Tuesday, February 10, 2009

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.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

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.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Ramazan with Rumi

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

Monday, September 15, 2008

Turksa Officers

Current Officers
Cüneyt Gözü, President (2011- )
Bilge Avcı, Vice President of Finance (2011- )
Hamide Yılmaz-GözüVice 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)

Saturday, September 6, 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.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Fall 2008 Events

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.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

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

Friday, June 20, 2008

About Turkey

Information About Turkey

EURO 2008

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