As part of the premier public university in the most diverse county in America, and affirming our commitment to global education, Queens College offers cultural and academic programming focusing on a different nation each year.
For the 2011-12 academic year, we will concentrate on Turkey, a country with a rich and diverse history, people, and environment. We will explore many facets of Turkey’s past, present, and future: its politics, society, economy, ethnicity, art, literature, music, and film. As a critical part of our programming, we will engage local ethnic communities with historic ties to this region, and include their perspectives in our survey. We will also feature the innovative work being done by Queens College students and faculty in Turkey: archaeological excavation, seismological research, studies of the region’s literature, and analysis of politics and religion.
The year will culminate in a trip in late spring that will help members of the QC community gain direct understanding of Turkey and lay the groundwork for possible future collaborations.
John Voll from Georgetown University, one of the most distinguished scholars of Islam in North America, visited Turkish Cultural Center Buffalo on Thursday February 2, 2011. Attendees found a chance to talk with John Voll and tasted delicious Turkish foods.
On December 8, 2011 Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer kicked off a holiday Halal meat drive with the Turkish Cultural Center of New York (TCCNY) and City Harvest to commemorate the Muslim holiday of Eid ul Adha that encourages the donation of food to the hungry. In observance of the holiday, the Turkish Cultural Center has donated 1,000 pounds of packaged Halal meat that will be distributed throughout Manhattan’s homeless shelters by City Harvest.
Most of the times we as humans forget either to thank nor appreciate There are many individuals, groups, co operations, and communities that deserve appreciation. Police officers are among many individuals who are giving their best to protect our community from criminals and making sure we live in a safe community. However we never have a chance to thank them for their hard work. Since Turkish Cultural Center Queens also have a similar....
On Sunday morning at approximately 7 am (Eastern Time) Turkish Americans woke up to the news that Turkey's Southeast Region Van has been struck by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2. Everyone ran to their phones and began calling all of their loved ones to make sure they were all fine. In the meantime....
TCC Westchester Woman’s club attended the Scarsdale-Hartsdale Women’s Interfaith event protesting fracking in NY. Fracking is the extraction of natural gas from shale rock through invasive drilling.
