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Turkish
World Festival |
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“The
mission of the Chicago Turkish World Festival is to offer
an annual festival which encourages the appreciation and
recognition of community diversity through entertainment,
cuisine, education, and artistic expression of ethnic
cultures such as Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan
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The Blessed
Birthday Program |
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On 29th
of April, we celebrated the Blessed Birthday. Mr. Ahmet
Calisir, a sufi singer and musician, sang Turkish songs
to a very interested audience ... |
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Eid ul-Adha
(Religious festival) |
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Eid al-Adha (in Turkish, Kurban Bayrami) is the festival
that marks the close of the Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage
to Mecca. It is a three day religious festival celebrated
by Muslims that falls during the Hajj season at a time
when the example of Prophet Abraham and his family is
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Noah's
Pudding Competition |
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January
and February were busy months in our schedule. With the
cooperation of the Niagara Foundation, we managed to distribute
10,000 cups of Ashure (Noah’s Pudding) to our neighbors,
churches, synagogues and other community centers ... |
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Dialog
Dinners |
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The Annual Dialog Dinner of Turkish
American Society of Chicago (TASC) was held in Mount Prospect
at the Bristol Court Banquet Hall. We had over 300 wonderful
guests including the State Senators Mike Tyron and Pamela
Althoff, Mount Prospect Mayor Irvana Wilks ... |
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Mother's
Day |
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Mother's Day is celebrated to honor all mothers and express
gratitude for the hardships they bear in bringing up a
child. Most countries including US, Australia, Canada
and India celebrate Mothers Day on the second Sunday of
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Trips |
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TASC and the Niagara Foundation organize intercultural
trips to Turkey and about 300 people visit this amazing
country every year. The aim of these trips is to promote
our culture to the American people by showing them the
historical sites of different civilizations in Anatolia
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Turkish
Nights |
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Second
Saturday of each month is the Turkish night and we celebrated
the second one on December 9th. The Turkish nights are
part of a tradition from Urfa city in Turkey. The night
was full of live music and delicious Turkish food ...
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Rumi
Panels |
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As UNESCO declared 2007 the
Year of Rumi, the Mount Prospect Library welcomed more
than 100 guests for a wonderful panel: ‘Rumi: A
Voice for Our Times’ on September 8th. With the
cooperation of Village of Mount Prospect ... |
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Coffee
Nights |
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Ladies
are very active at TASC and we appreciate all their efforts
to make TASC a warm and lively place. Turkish coffee night
is a great time when you can enjoy the very special aspects
of the Turkish culture. The pictures tell it all! ...
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TASC
Picnics |
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On a wonderful and sunny day, TASC fans enjoyed their
barbecue altogether. Kids and adults were happy to burn
their energy playing all day long ... |
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23
April, Children Celebration |
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On a wonderful and sunny day, TASC fans enjoyed their
barbecue altogether. Kids and adults were happy to burn
their energy playing all day long ... |
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