Turk of America
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Turk of America is a Turkish
magazine which reports news about Turkish businesses and the Turkish community in the United States. It was founded in 2002 with its first issue published in August of the same year. The magazine is not affiliated with any political organization, party, ethnic group, or ideology.
The magazine’s content focuses primarily on the business activities and the social lives of Turkish people
in the United States. Social, cultural and economic activities as well as the activities of Americans who are related in any way with Turkey
, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
or other Turkish communities are largely covered on a monthly basis. The magazine follows contemporary developments in the U.S. through its contributors from 10 states Arkansas
, California
, Florida
, Illinois
, Massachusetts
, New Jersey
, New York
, Ohio
, Texas
, and Washington, D.C.
The magazine can also be mailed to individuals, institutions, and other entities that serve the Turkish community or has extensive communication with Turkish community in their respective region. U.S. based Turkish associations, consulates and businesses are included in this segment. The magazine is also sent to American companies doing business with Turkey
, to members of the U.S. Senate (100 Senators), to the members of the Turkish American Chamber of Commerce & Industry, to the members of the Turkish Business Forum, to the members of the American Turkish Assemble Associations, to the members of the Federation of Turkish American Associations and to the members of the American Turkish Council. The magazine, which is published in English
, is also distributed to airline passengers at the Turkish Airlines
VIP lounge at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City.
The magazine is distributed to a broad audience in Turkey
, which includes large corporations, banks, advertising and PR companies, foundations, and the press.
. It is also distributed through direct mail in Turkey. It is sent to over one thousand executives of leading advertising, media, PR and consulting companies in addition to large corporations, banks, and investment firms.
Prominent figures that have been interviewed for the magazine:
Political Figures
Business Professionals
Academia
Arts and Performance
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
magazine which reports news about Turkish businesses and the Turkish community in the United States. It was founded in 2002 with its first issue published in August of the same year. The magazine is not affiliated with any political organization, party, ethnic group, or ideology.
The magazine’s content focuses primarily on the business activities and the social lives of Turkish people
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
in the United States. Social, cultural and economic activities as well as the activities of Americans who are related in any way with Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus or North Cyprus , officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , is a self-declared state that comprises the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus...
or other Turkish communities are largely covered on a monthly basis. The magazine follows contemporary developments in the U.S. through its contributors from 10 states Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, and Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
Distribution
The magazine is distributed in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. by subscription.The magazine can also be mailed to individuals, institutions, and other entities that serve the Turkish community or has extensive communication with Turkish community in their respective region. U.S. based Turkish associations, consulates and businesses are included in this segment. The magazine is also sent to American companies doing business with Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, to members of the U.S. Senate (100 Senators), to the members of the Turkish American Chamber of Commerce & Industry, to the members of the Turkish Business Forum, to the members of the American Turkish Assemble Associations, to the members of the Federation of Turkish American Associations and to the members of the American Turkish Council. The magazine, which is published in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, is also distributed to airline passengers at the Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered in the Turkish Airlines General Management Building on the grounds of Atatürk Airport in Yeşilköy, Bakirköy district, Istanbul...
VIP lounge at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City.
The magazine is distributed to a broad audience in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, which includes large corporations, banks, advertising and PR companies, foundations, and the press.
Growing popularity
Turk of America reaches over 10,000 individuals, institutions, and entities in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is also distributed through direct mail in Turkey. It is sent to over one thousand executives of leading advertising, media, PR and consulting companies in addition to large corporations, banks, and investment firms.
Prominent figures that have been interviewed for the magazine:
Political Figures
- Süleyman DemirelSüleyman DemirelSami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel, better known as Süleyman Demirel , is a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister seven times and was the ninth President of Turkey.-Life:Demirel was born in İslamköy, a town in Isparta Province...
– 9th President of Turkey - Recep Tayyip ErdoğanRecep Tayyip ErdoganRecep Tayyip Erdoğan has been Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003 and is chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party , which holds a majority of the seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Erdoğan served as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He graduated in 1981 from Marmara...
- Prime Minister of Turkish Republic - Abdullah GülAbdullah GülDr. Abdullah Gül, GCB is the 11th and current President of the Republic of Turkey, serving in that office since 28 August 2007. He previously served for four months as Prime Minister from 2002-03, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2003-07....
– Former Foreign Minister of Turkish Republic - President of Turkish Republic - Kürşad TüzmenKürsad TüzmenKürşad Tüzmen is a former Minister of State of Turkey responsible for foreign trade. He has been in this position between 2002 and 2009.-Education and career:...
– State Minister of Turkey - Ertuğrul GünayErtugrul GünayErtuğrul Günay is a Turkish politician. He has been the Minister of Culture and Tourism since August 2007.-Biography:...
– Tourism Minister of Turkey - Robert WexlerRobert WexlerRobert Wexler is the president of the Washington-based S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace.Wexler was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing , from 1997 until his resignation on January 3, 2010.-Early life:Wexler was born in Queens, New York to Sonny and...
– U.S. Democratic Congressman for the 19th Congressional District of Florida - Steve Cohen – U.S. Democratic Congressman for the 9th Congressional District of Tennessee
- Dan BurtonDan BurtonDanny "Dan" Lee Burton is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the , serving since 1983. He is a member of the Republican Party....
– U.S. Republican Congressman for the 5th Congressional District of Indiana - Virginia FoxxVirginia FoxxVirginia Foxx is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district takes in much of the northwestern portion of the state and a portion of Winston-Salem....
– U.S. Republican Congresswoman for the 5th Congressional District of North Carolina - Eddie Bernie Johnson – U.S. Democratic Congresswoman from the 30th Congressional District of Texas
- David PatersonDavid PatersonDavid Alexander Paterson is an American politician who served as the 55th Governor of New York, from 2008 to 2010. During his tenure he was the first governor of New York of African American heritage and also the second legally blind governor of any U.S. state after Bob C. Riley, who was Acting...
- New York Governor
Business Professionals
- Güler Sabancı – The chairperson of the family-controlled Sabancı Holding, Guler Sabanci ranked 65 on The 100 Most Powerful Women in 2007.
- Ferit Şahenk – Chairman of Turkey's Doğuş Holding conglomerate and one of the country's wealthiest individuals, with a personal fortune estimated at US $1.3 billion.
- Tim (Murat) Özgener – Presindet of CAO Cigars
- Alican Tosyalı – President of Benchmark Rings
- Ekmel Anda – President & CEO of Unique Settings of New York
- Sani Şener – President & CEO of TAV Airports Holding
- Ferhan Geylan – President of Gilan Jewelry
- Huseyin Özyurtçu – Owner of Picasso Travel, is the industry leader providing the most competitively priced consolidator fares in United States.
- Mustafa Baklan – President of Baktat, In Germany, Baktat, a company that produces and distributes ready foodstuffs, is known to be the largest Turkish food company in the ethnic market.
- Ahmet Aktaş – President of Efe Fırat Feinkost Limited, one of the biggest Turkish brands on European market.
- Şeref Tıraş – President of EMS, which handles most of the overland transportation from Germany.
- Turan Kahraman – President of Askew Industrial Corp.
- Ahmet Sandıkçı – President of Arcade Currency Palace, first money showroom in the U.S. (Charged with crimes and now bankrupt)
- Varol Ablak – President of Vocelli Pizza
- Alparslan Basdoğan – President of Asia Minor Carpets
- Türker Hıdırlar – President of Iconn
- Yıldız Blackstone – President of Luca Luca
- Nevin Şanlı – President of SP&H (Los Angeles)
- Sinan Altun – Commercial, Customer and Field Marketing Director of Glaceau.
- Moshe Aelyon – Party organizer
- Aydın Şenkut – The first International Sales Manager at Google.
- Barış Karadoğan – Partner at Velocity Interactive Group
- N. George Uğraş – General Partner, Adams Capital Management.
- Mustafa Abadan – Design partner in the architectural firm of Skidmore Owings and Merrill LLP, one of the largest and most influential architecture firms of the modern era.
- Melih AbdulhayogluMelih AbdulhayogluMelih Abdulhayoğlu is a technologist and an entrepreneur. As an inventor, he holds several patents. He has written articles on Internet security. In 1998, he founded Comodo, a privately held international company that produces computer security products including SSL certificates...
- Founder of Comodo - Barry Habib - Mortgage Consultant
Academia
- William J. Grimes – New School University Media Management Department Chair
- Robert C. MichelsonRobert C. MichelsonRobert C. Michelson is an American engineer and academic widely known for inventing the entomopter, a biologically inspired flapping-winged aerial robot, and for having established the International Aerial Robotics Competition. He has received degrees in electrical engineering from the Virginia...
– Principal Research Engineer Emeritus at the Georgia Tech Research InstituteGeorgia Tech Research InstituteThe Georgia Tech Research Institute is the nonprofit applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, United States...
, founder of the International Aerial Robotics CompetitionInternational Aerial Robotics CompetitionThe International Aerial Robotics Competition began in 1991 on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology and is the longest running university-based robotics competition in the world...
and inventor of the EntomopterEntomopterThe Entomopter is a multimode insect-like robot developed by Prof. Robert C. Michelson and his design team from the Georgia Tech Research Institute , University of Cambridge , ETS Labs and others. The name 'Entomopter' is derived from entomo + pteron... - Dr. Yaman Yener – Associate Dean of Engineering in charge of Research and Graduate Studies and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Northeastern University.
- Professor Ahmet Palazoğlu of the University of California, Davis
- Professor Ümran İnan of Stanford University
- Professor Lawrence DeNardis – Emeritus President of University of New Haven (UNH)
Arts and Performance
- Arif MardinArif MardinArif Mardin was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco, and country...
– Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco, and country. - Sezen AksuSezen AksuSezen Aksu is a Turkish pop music singer, song-writer and producer who sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Her nicknames include the "Queen of Turkish Pop" and Minik Serçe ....
- Queen of Turkish Pop - Sertab ErenerSertab ErenerSertab Erener is a Turkish pop music singer and also a cross-over soprano with a vocal range that extends to high F. She is one of the most successful female Turkish pop singers in her homeland, and is considered one of the divas of Turkish pop music...
- Pop Singer - Fahir AtakoğluFahir AtakogluFahir Atakoğlu is a Turkish pianist and composer who has worked with a wide range of artists across many genres of music, ranging in style from symphonic scoring to advertising jingles. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey.-Early life:...
– Producer and musician - Demir DemirkanDemir DemirkanDemir Demirkan is a Turkish musician, Eurovision Song Contest winning composer, formerly guitarist for thrash metal band Mezarkabul. Demir Demirkan started his music life when he was 13 and played guitar with various groups in college...
- Composer, producer - Sinem and Didem Balık (a.k.a. the Opera Twins)
- Zeynep Üçbaşaran – Pianist
- Mesut Özgen – Classical Guitarist, Composer
- Aram Gülyüz – Screenwriter, director, and producer
- Mehmet Güler – Painter
- Cem Duruöz – Guitarist