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Fall 2007

KICK OFF MEETING Friday, September 7, 2007

PICNIC Sunday, September 9, 2007

THIRD ANNUAL TURKISH FILM FESTIVAL

 

September 15-16, 2007

Fredric March Play Circle, Memorial Union

Dondurmam Gaymak - Saturday, Sept. 15, 7PM

Hacivat Karagoz Neden Öldürüldü? - Saturday, Sept. 15, 9PM

Beynelmilel - Sunday, Sept. 16, 7PM

Beş Vakit - Sunday, Sept. 16, 9PM

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Spring 2007

Concert by Salaam

Date: Sunday, May 6, 2007

Time: 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Location: Union South, (227 N. Randall Ave. Madison, WI 53715).

              Check TITU list for room number.

Description:

 http://www.salaamband.com/

The ensemble Salaam explores a cultural mosaic of music from countries of the Middle East and North Africa Their innovative arrangements, improvisations, and compositions reflect the traditional styles of these countries as well as the band's fresh interpretations. Their musical goal is to bring the beauty of other cultures to children and adults alike.

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Fall 2006

TURKISH NIGHT

Date: Saturday, November 4th, 2006

Time: 8:00 PM - 11:30 PM

Location: Madison Senior Center (330 W. Mifflin Street)

Our night of fun, celebration, culture, dance, music, traditional food, folklore and good company is this Saturday!


Program:
Keynote Speaker: Kevin Revolinski

author of the novel "The Yogurt Man Cometh"

Turkish Food catered by The Dardanelles Restaurant

Live music by Haluk and Aydin

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SECOND ANNUAL TURKISH FILM FESTIVAL

September 23-24 2006

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KICK OFF MEETING

Time: September 8, Friday @ 6pm

 

PICNIC

Time: September 17, Sunday @ 1pm

Location: Vilas Park (MAP)

 

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Spring 2006

TASTE OF TURKEY

Date: March 30, 2006.

Time: 6:00-8:00 pm

Location: 240 Union South

 

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WISA Intercultural Night

Date: 23 March 2006

Location: Memorial Union Theater

 

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Fall 2005

 

Turkish Film Festival

September 15-18, 2005

This is the second Turkish Film Festival in Madison, first one being organized again by MATS in 1987 with attendance of the acclaimed Turkish director Halit Refig.

 

Traditional Beginning of Semester Picnic

September 10, 2005

 

TURKISH NIGHT (pictures)

Date: Saturday, November 5th, 2005

Time: 7:00 PM - 11:30 PM

Location: Madison Senior Center (330 W. Mifflin Street)

 

Our night of fun, celebration, culture, dance, music, traditional food, folklore and good company is this Saturday!


Program:
Keynote Speaker: Munci Kalayoglu

Turkish Food catered by The Dardanelles Restaurant

(PRICE of DINNER: 16 dollars)
Chicken Doner, Rice Pilav, Shepard's Salad, Kadinbudu Meatball, Dolma
The first soda comes with the plate (each extra is 1 dollar)
Also they will have a cash bar offering Yakut and Cankaya wines (5 dollars a glass) and Efes beer (3 dollars)
Lottery for two gift checks from
 

Live music by Haluk and Aydin
 

Folk Dance Performance: Atabari and Duz Horon, thanks to our instructors Nilay and Cenk Argon.

Finally: Dancing! Kasap Havasi, Halay, Disco etc, etc.

 

Spring 2005

 

Children's Festival

2005

 

Participation in WISA Intercultural Night

2005


Lecture by Prof. Justin McCarthy

2005

 

 

Fall 2004

 

Celebration of The Turkish Republic Day

October 2004


Lecture by Prof. Mumtaz Soysal on Contemporary Problems of Turkey

October 2004 (in Turkish)


Lecture by Prof. Mumtaz Soysal on Turkey’s Foreign Policy: EU, Middle East and USA (in English)

October 2004


Lecture by Prof. Mumtaz Soysal on Governmental and Constitutional Law Problems in Turkey (in English)

October 2004

 

Lecture by Prof. Emre Kongar on Ataturk, Contemporary Turkey and Current Problems (in Turkish)

September 2004

 

Lecture by Prof. Emre Kongar on Ataturk, Contemporary Turkey and Current Problems (in English)

September 2004

 

Traditional Beginning of Semester Picnic

September 2004

 

Kick-off Meeting

September 2004

 

SPRING 2004

Announcements:

Date Posted / Topic

 

05/05/04 Madison City Council's Armenian Genocide Resolution

05/05/04 A MATS Presentation: Ataturk & Modern Turkey

04/17/04 Flyer: Commemoration of Turkey's National Sovereignty Day

04/17/04 Declaration of Madison Association of Turkish Students about the Armenian Genocide Allegations

04/17/04 Invitation of the Armenian Student Association about the alleged "Armenian Genocide" lecture

04/08/04 Milli Egitim Bakaninin Madison Programi

03/24/04 Job Announcement from Sabanci University

03/24/04 Celal Bayar Vakfi Tez Odulu

 

 

 

 

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