THE WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED HERE.

Many thanks to Georgia's students, teachers, parents, and administrators! Istanbul Center expects to announce the winners of the 4th Annual Art and Essay Contest on or before Friday, February 26, 2010.  Istanbul Center is very pleased with the increase of participation this year. We received double the amount of submissions you sent in last year!  The Awards Ceremony will be held on March 5, 2010 at 3:00 pm at Oglethorpe University's Conant Performing Arts Center. Help us have a full house! Send in your RSVP to support the international education of Georgia's youth by sending an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it !

Click here to donate to the victims in Haiti! Istanbul Center would like to encourage citizens of Metro Atlanta communities to donate any amount possible to one or all of these notable charities below.

For example, using your cell phone, one may send automatic donations:  Text 'HAITI' to 90999: This service was established by the U.S. State Department. This will donate $10 to the American Red Cross, and appear as a charge on your bill.

We've got a new website! We hope you pardon our progress as we seek to improve!

Discover the history of Jews in Istanbul. This historical exhibition tours the Southeast through 2011.

Many people know the term ‘Latino,’ but few have heard the term ‘Ladino.’ The Judeo-Spanish heritage of the Ladino community belongs to a group of descendants of Jews expelled from Spain in the 15th century in contemporary Istanbul.

Istanbul Center and its co-sponsors present an historical exhibition of images commemorating over 500 years of Jewish-Turkish history, courtesy of The Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews in Istanbul, Turkey. Known in Turkish as the “500. Yil Vakfi Türk Musevileri Müzesi,” this official museum archives objects and images documenting Jewish life in Turkey since the 15th century.

A new session began for the 2009-2010 season. Please join us in savoring Turkish cuisine at Istanbul Center in Norcross.

Red lentil soup with butter, baklava, Turkish tea, and more!  Bereket Turkish Grocery, right next door in Norcross, makes things easier for buying ingredients. Sample our Turkish cuisine at this and other Istanbul Center programs today!

Why Turkish?  Turkish is spoken by hundred of millions of people in the Near East, the former Soviet Union, China, and the Balkans.  More than 200 million people speak Turkish, and it is one of the 10 critical languages identified by the US Government.

If you are interested in learning Turkish, the Istanbul Center is where you can find several different levels of classes. The classes are taught in a warm atmosphere by our professional, volunteer Turkish Language teachers.

Julia Wallace, Editor of the AJC, spoke to a crowd of guests at Istanbul Center on November 17, 200.  Julia Wallace is the editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and ajc.com, an organization of talented and experienced journalists, who provide the best and most comprehensive news and information for metro Atlanta.  She was named editor in July of 2002, after serving as managing editor for 18 months. During her tenure, ajc.com has grown into one of the most popular newspaper websites in the country, logging more than a billion page views annually since 2007. She has focused on improving the content of the newspaper -- focusing on unique local content, including watchdog reporting and great storytelling.

Ongoing and future trade with Gwinnett County's Chamber of Commerce began with the Chamber hosting a recent Turkish delegation, building bridges of trade and commerce.

At an 1818 Club luncheon on October 20th, the Gwinnett Chamber economic development along with local leaders in government hosted an eight-person Turkish delegation looking to identify business development opportunities in the United States, and in particular, the State of Georgia. The luncheon is one of many events in direct response to Gwinnett’s global business recruitment strategy launched just this year.