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Raindrop Turkish House of Oklahoma
City has ended the second semester of Turkish Language courses with
a barbeque part .Students who completed 35 - hour Turkish course
met yesterday in Norman where they were given their certificates .
Eating shish kebab and sipping their drinks they practiced their Turkish
with Dr. Uysal who hosted them at his house in Norman.
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. (May 1,2010,Oklahoma
City,OK)
Raindrop
Turkish House hosted Dr. Y. Alp Aslandogan
the president of The Institute of Interfaith Dialog and co-editor
of
"Muslim Citizens of the Globalized World" at the Luncheon Forum, on May 3rd,
2010.The theme of the luncheon was "Turkey's Journey
toward Democratization". Around sixty
distinguished participants including State Representatives, FBI agents,
University Presidents, community, civic and religious leaders were
present at
the luncheon. The program started with delicious food. Dr. Alp
Aslandogan gave lecture
on how Turkey has traveled their along journey over the past,
reconciling its
rich traditions with its aspirations toward Democratization to bring
progress
to its people. The program was closed by presenting an "Oklahoma
Centuries"
book to Dr. Alp Aslandogan by President
of Oklahoma Oklahoma Community College
Dr. Paul Sechrist. The lecture let participants
to learn more about recent history and political reforms in Turkey.
You are cordially invited to join us at the 
The last Turkish Coffee Night
of the spring season was held at the Raindrop Turkish House on Friday
April 9th. The program started with a neat dinner from
Turkish
cuisine. The MC of the program was Vice President Allison Garrett from Oklahoma
Christian University. On behalf of the Raindrop Turkish House, Raindrop
representative Vildan Erturk welcomed the guests. She noted that in
every Turkish Coffee Night Raindrop Turkish House tries to touch upon
an issue that concerns women's lives in Oklahoma. Among many
distinguished
guests there were Secretary of State Susan Savage, Oklahoma State
Commissioner
Willa Johnson, and Kerr Foundation board members.
Raindrop Turkish House of Oklahoma City attended an International Festival Oklahoma State University Campus in Stillwater on Saturday, February 13th. The event was filled with a crowd of university student and Stillwater's resident.
(February,13,2010,Oklahoma City ,OK)
The Turkish booth had a lot of visitors trying to taste the famous Turkish dessert baklava, a special pastry and the sarma which is made by rolling grape leaves with rice and spice. The food was gone very early as the attendees loved baklava and other Turkish food readily available. There were many hand crafted scarves, towels, coffee sets and other home decorators made by Turkish artists.
Raindrop Turkish House and Institute
of Interfaith Dialog held the first Turkish Coffee Night of the New
Year on February 5th, 2010. This spectacular event drew more
than eighty people to the Raindrop Turkish House from Oklahoma metro
area. The theme of the program was "Love and Rumi," 13th
century renowned poet who lived in Turkey. The program started with
dinner and auction for Haiti. Many authentic Turkish artifacts
including ceramic plates, coffee cups, calligraphy frames, and carpets
were on sale to raise help for Haiti earthquake victims. Mehri Ogneva,
Administrative Assistant of the Raindrop Turkish House welcomed the
guests on behalf of the Raindrop Turkish House. Sue Tarr who was MC
of the program contributed to the night with her insights into Rumi
poetry. Professor Dann May gave an inspiring presentation about Mevlana
Jalal al-Din Rumi, his life, and his poetry. Dann May is a Professor
of religion at Oklahoma City University and the Director for the Vivian
Wimberly Center for Ethics and Servant Leadership. Professor May shared
Rumi's beautiful poems and discussed Rumi's idea of love, friendship,
and humanity.
Raindrop
Turkish House hosted the January 23th cooking classes for people who
are interested in learning how to cook Turkish Dishes. They got to
learn how to cook different types of Turkish Food and enhance their
cooking experience.
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Raindrop EventsJuly 25, 2009 (4:00 pm)
(Cooking Class)
Turkish Cuisine Cooking Class
July 18, 2009 (4:00 pm)
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- Oklahoma City Raindrop Turkish House Welcomed Dr. Aslandogan for a Luncheon Forum
- Oklahoma City Raindrop Turkish House Organized Second Turkish Festival
- Annual Turkish Festival
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Raindrop Turkish House is an educational, charitable, social and cultural organization and now it operates in six states: Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The mission of Raindrop is to introduce Turkish culture into American society and cultivate friendship and promote the understanding of diverse cultures through its unique services to the community, through dialog and corporation.
Raindrop organizes annual Turkic Cultures and Children’s Festival, annual Turkish Language Olympiad and Intercultural Trips to Turkey. Raindrop contributes in colorful life of society by organizing, sponsoring, and hosting cultural and social events. Raindrop also offers educational services such as Turkish and English classes, Turkish Cuisine Cooking classes, music classes, seminars and international conferences. Raindrop also helps the needy through its charity organization Helping Hands. Raindrop organizes Breakfast & Morning conversations, which is a series of public conversations that draw together diverse minds to discuss critical issues and engage in cooperative social action.
Raindrop Turkish House branches:
Houston,
Dallas,
Austin,
San Antonio,
College Station,
Lubbock,
El Paso,
Little Rock,
Jackson,
Kansas City,
Oklahoma City,
Tulsa,
New Orleans, Baton Rouge.