island Medal of Honor" at the 2014 Ellis Island Medals of Honor Ceremony on May 10, 2014 on Ellis Island, New York. The Ellis Island Medals of Honor are presented annually to American citizens who have distinguished themselves within their own ethnic groups, while exemplifying the values and spirit of the American way of life. Ozmen was recognized for his patriotism, and for his lifetime contributions to advancing the technology, aviation and aerospace industries through SNC, while maintaining the traditions and values of his Turkish heritage.

The Most Influential Turkish American Issue Has Just Been Released

Image By Cemil Ozyurt - Turkish voices are heard in the community and we just want to show them how they have succeeded. I am very humble to say that it's possible to see all the colors of Anatolia on this list. In addition to having a Turkish heritage, the influential people have Armenian, Assyrian, Kurdish, Jewish, Bosnian, Cypriot, and Arabian heritages as well.     

#5 The Man Who Changed the U.S. Political Landscape for Turkish-Americans

Image In February 2007, Yalçın Ayaslı founded the Turkish Coalition of America. Since 2009, the TCA has organized 16 Congressional Delegation trips to Turkey and has taken more than 155 members of Congress and senior staffers to Turkey and surrounding countries. Beside TCA, Serpil and Yalçın Ayaslı family founded the Washington, D.C.-based Turkish Cultural Foundation in 2000 to support cultural projects in Turkey and share Turkish culture with the rest of the world. The foundation began working with the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire to send American teachers to tour Turkey in 2007.

#7 The Wizard of Silicon Valley

Image Since 2006, Aydın Şenkut’s Felicis has invested in over 100 companies, 47 of which have been acquired by industry leaders such as Apple, AT&T, Disney, eBay, Facebook, Google, Groupon, Intuit, Microsoft and Twitter. When Google was founded in 1998, Aydın Şenkut was hired as the first international face of the company. Şenkut joined Google in 1999 as its first Product Manager to launch Google’s first 10 international sites, its first online search licensing products and its first Safe Search. He then became the first International Sales Manager at Google, responsible for world-wide licensing deals.


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