TURKISH COALITION OF AMERICA
1510 H STREET NW STE 900, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 www.tc-america.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE ORGANIZATON'S MISSION IS TO: EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT TURKEY AND TURKISH AMERICANS AND VOICE THEIR OPINIONS ON CRITICAL ISSUES TO INTERESTED PARTIES; ENGAGE AND CULTIVATE A NEW GENERATION OF TURKISH AMERICAN LEADERS; PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF THE TURKISH AMERICAN COMMUNITY; FOSTER FRIENDSHIP, UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND TURKEY; PROTECT THE CHARACTER AND ENSURE A REALISTIC PORTRAYAL OF TURKEY AND TURKISH AMERICANS IN THE MEDIA AND THE ARTS; SERVE AS A THINK TANK OF EXPERTISE AND A CLEARINGHOUSE OF INFORMATION ON TURKEY AND AMERICANS OF TURKISH DESCENT; IDENTIFY AND RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF TURKISH AMERICANS IN ACADEMIA, ARTS, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE AND SCIENCE. IN CARRYING OUT ITS MISSION, TCA IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING COALITIONS AND WORKING WITH ALL LIKE MINDED ORGANIZATIONS, BASED ON SHARED VALUES AND GOALS, ON THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES ITS GOALS BY: SPONSORING AND

TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT TURKEY AND TURKISH AMERICANS AND VOICE THEIR OPINION ON CRITICAL ISSUES TO INTERESTED PARTIES.

TCA EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO CONGRESS AIMS TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF US-TURKEY RELATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, TCA EDUCATES MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON THE CONCERNS OF THE TURKISH AMERICAN COMMUNITY. IN DOING SO, TCA OFFICIALS PAY VISITS TO INDIVIDUAL CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES AND ATTEND CONGRESSIONAL MEETINGS. TCA ALSO ORGANIZES PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL TURKISH AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE TO HAVE CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE WITH THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS IN ORDER TO INFORM THEM ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS AND ISSUES. TCA IN THE PAST HAS SPONSORED AND ORGANIZED CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS AND OTHER GROUP VISITS TO TURKEY PROVIDING A WELL BALANCED PROGRAM THAT INCLUDED HIGH LEVEL GOVERNMENTAL, BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS AS WELL AS PROVIDING CULTURAL ASPECTS OF TURKEY. TCA SPONSORED TRIPS TO TURKEY HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY PUT ON HOLD DUE TO SECURITY CONCERNS FROM TERRORISM AND THE UNCERTAINTIES RESULTING FROM THE ATTEMPTED COUP IN 2016. TCA HOPES TO RESUME THE SPONSORSHIP AND ORGANIZATION OF SUCH TRIPS IN THE NOT TOO FAR FUTURE. THE LEGAL EXPENSES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE DIVISIBLE INTO THREE MAIN AREAS: (1) ORDINARY LEGAL EXPENSES RELATED TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, (2) FEES FOR CASES EVALUATED BY THE TURKISH AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE FUND (TALDF), WHICH IS A PROJECT OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND (3) FEES RELATED TO THE INVESTIGATION OF AN APPARENT CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CONSPIRACY TO HARM THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS SOLE DIRECTOR. REGARDING TALDF, UNLIKE IN YEARS PAST, THE PROJECT DID NOT ACCEPT ANY LITIGATION MATTERS IN 2018. HOWEVER, IT DID PROVIDE LEGAL ANALYSES TO THE ORGANIZATION OF TWO PIECES OF STATE LEGISLATION, ONE IN TEXAS AND ONE IN CALIFORNIA. IT ALSO EVALUATED SEVERAL MATTERS FOR LITIGATION AND REPORTED ON THEM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS, AFTER WHICH THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINED NOT TO FUND THE CASES. REGARDING THE INVESTIGATION, THE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION WAS SUED IN TURKEY IN A MATTER ALLEGING LINKS TO A GROUP CURRENTLY BANNED UNDER TURKISH LAW. THE PLAINTIFF IN THAT MATTER ISSUED PUBLIC STATEMENTS AGAINST THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS DIRECTOR. HE ALSO SEEDED DEFAMATORY NEWSPAPER ARTICLES WITH FALSE ALLEGATIONS THAT THE ORGANIZATION WAS CONNECTED TO THE BANNED TURKISH GROUP. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE ORGANIZATION WAS BEING DIRECTLY TARGETED AS PART OF A CONSPIRACY BY SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES AND TURKEY. THE AMERICAN MEMBERS OF THE CONSPIRACY HAVE SINCE BEEN INDICTED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FRAUD. THAT CASE IS ENTITLED, UNITED STATES V. JACOB KINGSTON, CASE NO. 2:18-CR-00365-JNP-BCW, U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH (INDICTMENT DATE AUGUST 1, 2018). TWO AMERICAN CONSPIRACY MEMBERS HAVE PLEADED GUILTY TO ALL CHARGES. ANOTHER IS DUE TO BE TRIED IN JANUARY 2020. THE TURKISH INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS THE INITIAL PLAINTIFF AGAINST THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR IS TREATED AS AN UNINDICTED COCONSPIORATOR BY THE UNITED STATES IN THIS CRIMINAL MATTER. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION AND INCORPORATING INFORMATION REVEALED IN THE U.S. CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, A CIVIL RICO LAWSUIT HAS BEEN PREPARED AND FILED IN U.S. FEDERAL COURT, WHICH DESCRIBES HOW THE ORGANIZATION WAS TARGETED AND VICTIMIZED BY THE CONSPIRACY. THIS CASE IS ENTITLED, AYASLI ET AL. V. KORKMAZ ET AL., U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, CASE NO. 1:19-CV-00183-JL. AMONG THE MANY LOSSES SUFFERED BY THE ORGNIZATION WAS THE CLOSURE OF ITS ISTANBUL OFFICE UNDER THREAT OF VIOLENCE. THE ORGANIZATION IS EXPENDING FUNDS ON COUNSEL TO MAINTAIN ITS POSITION IN AND TO TRACK THESE MATTERS, INCLUDING CONDUCTING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ENSURING THAT PLEADINGS IN THE CIVIL RICO MATTER PROPERLY DESCRIBE ITS ACTIONS AND LOSSES. COUNSEL ALSO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE ALL POSSIBLE METHODS OF PRESERVING THE DIRECTOR'S REPUTATION AND THAT OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LITIGATION IN THE U.S. AND TURKEY. COUNSEL HAVE ALSO MET WITH PROSECUTORS IN THE U.S. REGARDING THREATS AND ELECTRONIC HARASSMENT AGAINST THE DIRECTOR.

TCA STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM SUPPORTING MINORITY STUDENTS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN STUDYING ABROAD, IN TURKEY. THE TCA STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM IS PROMOTED THROUGH individual UNIVERSITY and College STUDY ABROAD OFFICES TO HISPANIC AMERICAN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, NATIVE-AMERICAN, ARMENIAN-AMERICAN, BOSNIAN AMERICAN, AND FILIPINO-AMERICANS. STUDENTS MEETING THE MINORITY REQUIREMENTS, MUST BE ENROLLED IN UNIVERISTY IN THE UNITED STATES AND ALSO ENROLLED WITH PROOF AT A UNIVERSITY IN TURKEY.THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES U.S. UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS THAT TRAVEL DURING SPRING OR SUMMER BREAKS TO TURKEY WITH AN EDUCATIONAL BASE PROGRAM.THE TCA PROGRAM MANAGER VERIFIES STUDENT INFORMATION DIRECTLY WITH THE UNIVERSITY STUDY ABROAD OFFICE.

TCA educational outreach to Congress aims to enhance understanding and the importance of US-Turkey relations. In doing so TCA organizes and sponsors congressional delegations, attorney generals delegations and other groups to Turkey, providing a well balanced trip that includes high level governmental, business and educational meetings, and cultural aspect of Turkey.

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