Turkish Student Association

TURKSA is on Twitter!

2012-01-22T13:47:00.007-05:00

You can now follow us on Twitter to be aware of upcoming TURKSA events at University at Albany and other community related updates. You can find us on Twitter by clicking the link below.

You can also join our facebook group to keep up with the latest news and events.

2011-11-19T12:22:00.008-05:00

Turkish Student Association

cordially invites you to the

Turkish Movie Night

Dersimiz: Atatürk

2010 movie with English subtitles

A Turkish biographical film based on the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Center 6

Pizza and drinks will be served!

The event is free and open to all!

Visit also facebook event page

Sponsored by

Graduate Student Organization

Multi-Cultural Affirmative Action

"Your GSO funds at work"

Turkish Movie Night

2011-11-08T13:58:00.004-05:00

Turkish Student Association

cordially invites you to the

Turkish Movie Night

KÜÇÜK KIYAMET

"The Little Apocalypse"

Award-winning 2006 movie with English subtitles

A psychological thriller with a distinctly supernatural twinge. The narrative is weaved around the August 17, 1999 earthquake that rocked Istanbul and massacred thousands.

Please join us to support Turkish Earthquake Victims!

We will be having donation t-shirts to sell and a donation box during the event.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

8:00pm - 10:00pm
Lecture Center 6

Pizza and drinks will be served!

The event is free and open to all!

Visit also facebook event page

Sponsored by

Graduate Student Organization

Multi-Cultural Affirmative Action

"Your GSO funds at work"

Happy Republic Day!

2011-10-29T17:37:00.000-04:00

Today, we are proudly celebrating the 88th anniversary of Turkish Republic (Cumhuriyet Bayrami).

After the War of Independence, Turkish Grand National Assembly under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk declared the new form of Turkish government as the republic on this day in 1923.

We would like to take this opportunity to present our gratitude to the Great Leader Atatürk and to all our grandfathers and mothers who made great sacrifices to serve our country and the nation.

TURKSA Earthquake Donation T-shirts are on Sale!

2011-10-27T18:32:00.000-04:00

TURKSA earthquake donation t-shirts are on sale! There are two different colors, gray and white. The price is $20. The money that will be collected from the sale will be donated to Turkish Red Crescent Society to aid earthquake victims. If you are interested in buying a t-shirt to help us, please e-mail turksa@albany.edu or call 518 242 6679.

Turkish students at UAlbany keeping watchful eye on earthquake - YNN, Your News Now

2011-10-25T21:34:00.019-04:00

We would like to thank YNN for taking time to interview with us to take public`s attention to the recent earthquake disaster in the eastern Turkey. You can click the link below to watch the interview.

Turkish students at UAlbany keeping watchful eye on earthquake - YNN, Your News Now

Times Union has also published an article about the earthquake disaster and the events that Turkish Student Association and Turkish Cultural Center of Albany are organizing, We would like thank Times Union for spreading the word. You can find the mentioned article on the link below:

Sadness tinges Turkish independence events - Times Union

Turkish Earthquake Fundraising Dinner & Turkish Republic Day Reception

2011-10-24T13:16:00.001-04:00

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey last weekend. Turkish authorities and scientists are estimating a death toll between 500 and 1000. Turkish Student Association is deeply saddened by the earthquake and conveys its condolences and well wishes to victims’ families.

In response to this tragic event, Turksa will organize various fundraising activities at SUNY Albany campus. We decided to change the name of our approaching event (Turkish Republic Day Reception) as “Turkish Earthquake Fundraising Dinner”.

Thursday October 27, 2011
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Campus Center 375
UAlbany Uptown Campus

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Please join us this Thursday and support our initiative with your contributions. Please RSVP to Turksa by Ocotber 26th.

Turkey is always in our prayers and thoughts.

Best wishes.

Turkish Republic Day Reception

2011-10-17T15:12:00.027-04:00

Turkish Student Association cordially invites you to the 3rd Annual Turkish Republic Day Reception at SUNY Albany. Please join us to celebrate the 88th anniversary of Turkish Republic with prominent guest speakers and enjoy delicious Turkish food.

Panel

“Turkey: The Rising Star of the World”

Panelists

Professor Karl Barbir
Department of History @ Siena College

Professor Ilgu Ozler
Department of Political Science @ SUNY New Paltz

When

Thursday October 27, 2011
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Where

Campus Center 375
UAlbany Uptown Campus

Turkish dinner will be served!
The event is free and open to all!
Please RSVP to turksa@albany.edu by October 26.

We’re looking forward to sharing this joyful event with you!

Visit also facebook event page

Sponsored by

Graduate Student Organization

Multi-Cultural Affirmative Action
Office of Multi-Cultural Student Success

"Your GSO funds at work"

Apple Picking and Fall Picnic with EdPsy

2011-10-10T16:01:00.000-04:00

Turkish Student Association & Educational Psychology and Methodology RGSO cordially invite you to "Apple Picking and Fall Picnic" on October 15. We look forward to sharing this truly joyful, collaborative event with you!

When & Where:
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
10:30 AM @ Indian Ladder Farms
12:00 PM @ Thacher Park

BBQ & Turkish Desserts will be served!

Please R.S.V.P. to Fei Chen (feichenchina@gmail.com) or Hamide Yilmaz-Gozu (turksa@albany.edu) by October 13.

“Your GSO funds at work”

www.albany.edu/~turksa
www.albany.edu/~edpsygso

Meet & Greet Party, 2011

2011-09-24T15:43:00.000-04:00

Turkish Student Association cordially invites you to “Meet & Greet Party”.

Join us to meet new Turksa officers and learn more about upcoming Turksa activities.

When:
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Where:
JUST me! Pizza
52 South Pearl Street Albany, NY 12207

We look forward to sharing this joyful event with you!

Turksa is Giving Back to the Community

2011-06-06T18:44:00.001-04:00

Turkish Student Association is happy to announce that a new set of items were donated by Turksa Treasurer Ersin Dincelli, who is also elected to be the GSO Treasurer for 2011-2012 academic year, to the University Libraries.

Dean and the director of Libraries, Dr. Mary F. Casserly received four DVDs to be cataloged for circulation and thanked Turksa for continuing support of the libraries.

The movies were screened during Turkish movie night events in the last Fall and Spring semesters and DVDs were purchased through RGSO funds. Donated items are as follows:

List of Donated Items:

Pandora’nın Kutusu "Pandora’s Box" Directed by Yeşim Ustaoğlu (2008)
Yahşi Batı "Otoman Cowboys" Directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak (2010)
Neşeli Hayat "A Jolly Life" Directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan (2009)
Mommo - Kız Kardeşim "The Bogeyman" Directed by Atalay Taşdiken (2009)

Turksa increased its number of donated items to Library to 23 with the addition of this third batch since 2006. The complete list of all the donated items up to date can be seen in our Resources page.

Turkish National Day Reception

2011-04-23T19:00:00.010-04:00

We are celebrating the 91st Anniversary of the TBMM (Turkish Grand National Assembly) and the National Sovereignty and Children's Day with pride and great enthusiasm. This national holiday was bestowed to children by the great leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, which indicates his confidence and belief as well as those of the Turkish nation in children.

As the Turkish Student Association, we are pleased to invite you to our Annual Turkish National Day Reception to celebrate the 91st National Sovereignty and Children's Day of Turkey on Tuesday April 26th at 7 pm. The event will be held in Campus Center 375 at UAlbany Uptown Campus

-------------------------- EVENT PROGRAM --------------------------

                      7:00 – 7:15 Welcome and initial remarks
                      7:15 – 7:45 Dinner
                      7:45 – 8:00 Professor Robert Nakamura
                                       University at Albany, SUNY
                      8:00 – 8:15 Dr. Mehmet Arık
                                         Project Leader in General Electric Global Research
                      8:15 – 8:30 Esra Güleş-Güçtaş, Esq.
                                       President of Gules Law Firm

                      8:30 – 8:45 Dr. Ali Can
                                         President of Turkish Cultural Center Albany
                      8:45 – 9:00 Turkish folk music performance
                      9:00 – 9:15 Closure and thanks

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Turkish food will be served!
The event is free and open to all!

We’re looking forward to sharing this joyful event with you!

Visit also facebook event page

Sponsored by

Graduate Student Organization

Multi-Cultural Affirmative Action

"Your GSO funds at work"

Turkish Movie Night

2011-02-21T14:46:00.006-05:00

Turkish Student Association

cordially invites you to the

Turkish Movie Night

MOMMO - KIZ KARDEŞiM
"The Bogeyman"

Award-winning 2009 movie with English subtitles

This simple tale of a village and the relationship between a brother and sister in the village portrays one of the grittier realities of Anatolia.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

8:00pm - 10:00pm
Lecture Center 6

Turkish refreshments and surprise gifts

The event is free and open to all!

Visit also facebook event page

Sponsored by

Graduate Student Organization

Multi-Cultural Affirmative Action

"Your GSO funds at work"
tulumba.com

Turkish Movie Night

2011-02-15T10:57:00.005-05:00

Turkish Student Association

cordially invites you to the

Turkish Movie Night

Neseli Hayat

"A Jolly Life"

A 2009 comedy movie with English subtitles

A comedy movie about a working class Turkish man who accepts a job as a Mall Santa.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

8:00pm - 10:00pm
Lecture Center 6

Turkish refreshments and surprise gifts

The event is free and open to all!

Visit also Facebook event page

Sponsored by

Graduate Student Organization

Multi-Cultural Affirmative Action

"Your GSO funds at work"

tulumba.com

Spring 2011 Events

2011-01-19T21:39:00.008-05:00

Movie Night - 20
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Neseli Hayat "A Jolly Life"
8:00 - 10:00 pm
Lecture Center 6
Jolly Life is a Turkish comedy movie about a working class Turkish man who accepts a job as a Mall Santa.

Movie Night - 21

Saturday, March 26, 2011
Mommo (Kız Kardeşim) "The Bogeyman"
8:00 - 10:00 pm
Lecture Center 6
This simple tale of a village and the relationship between a brother and sister in the village portrays one of the grittier realities of Anatolia. (BTFF)

Turkish Day 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
76:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Campus Center 375
A reception to celebrate the 91st National Sovereignty and Children's Day.

New Year for Turksa

2011-01-13T19:46:00.005-05:00

One week before the Spring 2011 semester started at UAlbany, former president of Turkish Student Association (Turksa) Asil Özdoğru handed over the documents and files for the management of Turksa to new president Cüneyt Gözü, who started his new position with the new year. Turksa was started in February 2006 and presided by Asil since then. Unchallenged in any of the annual elections, Asil managed the organization with the support of a host of officers and volunteers. Working in different roles Cüneyt also took part in Turksa from the very first day and served in different roles as treasurer and vice president. With Asil’s graduation, Cüneyt took over the leadership of Turksa to take it to the elections in the summer of 2011 and beyond.

Turkish Movie Night

2010-11-02T00:04:00.008-04:00

Turkish Student Association

cordially invites you to the

Turkish Movie Night

YAHŞİ BATI
"Ottoman Cowboys"

A 2010 action comedy film with English subtitles

A thrilling story of love and adventure meeting at the dusty crossroads of East and West.
The year 1881, the Sultan wants to send the American President a gift.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

8:00pm - 10:00pm
Lecture Center 6

Turkish refreshments and surprise gifts

The event is free and open to all!

Visit also Facebook event page

Sponsored by

Graduate Student Organization

Multi-Cultural Affirmative Action

"Your GSO funds at work"

Republic Day 2010

2010-10-11T23:03:00.006-04:00

Turkish Student Association

cordially invites you

to 87th annual

Republic Day Reception

Friday, October 29, 2010

Campus Center 375

7:00 - 9:00 pm

Keynote Speech
Hyphenated Identities: Youth in Turkey and the USA

Selçuk R. Şirin, PhD

Assistant Professor of Applied Psychology

New York University

Turkish food will be served

The event is free and open to all

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Brought to you by

Turkish Student Association
University at Albany, SUNY

Co-sponsored by

Graduate Student Organization Programming &
Multi-Cultural Affirmative Action Committees

“Your GSO funds at work”

Turkish Movie Night

2010-09-19T09:57:00.004-04:00

Turkish Student Association

cordially invites you to the

Turkish Movie Night

PANDORA'NIN KUTUSU

“Pandora's Box”

Award-winning 2008 movie with English subtitles

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

8:00pm - 10:00pm
Lecture Center 6

Turkish refreshments and surprise gifts

The event is free and open to all!

Visit also Facebook event page

Sponsored by

Graduate Student Organization

Multi-Cultural Affirmative Action

"Your GSO funds at work"

Fall 2010 Events

2010-08-30T09:59:00.012-04:00

Movie Night - 18
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
8:00 - 10:00 pm
Lecture Center 6
Pandora'nın Kutusu "Pandora's Box"
When an aging matriarch starts showing signs of dementia, her dysfunctional family in İstanbul must navigate a minefield of unresolved issues to care for her. (IMDb) (BTFF)

Turkish Republic Day
Friday, October 29, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Campus Center 375
A reception for the 87th annual Turkish Republic Day ("Cumhuriyet Bayramı") followed by a guest speaker.

Movie Night - 19
Saturday, November 20, 2010
8:00 - 10:00 pm
Lecture Center 6
Yahşi Batı "The Ottoman Cowboys"
A thrilling story of love and adventure meeting at the dusty crossroads of East and West. The year 1881, the Sultan wants to send the American President a gift.

Turkish Products

2010-07-10T13:44:00.010-04:00

Online Turkish Store

Tulumba.com

When you shop at tulumba.com, please use this promotional code XGM48486 to contribute to Turksa

International Phone Cards

Mezun callingcard

Turksa Gives Back Again

2010-05-19T17:01:00.010-04:00

Turkish Student Association donated a new set of items to University Libraries after May 2008 set. With the new “gifts in kind,” Turksa continues to contribute to the accumulation of resources about Turkey and the Turkish culture at UAlbany.

In the observation of Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day on May 19th, 2010, Turksa Treasurer Hamide Yılmaz Gözü submitted DVDs of eleven Turkish movies to Dean and Director of Libraries, Dr. Mary F. Casserly.

The movies were screened during Turkish movie night events in the previous semesters and DVDs were purchased through RGSO funds. Donated items are as follows:

List of Donated Items

Cumhuriyet 1 “Republic 1” Directed by Ziya Öztan (1998)
Cumhuriyet 2 “Republic 2” Directed by Ziya Öztan (1998)
Cumhuriyet 3 “Republic 3” Directed by Ziya Öztan (1998)
Devrim Arabaları “Cars of the Revolution” Directed by Tolga Örnek (2008)
Gönül Yarası “Lovelorn” Directed by Yavuz Turgul (2005)
Güneşi Gördüm “I Saw the Sun” Directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül (2009)
Karpuz Kabuğundan Gemiler Yapmak “Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds” Directed by Ahmet Ulucay (2004)
Mustafa “Mustafa” Directed by Can Dündar & Hacı Mehmet Duranoğlu (2008)
Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali “The Last Ottoman: Yandım Ali” Directed by Mustafa Şevki Doğan (2007)
Tatil Kitabı “Summer Book” Directed by Seyfi Teoman (2008)
Vizontele “Vison Tele” Directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan & Ömer Faruk Sorak (2001)

With the addition of 11 DVDs Turksa increased its number of donated items to 19. The complete list of all the donated items up to date can be seen in our Resources page.

Spring 2010 Commencement

2010-05-17T12:13:00.009-04:00

Turkish Student Association members attended the Spring 2010 commencement ceremonies to congratulate and share the joy of graduates and family and friends.

In addition to the university-wide graduate commencement ceremony on Saturday May 15th and undergraduate ceremony on Sunday 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.

Turkish Student Association family was extra happy for the graduation of its current treasurer Hamide Yılmaz Gözü (MS in Educational Psychology) and former vice president Çağrı Özköse-Bıyık (PhD in Educational Theory and Practice), pictured on the right.

Turkish Student Association congratulates all the graduates and their families and wishes good luck and success in their future endeavors.

Turkish Day 2010

2010-04-03T13:53:00.020-04:00

Turkish Student Association

cordially invites you

to 3rd annual

TURKISH DAY

Friday, April 23, 2010

Campus Center Assembly Hall

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Perspectives on Turkish Higher Education System
A Panel of Guest Speakers

Prof. Daniel C. Levy
University at Albany, SUNY

Dr. Recai M. Yücel
University at Albany, SUNY

Dr. M. Güven Yalçıntaş
SUNY Research Foundation

Ambassador Robert R. Gosende
SUNY System Administration

Turkish dinner will be served prior to the panel

Event is free of charge and open to all

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Brought to you by
Turkish Student Association
University at Albany, SUNY

Sponsored by

Graduate Student Organization

“Your GSO funds at work”

GSO Programming Committee

Office of International Education

Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action

Office of Multicultural Student Success

Turkish Movie Night

2010-03-22T21:58:00.018-04:00

Turkish Student Association

cordially invites you to the

Turkish Movie Night

GÜNEŞİ GÖRDÜM

“I Saw the Sun”

A 2009 dramatic action film with English subtitles

Turkey's official 2010 Oscar submission

Saturday, April 10, 2010

8:00pm - 10:00pm
Lecture Center 4

Guest speaker
Dr. Vera Eccarius-Kelly

Professor of Political Science at Siena College

Turkish refreshments will be served
The event is free and open to all!

Visit also Facebook event page

Sponsored by

Graduate Student Organization

Multi-Cultural Affirmative Action Committee

"Your GSO funds at work"

Turkish Movie Night

2010-02-12T11:00:00.008-05:00

Turkish Student Association
cordially invites you to the
Turkish Movie Night

TATİL KİTABI
“Summer Book”

A 2008 family drama movie with English subtitles

Saturday, February 27, 2010
8:00pm - 10:00pm

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"

Indoor Soccer League

2010-02-02T20:23:00.009-05:00

Turkish Student Association has organized an indoor soccer league for its members and interested individuals during cold winter months of spring 2010 semester. The league is non-competitive, open to all, and free of charge. Scheduled games will take place at UAlbany’s Bubble, an air-supported hard surface sports facility located east of Physical Education Building in uptown campus. All are welcome to join to engage in a healthy fun activity and to meet some new friends.

Schedule of Games
Saturday, February 20 - 5pm-7pm
Saturday, February 27 - 5pm-7pm
Sunday, March 7 - 4pm-6pm
Sunday, March 14 - 4pm-6pm
Sunday, March 21 - 4pm-6pm
Saturday, April 10 - 5pm-7pm
Sunday, April 11 - 4pm-6pm

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Spring 2010 Events

2010-01-20T08:00:00.018-05:00

Movie Night - 16
Saturday, February 27, 2010
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Campus Center Terrace Lounge
Tatil Kitabı "Summer Book"
The story of one family in a small Mediterranean town in summer. Told mostly from the perspective of the youngest son Ali, the narrative is structured on the tensions between the father, Mustafa, and other members of the family. Mustafa is an authoritarian lemon merchant but when he experiences a cerebral hemorrhage the whole family is forced to accept new responsibilities. (BTFF) (IMDb) Refreshments will be served.

Movie Night - 17
Saturday, April 10, 2010
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Lecture Center 4
Güneşi Gördüm "I Saw the Sun"
A mountain village perched on the border between two worlds... The home, for generations, of the Altun family... Spanning a period of 25 years, the film recounts the experiences of the three families as they struggle to find their feet in alien surroundings. It is a film that condemns all of discrimination or otherization and argues that war,fighting and contempt for anyone unlike oneself are the very problem itself... (IMDb) There will be an expert guest speaker and refreshments.

Turkish Day 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Campus Center Assembly Hall
A panel on Turkish higher education with esteemed guest speakers preceded by dinner.

Turksa President in News

2009-11-27T11:58:00.016-05:00

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

2009-11-09T21:24:00.009-05:00

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

2009-10-19T19:31:00.014-04:00

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

2009-09-17T13:51:00.040-04:00

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

2009-08-31T13:36:00.022-04:00

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

2009-06-15T16:23:00.022-04:00

#	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

2009-05-16T12:11:00.008-04:00

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

2009-04-16T09:29:00.001-04:00

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

2009-04-15T10:58:00.007-04:00

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

2009-03-28T17:00:00.009-04:00

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

2009-02-10T18:09:00.007-05:00

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

2009-01-21T08:00:00.010-05:00

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.

Ramazan with Rumi

2008-09-20T14:40:00.005-04:00

Ramazan with Rumi: Bayram Celebration

Thursday, October 2, 2008
8:00 - 9:30 PM
Assembly Hall, Campus Center
Uptown Campus, University at Albany
1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222

Event Program
8:00 – 8:10 Welcome and initial remarks
8:10 – 8:30 Coffee & Turkish Desserts

8:30 – 9:00
Dr. İsmail Acar
Visiting Fellow at Islamic Legal Studies Program, Harvard Law School
& Visiting Assistant Professor of Islam, Bard College
"The Place of Rumi in Turkish Tradition"

9:00 – 9:25
Peter Rogen & Arsalaan
www.poetryofrumi.com
"Reading of Rumi poetry with nay music"

9:25 – 9:30 Closure and thanks

Turksa Officers

2008-09-15T17:00:00.028-04:00

Current Officers
Cüneyt Gözü, President (2011- )
Bilge Avcı, Vice President of Finance (2011- )
Hamide Yılmaz-Gözü, Vice President of Marketing (2011- )
Giray Aksoy, Secretary (2011- )
Ersin Dinçelli, Treasurer (2011- )
Esma Nur Ulcay, Public Relations (2010- )
Esra Altay, Event Coordinator (2011- )

Volunteers
Asil Özdoğru
Çağrı Özköse-Bıyık
Deniz Ortaçtepe
Ferhat Çağan
Süleyman Vural
Zübeyir Alp

Former Officers
Arzu Ayşin Tekindor, Secretary (2006-2007)
Asil Özdoğru, President (2006-2010)
Bilge Avcı, Secretary (2007-2010)
Cüneyt Gözü, Treasurer (2006-2008), VP (2009-10)
Çağrı Özköse-Bıyık, Vice President (2006-2009)
Hamide Yılmaz-Gözü, Treasurer (2009-2010)
Ozan Varlı, Treasurer (2008-2009)
Ümit Boz, Public Relations (2006-2008)

Handbook of Turkish Language

2008-09-06T17:37:00.008-04:00

'Türkçe' in Brief

Turksa makes available an online handbook for Turkish language developed by the National Middle East Language Resource Center (NMELRC) for those people who are interested in learning Turkish. The 34-page handbook contains following sections as well as many useful Web links:

A brief introduction to Turkish language and culture
Studying Turkish - “From one student to another”
Resources for students of Turkish.

NMELRC is funded through US Department of Education and aims to "both increase and improve opportunities for learning the languages of the Middle East."

The handbook is available for download from Turksa Web site.

Fall 2008 Events

2008-08-25T08:00:00.010-04:00

Ramazan with Rumi
Thursday, October 2, 2008
8:00pm, Campus Center Assembly Hall
Celebration of Ramazan Bayramı with a guest speaker from Harvard University to talk on Rumi and Sufi performers to read Rumi poetry with nay music. Coffee and Turkish desserts will be served.

Turkish Movie Night - 11
Saturday, October 25, 2008
8:00pm, Campus Center Terrace Lounge
Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali “The Last Ottoman: Yandım Ali”
After the World War I, allies occupied Istanbul. Our main character (Yandım Ali) is discharged from the navy and he doesn't believe that the country can be saved until he meets Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk), who wants to start a resistance against the occupiers (IMDb). Refreshments will be served.

Turkish Movie Night - 12
Saturday, November 22, 2008
8:00pm, Campus Center Terrace Lounge
Karpuz Kabuğundan Gemiler Yapmak “Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds”
It is the story of two adolescents who live in a small village, work in temporary summer jobs in a small town near their village, and have a passion for cinema. One of the boys works in a barber shop, the other sells watermelons. Whenever they find time, they work on their old little machine to show motion pictures from disposed films they collect from the local movie-theater. (IMDb). Refreshments will be served.

Other Organizations

2008-08-12T13:07:00.008-04:00

University at Albany
Alumni Association
Danes After Dark
Graduate Student Organization
Intensive English Language Program
International Students Services
Student Association

Turkish Student Associations
Boston University
Columbia University
Cornell University
George Washington University
Intercollegiate Turkish Students Society
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stanford University
SUNY Buffalo
Syracuse University
University of Rochester

Turkish American Associations
American Turkish Council
American Turkish Society
Assembly of Turkish American Associations
Federation of Turkish American Associations
NYCTurk
Turkish American Chamber of Commerce
Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association
Turkish Cultural Center
Turkish Society of Rochester

Turkish Info for Newcomers

2008-07-15T22:45:00.006-04:00

Ev Arkadasi Bulmak Icin
Cuneyt G.
July 7, 2008

Roommate bulmak konusunda ise bizim Turk Ogrenci Dernegi gibi Graduate Student Organization catisi altinda kurulan ogrenci derneklerine (Public Affairs Students Association, Educational Psychology & Methodology RGSO, Chinese , Korean, Muslim vs.) roommate aradiginiza dair ilan verebilirsiniz. Mevcut kuluplere su linklerden erisebilirsiniz. http://www.albany.edu/~gso/RGSO.htm#CSSA http://www.albanyinternationaleducation.com/iss/node.php?nodeid=96

Gorusmek uzere, her sey gonlunuzce olsun.
Cuneyt

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SUNY ogrencileri icin Albany'de ev tutma bilgileri :)
Bahadir A.
May 19, 2005

Ev tutulabilecek yerler konusunda tarife baslamadan genel bir downtown albany bakisi yapalim:) 3-4 tane avenue paralel olarak downtown dan updown campus e dogru uzaniyor. Bunlarin en yukarisinda ki Central, ortadakiler Washington and Western, bir de Madison var ki bu Western Avenue ile birlesiyor. Birlestikleri yeri kuzey-guney istikametiden kesen sokak'in adi Allen. Guney de kalan sokak south allen, kuzeyde kalan north allen.

Downtown campus Washington ve Western Avenue larin kesistigi yerde yahoo map'de "state teacher's college" diye gosteriliyor. Updown campus buraya gore bati da kaliyor ve o da Washington ve Western Avenue'lar arasinda.

Ev tutma konusunda yurtta kalmadigim icin bir karsilastirma yapamayacagim, ancak disarida ev tutmanin daha ucuz oldugu bir gercek. Ev tutmak icin Washington ve Western Avenue arasindaki sokaklara bakabilirsiniz. Hem Washington hem de Western uzerinden okula ucretsiz otobus ve servis gidiyor. Arabaniz olmayacaksa kesinlikle bu sokaklarda ev tutamanizi oneririm. Buradaki otobus sistemi TR'dekine hic benzemiyor. Ozellikle kisin otobus duraklarina yakin ev tutmadiginiz icin cok uzulebilirsiniz.

Eger dersleriniz updown campus te ise North Allen'dan Updown campuse kadar olan sokaklar, downtown campuste ise North Allen'dan downtown campuse kadar olan sokaklarda ev tutmaya bakmalisiniz. Benim her iki kampuste de dersim oldugu ve arabam olmadigi icin north allen uzerinde yasamaktan mutlu olmustum:))

Simdi ev tutmanin iyi olmayacagi yerleri tarif ediyorum. Washington Avenue'nun kuzeyinde kalan yerler, manning blvd'in dogusunda ise kotu, batisinda ise iyidir. Ancak hic bir zaman central avenue'ya yaklasmamalisiniz. Clinton Avenue diye bir yer duyarsaniz tam ters istikamate dogru kacin:) Clinton avenue uzerinde bir ev bakmistim, hikayesini baska zaman anlatirim:)) Washington ile western arasinda olsa bile bence Main avenue'nun batisinda kalan yerler tercih edilmelidir. Dogusu da tehlikeli bolge statusune girebilir.

Eger derslerinizin hepsi bir kampuste ise o kampuse en yakin, hatta mumkunse yurume mesafesindeki evleri tercih etmelisiniz. Ama downtown kampus icin daha once soyledigim washington avenue'nun kuzeyi tehlikeli bolge kurali gecerlidir. Ayrica downtown campusun batisindan Main Avenue a kadar olan yerler de pek uygun degil. Downtown campus icin hemen washington park kenarinda eski (yada tarihi diyelim) ancak sirin evler ve apartmanlar bulunmaktadir. Bunun disinda hemen downtown campus'un guneyinde Lake Avenue uzerinde de ilginc yerler var. Updown campus icin ise; hemen updown campus'un batisinda ve guney batisinda washington ve western avenue'lar arasinda kalan sokaklari goreceksiniz. Bence cok guzel yerler ancak cok az ev bulunmakta buralarda. Sahsen ucu ucuna orada bir oda tutma olayini kacirdim. Isin kotu yani buralarda oturdugunuzda kisin (yaklasik 5 ay) yuruyerek okula gidip geleceksiniz. Ozellikle karlarin yagdigi zamanlarda bu durum sizi uzebilir. Okul zamani 1-2 ay suresince bisiklet ile yolculuk yapabilirsiniz. Ancak benim gibi washington avenue uzerinde pedal cevirmeye calisirsaniz, trafigi iyi takip edin, heyecanli olabilir bazen:))

Arabaniz yoksa oturdugunuz yere yurume mesafesinde market (genelde price chopper yada hannaford) onemlidir. Yukaridaki tarifim albany'de oturup arabasi olmayacaklar icin daha cok gecerlidir. Arabaniz varsa alternatifleriniz cogaliyor, hayat kolaylasiyor.

Ev kiralarken dikkat edilecek hususlar:- Location (yukarida bahsettik:)- Kiraya dahil diger masraflar (utility: isitma, sicaksu, elektrik...) . Bence en cok dikkat etmeniz gereken hususlardan biri de isitmanin kiraya dahil oldugu yerleri bulmak. Eger isitma iyiyse kisin bu kararinizdan cok memnun olacaksiniz. - Roommate (bu sans isi, az kalsin nijeryalilarla roommate oluyordum, yabancilarla kalmak cok istedim ama sonunda bir turk arkadasla paylastim evi. Cok da iyi oldu. Ama her ikimizinde "keske soyle eli yuzu duzgun bir amerikali bulsaydik da hem ingilizcemizde daha guzel gelisseydi" dedik) Eli yuzu duzgun derken yanlis anlasilmasin iyi huylu demek istedim:))- Arabaniz varsa park yerinin olmasi onemli, yol uzerine park etmek kisin sorun, ayrica belli gunlerde temizlik nedeniyle park yasak, zahmetli is anlayacaginiz. - Lease yaparken yanlizca okul donemi icin (9 aylik) yapmaya calisin. Yazin TR'e donmek isterseniz bosu bosuna 3 ay kira odememis yada yaz icin sublease yapmamis olursunuz.
Universite'nin web sayfasi uzerinden roommate bulabilirsiniz. Ayrica hali hazirda ev kiralamis ve yanlizca bir odasini kiralamaya calisanlarin ilanlari da var.
http://www.albany.edu/housing/living/rl_offcampushousing.html

Simdilik aklima gelenler bunlar, kolay gelsin,

Bahadir

About Turkey

2008-06-20T22:23:00.005-04:00

Information About Turkey

EURO 2008

2008-06-20T21:48:00.009-04:00

After the dramatic win against Crotia in the quarter-final match today in Vienna, Turkey ascends to be one of the top four European national football teams. Turkish Student Association invites you once more to come and join Turkish students to watch and cheer the semi-final match between Turkey and Germany for the EURO 2008 Football Championship.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008
2:30 – 4:00pm
Campus Center First Floor
(GSO Office Level)
UAlbany Uptown Campus

Turksa Gives Back

2008-05-09T16:20:00.011-04:00

"Gifts in Kind" to Libraries

Turkish Student Association donated eight items to the University at Albany Libraries in order to enhance resources for the campus community to learn about Turkey and the Turkish culture.

In his meeting with Dr. Mary Casserly, Assistant Director for Collections and User Services, on May 9, 2008, Turksa treasurer Cüneyt Gözü handed over two illusrated books and DVDs of six Turkish movies to be catalouged for circulation. Turksa purchased the DVDs through RGSO funds and the books were donated by Zeynep Özkan from The College of Saint Rose.

To learn more about gifts in kind and to donate to the University Libraries, please visit their Web site.

List of Donated Items
1- İstanbul [Book] by İlhan Akşit (1981)
2- Marketplaces… Bazaars… [Book] by Eczacıbaşı (2005)
3- İklimler “Climates” [DVD] Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (2006)
4- Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü? “Who Killed the Shadows?” [DVD] Directed by Ezel Akay (2006)
5- Dondurmam Gaymak “Ice Cream, I Scream” [DVD] Directed by Yüksel Aksu (2006)
6- Selvi Boylum, Al Yazmalım “The Girl with the Red Scarf” [DVD] Directed by Atıf Yılmaz (1977)
7- Hokkabaz “The Trickster” [DVD] Directed by Ali Taner Baltacı & Cem Yılmaz (2006)
8- Babam ve Oğlum “My Father and My Son” [DVD] Directed by Çağan Irmak (2005)

GSO Awards Turksa

2008-05-04T22:00:00.008-04:00

Graduate Student Organization (GSO) of the University at Albany awarded Turkish Student Association with the

2008 GSO Most Culturally Enriching RGSO Award

for "organizing various multi-cultural events with engaging in alternative ways of fundraising, collaborating with various GSO committees and university offices to improve programming capacity and quality, and utilizing creative ways of outreach and advertising."

Turksa vice president Çağrı Özköse-Bıyık received the award from Dr. Ray Bromley, Director of the Office of International Education, at the GSO End-of-Year Gala and Award Ceremony held at a cruise on Hudson River on Sunday afternoon of May 4th, 2008. After receiving the award on the behalf of Turksa, Çağrı sang an Azeri-Turkish song for the event attendees.

Turksa thanks GSO and the award committee for their decision and looks forward to organizing more activities to contribute to UAlbany community.

Board Materials Available

2008-05-01T01:17:00.011-04:00

Turkey on Your Board

In the observation of the celebration of May as the "Turkish Month" in US by some cultural organizations, Turkish Student Association composed a set of promotional materials for cultural boards to advertise Turkey and the Turkish culture.

Materials include information about location of Turkey, quick facts about Turkey, celebration of May as the Turkish month in US, Turkish history timeline, examples from Turkish cuisine, places to visit in Turkey, cultural figures, Turkish holidays, and some trivia information.

Although the initial motivation was specifically for the month of May, board materials can be displayed any time of the year with the exclusion of "Why May" document. All of the materials were retrieved from the specified Internet resources and available free of charge.

If you would like to use our visuals in your school or workplace boards designated for cultural purposes, you can download the materials to print from our Web site.

Turkish National Day Reception

2008-04-23T21:00:00.001-04:00

88th National Sovereignty and Children's Day of Turkey

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Patroon Room, Campus Center
Uptown Campus, University at Albany
1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY 12222

Event Program
6:00 – 6:15 Welcome and initial remarks
6:15 – 6:50 Dinner
6:50 – 7:00 Speaker introductions

7:00 – 7:15
Prof. Ümit Cizre
Levin Distinguished Scholar in Turkish Affairs at State University of New York, Binghamton
& Professor of Politics in Department of Political Science, Bilkent University, Ankara
“Perspectives on Turkey's Achievements and Challenges of Political Maturity”

7:15 – 7:30
Dr. Ş. İlgü Özler
Assistant Professor in Department of Political Science, State University of New York, New Paltz
“Turkey’s Role and Importance in the Region and the World”

7:30 – 7:40
Ambassador Robert R. Gosende
Associate Vice Chancellor for International Programs in Office of International Programs, State University of New York System Administration
“YÖK-SUNY Relations as a Proxy to Turkey-US Relations”

7:40 – 7:55 Turkish folk music performance
7:55 – 8:00 Closure and thanks

Leadership Award to Turksa

2008-03-16T18:00:00.006-04:00

Asil Özdoğru awarded International Student Leadership Award for 2008

Congratulations to Asil Özdoğru [Turksa president] for winning the International Student Leadership Award for 2008. Asil is a doctoral student in Educational Psychology who has given a large amount time and energy to improving the lives of students here at the University at Albany.

In 2004, he served as an Orientation Assistant in the International Student & Scholar Services program for new international students. He and a group of friends, then, started the Turkish Student Association in the Spring of 2006. They have organized various cultural events open to the entire University, including movie screenings, a painting exhibition, a cooking class and a graduation party, in collaboration with the Graduate Student Organization.

Asil volunteers his time to assist international students in many ways, such as transporting them to and from airports in Albany and New York City, helping to move furniture, and helping them find apartments or roommates. He also advises them on writing papers and introduces them to new friends from different cultures. He has started two email groups, one for people interested in playing pick-up soccer at UAlbany and the other for Turkish people within the University and the local community, both quite successful with 74 and 84 members respectively.

Asil has taken the initiative to develop ways to help people connect here at the University. Although his main concern has been international students, helping to ease their cultural transition to living in Albany, his activities have benefited the larger community by introducing them to Turkish culture and providing an outlet for physical activity.

By International Student & Scholar Services

Doctoral Alumni

2008-02-28T20:14:00.018-05:00

List of UAlbany Turkish Doctoral Alumni*

2010 Asil Özdoğru, Educational Psychology
2010 Sedef Uzuner, Educational Theory and Practice
2010 Burak Dindaroğlu, Economics
2010 Çağrı Özköse-Bıyık, Educational Theory and Practice
2009 Ahmet Güler, Public Administration
2009 Ersan Özkan, Political Science
2009 Bahadır Kazım Akçam, Informatics
2008 Ayhan Bingölbalı, Physics
2008 Sezgin Seymen Çebi, Political Science
2007 Rahmi Bula, Physics
2006 Şehnaz Baltacı-Göktalay, Educational Theory and Practice
2006 Mehmet Akif Ocak, Educational Theory and Practice
2005 Gültekin Işıklar, Economics
2004 Osman Nuri Kureş, Mathematics
2004 Emrah Arbak, Economics
2003 Özlem Çeziktürk, Educational Theory and Practice
2003 Vedat G. Diker, Information Studies
1994 Selçuk Caner, Economics
1988 Candan Karlıtekin, Economics
1982 Ali Mehmet Celal Şengör, Geological Sciences
1978 Mehmet A. Odekon, Economics

* The list is not official and all inclusive. For corrections and additions please contact us.

Did You Know?

2008-02-10T16:48:00.010-05:00

Interesting Facts about Turkey

The only city in the world located on two continents is İstanbul which had been the capital of three great empires; Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman for more than 2000 years
Legend has it that St. John brought Virgin Mary to Ephesus where she spent her last days in a small house on Mt. Koressos (Bülbül dağı) near Ephesus
Early Christians escaping from Roman persecution nearly 2000 years ago sheltered in Cappodocia in Central Anatolia
Part of Turkey’s southwestern shore was a wedding gift that Mark Antony gave to Cleopatra
The famous Trojan wars took place in western Turkey
Turkey introduced coffee to Europe
St. Nicholas, also known as Santa Claus, was born and lived in Demre, Turkey
Turkey is the birthplace of the many historical figures and legends such as the Poet Homer, King Midas, Historian Herodotus and St. Paul
Long before the discovery of America, English merchants discovered the Çulluk, a kind of bird in the Turkish countryside, and began exporting it back to England, where it became very popular, and was known as a 'Turkey bird' or simply a 'turkey.'
"Turkiya" means "season's beginnings" or "beautiful" in Swahili
How was the name of country Turks & Caicos Islands derived? The popular story is the name Turks being derived after the indigenous Turk's Head "fez" cactus, and the name Caicos, a Lucayan term "caya hico," meaning string of islands. A more romantic, origin of the name is a reflection of the Islands' pirate history, when 17th and 18th century pirates used the islands as hideouts and preyed upon the passing Spanish treasure ships bound for Europe. The term "Turk" for a pirate stemmed two centuries earlier when the Ottoman Empire dominated the Mediterranean and Turkish corsaries harried European Atlantic shipping, thus translated "Turks" Islands becomes "Pirate" Islands!

Spring 2008 Events

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Turkish Movie Night - 9
Saturday, February 23, 2008
8:00pm, Campus Center Terrace Lounge
Eşkıya “The Bandit”
The epic adventures of the legendary Baran the Bandit following his release from prison. After serving 35 years, it is no surprise that the world has changed dramatically. His home village is now underwater thanks to the construction of a new dam, Baran heads for İstanbul to get revenge upon his former best friend, the man who snitched on him and stole his lover Keje. (IMDb)

Turkish Movie Night - 10
Saturday, April 5, 2008
8:00pm, Campus Center Terrace Lounge
Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü? “Who Killed the Shadows?”
Karagöz and Hacivat lived and died during the first clashes of the decaying Eastern Roman Empire and the early Ottomans of the 14th century Anatolia. Their stories and characters have been adapted for the traditional shadow theatre of the later Ottoman Empire, in modern Turkey and all over the Middle East, Greece and western Asia. (IMDb)

Turkish Day Reception
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
6:00–8:00pm, Campus Center Patroon Room
Celebration of the 88th National Sovereignty and Children's Day of Turkey featuring three prominent guest speakers and a Turkish folk musician preceded by dinner.

Fall 2007 Events

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Turkish Movie Night - 6
Saturday, September 29, 2007
9:00pm, Campus Center Terrace Lounge
İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında “İstanbul Under My Wings”
The story takes us back to the 17th century İstanbul, and the powerful times of the Ottoman Empire under the rule of Sultan Murad IV. Interesting life and love story of Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi, one of the first aviators to have succeeded in flying with artificial wings. (IMDb)

Turkish Movie Night - 7
Saturday, October 20, 2007
9:00pm, Campus Center Terrace Lounge
Selvi Boylum, Al Yazmalım “The Girl with the Red Scarf”
A classic and endlessly watchable love story that never dates… Inspired by the novel of acclaimed Soviet writer Cengiz Aytmatov, Atıf Yılmaz adapts one of history's greatest love stories to the screen with the greatest finesse. It is said, in fact, that the French poet Aragon described The Girl With The Red Scarf as "the world's greatest love story." (IMDb)

Turkish Movie Night - 8
Saturday, November 17, 2007
9:00pm, Campus Center Terrace Lounge
Hokkabaz “The Trickster”
In his latest film, the enormously popular Turkish comedian Cem Yılmaz plays the struggling magician İskender. The only person who believes in him is his childhood friend Maradona and together they dream of a better life. They embark on a tour of Anatolia to escape the hustle and bustle of İstanbul's streets, and to make as much money as possible. (IMDb)

Culture through Food
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
5:00pm, Chapel House
The end-of-semester MCAA event with food from different parts of the globe! Prizes for the top three of a 'Show and Tell' (Dürüms “gyros” and lokums “Turkish delights” are served)

Turksa Service

2007-07-19T17:44:00.005-04:00

Call for Turksa Service

Turkish Student Association always welcomes people who want to serve the organization. Interested persons can serve either as an officer or a volunteer.

Elections for officer positions are held as long as there are multiple candidates for a position at the designated nomination dates for each academic year. Anyone interested in running for a position should nominate themselves or another person by contacting us between June 1st and August 1st of every year. Elections are organized and monitored by the President, if s/he is not running for a position. In the other case, President appoints an independent person for the electoral process.

We value and appreciate contributions of our volunteers. Volunteers can contact us at any time of the year to serve in various capacities.

Welcome Letter

2007-06-13T16:42:00.015-04:00

Turkish Student Association prepared a welcome letter for incoming Turkish UAlbany students as requested by the International Student and Scholars Services.

Letter, written both in English and Turkish, welcomes the newly accepted students, informs them about Turksa, and lists various channels of communication with other Turksa members in order to facilitate new students' transition to their program at UAlbany and life in Albany. Letter is intended to be included within the information package that is usually sent out to students before they arrive campus.

A PDF copy of the letter can be downloaded here.

GSO Award to Turksa - 2

2007-05-05T21:00:00.002-04:00

Turkish Student Association (Turksa) secretary Bilge Avcı has been awarded by the Graduate Student Organization (GSO) of the University at Albany with the

2007 GSO Service Award

for her "selfless dedication and instrumental contributions to Turksa and graduate student community in the University at Albany."

Turksa congratulates Bilge for her award and appreciates her great service.

Spring 2007 Events

2007-01-18T14:03:00.009-05:00

Turkish Movie Night - 3
Saturday, March 10, 2007
8:00pm, Campus Center Terrance Lounge
Dar Alanda Kısa Paslaşmalar “Offside”
A romantic football (soccer) movie by Yeni Sinemacılar. A nice dramatic story of an amateur football team in the early 80's in Turkey. Also it's like its first words says: "Life is like football." The life story of Esnafspor Football Club and people around it in one of the historic neighborhoods of Bursa. (IMDb)

Turkish Movie Night - 4
Thursday, April 12, 2007
8:00pm, Campus Center Terrance Lounge
Organize İşler “Organized Jobs”
Some say stealing, some pilfering, some snatching, whatever the heck it is, it is Organized Jobs, the story of the snatched and who snatch. In one of the world’s wonders, İstanbul, where who saves who, and who gets snatched by whom, is uncertain, jobs are all organized and organized always works. (IMDb)

Turkish Movie Night - 5
Thursday, May 3, 2007
8:00pm, Campus Center Terrance Lounge
Babam ve Oğlum “My Father and My Son”
Sadık is one of the rebellious youth who has been politically active as a university student and became a left-wing journalist in the 70's, despite his father's expectations of him becoming an agricultural engineer and taking control of their family farm in an Aegean village. … (IMDb)

Making and Tasting of Kısır
Monday, May 14, 2007
7:00pm, Chapel House
Kısır: “Bulgur Salad or Turkish Tabbouleh” Learn how to prepare the famous Turkish dish.

Fall 2006 Events

2006-09-05T13:58:00.006-04:00

Turkish Dream
September 13 – 21, 2006
Campus Center Patroon Lounge
The painting exhibition of artist Arzu Ayşin Tekindor.

Turkish Republic Day
October 29, 2006
RPI Student Union
Observation and commemoration of the Turkish Republic Day.

GSO Award to Turksa

2006-04-28T21:52:00.002-04:00

Turkish Student Association treasurer Cüneyt Gözü has been awarded by the Graduate Student Organization (GSO) of the University at Albany with the

2006 GSO Service Award

for his "active role in the establishment of Turksa, constructive involvement and engagement with GSO activities, and the meticulous and multifaceted services to Turksa and graduate student community."

Turksa congratulates Cüneyt for his award and appreciates his great service.

Spring 2006 Events

2006-02-17T13:55:00.009-05:00

Turkish Movie Night - 1
Thursday, March 16, 2006
7:30pm, Education 335
Gönül Yarası “Lovelorn”
Idealist Nazım (Şener Şen) returns home to his family in Istanbul after a 15-year gap away teaching in a remote Kurdish village in eastern Turkey. Becoming a taxi driver he meets a single mother who works in a sleazy club and becomes embroiled in her plight - a troublesome ex-husband who won't leave her alone - and starts to fall in love with her. (IMDb)

Turkish Movie Night - 2
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
7:30pm, Education 335
Mustafa Hakkında Herşey “All About Mustafa”
Mustafa is a successful business man living a seemingly great life with his family when an accident takes it all away from him and leaves him with many questions and a cab driver, Fikret, who can answer it all. Mustafa is due to get a lot more than what he bargained for, however, as his interrogations take him to long-forgotten childhood memories. (IMDb)

Multicultural Night
Thursday, May 4, 2006
7:00pm, Campus Center Assembly Hall
Food and performances by various groups and cultures including Tae-Kwon Do, Argentine, Turkish, Indian, African, Greek, Spanish, Brazilian and Chinese.

Graduation Party
Friday, May 19, 2006
7:30, Education 335
Appreciation of and celebration for graduating Turkish students.

The Start of Turksa

2006-02-10T20:30:00.018-05:00

A new student organization: Turkish Student Association launches at UAlbany

Contact: Turkish Student Association (518) 442-3302

After the majority approval votes of Graduate Student Organization assembly meeting on Friday, February 10, 2006, Turkish Student Association (Turksa) is officially started. As a
recognized graduate student organization, Turksa (a widely known acronym in many other campuses) took its place among other cultural student groups adding another color to rich pallet of UAlbany student life.

According to Institute of International Education, Turkey is the top 8th country of origin for international students in the United States with 12,474 Turkish students for 2004/05 academic year. University at Albany has become a popular campus for Turkish students starting with 1990s. UAlbany International Student & Scholar Services reports a growing number of enrollments for Turkish undergraduate and graduate students.

Established with the initiation of 5 graduate students from School of Education, Business, and College of Arts & Sciences, Turksa will serve UAlbany students and faculty with a series of campus-wide activities. Turksa aims to familiarize the UAlbany community with Turkish culture and to build a network of students and academicians interested in Turkey. Facilitating transition of Turkish students, promoting friendship and understanding among diverse student groups, and contributing to the multicultural atmosphere of UAlbany are also among the organization’s goals. Membership is open to anyone interested in Turkey and the Turkish culture.

Turksa is planning to organize a panel of speakers on Turkey and two Turkish movie screenings for Spring 2006 semester. For additional information about the Turkish Student Association contact the organization via phone at (518) 442-3302; e-mail at turksa AT albany.edu; or visit their Web site at http://www.albany.edu/~turksa.

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