" I am not leaving a spiritual legacy of dogmas, unchangeable petrified directives. My spiritual legacy is science and reason. People who will follow us will realize that upon challenging and deeply entrenched obstacles, even though we may not have fully achieved all our goals, we never made a concession and always took science and reason [...]
As we mark the 95th Anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, we commemorate the resolute leader of the Turkish independence movement and its first President, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and praise his generative vision and determination that gave place to Turkey's advancement as a model of an independent, sovereign, democratic and secular state, providing basis for individual [...]
Dear ATAA Members and Friends: On Behalf of Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA), we would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to ATAA members and friends for responding to the ATAA 2017 Building and Endowments Funds Drive. With their steadfast commitment and generous donations, we were able to raise more than [...]
Today marks the 17th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that left 2,996 people dead and more than 6,000 others injured in the United States. The tragic events of September 11 have left an indelible mark on the lives and hearts of the American people - just as vivid and painful now as it [...]
Today marks the 96th anniversary of the victory at Dumlupınar, which was the final battle of the Turkish War of Independence against the occupying forces of Britain, France, Italy and Greece. Under the leadership of revolutionary leader and visionary statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Anatolian men and women, young and old, fought in the ranks of the [...]
The Assembly of Turkish-American Associations (ATAA), which represents the interests of over half million Turkish-Americans living in the United States, is deeply concerned with the U.S. Government's recent political statements as well as the economic sanctions and tariffs it has imposed on the Republic of Turkey. The model partnership enjoyed by the United States and Turkey [...]
Turkish American Police Officer Cem Duzel was shot and critically injured in the line of duty while responding to call on the east side of Colorado Springs on Thursday, August 2, 2018. Officer Duzel, a five-year veteran of the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), remains stable, but in critical condition with traumatic head injuries at the [...]
Today we celebrate the 95th Anniversary of the Lausanne Peace Treaty. It was through this treaty that Turkey finally gained back its political and economic sovereignty, in the aftermath of what was possibly the most turbulent years of its history. Witnessing the catastrophic decline of the Ottoman Empire after the superimposed Sevres Treaty and the hardships [...]
Today marks the 44th anniversary of the Turkish Rescue and Peace Operation conducted by the Turkish Army on Cyprus on July 20, 1974 to protect the lives and liberties of the island's Turkish community from mass extermination. Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA) commends the Turkish Armed Forces, which carried out one of the two modern [...]
On June 29, 2018, the California Department of Corrections Parole Board denied Hampig "Harry" Sassounian's release on parole. This was Sassounian's fifth parole denial in twelve years. Sassounian will not be eligible for parole suitability hearing until June 2021. Sassounian, Inmate C88440, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for the heinous [...]
