By Drs. Hakan Yavuz and Vasif Huseynov – The Karabakh region and surrounding territories—occupied by Armenia for the last 26 years— represented a classic “frozen” ethno-territorial conflict in the post-Soviet world.
Author: 10000Turks
The Second Karabakh War: Russia vs. Turkey?
Thank you U.S. Congress and the Armenian & Greek-American lobbies…
We are all familiar with how after the U.S. Congress and Administration denied the sale to Turkey of U.S. drones; Turkey developed its own drones such as the Bayraktar and has gained worldwide reknown in the manufacture and sale of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s).
Capitalism’s Unlikely Best Friend
01/30/2021 | A more affordable and widely accessible healthcare system is not an impediment to the success of private enterprise. Actual data suggests just the opposite.
America – “My country, ‘Tis of Thee”
01/23/2021 | A couple of weeks ago we were breathing a sigh of relief at the end of 2020, and we were getting ready to turn the page of this exhausting year.
Remembering the Words of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States of America
I look forward to an America which commands respect throughout the world not only for its strength but for its civilization as well. I am certain that after the dust of centuries has passed over our cities, we, too, will be remembered not for victories or defeats in battle or in politics, but for our contribution to the human spirit.
2019-2020 Election Cycle Wrap-up
The end of 2020 was the close of the 2019-2020 election cycle for the activities of all political action committees (PACs). In this two-year cycle, the five Turkish American Political Action Committees* under the Ten Thousand Turks Campaign made contributions of $202,640. Overall, the Turkish American PACs have Read More …
New York Times: Congress is poised this week to approve economic sanctions against Turkey
12/10/2020 | The following article was published in the New York Times on December 9. It is of interest for several reasons, among them:
More about Representative Ted Deutch
12/05/2020 | The following July 25, 2013 news release by the American Hellenic Council of California I came upon during some research I did after receiving Jewish-American U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch’s (D-Fl, 22D) letter to me last week, tells us all we need to know about his anti-Turkic attitude dating back more than seven years:
Letter from Florida Congressman Deutch justifying his support for HR1165
11/29/2020 | I just received the email copied below from anti-Turkic Congressman Ted Deutch, a member of the the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Foreign Affairs who represents the 22nd District of Florida which encompasses the coastline of Broward County to southern Palm Beach County in south Florida.
2020 Election Results
Updated on December 9, 2020 – The Turkish American community witnessed the highest number of candidates running for public office in 2020 with 14 members of the community declaring their candidacy for federal, state, and local positions.
Turkish American Selected as Elector of the Electoral College
Turkish American Derya Taskin will participate as one of the 14 New Jersey delegates when the 538 electors of the Electoral College from the 50 states and the District of Columbia cast their official votes for president and vice president on December 14, 2020.
Turkish Americans Running for Political Office
Updated on October 29, 2020 2020 has seen the highest number of Turkish Americans, a total of ten, ever running for elected office in one year. Already, one candidate, Aycha Sirvanci Sawa, has been elected as the Chief Financial Officer (Comptroller) for a major American city, Milwaukee, on Read More …
Turkey Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Gerry Connolly Congratulates Aycha Sawa
Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations & Turkish Americans Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA/11th) formally congratulated Aycha Sawa for her election win as Milwaukee’s newest City Comptroller with a signed letter. In the letter, he encourages other Turkish Americans to run for public office in the future. Read More …
Turkish American Wins Race for City Comptroller in Milwaukee
Posted on April 14, 2020 Turkish American Aycha (Sirvanci) Sawa won the runoff election for City Comptroller in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with over 50% of the vote in a tightly contested race. As the new Chief Financial Officer for a major American city, she becomes the 12th Turkish American Read More …
Candidates with Ties to The Turkish American Community
Updated on October 29, 2020 Ben Bartlett Ben Bartlett (nonpartisan candidate) is seeking reelection to the Berkeley City Council District III (California). He was first elected to the city council in 2016 and was supported by the Turkish Coalition California PAC. He is married to Turkish American Yelda Read More …
Turkish American Elected Officials
Updated on November 27, 2020 Hon. Ali Paksoy Judge Ali Paksoy serves as a district court judge for the 27B Judicial District of North Carolina, which presides over Cleveland and Lincoln countries. Judge Paksoy received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Read More …
Past Elected Officials with Ties to the Turkish American Community
Rep. Ilena Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida/27th District)Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s grandparents were born in Turkey. Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen serves in the U.S. House of Representatives and is a member of the Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans. ros-lehtinen.house.gov Del. Dan Morhaim (D-11th District/Baltimore County)Delegate Dan Morhaim’s grandfather, James Morhaim, was Read More …
Elected Officials with Ties to the Turkish American Community
Updated on November 22, 2020 Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tennessee/9th District)Representative Steve Cohen’s grandfather was born in Turkey. Mr. Cohen serves in the U.S. House of Representatives and is a member of the Congressional Turkish Caucus. cohen.house.gov Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina/5th District)Representative Virginia Foxx’s has two Turkish American Read More …
TC USA PAC – Macedonia PAC Host Roundtable Discussion with Congressman Boyle
On June 27, 2019, the Turkish Coalition USA PAC and the Macedonia PAC hosted a roundtable lunch discussion with Congressman Brendan Boyle (D-PA/2nd) in Washington D.C. Congressman Boyle is a member of the Congressional Caucus on US-Turkish Relations and Turkish Americans. He currently serves on the House Committee on Read More …
Turkish American Community Meets with Maryland House Delegate Kris Valderrama
On January 7, 2019, members of the Turkish American community attended an event with Kris Valderrama, a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 26, in Annapolis, Maryland. Turkish Coalition Northeast Political Action Committee (TC NE PAC) continues to support Kris (center in the photo), who is Read More …