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)

Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, spoke at Raindrop Forum - Morning Conversation Series. The topic was "Making Texas World-Class in a Global Economy".

Ms.Combs serves as the state's chief financial officer. She manages the state's treasury operations to monitor Texas' fiscal health, guides legislative decision makers by estimating state revenues and ensures state taxes are collected fairly and efficiently to fund vital programs and services for the people of Texas.

To see the pictures of this event, click here:

(August 12, 2009, Houston, TX)

Merhaba!

Turkish Classes for the Fall season are starting on August 24. Class sessions will take place in Turquoise Center in Houston every Monday and Wednesday between 6 - 8 pm.

If you're interested in learning Turkish, we invite you this exciting course where you will explore many aspects of Turkish Culture along with Turkish Language. You'll have the opportunity in participating a big spectrum of activities such as Coffee Nights. (August 18, 2009, Houston, TX)

To register please click on this link: http://raindropturkevi.org/turkish-language-course-application-form.html

Dear Friends,

We would like to share with you Turkey coverage in Houston Chronicle Travel Section on Sunday August 16, 2009. The article was written by Christina Herrndobler and it mentions many aspects of Turkey including Turkish Delight, Whirling Dervishes, Bosphorous Cruise, historical places and much more....

(August 17, 2009, Houston, TX)

Raindrop Forum in collaboration with Turquoise Council hosted Congressman John Culberson at a Town Hall Meeting. Congressman Culberson represents the 7th District of Texas, a seat formerly held by President George H. W. Bush and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Bill Archer.

Congressman Culberson met with the community leaders from Turkic-American community and directed a speech to the audience. He talked about the several topics such as health care and border security;  (July 29, 2009, Houston, TX)