SYMPOSIUM at COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, Nov. 2004
"THE CRITICAL ROLE OF TURKMENS
IN A DEMOCRATIC AND UNITED IRAQ"
November 20, 2004 - Columbia University Law Library Rotunda
  Webcast of Symposium at Columbia University  
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Speakers:
Dr. Muzaffer Arslan - Member of the Iraqi Supreme Commission for the Preparation of the National Conference
Dr. Yücel Güclü – Advisor to the Foreign Ministry of Turkey
Mr. Orhan Ketene - Iraqi Turkmen Front Representative in the USA
Prof. Mahir Nakip – Erciyes University, Former President of Iraqi Turks Culture and Benevolence Association
Prof. Ümit Özdağ – Board Member of the Strategic Research Center for Euro-Asia
Mr. Scott Taylor – Award Winning Journalist, War Correspondent

"On-demand WebCast" of this symposium will be available here for a few months.
News at Hürriyet Gazetesi (in Turkish - Source: AA)
Türkmenler Adalet İstiyor - FORUM : New Jersey
Irak'ta Dehşeti Yaşadım - FORUM : New Jersey
Ayşe Tunceroğlu - Türkiye
News at KurdMedia.com
Radio Free Europe: Iraq: Worried By Kurdish Ambitions,
Turkomans Seek Greater Recognition
NEW TURKISH LIRA (YENI TURK LIRASI YTL)

New Turkish Lira (Yeni Turk Lirasi YTL) and Its Economic Impact

Speaker:0 AKIL ÖZÇAY – US Representative of the Turkish Central Bank.
November 4, 2004, Turkish House
New Turkish Lira (YTL) will replace Turkish Lira (TL) as the new currency of Turkey effective January 1, 2005 (1YTL=1,000,000TL). Mr. Ozcay presented the details of this major transformation and its potential impact on the daily lives of Turkish people.
Power Point Presentation

MIM CONFERENCE SERIES 2004

EARTHQUAKES AND THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL SITES IN TURKEY

The Case for Hagia Sophia: A Possible Reconstruction of the First Dome
Prof. Ahmet S. Çakmak
Princeton University, Dept. of Civil Eng. & Operations Research
October 14, 2005,  Thursday, 7:30 pm, Turkish House, 821 UN Plaza, NYC
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SUMMER DINNER DANCE EVENT
at Marmara-Manhattan Rooftop was a big success. 

We thank all attendees and volunteers who worked diligently for this pleasant evening. Click for some pictures

MIM CONFERENCE SERIES - 2004

The Impact of Recent Developments in Iraq
on Turkey's Economy and Geopolitics - 

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June 17, 2004   7:00 P.M.  at Marmara-Manhattan  
Dr. Soner Çagaptay, Coordinator of the Turkish Research Program, at The Washington Institute.
Mr. Orhan Ketene, United States representative of the Iraqi Turkmen Front.

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MİM Press Release
Coverage of MiM event in Kurdish Media.com
Coverage by Güler Kömürcü  - Akşam
SYLVIA NASAR

Prof. Sylvia Nasar, the author of "A Beautiful Mind", gave a speech at an event organized by MIM. A cocktail reception gave members an opportunity to network.

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May 12, 2004 Time: 6:30 PM 

Place: Marmara-Manhattan Hotel, New York

Sylvia Nasar has been a writer at Fortune Magazine, a columnist at U.S. News & World Report and a reporter at The New York Times. She served as creative consultant on a PBS documentary about Nash. She was an editor of a volume of Nash's economic and mathematics papers and wrote "A Beautiful Mind" about Nash. A Beautiful Mind inspired the blockbuster movie directed by Ron Howard and starring Russell Crowe that won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Picture. Currently, she holds the first Knight Chair at Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University and working on a book about the great economic minds of the 20th century. For more information click here

PROF. HASAN PAKSOY

MiM's event on "KELOGLAN and Turkish Humor" by Prof. Hasan Paksoy took place at Turkevi on April 25th. Click to see pictures

MIM'S NETWORKING COCKTAIL RECEPTION

MiM's Cocktail Reception was held at Turkish House on March 4 2004. Thanks to those attending and helping to make it a "success". Click here to see pictures

2004 Board Members

    Sitting (Left-to-Right): Yalçın Sarıer, Nadir Yurter, Erhan Atay, Mustafa Ercilasun

    Standing: Ziya Erdemir, Ali Koçak, Orhan Eren, Ali Naci Akansu, Murat Saran, Oğuz Alpöge


2004 Board of Directors


President:
   Ali Koçak, Ph.D.
President-Elect:
   Prof. Dr. Ali Naci Akansu
Past President:
   Orhan Ener
Treasurer:
   Murat Saran
Assistant Treasurer:
   Ziya Erdemir
Secretary General:
   Mustafa Ercilasun, Ph.D.
Assistant Secretary General:
   Oguz Alpöge

Other members:
   Hudaverdi Araz
   Sertaç Varol

Board of Auditors:
   Erhan Atay, PE
   Nadir Yurter
   Yalçin Sarier