Turksa President in News

Local Newspaper Features Turksa President

Turkish Student Association President Asil Özdoğru was featured in a news story about international students in the United States by the local newspaper, Times Union.

The story by staff writer Scott Waldman, "An offshore educational experience: Region's schools look to attract growing pool of foreign students," which appeared on TU's Friday, November 27th Capital Region section sampled Asil's perceptions and experiences of UAlbany as a representative of international students community in the campus.

The full story can be read online at http://tinyurl.com/turksatunews

Turkish Movie Night

Turkish Student Association

cordially invites you to the

Turkish Movie Night

DEVRiM ARABALARI

"Revolution Cars"

An award-winning 2008 film with English subtitles
The inspirational story of Turkey’s attempt to

build a national automobile in the 1960s

Saturday, November 21, 2009, 8:00pm
Campus Center Terrace Lounge

Refreshments will be served

The event is free and open to all!

Sponsored by

Danes After Dark &

Graduate Student Organization

"Your GSO funds at work"

Republic Day Reception

Turkish Student Association

cordially invites you to

REPUBLIC DAY RECEPTION

Turkish Republic Day Celebration

Reception for the 86th annual Turkish Republic Day followed by
The Republic, cinematic story of the foundation of Turkish Republic

Thursday, October 29, 2009
8:00pm, Lecture Center 22

Reception catered by Chartwells
"The Turkish Republic in a Global Context"
Guest speech by Lizzie Redkey
Movie: Cumhuriyet (The Republic)

The event is free and open to all!

Brought to you by
Turkish Student Association

Co-sponsored by
Office of Multicultural Student Success
Graduate Student Organization
“Your GSO funds at work!”

Ramazan 2009

Turkish Student Association

cordially invites you to

2nd annual Bayram Celebration

RAMAZAN 2009

Monday, September 21, 2009

Campus Center Ballroom

8:00-9:30pm

• A guest speaker from Rochester Turkish mosque
• Live Sufi music performance with ney and kanun
• Sema demo by a whirling dervish
• Coffee, tea, water, and Turkish desserts

Join us for a night of cultural enlightenment

The event is free and open to all

Brought to you by

Turkish Student Association

Sponsored by

Graduate Student Organization (GSO)

GSO Programming Committee

GSO Multicultural Affirmative Action Committee

Office of Multicultural Student Success

Fall 2009 Events

Ramazan 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
8:00pm, Campus Center Ballroom
Celebration of Ramazan Bayramı with a guest speaker, Sufi music and sema performances along with coffee and Turkish desserts.

Republic Day Reception
Thursday, October 29, 2009
8:00pm, Lecture Center 22
Celebration of the 86th annual Turkish Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı) with a reception and a guest speaker followed by the screening of The Republic, epic cinematic story of the foundation of the Turkish Republic.

Movie Night - 15
Saturday, November, 21, 2009
8:00pm, Campus Center Terrace Lounge
Devrim Arabaları "Revolution Cars"
Docudrama recreation of the race by the engineers of the State Railroad Directorate at Eskişehir, following the 1961 coup d'état by Cemal Gursel, to build the first Turkish automobile. A simple yet successful procedural approach to great effect to follow the production of the "Devrim" car from its inception to it's bittersweet final test whilst never losing track of the fascinating characters behind its creation in a surprisingly moving story. (IMDb). Refreshments will be served at the event.

Donated Library Items

#	Turkish Title	English Title	Type	Year	Author/Director	UAlbany Library Call Number
1	Babam ve Oğlum	My Father and My Son	DVD	2005	Çağan Irmak	PL 248 I753X B33V 2006
2	Dondurmam Gaymak	Ice Cream, I Scream	DVD	2006	Yüksel Aksu	HD 9281 T92 D66V 2006A
3	Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü?	Who Killed the Shadows?	DVD	2006	Ezel Akay	PL 248 A354X H335V 2006
4	Hokkabaz	The Magician	DVD	2006	Ali Taner Baltacı & Cem Yılmaz	PL 248 C437X H655V 2006A
5	İklimler	Climates	DVD	2006	Nuri Bilge Ceylan	PL 248 C475X I55V 2006A
6	İstanbul	İstanbul	Book	1981	İlhan Akşit	NA 1370 A397X 1981
7	Marketplaces… Bazaars…	Pazarlar… Çarşılar…	Book	2005	Eczacıbaşı	HF 5475 T9 C37X 2005
8	Selvi Boylum, Al Yazmalım	The Girl with the Red Scarf	DVD	1977	Atıf Yılmaz	PL 44.9 A36 S45V 1977A
9	Cumhuriyet 1	Republic 1	DVD	1998	Ziya Öztan	DR 590 C85V 1998A
10	Cumhuriyet 2	Republic 2	DVD	1998	Ziya Öztan	DR 590 C85V 1998A
11	Cumhuriyet 3	Republic 3	DVD	1998	Ziya Öztan	DR 590 C85V 1998A
12	Devrim Arabaları	Cars of the Revolution	DVD	2008	Tolga Örnek	PL 248 O2354X D48V 2008A
13	Gönül Yarası	Lovelorn	DVD	2005	Yavuz Turgul	PL 248 Y489 G66V 2005A
14	Güneşi Gördüm	I Saw the Sun	DVD	2009	Mahsun Kırmızıgül	PL 248 K575X G85V 2009A
15	Karpuz Kabuğundan Gemiler Yapmak	Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds	DVD	2004	Ahmet Ulucay	PL 248 U583X K376V 2004A
16	Mustafa	Mustafa	DVD	2008	Can Dündar & Hacı Mehmet Duranoglu	DR 592 K4 M865V 2008
17	Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali	The Last Ottoman: Yandım Ali	DVD	2007	Mustafa Şevki Doğan	PL 248 D5774X S66V 2006A
18	Tatil Kitabı	Summer Book	DVD	2008	Seyfi Teoman	PL 248 T336X T386V 2009A
19	Vizontele	Vison Tele	DVD	2001	Yılmaz Erdoğan & Ömer Faruk Sorak	PL 248 E746X V689V 1997A
20	Pandora’nın Kutusu	Pandora’s Box	DVD	2008	Yeşim Ustaoğlu	N/A yet
21	Yahşi Batı	Otoman Cowboys	DVD	2010	Ömer Faruk Sorak	N/A yet
22	Neşeli Hayat	A Jolly Life	DVD	2009	Yılmaz Erdoğan	N/A yet
23	Mommo - Kız Kardeşim	The Bogeyman	DVD	2009	Atalay Taşdiken	N/A yet

Spring 2009 Commencement

Turkish Student Association members and friends participated at the Spring 2009 commencement ceremonies to congratulate and share the happiness of Turkish student graduates and friends.

Following the university-wide graduate commencement ceremony at the SEFCU Arena on May 16th, friends and families of graduates joined the family picnic organized by the university on the Academic Podium as well as the individual recognition ceremonies and receptions by various schools and colleges of the university.

UAlbany President George Philip also individually congratulated the Turkish graduates and shared his personal insights and experiences during the family picnic.

Turkish Day 2009

Turkish Student Association

cordially invites you to

the 2nd annual

TURKISH DAY

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Campus Center Ballroom

7:00 - 9:30pm

• Remarks by President George Philip and Ambassador Robert Gosende

• International education plans by Vice Provost Ray Bromley

• Personal experiences by Professor of Sociology Sam Friedman

• Catered Turkish food

• Turkish coffee demo

• Ebru (paper marbling) demo

• Nasrettin Hoca show

• Live Turkish folk and pop music

• Turkish folk dance choreography

Join us for a night of cultural entartainment!

The event is free and open to all.

See the event flyer.

Brought to you by

Turkish Student Association

University at Albany, SUNY

Sponsored by

Graduate Student Organization
GSO Programming Committee
GSO Multicultural Affirmative Action Committee
Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action
Office of Multicultural Student Success
Office of International Education

Day of Inclusion

Turkish Student Association participated in the First Annual Day of Inclusion that was held on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 in the UAlbany Campus Center Ballroom as one of the representative cultural organizations. In its display table, Turksa volunteers handed out flyers for upcoming events and promotional materials about Turksa, and displayed advertorial documents about Turkey.

Full day of events included film screenings and discussions, tablings by various organizations, food from different cultures, and a panel discussion on diversity in higher education. The Day of Inclusion was sponsored by UAlbany's Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action, University Auxillary Services, Black Faculty and Staff Association, Alianza Latina, Office of Multicultural Student Success, and National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

Moon Star

Just as the match between Turkey and Spain for 2010 FIFA World Cup was starting on Saturday, March 28, 2009 in Madrid, the first match of the team Moon Star against Spartans was ending in Albany, New York.

Composed of predominantly Turkish players, Moon Star is a football (soccer) team sponsored by Turkish Student Association for the Spring 2009 intramurals at UAlbany. The name Moon Star is the literal translation of “Ay Yıldız” from Turkish that is used as a label for Turkish flag in reference to the crescent and the star on the flag. The team brings together Turkish students and their friends in an attempt to create friendship, sportsmanship, and an outlet for physical exercise.

Turkish Student Association wishes good luck and success to the newly organized team in the tournament that will go through the end of the semester.

2009 UAlbany Day Breakfast

A group of four students from Turkish Student Association participated at an invitation only breakfast as part of the UAlbany Advocacy Day. Co-hosted by New York State Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari and Senator Neil Breslin at the Sign of the Tree Restaurant in the Empire State Plaza, breakfast was the kick-off event for day long activities for the Advocacy Day.

Student, faculty, and staff representatives sat together with legislators, including 11 UAlbany alumni members of the State Legislature, during hour-and-a-half breakfast to celebrate and advocate for the University at Albany. In addition to the co-hosts, UAlbany Interim President George Philip, United University Professionals Albany Chapter President Candace Merbler, and Assembly Higher Education Committee Chair Deborah Glick shared their visions about UAlbany.

Spring 2009 Events

Turkish Movie Night - 13
Saturday, February 28, 2009
8:00pm in Campus Center Terrace Lounge
Vizontele
The story takes place in a small town (called Hakkari) in Turkey at the beginning of the 70's. The time has come to bring technology into that small town. The first Television (or called Visiontele by the citizens) arrives and the chaos begins (IMDb). Refreshments will be served.

Turkish Movie Night - 14
Saturday, March 28, 2009
8:00pm, Campus Center Terrace Lounge
Mustafa
The biography of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who not only grew himself up from a poor lonely child to a country's most loved person, but also rose a new country from the ashes of an empire. A story of a soldier, an eminent statesman and a great reformist (IMDb). Refreshments will be served.

Turkish Day
Monday, April 20, 2009
7:00pm, Campus Center Ballroom
A celebration of Turkey and Turkish culture with informational speeches, Turkish music and dance, and food.