 Congressman CiroRodriguez of the 23rd congressional district honored the Turkishcommunity by visiting Raindrop Turkish House on Friday, June 4, 2010.Accompanied by his wife, Carolina Rodriguez, and Field Representative, IrmaGutierrez, Congressman Rodriguez met with Turkish community leaders over atraditional Turkish coffee. After a tour of the Raindrop Turkish House andconversation with some of the members of the Turkish community, CongressmanRodriguez gave an address to all attendees. (San Antonio, TX 06/04/2010) |
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Turkish Olympiad team was on the news in the program called " 45 dakika " in Istanbul. Our president and congressman and vice president from Justice and Development Party Huseyin Celik participated the program.Juliana Cuartas from El Paso performed with a song titled :Bana Bir Masal Anlat Baba". Joanna mendoza recited the poem called " Elif'in Kagnisi". Our president gave brief information about the activities of Raindrop Turkish House in terms of introducing Turkish culture to the society in America.
The team is consisted of 10 male and 12 female students. The program will start on May 26 and it will be over on June 10th 2010.Click read more to see the pictures!
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ABD’nin Texas eyaleti Houston şehrinde yaşayan Bursalılar şampiyonluk maçı için Raindrop Türkevi’nin organizasyonuyla Turkuaz Kültür Merkezi’nde biraraya geldiler. Bursalı futbolseverler gurbette okyanus ötesinde heyecanla seyrettikleri maçta gollerden sonra birbirlerine sarılarak sevinçlerini paylaştılar.
Maçın sonunda, önceden hazırladıkları Şampiyonluk pastasını kesen ve hareketli Bursa türküleriyle halaylar çeken gurbetçi sporseverler duygulu anlar yaşadılar.
Futbolseverler şunları söylediler:
Onur Kaya (Raindrop Türkevi Halkla İlişkiler Direktörü): Texaslı Bursalılar olarak Bursalı Texaslıları ABD’den selamlıyoruz. Şampiyonluğun tarihi çok ilginç oldu. 5. Ayın 16’sında Türkiye’nin 5. Büyüğü, 16 plakalı Bursa olarak tescillendi. 16’nın tersi 61 plakalı Trabzon da Fenerbahçe’yi yenerek belirleyici rol oynadı. Buradan Bursa’nın Yönetimine, Hocası Sağlam ve oyuncularını kutlarken bir de davette bulunmak istiyorum. ABD’nin şampiyon takımlarından Houston Dynamo’nun şehrinde yaşayan Türkler olarak Türkiye ve ABD şampiyonları arasında bir maç organizasyonu teklif ediyoruz. Raindrop Türkevi olarak Bursalı misafirlerimizi ağırlamaya talibiz.
Osman Özgüç (İşadamı - TDM Construction’un Sahibi) Bir yıldır özlemle beklediğimiz anı yaşıyoruz. Her hafta maçları iple çektik, burda Raindrop Türkevi’nde kendimizi adeta evimizde, Bursa’da gibi hissettik. Yarım asır sonra gelen Şampiyonluğu, Anadolu’dan ikinci liderin çıkışını kutluyoruz.Medyada cikan haberler icin lutfen read more linkini tiklayiniz.
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Raindrop Foundation presented 2nd annual food and craft fair in April 10th, 2010, Saturday 11:00 am – 6 pm at Raindrop Turkish House. We presented some unique gift items, Turkish handcrafts, jewelry and delicious authentic Turkish foods! More than 500 hundred people came and enjoyed Turkish kebab, kinds of baklava, pastries and more with their family, friends. Also we prepared air dancer and some other things for children. We hosted different national people too. (April 10, 2010 Lubbock, TX) >Read More... |
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 Raindrop Turkish House and Turkish Student Association presented Turkish Night. Turkish Night presented proudly by Turkish Student Association incorporated with Raindrop Turkish House on 16th April,2010 in the International Cultural Center (ICC) at Texas Tech University. The saloon was full and most of people were excited about role playes which are a taste of Turkish culture before marriage, henna night- Turkish bridal party- Turkish poems,songs, and jokes. (April 23, 2010 Lubbock, TX) |
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A reception held in Washington, D.C., by the Assembly of Turkic American Federations, gathering six major federations representing the thriving Turkic-American community in the US, was attended by seven senators and 53 congressmen among hundreds of well-wishers.
The reception was held on Wednesday at the Willard InterContinental Washington, bringing ambassadors, directors and representatives of Turkish, Turkic and Eurasian peoples together with members of the US Congress, legislative directors and legislative assistants for foreign policy. US senators Richard Lugar, Robert Casey, Frank Lautenberg, Jeff Bingaman, Roger Wicker, Mark Warner and Kay Hagen were present at the event.
Observers said that this many senators have never attended an event organized by Turks in the US before. Turkish Ambassador to the United States Namık Tan also attended the gala. The Turkish Parliament was represented by ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) deputies Vahit Kirişçi, Mehmet Şahin, Mustafa Ataş, Mehmet Ceylan, İbrahim Hasgür, Alev Dedegil, Hacı Hasan Sönmez and Mehmet Çerçi.
Officials from the assembly said nearly 700 guests attended the gala. Our president represented Raindrop Turkish House in the reception.
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 On May 1, the Tulsa Raindrop Turkish House held its second annual Turkish Festival. Nearly seven hundred Oklahoma cites came out to enjoy the free cultural Event. Everyone had a chance to try Turkish food, see handmade crafts, watch folk dances and learn about Raindrop Turkish House and Oklahoma City's Turkish community. Following the opening, the crowd was delighted by dancers from area schools who have learned some of the traditional folk dances from Azerbaijan and Turkey. Throughout the day, the student dancers continued to perform. (May 1,2010,Oklahoma City,OK) |
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