Turkish American Association of Alabama has celebrated 95th anniversary of Turkish Republic.Thank you for celebrating with us. For people who could not join, we would love to see you on our next community event.
Chelsea Community Center
Aynur Ates-Vloon, President of TAAA Dr. Levent Onat, Vice President of TAAA
Dr. Thomas Jennings - Guest Speaker, The Department of History, University of Alabama
Turkish American Association of Alabama Board of Directors and some of the volunteers (2018)
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Turkish American Association of Alabama has celebrated 94th anniversary of Turkish Republic (2017)
Dr. Murat Tanik - Guest Speaker, Professor & Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Wallace R. Bunn Chair of Telecommunications - University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
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We have visited the Consul General Mr. Akil Oktem at Turkish Consulate General in Houston, Texas
Turkish American Heritage Day and The people of Turkey on Turkish Republic Day on October 29 Resolution have been presented to Turkish Community by Mr. Michael Ciamarra. Mr. Michael Ciamarra, Mrs. Melody Ciamarra, Mrs. Iris Gross and Mr. Bill Gross at 29th October , 88th year of Turkish Republic Day celebration at Birmingham International Center.
More pictures from previous years...
We celebrated another birthday of the Turkish Republic!
We ask our future generation to put off the candles on the cake. 
With volunteers, we prepared examples from Turkish Cuisine to enjoy all together.
Great Team (2011)
From left to right; Ergin Esirgemez (BOD), Rebecca Kinney (Volunteer), Deniz Cakir (BOD), Sukru Icimsoy (BOD) , Paul Vloon (Volunteer), Aynur Ates Vloon (BOD), Abidin Yildirim (BOD), Hulya Aybek (BOD) and Eva Reichel (Volunteer)
Although, they are not in the picture, but also; Orrin Ford (BOD), Gunes Demirbas (BOD) , Ozge Cavusoglu (Volunteer), Peggy Bonfield (Volunteer), Fevzi Caglarsu (Former BOD) , Demet Gurler (Former BOD), Sinem Kilic (Former volunteer).
And last but not least, I would like to thank Turkish Community and Friends of Turkey for their continuous support.
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Collage Dance Group http://player.vimeo.com/video/16247245 Cocktail Dinner Silent Auction... $25 for Turkish American Association of Alabama and Young Professional Group... Tickets can be provided from ;
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In keeping with the Ramadan tradition of making children happy, TAAA will collect gifts for the children at its Ramadan Celebration on September 20th.
For this Ramadan Festival, we have chosen the organization Pathways that provides support for homeless mothers and their children. TAAA will be organizing to collect gifts for these children. For more information, you can visit http://www.pathwayshome.org/about-board.html .
Please select from the following list as you wish and bring the gifts to the BIC on 20th September without packed. If you cannot come, please let us know in advance so we can arrange a pick up.
Please let us know if you have further question by calling Aynur Ates Vloon at ... or sending e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We would like to thank you in advance for your kind help.
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This past September, the Birmingham International Center (BIC) held a kickoff reception for Spotlight on Turkey 2010-11. Chairman of Spotlight on Turkey, Orrin Ford, opened the reception with a speech addressed to the more than 150 guests attending the event. The ATAA President, Gunay Evinch, and the TAAA also attended. Spotlight on Turkey’s honorary guest of the evening was the Consul General Akil Oktem from the Turkish Embassy in Houston, Texas. Tony Petelos, mayor of Hoover, and Birmingham Mayor, William Bell, both presented the Consul with keys to the cities. The president of the ATAA (Assembly of Turkish American Associations), Gunay Evinch, also attended.
Spotlight on Turkey aims to educate teachers, students, and the community about Turkish history, cuisine, culture, and art. The program runs from September 2010 until the summer of 2011.
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