Location

Ladies,

You're invited to TACAWA Mother's Day Gathering on Sunday, May 13th, in Kirkland Woman's Club.

We are gathering to celebrate Mother's Day, create networking among ladies and brainstorm together about what we, as women, can do for our community.

This is a free event and women of all ages, no matter if they're a mother or not, are invited!

Delicious cookies and Turkish tea will be served at this wonderful event!

Come and join us at this great event, meet new people and help us brainstorm about future projects that women can be involved.

What: 3rd Annual International Children's Friendship Festival (ICFF)
When : Sunday, April 22nd, 10:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Where: MOHAI, Museum of History and Industry

This year's festival

-will be celebrated based on the idea "Peace at home, peace in the world"
-is the only children's festival in Seattle
-embraces 20 different cultures
-will be run by children
-encourages cultural understanding
-features exceptional attendance by Seahawks
-is a free event, with free healthy snacks for children

TACAWA 2012-2013 Executive Board

President-Sevket Numanoglu

Vice President-Candan Tamerler

Treasurer-Bertan Aygun

Secretary-Eda Tezcanli Tuncer

Committee Chair-Mehmet Kalyoncuoglu

Substitute Members-Merve Aktas, Jeanene Mitchell

Dear Turkish-American Community Members,

Please save the date for TACAWA 2012-2013 Executive Board Elections!

When: March 4, 2012 Sunday
What time: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Where: Living Montessori 2253 140th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98005
Phone: 425.373.KIDS (5437) ext. 201

Elections for 2012-2013 Executive Board

TACAWA has reached the end of another successful term, and it's time to elect a new Executive Board for 2012-2013. This year the elections will be held on Sunday, March 4th, 2012 at Living Montessori.

Please come and join us to celebrate the International Children's Festival in Seattle, which was dedicated to children and youth all over the world by the founder of Turkey, Ataturk.

International Children's Friendship Festival (ICFF)
When: April 22, 2012, Sunday
What time: 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: MOHAI (Museum of History and Industry)

Festival Program Includes
Ethnic dance and music performances by several different nationalities
Children's forum and poster session
Arts & Crafts
Face painting

Please come and join us to celebrate the International Children's Festival in Seattle, which was dedicated to children and youth all over the world by the founder of Turkey, Ataturk.

Festival Program Includes
Ethnic dance and music performances by several different nationalities
Children's forum and poster session
Arts & Crafts
Face painting
Children's activities

What is International Children's Friendship Festival?

April 22, Sunday-International Children's Friendship Festival
April 25, Wednesday-Anzac Day
May 13, Sunday-Mother’s Day
May 19, Saturday-Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day
June 17, Sunday-Father’s Day
June 24, Sunday-Picnic
August, 19, Sunday-Turkish Sugar Festival
August, 25-26, Sat/Sun- Turkey's Victory Day Celebration & Camping
October 20-21, Sat-Sun-Turkfest

We are calling for a Turkish Popular Music Youth Band! The band will start performing at the International Children's Festival in April and will continue their performances at all TACAWA organized events/festivals throughout the year. The band will be performing similar music that some youngsters performed at Turkfest and the Children's festival before. If you have been proficiently playing an instrument for the past 2-3 years or confident in your vocals and have a passion for singing, please e-mail Batuhan Biyikoglu at

Dogan Ulkekul will be signing copies of his novel "Cehennem Yelkenlisi" this Saturday at the Olive & Grape!

Dogan Ulkekul ABD'de yasayan bir yazarimiz. Ikinci romani Turkiye'de baslayip, ABD, Beyrut, Hawaii'ye kadar uzanan bir aski, bir buyuk tuzagi ve intikamin aci tadinin surukleyici oykusunu polisiye roman tadinda anlatiyor (Donence Yayinlari).

Let us revive the School Age Children’s Choir for the International Children’s Festival this April! We will teach well known children songs of our time such as “Daha Dun Annemizin” and “Postaci”. Zeynep Ertugay will accompany us on the piano. If your school age child is interested in joining, please e-mail Asli Selcuk at asliselcuk@hotmail.com. We’ll let you know when and where the practices will take place. We will coordinate our practice with the Anadolu Youth Dancers practice schedule so that there will be no time and place conflicts. Thank you in advance for your interest!