Mehmet F. Celebi
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Mehmet Celebi is the former Turkish
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 president of the Turkish American Cultural Association. He is a fellow with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
Institute for Social Policy and Understanding
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 and an expert on US Turkey Relations.
He was a fund-raiser for Hillary Clinton, he also produced television programs and motion picture films and was accused of links to a controversial movie about Iraq
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Celebi serves on multiple boards including the Dean's International Council of the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
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 . He is an organizer of Fashionable Istanbul and assists in attracting direct foreign investment in Turkey
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. Celebi also served on the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
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 Task Force on "Strengthening America: The Civic and Political Integration of Muslim Americans". Celebi is the co-founder of the Turkish-Greek Friendship Committee.
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