Abdullah Gul: ''Do not Expect Everything from the Government''
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Gul, during his busy diplomatic schedule in New York, accepted a special interview with Turk of America, and sent a message to the Turkish community living in the United States through our magazine. Mr. Gul said, “We are supporting our citizens living abroad in every aspect. We do not have such policy where we consider these people as a source of foreign exchange. This would be the very last thing that might cross in our minds.”
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NEW YORK (June 18, 2015) – The Specialty Food Association is launching its first-ever ad campaign and retail test designed to build consumer awareness and engagement with specialty food. The theme is "Celebrate Specialty Food. Craft. Care. Joy." The tests come as sales of specialty food have topped $100 billion for the first time and continue to climb, and as industry growth far outpaces that of conventional food. 
Turkish-Americans celebrate their heritage this month with a week of restaurant discounts at participating eateries, a parade and festival, and an event at Borough Hall. The 32nd Turkish Day Parade and Festival kicks off on Saturday, May 18, at noon. Organized by the Federation of Turkish American Associations, the parade takes place in Manhattan, with participants gathering at 56th Street and Madison Avenue and marching down to Dag Hammarskjold Park on 47th Street and 1st Avenue, where they’ll join with the festival.
Port Jefferson Station, NY - By Lon Cohen - portjefferson.com - Semiral “Sam” Catalbas says it’s easy to guess why she’s opening Chit Chat Café, a Turkish-American café and grocery store on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station. “Because I’m Turkish,” she says with a smile, her accent clearly coming through her words. The Port Jefferson Station resident, who said that her husband owns a gas station, is originally from the cosmopolitan city of Istanbul in Turkey but has lived in the United States for the past 10 years. Catalbas partnered with her cousin, Gilly Akcay, who is also the landlord, to open the new café. 
Zeytin Mediterranean Grill is a new Mediterranean/Turkish restaurant that opened this week in Las Colinas. Zeytin, which means "olive" in Turkish, is doing a cafeteria-style buffet on weekdays at lunch; and full-service, full-menu table service on nights and weekends. Owner Kemal Cenkci previously owned and operated Mediterranean and Turkish restaurants in San Antonio and Northern Virginia. "Our dishes are authentic and made from scratch," he said. "We have the gyro, which is well known and loved across the country, and authentic Turkish Doner Kebab, one of the few in the Dallas-Fort Worth area." 
Pazartesi, 24 Mayıs 2010 - New York – Ali Cinar - New York Belediye Başkanı Michael Bloomberg, 29'uncu Türk Günü'nü kutladı. Başkan Bloomberg göreve başlamasının 9'uncu yılında ilk kez Türk Günü etkinliklikleri kapsamında kahvaltı toplantısına katılarak bir ilke imza attı. Manhattan'daki Şip Şak Restaurant'ta Türk Amerikan Dernekleri Federasyonu (TADF) Başkanı Kaya Boztepe tarafından düzenlenen kahvaltıya katılan Bloomberg, Türk Günü nedeniyle Türk toplumuyla bir araya gelmekten duyduğu mennuniyeti dile getirdi. Kahvaltıya, Washington Büyükelçisi Namık Tan, New York Başkonsolosu Mehmet Samsar ile Türk toplumunun önde gelen isimleri katıldı. Bloomberg, New York şehrinde yaşayan Türkler arasında birçok arkadaşı olduğunu söyledi. Bloomberg, aralarında Rahmi Koç ve rahmetli Ahmet Ertegün gibi bir çok arkadaşı olduğunu belirterek daha önce Ertegün ile birlikte gittiği Türkiye'ye hayran kaldığını anlattı. 
For success in business, one must have the guts to take risks and make opportunities. This is no exception for foreigners in Korea. Ali Karagozlu is one of the few non-Korean businessmen who felt he needed to test his business idea. If he hadn’t, he most likely would have regretted it for the rest of his life. At the young age of 20, the notion of running a Turkish restaurant in Korea began poking at Karagozlu’s mind. This was back in 2000. Needless to say, his entrepreneurial spirit ultimately led to the opening of his restaurant called “Pasha,” meaning “general” of the army, in 2001. 
