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Turksa Gives Back Again

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

1. Cumhuriyet 1 “Republic 1” Directed by Ziya Öztan (1998)
2. Cumhuriyet 2 “Republic 2” Directed by Ziya Öztan (1998)
3. Cumhuriyet 3 “Republic 3” Directed by Ziya Öztan (1998)
4. Devrim Arabaları “Cars of the Revolution” Directed by Tolga Örnek (2008)
5. Gönül Yarası “Lovelorn” Directed by Yavuz Turgul (2005)
6. Güneşi Gördüm “I Saw the Sun” Directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül (2009)
7. Karpuz Kabuğundan Gemiler Yapmak “Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds” Directed by Ahmet Ulucay (2004)
8. Mustafa “Mustafa” Directed by Can Dündar & Hacı Mehmet Duranoğlu (2008)
9. Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali “The Last Ottoman: Yandım Ali” Directed by Mustafa Şevki Doğan (2007)
10. Tatil Kitabı “Summer Book” Directed by Seyfi Teoman (2008)
11. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Local Newspaper Features Turksa President

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

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

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

Turkish Movie Night

Turkish Student Association

cordially invites you to the

Turkish Movie Night

DEVRiM ARABALARI

"Revolution Cars"

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

build a national automobile in the 1960s

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

Refreshments will be served

The event is free and open to all!

Sponsored by

Danes After Dark &

Graduate Student Organization

"Your GSO funds at work"