Oklahoma City Raindrop Turkish House ladies opened the season with a fascinating Turkish Coffee Night on Friday, October 2nd. Raindrop Turkish House holds Ladies Turkish Coffee Nights for many years, and now they have become a tradition in Oklahoma. More than 60 ladies showed up for the night. The program started with service of Turkish coffee in authentic tiny cups. The theme of this month is "Women in Turkey." Nur Uysal, the Director of Outreach of Raindrop Turkish House, gave a presentation about the status and lives of women in Turkey. She shed light upon the Turkish women's journey through history, their economic and social life. (October 2, 2009, Oklahoma City, OK)
Stephen Kinzer, former Istanbul bureau chief for the New York Times, and author of "Crescent and Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds" spoke this week at University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Red Dirt Report was there for this fascinating lecture on Turkey and its importance in the world.
(September 28, 2009, OKC, Oklahoma)
The Raindrop Turkish House at Jackson hosted Hinds County Sheriff Malcolm E., Hinds County Police Department Heads and Police officers for Ramadan Iftar Dinner. A representative from FBI and local Turkish-American families were also present at the program. Examples of the traditional Turkish cuisine prepared by volunteers of Turkish-American families were the “Turkish Delight” of the evening. (September 18, 2009, Jackson, Missisipi)
Raindrop Turkish House hosted about 1200 people for Bayram Celebration in Turquoise
Center. New Turkish Consulate Akil Oktem visited our center and meet with the
Turkish Community. Raindro Kids Club presented Bayram Celebration Program for
the kids from 12:30 pm. to 4:00 pm.
Have you ever tasted delicious Turkish food?
Do you want to learn more about authentic Turkish cuisine?
Raindrop Turkish House offers Turkish
Cuisine cooking classes.You are going
to be actively participating in creating fabulous masterpieces of Turkish
cuisine during the class.
You are very welcome to join
the feast at the end of the class!
It is very easy to enroll in the program!
Everything is online!Simply type http://raindropturkevi.org/turkish-cuisine-classes-application-form-2.html
into your internet browser, or click on Turkish Cuisine Classes Application Form on the right and fill out the form.After you submit your application document,
you will receive an e-mail from our corresponding Raindrop branch. Hurry up, the space is limited!
Raindrod Turkish House hosted its second annual friendship and engagement dinner with Houston Police Department.
Assistant Chief of Police Department Kirk Munden shared his remarks with the community. President Mehmet Okumus presented an Appreciation Certificate to Fondren Patrol Division for their hard work and dedication to our community. Captain Spears from Fondren division and Stephen Daniels from Houston Police department shared their remarks with the community. The program was over with the group picture in our lobby.
Turquoise Center in Houston was home to a wonderful night with its neighbors. Raindrop Turkish House hosted 120 people who live around Turquoise Center at the "2nd Annual Friendship and Engagement Dinner with Neighborhood".
Mr. Mehmet Okumus, President of Raindrop Turkish House welcomed everyone and expressed how significant this event is. He also commented that this center is open for everyone and neighbors that would like to use this facility for cultural, educational and social purposes such as meetings, birthday parties, gatherings, etc. (August 25, 2009, Houston, TX)