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Press Releases/News
July 15, 2011

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ATAA Held a Documentary Screening in Congress
about Turkish Cypriots

Washington, DC July 15, 2011  -  In cooperation with the Association of Turkish Cypriots Abroad (ATCA), the Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA) continued its educational effort on the Cyprus issue with a documentary screening in Congress prior to the 37th anniversary of the Turkey’s intervention. Produced by ATCA, the documentary titled “Homeland” provided a vivid picture and voice of the Turkish Cypriots, who were subject to Greek Cypriot atrocities during the 1963 – 1974 period.

Prior to the documentary screening, ATAA Past President Gunay Evinch, ATCA USA Representative Emcet Oktay Tas, and Third Secretary, Mustafa Tunc from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Washington Office, addressed the audience of more than forty people about this important issue, which has been ongoing for over three decades. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is currently considered as a “de facto state” and is not formally recognized by the United States. ATAA’s leaderhips and cooperation with ATCA was also important in terms of providing a platform in US Congress for Turkish Cypriots to express their loss, fear and hope about their homeland.  


ATAA, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türkleri Hakkında Kongre’de bir Belgesel Yayınladı

Vaşington, DC 15 Temmuz, 2011 –  Türk Amerikan Dernekleri Kurulu (ATAA), eğitim ve bilgilendirme alanındaki çalışmalarına Kıbrıs Barış Harekatının 37. Yıldönümü öncesinde Yurt Dışında Yaşayan Kıbrıslı Türkler Kurulu (ATCA) ile, Kongre’de ortaklaşa düzenlediği bir organizasyonla devam etti. ATCA tarafindan hazırlanan “homeland” – “vatan” adlı belgesel, Kıbrıs’lı Türklerin 1963 – 1974 yılları arasında Rumlar tarafından maruz kaldıkları vahşet, zulüm ve adaletsizliği bütün çarpıcılığı ile ekrana yansıtarak izleyicileri etkiledi.

Belgeselden önce kısa bir konuşma yapan ATAA Eski Başkanı Günay Övünç, ATCA Amerika Temsilcisi Emcet Oktay Taş, ve Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti Vaşington ofisinden üçüncü sekreter Mustafa Tunç, programa katılan kırktan fazla davetliyi 37 yıldır devam etmekte olan Kıbrıs sorunu hakkında bilgilendirdi. 

ABD’de dahil olmak üzere, uluslararası alanda halen resmi bir şekilde tanınmayan Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti ve vatandaşlarının, ATAA’nın liderliğinde ATCA ile ortaklaşa ABD Kongresinde düzenlediği bu program, Kıbrıslı Türklerin vatanları hakkında kayıplarını, korkularını ve ümitlerini dile getirebilmek açısından önemli bir platform sağlayarak davetlileri konunun önemi ve insani boyutları hakkında bilgilendirdi.  


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