Congresswoman Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson cordially invited Raindrop Turkevi outreach members to her houseparty.  (December, 2006, Dallas)

The official opening of Raindrop Turkevi-Austin took place on the sunny Tuesday of November 28. The Mayor of Austin, Will Wynn, cut the ribbon in front of a large distinguished guests. After the short speeches, guests tasted the delicious Turkish food, prepared by Turkish American Woman Association. Raindrop Turkevi-Austin will offer Turkish classes, folk dance, cooking classes and host several cultural events for Austinies.(November 28,2005.AUSTIN)

Consul General of Turkey in Houston, His Excellency Ambassador Atila Uzer, and Consul Ali FIndik visited Rain Drop Turkevi on March 8. The participants included representatives from various foundations and associations including, IID, IICP, and Citadel. The executive Director of Rain Drop Foundation, Cemil Teber, was the host of the event. The evening started with dinner and continued as the guests sipped their tea. Mr. Teber made a presentation containing the history of Rain Drop Foundation and some of the current and planned activities. Mr. Uzer congratulated the work that Rain Drop has been doing and made several suggestions throughout the evening.

(March 8,2007,HOUSTON)

Honorable Consul General of South Korea Kim Jung and his wife had the representatives of Rain Drop Turkevi and the IICP at a dinner party to honor the veterans of Korean war. Honorable Consul greeted his guests in Turkish. He joked "Ben Kim'im, siz kimsiniz?". He suggested that we should organize a meeting to introduce the Korean businessmen to their Turkish counterparts at the Turkevi.

(February 23,2007,HOUSTON)

The president of Raindrop Foundation, Yasar Tiryakioglu, and several members of Turkish community in Houston attended the farewell dinner of the Indonesian Consul General. Honorable Consul talked very generously about Turkey and Turkish people he met in Houston in his speech.

Honorable South Korean Counsul General Kim Jung Keun, one of the participants of the upcoming trip to Turkey, has started learning Turkish. The Honorable Consul met the Turkish teacher, Mr. Mursel Celebi, the first time this week and found out that Mr. Celebi's father was a veteran of the Korean war. It was a very emotional moment for both of them. The Honorable Consul asked Mr. Celebi to convey his regards to his father.(February 16,2007,HOUSTON)