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The ATA-DC Library has around 600 books related to Turkey covering topics such as art, history, political sciences and literature.
ATA-DC members can use the ATA-DC Library located within MEI's George Camp Keiser Library without becoming MEI members.
The George Camp Keiser Library is located in a pleasant converted nineteenth century coach house overlooking the garden of the Middle East Institute at 1761 N Street, NW, Washington, DC.
It is located at:
Middle East Institute (MEI)
1761 N Street N W
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 785-1141
www.mideasti.org
ABOUT George Camp Keiser Library
The Library has a collection of 25,000 books in Western languages and more than 300 periodicals. It has the largest collection of materials on the Middle East in the Washington area, outside the Library of Congress.
The Library specializes in current events, history, culture, economics, religion, politics, and languages of the Middle East. The Middle East is defined by the Institute as those countries stretching from Morocco to Pakistan, including Turkey and the countries of Central Asia. The Library has especially good collections on Islam and Islamic art. The recently inventoried rare book collection contains accounts by early scholars and travellers.
The George Camp Keiser Library is open to the public for reference, but borrowing privileges are restricted to MEI members. The library is open 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. It is also open 5:30 to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday evenings when language classes are in session. For 2004, language classes are scheduled for January 26 to March 22, April 19 to June 14, July 6 to August 30, and October 12 to December 9.
Library staff can be contacted at library@mideasti.org or (202) 785-0183.
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Fall Registration for Turkish Classes has begun
The Ataturk School for Children starts on September 12. Registration deadline is August 29th. Turkish Classes for Adults start on October 5.
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Incebelli ATA-DC Bayram Brunch
Come join us for a delicious Bayram Brunch on Sunday, September 12, 2010 12-3 PM at Atillas Restaurant...
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Uzbek Pilavi & Fasil Night
Saturday, September 18, 2010
7pm
Hosted by Mr & Mrs Ozulu
5332 Sammie Kay Lane
Centreville, VA 20120
more info: fundraiser@atadc.org
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Turkish Restaurant Week 2010
September 17 – 26, 2010
No day is complete without a taste of Turkey's grand cuisine..
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ATA-DC Hip & Alive Party
Saturday, September 25, 2010
10:30pm
Meze Restaurant & Bar (Adams Morgan)
2437 18th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
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Turkish Cooking Demo
Friday, September 24
6:30pm
Sur La Table, Pentagon Row
1101 S Joyce Street, Suite B-20
Arlington, VA 22201
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8th Annual Turkish Festival
Where: Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 12th & 14th Sts
When: October 3, 2010
Time: 11:00am - 7:00pm
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