TADAM Medical Ball is around the corner, 6:30 p.m. - 1:00 am March 13, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel in Oakbrook, Illinois. Our performers are Zeliha Sunal and Dr. Ilhan Sami Ozulu.

The Turkish American Doctor’s Association of Midwest (TADAM)

Requests the pleasure of your presence at the

Seventh Annual “Doctor’s Day” Medical Ball

On Saturday, March 13, 2010

Double Tree Hotel Chicago, Oakbrook 1909 Spring Road Oakbrook IL , 60523 630-472-6000

Live Music Performance by Zeliha Sunal and Dr. İlhan Sami Özulu Program
Cocktails: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Dinner and Program: 7:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Adults $110 per person Purchase
Table of 10: $1,000 Students,
Medical Residents and Fellows: $80
Advance Payment Required Attire: Black Tie optional
King and Queen Tables (in prime location with seating of 10): $1,500
Hotel stay for Standard Room: $95.00 + 9% tax *Atrium Café’s breakfast buffet included in the rate for March 11-14, 2010*
Reservations: 1-800-222-Tree or 630-472-6000 (Event “Turkish American Doctor’s Association Medical Ball” should be mentioned)
Reserve Rooms by February 28, 2010
Contact: Songul Ozgen (630)-910-3616 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Yesim Gulecyuz (708) 207-2792 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Please make your checks payable to “TADAM” and mail to: “TADAM” 632 Millbrook Drive, Downers Grove, IL, 60516 www.tadam.org

Canakkale Sehitlerini Anma Toreni

TACA Ataturk Okulu ogretmenleri ve ogrencileri ile beraber duzenleyecegimiz Canakkale Sehitleri Anma torenine tum toplumumuz davetlidir.

Yer: TACA Binasi
Tarih: 21 Mart, 2010, Pazar
Saat: 12:00 pm

ÇANAKKALE ŞEHİTLERİ

Bomba şimşekleri beyninden inip her siperin
Sönüyor göğsünün üstünde o arslan neferin.
Ölüm indirmede gökler, ölü püskürmede yer,
O ne müthiş tipidir, savrulur enkazı beşer.

Boşanır sırtlara, vadilere, sağnak sağnak.
Kafa göz, gövde, bacak, kol, çene, parmak, el ayak
Vurulup, tertemiz alnından, uzanmış yatıyor,
Bir hilal uğruna yarap ne güneşler batıyor.

Ey bu topraklar için toprağa düşmüş asker
Gökten ecdat inerek öpse o pak alnı değer.
Sana dar gelmeyecek makberi kimler kazsın?
Gömelim gel seni tarihe desem sığmazsın.

Mehmet Akif ERSOY

Turkish American Cultural Alliance presents 9th International Children's Day with the attendance of children representing 10 different countries. Children and parents from various ethnic backgrounds from Chicagoland will be gathering for this joyful celebration for all children. Children will parade dressed in their traditional costumes and will perform for the audience. Each country represented will have the opportunity to display national flags and share information. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.

Nations exhibit, parade of nations, children's performances in traditional costumes, face painting, gifts, souvenirs, fun day for the whole family.

Location: Owen Elementary School
1560 Westglen Dr, Naperville, IL 60565
Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010
Time: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tickets: $5 at the door

In Turkey, Children's Day originated from the first gathering of Grand National Assembly on April 23, 1920. Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, gifted April 23rd to the children of the country, so that they would cherish their independence that had cost the nation so much, but at the same time walk the path of "Peace at Home, Peace in the World". This year marks the 90th celebration of this day.

On April 23rd children from around the world come to Turkey. Turkish families who have children of a similar age host them. Festivities last over a week. The visiting and Turkish children spend a lot of time together. Many children, often not even speaking the same language, create lifelong friendships. Several of the events are broadcast on national television channels, showing the children in their traditional national outfits, dancing, singing and exchanging gifts. The United Nations also participates in these celebration events.

Turkish American Cultural Alliance has been bringing this celebration to Chicago in the same spirit, to share the Children’s Day joy with children of all backgrounds so that they all learn to appreciate different cultures and get to experience a joyous event with others, showcase their talents, make new friends.

You can contribute by placing paid advertisements in our program booklet or providing personal donations for our banner wall, which will be displayed at the event room.

Booklet Ads:

Back cover: $300
Inside (front/back) cover: $250
Full page: $200
Half page $100

Personal donations for donation tree:

Flower donation: $50
Leaf donation: $30

Please join us in making International Children’s Day an exciting cultural event!

Checks should be made payable to “TACA” with memo section indicating International Children’s Day. Include your business cards or brochures along with your check and mail to: TACA, PO Box 5533, Chicago, IL 60680

You can also email your artwork to Burcu Agar at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For more information please contact:
Sehnaz Engur 847-942-4068 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Burcu Agar 773-481-9707 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

TACA Turk Sanat Muzigi korosuna bize yasattiklari guzel gece icin tesekkur ediyoruz. Ayrica konser sirasinda satilan yiyecek ve iceceklerin  hazirlanmasinda ve satilmasinda emegi gecen Girisimci Kadinlar Grubuna tesekkur ediyoruz. HurriyetUSA'de cikan haber icin buraya tiklayin. Konserin fotograflarini asagida bulabilirsiniz.

Dear members

On January 12, a series of earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 6.5 to 7.3 devastated Haiti.

TACA (Turkish American Cultural Alliance Chicago), TAWSF (Turkish American Women Scholarship Fund), TADAM (Turkish American Doctors Association of Midwest) and TACCI-Midwest (Turkish American Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Midwest) started a coordinated effort to collect donations from their members and the Turkish American community in Midwest to support emergency relief and recovery efforts for earthquake victims in Haiti.

We partnered with CitizenEffect and CARE to channel our community's donations through TACA web site. To participate in our community's collective efforts and to make a donation online through "Turkish Americans for Haiti " program please go to this page http://citizeneffect.org/ projects/taca_haitirelief and impact thousands of lives in Haiti with your donations. You can view how much impact your donation made and the total funds donated by Turkish American Community on this web site as well.

If you prefer to make your contribution with check, please make your checks payable to "Citizen Effect"  with a note saying "Turkish Americans for Haiti " in the memo section and mail it to TACA, P.O. Box 5533, Chicago, IL 60680

Your donations will be matched up to $5,000 and can be claimed as itemized charitable deduction on your 2009 tax returns, rather waiting for 2010 tax year.

Thank you for your support to our community's coordinated Haiti relief efforts.

Dear Members and Friends,

It's time to renew your TACA Membership for 2010 or become a TACA Member. By becoming a TACA member, you do not only benefit from the services and activities of TACA, but also enable the sustainability of our non-profit organization whose mission is to provide services to anyone who is interested in Turkish Culture and support Turkish-American Community.

To learn more about benefits click here. To become a member or to renew your membership, simply go to Paypal or fill in the membership form and mail it along with a check to TACA, PO Box 5533, Chicago, IL 60680.

Please encourage and remind your family and friends to become a TACA member or renew their memberships. We thank you for your continuous support.

TACA Board

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2010 Senesi için Üyeliğinizi Yenileyin / TACA Üyesi olun

Sayın Üyelerimiz ve Sevgili Dostlar,

2010 senesi için TACA Üyesi olmanın veya 2009 üyeliğiniz varsa 2010 için yenileme vakti geldi. TACA Üyesi olarak sadece TACA hizmet ve etkinliklerinden faydalanmakla kalmayacak, TACA derneğinin devamlılığına katkıda bulunmuş ve Türk kültürü ile ilginene herkese hizmet etmek ve Türk-Amerikan Toplumunu biraraya getirmek amacımıza destek olmuş olacaksınız.

TACA Üyeliğinin Size ve TACA Derneğine neler getireceğini öğrenmek için buraya tıklayın. Üye olmak veya üyeliğinizi yenilemek için İster hemen Paypal'e tıklayın, veya üyelik formunu doldurup, çekinizle beraber TACA, PO Box 5533, Chicago, IL 60680 adresine postalayın.

Lütfen aile ve arkadaşlarınızı TACA üyesi olmaları için teşvik edin veya üyeliklerini yenilemelerini hatırlatın. Destekleriniz için size gönülden teşekkür ediyoruz.

TACA Yönetim Kurulu

Dear Members and Friends,

We started a new year with the excitement of another Chicago Turkish Festival. Under the auspices of the Turkish Consulate in Chicago, TACA is organizing the 8th Chicago Turkish Festival, which will be held in the last week of May.

We are calling all the:

1. Artists to showcase their arts and skills and businesses to sell their ethnic products
2. Food Service businesses to sell Turkish Food
3. Businesses to market their name via sponsoring
4. All Turkish Americans to volunteer

at the Chicago Turkish Festival, at Daley Plaza. You can reach us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it via e-mail or at the phone numbers below.

We truly believe that this year's Festival Committee will bring out yet another successful event that proudly represents Turkey and Turkish culture. We are looking forward to your participation and support.

Best Regards,

Directors of CTF Committee

Baris Tasdelen - Sehnaz Engur

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Degerli Uyelerimiz ve Dostlarimiz,

Her sene oldugu gibi yeni bir seneye yeni bir festivalin hazirliklari ve heyecani ile basladik. 2010'da, Chicago Konsoloslugunun liderliginde, TACA derneginin duzenleyecegi 8. Chicago Turk Festivali yine Mayis ayinin son haftasinda yapilacaktir.

Bu festivalde:

1. Katilimci olarak bulunmak isteyen sanatci ve satis yapmak isteyen isyerlerinin
2. Yemek standi acmak isteyen isyerlerinin
3. Sponsorumuz olarak festivalde tanitimini yapmak isteyen isyerlerinin
4. Festival'de gonullu olarak gorev almak isteyen vatandaslarimizin

festival komitesi ile irtibata gecmeleri onemle rica olunur. Festival komitesine This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it den e-mail atarak veya asagidaki telefonlari arayarak ulasabilirsiniz.

Bu sene de ekip olarak Chicago'da adimizi duyuran ve gururla tanitan basarili bir festival calismasi yapacagimiza inaniyoruz. Sizlerin katilimini ve destegini bekliyoruz.

Saygilarimizla,

CTF Komitesi Baskanlari

Baris Tasdelen - Sehnaz Engur

TACA will provide a 11 week course to assist high school students with SAT math. Sessions will take place at TACA building every Sunday. For details please check out the syllabus. For questions and to sign up, please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Dear Friends and Members,
 
TACA Grassroots / Public Outreach Program (POP) Committee proudly presents our new web site which you can visit at  grassroots.TACAonline.org or through our new menu item on the left side.  The Committee's mission is to inform the Turkish American community, the young generation of Turkish Americans, and the friends of Turkey on critical issues related to Turkey so that they can form and express informed opinions to third parties and play a proactive role in shaping Turkish American relations.
 
We would love to hear your feedback and comments to make it a useful and informative resource for our community, children and friends.
 
Thank you,
TACA Grassroots / Public Outreach Program (POP) Committee
 
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Degerli Dostlar ve Uyelerimiz,
 
TACA Grassroots / Public Outreach Program (POP) Komitesi yeni web sitemizi gururla hizmetinize sunariz.  Siteyi  grassroots.TACAonline.org adresinden ziyaret edebileceginiz gibi sitemizin sol tarafindaki menuden de ulasabilirsiniz. Komitemizin gorevi Turk-Amerikan toplumunu, orta, lise, universite cagindaki genclerimizi, ve dostlarimizi Turkiye'yi ve Turk-Amerikan iliskilerini ilgilendiren onemli ve guncel konularda bilgilendirmek ve bolgemizde daha aktif olmaya tesvik etmektir.
 
Web sitemizin halkimiza, cocuklarimiza ve dostlarimiza yararli bir kaynak haline gelebilmesi icin yorumlarinizi, dusuncelerinizi ve elestirilerinizi bekleriz. 
 
Tesekkurlerimizle,
TACA Grassroots / Public Outreach Program (POP) Komitesi