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

International Phone Cards

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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

Turksa Officers

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

'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:

1. A brief introduction to Turkish language and culture
2. Studying Turkish - “From one student to another”
3. 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.

Other Organizations

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

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

Information About Turkey

• Go Turkey
• Let's Go Turkey
• Ministry of Culture and Tourism
• Turkish Culture and Tourism Office
• Turkish Culture Portal
• Turkish Embassy in US

Board Materials Available

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.

Doctoral Alumni

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?

Interesting Facts about Turkey

1. 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
2. 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
3. Early Christians escaping from Roman persecution nearly 2000 years ago sheltered in Cappodocia in Central Anatolia
4. Part of Turkey’s southwestern shore was a wedding gift that Mark Antony gave to Cleopatra
5. The famous Trojan wars took place in western Turkey
6. Turkey introduced coffee to Europe
7. St. Nicholas, also known as Santa Claus, was born and lived in Demre, Turkey
8. Turkey is the birthplace of the many historical figures and legends such as the Poet Homer, King Midas, Historian Herodotus and St. Paul
9. 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.'
10. "Turkiya" means "season's beginnings" or "beautiful" in Swahili
11. 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!

Welcome Letter

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.