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New York Atatürk School Alumni Scholarship Drive Targets $15,000 Through Community Match
A new scholarship drive connected to New York Atatürk School is seeking to turn community giving into up to $15,000 […]
Cevdet Özdemir Begins 2026–2028 Term Leading Turkish American Associations Federation
Cevdet Özdemir has begun a new two-year term as president of the Turkish American Associations Federation, or TADF, following the […]
TAMHA’s Turkish-Language Clinical Assessment Program Is Scheduled to Conclude October 4
The Turkish American Mental Health Alliance’s Turkish-language clinical assessment program, Doğru Tanı, İlk Görüşmede Başlar—“Accurate Diagnosis Begins in the First […]
Turkish Airlines Finalizes Up to 150 Boeing 737 MAX Order, With Deliveries Set for 2033–2037
Turkish Airlines has finalized a major long-term aircraft agreement with Boeing, placing a firm order for 100 Boeing 737-8 airplanes […]
TASSA’s 2026 Chapel Hill Conference Puts AI, Research and U.S.–Türkiye Collaboration in Focus
The Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association, known as TASSA, is scheduled to hold its 2026 annual conference from October […]
Russia’s war on Ukraine stays at the center of global news as strikes, counterstrikes and spillover deepen
A conflict that keeps producing new headlines The week’s world-news agenda was again shaped by Russia’s war on Ukraine, not […]
Türkiye wins second Women’s Volleyball Nations League title after 3-1 final over Brazil in Macao
Türkiye’s women’s national volleyball team closed the Women’s Volleyball Nations League season in dramatic fashion on Sunday, rallying past Brazil […]
Trump’s Turkiye (Turkey) Reset Could Reshape U.S.-Türkiye Ties for Turkish Americans
President Donald Trump’s July 7, 2026 remarks in Ankara about lifting U.S. sanctions on Türkiye and reconsidering F-35 fighter jet […]
Seattle’s latest local health alert: what to know about the Cyclospora outbreak
A recent Axios Seattle item draws attention to a Cyclospora outbreak and what Washington residents should know. For people in […]
Tears and Triumph: Inside the Viral Encounter Between Cristiano Ronaldo and Belgian Creator Céline Dept
The buildup to the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been filled with electric football drama, but one of the tournament’s […]
Reviving Mersin’s Agricultural Heritage: Heirloom Leklek Beans Sown for the Second Year in Gülnar
In a significant step toward preserving the rich biological and agricultural diversity of Southern Turkiye (Turkey), the Mersin Metropolitan Municipality’s […]
Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Names Reading Salons After Young Scientist Neptün İpek Yılmaz and Heroic Teacher Ayla Kara
On July 17, 2026, the Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Assembly (Mersin Büyükşehir Belediye Meclisi) convened for the second session of its […]
Silifke Animal Care Center Reports Hundreds of Adoptions and Thousands of Treatments in Mersin
Mersin’s public animal welfare work has a prominent base in Silifke, where the Silifke Cemil Sungur Animal Rehabilitation Shelter and […]
Mersin Deploys Life-Saving Public Defibrillators Across Key Transit Squares in Major Health Initiative
In a highly significant step forward for civic healthcare, the city of Mersin has officially launched an initiative to deploy […]
Mersin Breaks Ground on Massive Müftü River Life Valley Project
On July 16, 2026, the Mersin Metropolitan Municipality (Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi) officially broke ground on the first phase of the […]
Mersin Adds Four Public Defibrillators in Busy City Locations for Faster Cardiac-Arrest Response
Mersin has placed four public Otomatik Eksternal Defibrilatör devices, known in Türkiye as OED devices, in busy city locations as […]
Rain and Snow Set Up a Promising Honey Harvest in Mersin’s Eğriçayır Yaylası
A wet winter and spring have turned the opening of the honey harvest in Mersin’s Eğriçayır Yaylası into a hopeful […]
Citizen Complaint Leads to 135 Expired Food Items Seized from Chain Market in Mersin’s Akdeniz District
A citizen complaint in Mersin’s Akdeniz district led municipal inspection teams to a chain market branch where 135 food products […]
U.S. work pathway remains open for eligible STEM graduates through OPT extension
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says the 24-month STEM Optional Practical Training extension remains available to certain F-1 students who […]
USCIS closes second-half FY 2026 H-2B cap as employers turn to supplemental visa allocations
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has closed the regular H-2B visa cap for the second half of fiscal year 2026, […]
Mersin Revives Gülnar’s Heritage ‘Leklek’ Bean With New Seed Support
Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi is continuing a small but meaningful agricultural revival in Gülnar, where the district’s heritage “Leklek” bean has […]
Ground Broken for New Youth Center in Gülnar
A new shared space for young people A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the planned Gülnar Gençlik Merkezi, a new […]
Halkkent MERCEK Trainees Showcase Handmade Work in Mersin
Skills, confidence and community service Women training at Halkkent MERCEK Mesleki Eğitim Merkezi in Toroslar presented handmade clothing and textile […]
Erdemli Wastewater Project Gets Timeline for Tömük and Arpaçbahşiş
A clearer schedule for a major coastal service Mersin Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Vahap Seçer said the Tömük-Arpaçbahşiş Kanalizasyon Şebekesi, Atıksu […]