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Religious Ceremony Held at Historical Armenian Church in Turkey

A religious ceremony was held on September 11 at the historical Armenian Church of Akdamar in Van, Turkey. This is the second religious ceremony to be held at the church since its restoration by the Ministry of Culture of Turkey in 2007. The ceremony, led by Archbishop Aram Atesyan of the Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey, was attended by approximately 3,000 people.read more

Senate Committee Supports U.S. Ambassador to Turkey

The Turkish Coalition of America applauds the vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to support the continued service of Ambassador Francis Ricciardone as the United States Ambassador to Turkey. Ambassador Ricciardone has worked to strengthen one of America’s most important bilateral partnerships," said G.Lincoln McCurdy, TCA president.read more

TCA Chairman Receives Macedonia Friendship Award

Dr. Yalcin Ayasli, Chairman of TCA, received the Macedonia Friendship Award of United Macedonia Diaspora (UMD) at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Skopje in the presence of His Excellency Gjorge Ivanov, President of Macedonia. Dr. Ayasli was presented the award by Stojan Nikolov, Chairman of UMD and Meto Koloski, UMD President. Dr. Ayasli also visited Bitola (Manastir) and Ohrid, where he met with the Mayors of both towns.read more