Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ESTABLISH A TURKISH CULTURAL CENTER IN CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA AND TO FACILITATE EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN TURKEY AND THE USA THROUGH LECTURES, FILMS, SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND EXHIBITS CONDUCTED AT THE CENTER; TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR TURKISH STUDENTS IN THE LOCAL AREA AS THEY ACCLIMATE TO AMERICAN CULTURE; TO HOLD INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS AND LANGUAGE CLASSES FOR AMERICAN STUDENTS AS WELL AS TURKISH AMERICAN CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT FLUENT IN TURKISH.
THE FOUNDATION IS DEVOTED TO EDUCATION IN ITS BROADEST SENSE. IT PROMOTES UNDERSTANDING OF TURKEY AND TURKIC PEOPLES BY ORGANIZING AND HOSTING PROGRAMS CELEBRATING TURKISH CULTURE, ASSISTS AMERICANS TO STUDY ABROAD OR TRAVEL IN TURKEY, PROVIDES TURKISH LANGUAGE CLASSES AND LECTURES ABOUT TURKEY.
PROVIDE A TURKISH CULTURAL CENTER TO HOST PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF TURKISH CULTURE AND TURKIC PEOPLE. HOST EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDE: (1) WELCOME PARTY FOR NEWLY ARRIVING COLLEGE STUDENTS STUDYING AT UNC-CHAPEL HILL, DUKE UNIVERSITY, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AND EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY; (2) TURKISH CLASSES FOR TURKISH-AMERICAN CHILDREN; (3) TURKISH COOKING CLASSES; (4) PROVIDE OFFICE SPACE FOR THE HONORARY CONSUL OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY IN NORTH CAROLINA
HOST A GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY IN 2018 FOR THE NEW SANCAR TURKISH CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY CENTER IN CHAPEL HILL, NC. CONSTRUCTION CONTINUED DURING 2019 WITH AN ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE OF MID-TO-LATE 2020.
AT CAROLINA TURK EVI PROVIDES LOW-COST HOUSING FOR TURKISH VISITING SCHOLARS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS STUDYING FOR ONE MONTH OR MORE AT UNIVERSITIES OR MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN CHAPEL HILL AND DURHAM. THE DIFFERENCE IN SALARIES/FELLOWSHIPS AND THE COST-OF-LIVING IN TURKEY VERSUS THE U.S. MAKES STUDYING IN THE U.S. VERY DIFFICULT FOR THESE HIGHLY EDUCATED INVIDIDUALS. DR. GWEN SANCAR WORKS WITH THESE SCHOLARS TO EASE THEIR TRANSITION INTO AMERICAN CULTURE AND THE CHAPEL HILL COMMUNITY. TURK EVI IS CLOSE TO LOCAL TRANSPORTATION TO SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES AND ALSO WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO LOCAL MARKETS AND BUSINESSES THUS REDUCING THE NEED FOR A CAR BY THESE INDIVIDUALS. THIS HOUSING ARRANGEMENT CONTINUED DURING 2019 AND WAS PROVIDED FOR A PORTION OF THE YEAR UNTIL THAT PROPERTY WAS SOLD AS A PART OF THE OVERALL PLAN FOR THE NEW TURKISH CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY CENTER.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jordan Scepanski | BOARD MEMBER | 12 | $0 |
| Fevzi Yalin | SECRETARY | 6 | $0 |
| Nihat Cubukcu | VICE PRESIDENT - PUBLIC RE | 20 | $0 |
| Bulent Ender | BOARD CHAIRMAN | 3 | $0 |
| Ismail Arslan | VICE PRESIDENT - FUND RAIS | 10 | $0 |
| Gwendolyn Sancar | PRESIDENT/TREASURER | 20 | $0 |
| Aziz Sancar | EMERITUS BOARD CHAIR | 1.5 | $0 |
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