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ATA-DC Teachers' Workshop:
An 18 Year Success Story

 

"...designed to provide instructional materials to increase appreciation of the rich and multifaceted Ottoman-Turkish culture and the modern Turkish Republic.". These were the words stating the mission of the first Teachers Workshop, held on March 7, 1987. ATA president Dr. Engin Inel Holmstrom, event chairperson Bekir Onursal, and other ATA-DC faithful acted on an idea presented by then Ambassador Sukru Elekdag. The Workshop was carefully crafted to coincide with the “Age of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent” exhibition at the National Gallery of Art. The workshop was a tremendous success.

ATA-DC has come a long way, and so has the Teachers Workshop. More compact, yet to the point and with same vigor, the program offers area teachers the opportunity to increase their appreciation of the rich Turkish culture. Over the last 18 years, we have enlightened over 800 educators on Turkey with topics ranging from archeology, to women rights, history, the Turkish family, and Turkish art. We have found the Workshop to be one of the most effective ways in which to communicate to members of the non-Turkish community about Turkey.

2005 TEACHERS' WORKSHOP PROGRAM

“WHO ARE THE TURKS?”

(A Book By Professor Justin McCarthy and C. McCarthy) 

  • Faruk Logoglu, Turkey’s Ambassador to the US
  • S oner Cagaptay, The Washington Institute: " Turkey's EU Path: How Long is the Journey”
  • S erap Rada, Ph.D., University of Maryland, “Changing Role of Women in Turkish Society”
  • Professor Justin McCarthy and Carolyn McCarthy, "Who Are The Turks?"
  • Lunch “A Home-made Turkish Feast”
  • Turkish Folk Dance Troupe
  • Turkish Duo Ozlem & Serdar (flute & guitar)
  • Desperate Hours, Documentary on How Turkish Diplomats Saved Lives
    During WW2
  • Raffle, includes a round-trip ticket to Turkey

ATA-DC thanks His Excellency Ambassador Faruk Logoglu and the Embassy of Turkey and Turkish Businessmen and Industrialists Association (TUSIAD) Washington Bureau Representative Abdullah Akyuz for their continued support and all the speakers and volunteers for their input, hard work and dedication.