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 Istanbul Center is pleased to announce its most recent collaboration for an exciting exhibit commemorating diplomats who issued visas to Jews during the Nazi period.
Istanbul Center joins with the Israeli Consulate and the MLK, Jr. National Historic Site, among many others, to commemorate several diplomats who issued visas for Jews during the Nazi period.
Of note is the Turkish diplomat, Mr. Necdet Kent, who issued visas to Jews from his post in Marseilles, France. Mr. Kent's connection is also local to Atlanta as his son, Muhtar Kent, is the President and CEO of Coca-Cola.
Please click here to view your full invitation.
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 Istanbul Center hosts the monthly Distinguished Speaker Series whereby audiences obtain a first-hand experience of local, national and international leaders. This is the public’s chance to come together with other members of the local community to enjoy a lecture and discussion period with these distinguished guest speakers. We invite local, national and international community leaders to speak on a topic within their expertise. This topic is determined between Istanbul Center and the speaker. We invite those community leaders such as government officials, professors, community activists, writers, artists and many others.
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 Our monthly Istanbul Dialogue Nights are held every second Thursday of the month and always held at our Norcross office, led by Kemal Korucu.
Complimentary Turkish cuisine is a part of enjoying this program as we relax and chat about a variety of topics from culture, current affairs, art, history and religion.
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 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.
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THE WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED!
Many thanks to Georgia's students, teachers, parents, and administrators! 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 submission period was from August 15, 2009 through January 22, 2010 for the Essay section, and through February 1, 2010 for the Art section. A total of 2,002 submissions were recieved from 220 teachers in 140 schools in 51 counties across the state of Georgia.
The Awards Ceremony was held on March 5, 2010 at 3:00 pm at Oglethorpe University's Conant Performing Arts Center. WE ARE WORKING TO UPLOAD IMAGES, PHOTOS AND ESSAYS OF THE AWARDS CEREMONY. Please pardon our progress as we continue to collect photos and images to upload here for your enjoyment!
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