Raindrop Turkevi signed affiliation agreement with  Texas Tech University  Lubbock Texas. Professor William E. Tydeman , Associate Dean in the Southwest Collection, indicated that both institutions share common goals and have many collaboration opportunities. Yasar Tiryakioglu, Raindrop President, also stated that the affiliation will help create new forms of synergies between the two institutions and will play an important role in intercultural dialog in Texas in particular and in the U.S. in large.

(September 21,2007,LUBBOCK,TEXAS)