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European Festival—Saturday, May 28, 2011

admin — Fri, 06 May 2011 22:36:11 +0000

Did you purchase your ticket yet?

Please contact us at executive@turkishcanadiansociety.org to buy yours!

Click here to go to http://eurofestbcsociety.com/

April 23 Children’s Festival 2011

admin — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:45:07 +0000

We invite you to celebrate 91st anniversary of “National Sovereignty and the first Children’s Festival in the world”

Date: April 23, 2011

Venue: Ukrainian Cultural Center
805 Pender St East
Vancouver, BC
V6A 1V9

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

For the program and other details, please visit http://www.april23vancouver.com/home

Movie Presentation – “Locked up Abroad: Iraq”

President — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:07:06 +0000

European Festival • May 29th, 2010

editor — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:00:28 +0000

Date: May 29th, 2010
Opening Ceremony starts at 10:30 a.m.
Entertainment continues until 1:00 a.m. next day.

Place: Scandinavian Community Center
6540 Thomas St , Burnaby, BC (off Kensington south of Sprott and north of Hwy 1)

http://www.eurofestbc.ca/index.html

Tickets are now for sale: Adult: $7 Student : $5 Children under 12: FREE

Please contact Guler (guler.aylar@gmail.com) to purchase your tickets and apply for the volunteer positions.

Volunteers will work 2 hours at the food and cultural booths and get free tickets for the day and night entertainment.

Turkuaz (Turquoise) Dance Group and Turkish Music Band “Truva” will perform at the festival.

Turkish cuisine will be represented under the leadership of Fatma Telli and Mehmet Telli at the food booth.

We Welcomed the Turkish Winter Olimpics Team

President — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:29:28 +0000

Fotoğraflar/Photos
Turkish Winter Olimpics team has received a very warm welcome from the Turkish Society members living in Vancouver area.

Vancouver Domestic Terminal echoed “Turkiye, Turkiye”

We would like to extend our best wishes to the athletes, trainers, and the Turkish delegation.

Turkish athletes:

- Tugba Karademir

- Erdinc Turksever

- Tugba Dasdemir

- Kelime Cetinkaya

- Sabahattin Oglago

Thank You and Best Regards.

On behalf of Turkish Canadian Society Board,

B. Burc Dizdar, President – 2010

Short Movie Premiere

President — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:50:19 +0000

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Ikilem

Dear Turkish Canadian Society Members and Friends,

Please join us on the upcoming Premiere of the short movie “Ikilem” (Dilemma) directed by Vancouver Film School student Basak Buyukcelen. The movie’s actors are Ali Barkin and Cagri Berk and the movie is partly sponsored by Turkish Canadian Society.

Place: Pacific Cinematheque Downtown

1131 Howe St, Vancouver,
Helmcken St & Howe St
Date: February 7, 2010
Time: 2:00pm

Movie Screening

President — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:44:45 +0000

Dear Turkish Canadian Scoiety Members and Friends, Please join us on the upcoming movie screening of a widely popular recent Turkish movie ” Devrim Arabalari” based on a true story. English Subtitles are available.
Place: Pacific Cinematheque Downtown
1131 Howe St,Vancouver,
Helmcken St & Howe St
Date: November 8, 2009
Time: 1:30pm

Republic Day Ball

admin — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:11:19 +0000

We would like to invite our valued members
and friends to our annual Republic Day Ball
to celebrate 86th anniversary of Turkish Rupublic.

Where: Executive Airport Plaza Hotel
(7311 Westminster Hwy. Richmond)
Date: 24 October 2009 SAturday
Time: 6:30pm (Dinner Buffet starts at 7.30pm.)
Ticket prices: $60 (Student $40)
Children 0-8 yr not allowed.

Program: Dinner Buffet, TCS Choir & Dance Show,
Safak Karaca, Draw & prizes, DJ Emrah & Seniz

For Tickets:
Burç Dizdar 778 896-2953 (Downtown),
Mine Dery 604 992-1703 (Surrey)
Güler Aylar 604 612-5195(South Granville)
Senkal Öztürkler 604 274-0649 (Richmond)
Berna Akoğlanooğlu – 604 448 16 27 (Richmond)
Mehmet Sezginalp – 604 618 7930 (Coquitlam – New Westminster)

http://www.turkishcanadiansociety.org/

30 August Victory Day

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:57:04 +0000

Dear Turkish Canadian Society members and Friends,

Tonight is August 29, 1922. Kept as a secret and known only by very few people, it is the 4th day of the “Grand Charge” of the Turkish Armies to repel foreign military occupants in the Western Anatolia. 27th August saw the liberation of Afyon, 28th was a great chase following the retreating Greek Army, leaving behind the Sincanli Plains. Today is the first we heard about what is happening. Retreating armies are completely surrounded leaving a very narrow escape passage to Dumlupinar, closest defense stronghold.

Turkish Commander, General Mustafa Kemal is informed of the shortage of artillery rounds and is asked whether artillery groups should conserve rounds instead of spending all on the battlefield. Kemal: Conserving (rounds) will represent DEFEAT. Artillery will fire to the last round, troops will force a bayonet charge, the resupply will be done from the remains of the retreating enemy.

At around the same days, at a place on the other side of the Earth called Vancouver, people oblivious to this struggle, are trying to get used to the change of driving from right hand side to the left. People are listening to the new radio stations’ test broadcasts and discussing whether women should be allowed to the court juries in BC. 1200 UBC students are furious: they would like to move into their unfinished new campus at Point Grey at once. They march a riot into downtown Vancouver, and end it with a photo shoot by coming together to create large UBC letters with their bodies. (1922)

Tomorrow, August 30, 1922, surrounded occupation troops in ten thousands will have to face a fierce attack to their undefendable positions leaving thousands of casualties. We will celebrate this date as the “Victory Day” and will pass this victory to the next generations.

We are ever grateful to General Mustafa Kemal, his troop commanders, and all his “Mehmets” troops.

Burc Dizdar

Turkish Canadian Society, President 2009