TACA Ataturk School will continue its classes for children as well as Adults in 2010-2011 school year.

The starting dates are listed below.

Preschool: Ages 4-6; starts Sunday, September 19, 2010
Elementary: 1st thru 3rd grade and 4th thru 6th grade; starts Sunday, September 19, 2010
SAT/ACT Preparation Class: Starts Sunday, September 5, 2010 - click for syllabus
Adult Turkish Classes: start September 25, 2010

Location: TACA Building, 3845 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60634

We recommend you to become a TACA Member to receive discounts for classes.

For more information on classes, details, updates and membership information e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Chicago icin 2010 imsakiyesini buradan gorebilirsiniz. Bayram namazi 9 Eylul'de TACA'da 8:30 da kilinacaktir.

5 Eylul Pazar gecesi TACA'da iftar yemegi verilecektir. Tum uye ve dostlarimiz davetlidir.

Sayın üyelerimiz ve dostlarımız,
 
Yurtdışında yasayan Türk vatandaşlarının başta 12 Eylul 2010 tarihinde yapilacak anayasa degisikligi hakkindaki Referandum ve sonra yapılacak diger secimlerde oy kullanabilmeleri amaciyla, Nufus ve Vatandaslik Genel Mudurlugu tarafindan gerekli çalismalar yürütülmektedir.
 
Bu cercevede, yurtdisindaki vatandaslaririmizin secimlerde oy kullanabilmeleri için, Adres Beyan Formu’nu doldurarak bagli oldukları Konsolosluk Subesine veya Türkiye’de kayitli bulunduklari Il Nufus Mudurluklerine göndermeleri gerekmektedir. Formun normal posta ile degil ‘”certified mail” (iadeli taahhütlü) ‘ olarak ya da kargo şirketi ile gönderilmesinin gerektiği belirtildi. TC Vasington Büyükelciliginden yapilan aciklamada ayrıca Adres Beyan Formu ile birlikte kişinin kendisini ispatlayacağı bir belgenin fotokopisinin de eklenmesi gerektiği belirtildi.
 
Yurtdisi secmen kutugune kayitli olan ve seyahat edecek olan vatandaşlarımız 3 Ağustos 2010 tarihinden itibaren gumrukten giris veya cikis yaparken oylarrini kullanabilirler. Oy verme isteminde bulunacaklar, pasaportlarını sandık kurulu başkanına göstermek zorundadirlar. Pasaporttan baska bir belgeyle oy kullanmak mumkun degildir.

Chicago Başkonsolosluğu

360 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 1405, Chicago IL 60601

Tel: 312 263 06 44 
312 263 12 95
Fax: 00 1 312 263 14 99
e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
web: www.trconsulate.org 

Adres beyan formu
TC Vaşington Buyukelciliginden Yapılan Duyuru
Gumruk Kapıları ve havaalanlarında oy vermeye iliskin duyuru
Yurtdisi secmen sorgulama
Yurtdisi Secmen Kutugu Genelgesi
TC Kimlik Numarasi Sorgulama 
 
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Dear Members and Friends,
 
Office Vital Statistics and Citizenship's efforts are underway for Turkish Citizen who live abroad to vote in the upcoming referendum on September 12, 2010 regarding the constitutional changes and the other elections.
 
As a part of this effort, all Turkish citizen must fill in the Address Declaration Form and send it to the Consulate they are affiliated with or to the Office of Vital Statistics of their city in Turkiye. The form must be mailed via certified mail or courier, not regular mail. Also a proof of ID must be included with the Address Declaration form.
 
Turkisn Citizen, who are registered to "register of voters abroad" and will travel can vote at customs stations at the boards starting August 3, 2010. Voters need to provide their passports to be able to vote. They cannot vote with any other document other then their passport.

Chicago Turkish Consulate
360 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 1405, Chicago IL 60601

Tel: 312 263 06 44 
312 263 12 95
Fax: 00 1 312 263 14 99
e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
web: www.trconsulate.org 

Related documents
Address Declaration Form
Announcement by TC Embassy in Washington
Register of Voters Inquiry Page
Circular for Register of Voters Abroad
TC ID Number Inquiry Page

TACA is organizing a soccer class during the month of August for kids, ages 6-12 in cooperation with Bosporus FC soccer team. The classes will be taught by Bosphorus FC players and will be held every Saturday morning at Foster field.

The players will teach children, basic rules of soccer in a non-competitive environment. The classes aim to teach soccer skills, coordination and teamwork. The classes are for both boys and girls, ages 6-12.

If you interested in enrolling your child(ren), please e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (509) 695-1487.

Date: Sep 25-Oct 9, 2010 (3 weekends)
Time: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location: Foster Field, Lake Shore and Foster Avenue by the lake
Fee: $25 for members, $50 for non-members

Chicago civarinda yasayan ve ingilizcesini ilerletmek ve gelistirmek isteyen uye ve dostlarimiza yardimci olmak amaci ile, yeni egitim ogretim yilinda, TACA Binasinda ikinci dil olarak ingilizce (ESL - English as a Second Language) dersleri verilecektir. Bu derslerden faydalanmak isteyenler This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it adresinden okul yonetimi ile irtibata gecip, kayit olabilirler.

Tarih: 19 Eylul, 2009'dan itibaren 8 hafta, her pazar
Saat: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Yer: TACA Binasi
Ucret: TACA Üyelerine $130, Üye olmayanlara $160. 

TACA is extending an open call to all, who are involved or interested in visual arts such as drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, architecture, photography, video, and filmmaking, design and crafts  for either professionally or for leisure for a new venture that we are planning to establish under the roof of our organization.

In addition to our musical choirs and folk dances group, we are planning to form a new group in order to provide support, network, exhibit opportunities for Turkish-American artists and classes for those who are interested improving in these types of arts.

If you'd like to be involved in this new group of Turkish-American artists, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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Gorsel Sanatlar ile ilgilenen uye ve dostlarimiza cagri,

TACA Yonetim Kurulu olarak profesyonel veya amatorce, cizim, resim, heykeltraslik, seramik, fotografcilik, filmcilik, tasarim ve elisleri gibi gorsel sanatlardallarinda calisan veya vu sanatlarla ilgili tum uye ve dostlarimizi catimiz altinda kuracagimiz yeni olusuma katilmaya davet ediyoruz.

TACA'nin Chicago ve civarinda yasayan ve sanat ve sporun degisik kollari ile ilgilenen uyelerini bir araya getiren degisik alt kollari disinda, bu sanatlarla ilgilenen ve calisan uyelerimize destek, network ve sergi imkanlari ve be bu konularda kendini gelistirmek isteyenlere dersler vermek uzere kurulacaktir.

Bu yeni Turk-Amerikan sanatci olusumunda yer almak istiyorsaniz, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it adresinden bizimler iletisime gecebilirsiniz.

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

TACA will provide a 26 week course to assist high school students with SAT/ACT 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

Dear Members and Friends,

As part of TACA's mission, we present you this informational booklet that you can use everyday. The 34 page booklet has been prepared by TACA and contains information on the following topics:

• Health System
• Personal Banking System
• How to setup your house in USA
• Turkish Groups in Chicago
• Living in USA
• Shopping
• General Information

While we believe this booklet is mostly useful for people that came to Chicago recently, it could be beneficial for everyone. Please e-mail us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you feel there is additional information that needs to be included in the booklet. We need your support in order to continue providing similar services.

Feel free to forward this booklet to anyone that might be interested.