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 A night of Turkish delight
President Barron attends "A Turkish Evening" at the Center for Global Engagement
by Jeremy R. Bassetti/FSView
The Center for Global Engagement held “A Turkish Evening” during its fifth annual Cultural Dinner Series on Thursday, April 15.
“The Cultural Dinner Series serves as a fundraiser toward establishing an endowment for international student scholarships,” said Cynthia Green, the director of the CGE. “At the same time, it provides an opportunity for many community and campus people to learn more about different cultures through food, music, and art featured at each of the dinners.”
Turkish hors d’oeuvres were served at the reception, and Atlanta-based chef Erdogan Uduk prepared an authentic four-course Turkish dinner. Turkish artwork by Pamir Thompson was on display, while live Turkish music performed by Mukhammed Tairov and Raim Tairov contributed to the event’s lively ambiance.
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On April 29, 2010, Istanbul Center was pleased to host Dr. Kemal Dervis, Vice President of The Brookings Institution and Former Minister of Economic Affairs and the Treasury of the Republic of Turkey, at 6:30 P.M. at The Jimmy Carter Presidential Museum Theatre.
Guests enjoyed a remarkable presentation by Dr. Dervis on the state of the global economy and its changing structure in the 21st century.
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 Istanbul Center is pleased to announce that the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations posted an announcement about its involvement in the Art and Essay Contest on its website at http://www.unaoc.org/content/view/468/200/lang,english/.
Also posted from the Awards Ceremony on March 5, 2010 are the remarks from The High Representative, President Jorge Sampaio, which were delivered by Dr. Thomas Uthup.
A copy of President Sampaio's remarks can be found here.
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 Turkish Cultural Day at the Georgia State Capitol
March 10, 2010 – (Atlanta, GA) Istanbul Center was honored on Monday, March 8, 2010 on the Senate floor of the Georgia Legislature with Senate Resolution 919 (2010), which recognized Istanbul Center for its contributions to Georgia.
Resolution 919 was sponsored by Senator Renee Unterman (R) of the State of Georgia’s 45th district. Istanbul Center was introduced to the Senate floor by Senator Judson Hill of the 32nd district.
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 Ambassador Morton Abramowitz, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State and Ambassador to Turkey, joined us for lunch and discussion on February 25, 2010. His talk was entitled: “Where does Turkey belong? Western perceptions of Turkish foreign policy and the American response.” This event was organized as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series of Istanbul Center in cooperation with The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech. This educational program, organized by Istanbul Center, seeks to allow the public to interact with policy makers and others on myriad topics. To view the entire presentation, please click here to visit the Atlanta Forum Network. You may also read a transcript of the lecture here.
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 Istanbul Center announces that the Turkish American Chamber of Commerce of the Southeast (TACC Southeast) and Istanbul Center will host the First Annual Matchmaking Program from February 22-23, 2010 at the WTC-Atlanta.
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Istanbul Center is pleased to be your regional center for this exciting program. Turkish is the only language with its own olympiad! Last year, almost 700 Turkish language students from 115 different countries attended the Turkish Olympiad Finals in Istanbul. Turkish is key for accessing Turkic peoples numbering in the tens of millions in the Near East, the former Soviet Union, China, and the Balkans. Enter now for your chance to win the Annual Turkish Olympiad! Go to http://www.seturkisholympiad.org/ for more details on how to enter this contest and possibly go to Istanbul for the finals.
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  State Superintendent of Schools, Kathy Cox, was our keynote speaker along with remarks from Dr. Thomas Uthup of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Secretariat in New York. Top winners of the Contest will travel to Turkey to engage in dialogue. Students, teachers, and officials who will participate in the trip become ambassadors of the United States and the state of Georgia! Shown here are the works of Danny Kim and Erika Bevers, 1st Place Winners of the Art section of the Contest. Click here to view more!
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 A new partnership with Fulton County's Youth Commissioner program is in progress at Istanbul Center. Istanbul Center is proud to present its new partnership with Fulton County Board of Commissioner Chairman, Dr. John Eaves, and the Youth Commissioners of Fulton County. Every year, high school students in the Fulton County School System are recommended to become Youth Commissioners, building their leadership and community outreach skills through projects and experiential learning. This year, Istanbul Center was recommended by one of its colleagues to partner with Fulton County for the 2010 Youth Commissioner excursion to The Republic of Turkey. Students will meet with government officials and visit cultural and historical sites while in Turkey this coming Summer 2010. Last year, the Fulton County Youth Commissioners traveled to Germany, partnering with the Georgia Council for International Visitors.
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 Istanbul Center announces its partnership with the Atlanta Forum Network. You may now view at your leisure any past program of Istanbul Centers' that was taped under the partnership. This includes the highly-anticipated December 2008 Distinguished Speaker Series with Syrian Ambassador to the U.S., Imad Moustapha, and more!
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Istanbul Center and its activities were cited as a "Bright Spot" of 2009 according to this article published in GlobalAtlanta.com. Other highlights and events of Istanbul Center that were covered by GlobalAtlanta's team can be found by clicking here.
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In celebration of Abraham Lincoln's Bicentennial, Istanbul Center was a co-convener in hosting the Town Hall Meeting and Leadership Forum in December, 2009.
Istanbul Center is proud to co-convene the Leadership Forum on December 2nd and Town Hall meeting on December 9th celebrating President Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birth day organized by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. Please join us for a unique Leadership Forum on December 2, 2009 to discuss Atlanta’s Unfinished Work: Race, Civility and Equality of Opportunity. For many people, the election of President Barack Obama was evidence that the “unfinished work” described by President Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address – that of creating equal opportunity regardless of race – is now “finished.”
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Istanbul has been chosen as one of the three European Capital Cities of Culture for 2010 by the European Commission. This is a great honor for Turkey. To view an official introductory video, please click here:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=168502657483
Essen, Germany and Pecs, Hungary are also 2010 European Capital Cities of Culture.
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On Friday, May 16, 2008, Turkish science students who were in Atlanta competing in Intel's International Science & Engineering Fair 2008 (Presented by Agilent Technologies) got the surprise chance of meeting State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox.
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