Turkish Earthquake Fundraising Dinner & Turkish Republic Day Reception

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

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!

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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

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

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

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:

1. Pandora’nın Kutusu "Pandora’s Box" Directed by Yeşim Ustaoğlu (2008)
2. Yahşi Batı "Otoman Cowboys" Directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak (2010)
3. Neşeli Hayat "A Jolly Life" Directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan (2009)
4. 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

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

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

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

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

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.