TCA is a proud sponsor of an ongoing lecture series by Prof. Turkkaya Ataov. The series, “What Really Happened on April 24, 1915,” will bring Prof. Ataov to cities across the US and Canada to give insight into the events of 1915 that continue to impact Turkey’s relations with its neighbors and the US.

Turkkaya Ataov is Professor Emeritus in International Relations at Ankara University, Turkey. He completed his graduate work in the US, where he received two M.A.s at New York University and Syracuse University and a Ph.D. at Syracuse University.

Prof. Ataov is the author of close to 140 books. He has published 80 books or booklets on the Armenian issue, was invited by the Paris court to the two trials of Armenian terrorists, participated in the UN Geneva meetings of the Human Rights Commission on the Genocide Conventions, and partook in several meetings of the European Parliament that dealt with the Armenian issue.

TCA encourages all Turkish Americans who have access to the following locations to participate in Prof. Ataov’s timely lecture series.  TCA encourages all Turkish Americans who have access to the following locations to participate in Prof. Ataov’s timely lecture series.

KENT, OHIO
April 7, 2010, 4:00pm-5:00pm
Kent State University
Organized by ATAA Turkish American Broad Advocacy Network (TABAN) Ohio Chair, Kent State University Student Association.

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
April 8, 2010
University of Michigan
Organized by ATAA Turkish American Broad Advocacy Network (TABAN) National Chair, University of Michigan Turkish Student Association..

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
April 10, 2010, 2:00pm-5:00pm
Northwestern University
Organized by Turkish American Cultural Alliance-Chicago (TACA-Chicago), ATAA Turkish American Broad Advocacy Network (TABAN) Illinois Chair. ATAA President-Elect Ergün Kırlıkovalı will speak on Advocacy: The art of influencing public policy through proactive public education.

URBANA, ILLINOIS
April 12, 2010
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Campus
Organized by the Turkish Student Association of University of Illinois.

WASHINGTON, DC
April 15, 2010, 12:00pm-2:00pm
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2255
Washington, DC
Supported by Drs. Ali and Fevziye Manizade.

TORONTO, CANADA
April 17, 2010
Organized by Federation of Turkish Canadian Associations.