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Open Letter to: H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President

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OPEN LETTER: A Sincere Request to Reinstatement of the “Istanbul Convention”

Date: 25 April 2021

To: H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of
Republic of Turkey
Ankara

Dear H.E. Mr. President:
"İstanbul Convention", urgent reinstatement request
References: Istanbul Convention (11 May 2011; Council of Europe Convention CECT Treaty No. 210, put into force on 1 August 2014); UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goal #5; Gender Equality (September 2015) and Universal Declaration of Human Rights (signed by Turkey in 1949); and Turkey as the founding member of the United Nations, UN Charter (1945).

In TURKISH

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Letter to the Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken from the Chairman of the FEYM Group, Major General (Rtd.) Orhan TAN

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The Honorable
Antony J. Blinken
Secretary of State
Washington, D.C. 20520

Dear Mister Secretary,

As an international fellow of the USAWC Class of ’83  I decided send a letter to you. I  would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations on your  selection as the  Secretary of State of the United States of America. I believe that as an esteemed member of the U.S. Administration you  will arrive at your humanitarian approach within an International legal framework. Therefore, I would like to appeal to you regarding the impending decision-making date in recognising the Armenian “genocide” claims.

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Part 3: SEARCH IN AMERICAN ARCHIVES

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by Uluç GÜRKAN, Former Deputy of Turkish Grand Assembly

(Part 3 of 3)  

Uluç Gürkan
21st CENTURY ENLIGHTENMENT: On the Armenian Issue
Search in American Archives
The US archival records were the British Foreign Ministry’s big hope to trial and sentence the Turks detained in Malta.
Some British officials were believing that Americans must have been in possession of mass evidence, since at that time the American diplomatic and consular agents continued their work in Turkey. Furthermore, the American aid organization “Near East Relief Society” was allowed by Ottoman Government be in Anatolia during the relocation.

Part 2: TO UNLEARN ON ARMENIAN ALLEGATIONS
Part 1: 21st CENTURY ENLIGHTENMENT: On the Armenian Issue

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Part 2: TO UNLEARN ON ARMENIAN ALLEGATIONS

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Part 2: To Unlearn on Armenian Allegations

by Uluç GÜRKAN, Former Deputy of Turkish Grand Assembly

(This is part 2 of 3) |
Part 1 of 3: 21st CENTURY ENLIGHTENMENT: On the Armenian Issue

Those who accuse Turkey of being guilty of genocide, either by mistake or on purpose, are trying to move around these major international requirements.
1. The Armenian “genocide lobby” tries to create a widespread impression that there is a general international consensus characterizing the 1915 events as genocide. This is not true. There is no such consensus which would mean ultimate acceptance of the genocide allegations. Out of a total of 190 states, there are only 32 that recognize the Armenian genocide.
2. Despite what Armenian diaspora and their supporters claim, there is no real document which proves that the Ottoman authorities intended to destroy Armenians. Those Armenians mostly living in western Anatolıa who were seen no thread to Ottoman supply lines and security were not relocated in 1915.
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21st CENTURY ENLIGHTENMENT: On the Armenian Issue

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Uluç GÜRKAN, Ex-deputy of Turkish Grand Assembly
by Uluç GÜRKAN, Former Deputy of Turkish Grand Assembly
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ”
– Alvin Toffler (to the members of US Congress) 

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ABD TEMSİLCİLER MECLİSİ’NİN TBMM’nin 100. YILDÖNÜMÜ İÇİN 23 NİSAN KARARNAMESİ

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Ataturk Society of America, H.Res. 93, April 23
H. RES. 931
“1920 yılından beri her yıl 23 Nisan’da Türkler ve Türk Asıllı Amerikalılar, Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisinin kurulduğu günün anısına Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı’nı kutlar.”
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“Türk Asıllı Amerikalılar, bu ülkenin sanat, bilim, akademi, hukuk, iş dünyası ve siyasi yaşamına katkılarından da anlaşılacağı üzere, Birleşik Devletler dokusunun önemli bir parçasıdır “
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CUMHURİYETE DOĞRU (TOWARDS REPUBLIC) Celebrated in NYC

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(Left to right) Steve Serdar Öney, Sermin Özçilingir, Irem Ünal, Dr. Ayşe Goloğlu Soyer, Bircan Ünver and Doğan Güneş
(Left to right) Steve Serdar Öney, Sermin Özçilingir, Irem Ünal, Dr. Ayşe G. Soyer, Bircan Ünver and Doğan Güneş, NYC. Oct. 29, 2019
A summary on The Light Millennium’s “Milli Mücadele/Cumhuriyete Doğru” October 29th Celebration event:
On October 29th, 2019, The Light Millennium, joined by the American-Turkish Women’s Association and the American Association of Ataturkist Thought and Patriotism, celebrated the 96th anniversary of the Turkish Republic with its “Milli Mücadele / Cumhuriyete Doğru” event at the Salvation Army International Social Justice Committee in New York City.
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“THE PEOPLE WHO ESTABLISHED THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY ARE THE TURKISH PEOPLE”

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ATAA President Gokhsn Özalp
ATAA President Gokhsn Özalp
“The people who established the Republic of Turkey are the Turkish people.” In this description Turkish does not contain any reference to an ethnicity but references a group of people (free from any ethnicity or religion) who had fought and worked together to establish the Republic of Turkey. “
[Interview 2 of 2 ] TurkishLibrary.Us proudly presents an exclusive interview with the President, Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA), GÖKHAN ÖZALP on the ATAA’s 40th Anniversary Celebration along with the 100th Anniversary of the start of Turkish War of Independence and Turkish Revolution through a long-day Conference in Arlington, DC on October 5, 2019.
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CERVANTES IN ISTANBUL

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Miguel de Cervantes (1547 – 1616)
Photo credit WeLoveIst
In mid- 16th century, an Italian family wanted their 11-year old son to be a Minister. However, in their home-town there was no Ministerial school. They decided to send the child to Napoli – by boat!  In that era the Turkish corsairs (pirates) dominated The Mediterranean. They captured the ship in which the child was travelling.  They brought the child to Istanbul.      
by Ayhan ÖZER           
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COFFEE AND TEA CUSTOMS IN TURKEY

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Turkish Coffee & Tea
He brought coffee to Istanbul, and introduced it to the Palace and then to the high society. Up until then, tea was the only popular hot drink.
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