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 …
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 …
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 …
Judge Halil Suleyman Ozerden Judge Halil Suleyman Ozerden currently serves as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He was nominated to the position by President George W. Bush in 2006. Judge Ozerden is a second generation Turkish Read More …
Updated on November 27, 2020 John Alpay John Alpay, a resident of San Clemente, served as Area 3 Trustee for the Capistrano Unified School District, the ninth largest school district in California from November 2010 until 2016. He previously served as a Parks & Recreation Commissioner for San Read More …
Turkish American political activism was transformed in 2007 with the establishment of Turkish American political action committees under the Ten Thousand Turks Campaign. Five Turkish American political action committees now work across the United States to promote an ever-stronger friendship between the United States and Turkey, forged on Read More …
In the 2015-2016 election cycle, the Turkish American PACs have shattered all previous contribution records! Thanks to your generous contributions to the five Turkish American Political Action Committees (PACs), we were able to continue our mission of encouraging a stronger relationship between the United States and Turkey as Read More …