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Calling Young Turkish Americans: Join the 10th Nâzım Hikmet Camp in Türkiye This Summer!

Are you a Turkish American aged 18–22, eager for a summer filled with meaningful discussions, cultural experiences and a deeper connection to your heritage? Bridge to Türkiye Fund warmly invites you to apply for the 10th annual Nâzım Hikmet Summer Camp, set amidst the...

From Seattle with Love: A Girl, Her Fox, and an Act of Artistic Solidarity

This article was first published on TurkNetwork magazine on April 1, 2025. Mira Erdim, age ten, has a schedule worthy of a diplomat. Swimming four days a week, violin practice, vocal lessons, emceeing at Seattle’s International Children's Friendship Festival,...

April 23: Honoring Sovereignty, Celebrating Children with Turkish-American Communities Everywhere

Each year on April 23, millions in Türkiye and around the world pause to celebrate a holiday that is both historically profound and joyfully unique: National Sovereignty and Children’s Day. It was on this day in 1920 that the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye first...

What I Saw in Esenyurt, Istanbul: Teachers Changing Lives

by Zeynep Memecan “Do you know how far away America is from here?” I asked a classroom full of bright-eyed first graders. A hand shot up. Too eager to wait to be called on, a boy blurted out: “One thousand meters!” We were farther than that—out in Esenyurt, Istanbul,...

Turning Pages, Not Screens: A Gift of Reading in Şırnak

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