Prof. Behram Kursunoglu One of the walls of my office is graced with the pictures of Atatürk, Beethoven, and Einstein placed side by side. Occasionally visitors, when they enter, inquire about this triad of immortality in statesmanship, in classical music, and in physics. The fundamental premise for this inspiring portrait was based on the common […]
CONTINUE READING →Dr. Andrew Mango We are all, of course, woefully misunderstood. And the reason, we often claim, is that others are not interested in what we really want to do, but think rather of what they want to do to us. It is us-in-relation-with-them that interests them, not us-in-ourselves. This is as true of countries as […]
CONTINUE READING →Ayse Cebesoy Sarialp After the completion of an extensive research and personal interviews with Turkish historians, I have come to the conclusion that the New Zealanders and the Turks had their first encounter during the Dardanelles War. It is sad for myself and for you distinguished readers, to have to point out that New Zealanders […]
CONTINUE READING →Amb. Baki Ilkin Deputy Undersecretary of the Turkish Foreign Ministry President of the Atatürk Society of America, The Members of ASA, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentleman, I am very pleased to be back in Washington and to have the opportunity to address Turkish Americans and American friends of Turkey once again. Although I seem to […]
CONTINUE READING →To: The Editor, Wall Street Journal G. Chazanís article Turkish Turnabout: Is the Army the Westís Enemy?î portrays the Atatürkist military and bureaucracy as a nationalist obstacle, and the religionist party in power as a chance for greater democracy and development in Turkey. This view seems to be consistent with the recent views of the […]
CONTINUE READING →M. Orhan Tarhan, Late ASA Board of Trustees Since 9/11 the United States government is having pains in handling the American Muslims. On one side it wants to prevent more terrorism, on the other side it wants to avoid looking anti-Muslim by investigating Arab-Americans. That is a tricky situation to be in. Since 9/11 the […]
CONTINUE READING →Metin Camcigil, Former President of ASA A general assessment The international community concluded a variety of agreements between its members since time immemorial. Friendly pacts such as exchange, co-operation or assistance agreements, defensive pacts such as non-aggression or neutrality agreements, or strategic alliances, and agreements to end hostilities such as peace treaties. An overwhelming majority […]
CONTINUE READING →Metin Camcigil, Former President of ASA The following excerpts from a paper presented by the President at the 25th Energy Conference organized by the Global Foundation, Inc. on “Addressing Vulnerabilities: Science & Technology in Secure Energy Systems” in October 2002 in Washington DC are reproduced with his permission because of their relevance to the topic […]
CONTINUE READING →Metin Camcigil, Former President of ASA The following views do not represent those of the Atatürk Society of America. They constitute the personal views of the President, and are intended for a constructive purpose. Introduction The ASA was founded with the objective of studying and enhancing awareness of the original reforms of the Turkish Republic. […]
CONTINUE READING →Metin Camcigil, Former President of ASA What is Kemalism? The Atatürk Society of America, many other civil societies, scholars, politicians and media people study, understand or portray Kemalism differently. One might even ask does Kemalism exist at all? If Kemalism means a dogma, a set of dicta or a doctrine of static ideas and norms […]
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