Montgomery, AL. The first annual Turkish American Day at the Alabama State Capitol was held on May 5th, 2011 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.  This special program organized by Peace Valley Foundation and Turkish-Alabamians aims to introduce Alabama Senators, Representatives, staff and the public to Turkish culture through fabulous food, fun and art demonstration.

Attendees enjoyed a variety of authentic Turkish cuisine provided by local Turkish-Alabamians and learned more about the country of Turkey, its culture and the Turkish-American community in the region. Guests also enjoyed the Turkish Ebru art (paper marbling) demonstration, in which the artist uses special dye to create images in water that are then absorbed by paper.

For the State of Alabama, Istanbul Center’s 2010-2011 Art & Essay Contest Awards Ceremony was held  on Saturday, March 19th at 2:30 p.m. at the 10th floor of the Auburn University Library Tower at Montgomery. Read the full story

Montgomery, AL. The theme of the dinner was “Making Sense of Others”. A diverse group of people from all walks of life came together and contributed to the dialogue efforts in Montgomery, AL.

Distinguished speakers of the program were:

Dr. Evelyn A. Early, Sr. State Department Advisor, Air University
Dr. Timothy Spraggins, Assistant Vicee Chancellor for Diversity, Auburn University at Montgomery
Mr.Kemal Korucu, Outreach Director, Istanbul Center, Atlanta, GA
Dr. John G. Veres III, AUM Chancellor