Initiated by Turkey and Spain, the Alliance of Civilizations Film Festival “Plural +” which is run under the umbrella of the UN, brought together American media representatives in order to explain to the public the conception and importance of “differences being wealth.”

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Date: WEDNESDAY, april 18, 2012

Venue: columbia university

BY MELISSA VAN – The Jewish Voice

Levent Bilgen, Turkish Consul General in New York, addresses those gathered for a special screening of the documentary film Passport.

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The Turkish Cultural Center New York is honored with Rising Stars of 2012.

The center has been working tirelessly to build stronger community relations by establishing long lasting friendship among diverse communities. “Turkey and the United States of America has so much in common than people realize” said the Vice President Mehmet Kilic who was honored this year as one of Brooklyn’s Rising Stars.

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The evening started of with a full crowd. The large auditorium had about 400 seats all of which were nearly full. The audience looked very ethnically diverse, truly representing the New York City ‘melting pot’. The topic of the evening at the museum was Islamic Art.

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Turkish Cultural Center was part of the fourth annual Coffee and Tea Festival this year again. The program was held on Saturday, February 25th and Sunday February 26^th, 2012.

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Yale University, Sacred Music Department paid a visit to Turkish Cultural Center

Turkish Cultural Center brought together students of Institute of Sacred Music Department, Yale University and  Ahmet Erdogdular ,Turkey’s one of the most prominent vocalist in the area of Ottoman Music and Sufi Music tradition. Peter Daverongton, artist and musician, accompanied him by playing Ney Flute.

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