Programs and Events
2013
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U.S. Science Envoy Dr. Susan Hockfield's Turkey Visit
Breaking the glass ceiling on university Presidencies. U.S. Science Envoy Dr. Susan Hockfield became the first female President of MIT in 2004. While in Istanbul on her first official visit to Turkey, she met with Istanbul Kultur University (IKU) President Dr. Semahat Demir, who became the first female President of IKU in 2012. Photo Gallery »
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"Power of Critical Thinking" by Ann Symons
Academic and school librarian, library consultant, former ALA president Ann K. Symons will visit Istanbul during May 13-17 as a part of the Information Literacy Project II – a three-year project carried out by the Innovative Library Initiatives Promotion Group (ILIPG) and Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education, and funded by the U.S. State Department Fund for Innovation and Microsoft Turkey.
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Elizabeth Holcombe Speaks at Kabataş High School Model UN Conference
Elizabeth Holcombe from the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul addressed 150 Model United Nations Club students from various high schools throughout Turkey and other countries who participated in the prestigious Kabatas MUN Conference on May 4, 2013. Photo Gallery »
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International Jazz Day - April 30, 2013
April 30 marked the second annual International Jazz Day, a U.S. initiative established in 2011 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which described jazz as a "universal music of freedom and creativity."
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Consul General Scott Kilner Visits Çanakkale
During his visit to Çanakkale, Consul General Scott Kilner paid a courtesy call on Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University and met with members of Biga Women Coop and Çanakkale Civic Initiative group to learn more about their citizen awareness projects. Photo Gallery »
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NASA engineer Nagin Cox is Visiting Turkey
Nagin Cox, a notable woman engineer from space agency NASA, will be visiting İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir Adana , Mersin and Gaziantep from April 22 to May 1, 2013. Nagin Cox gave a presentation on “Hitting the Road on Mars: From the 2004 Mars Exploration Rovers to MSL: Curiosity” at Istanbul University and Istanbul Technical University on April 22 in Istanbul. Photo Gallery »
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Secretary of State John Kerry's Travel to Istanbul
Secretary Kerry traveled to Istanbul, Turkey, on April 20-21 to meet with key partners and members of the Syrian Opposition Coalition to further explore ways that the international community can support the opposition and accelerate a Syrian-led political transition. Video »
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American Native Hoop Dancer Kevin Locke in Istanbul
From his early Lakota influences and from his extended world family Kevin has learned how we each draw from our individual heritages to create a vibrant, evolving global civilization, embracing and celebrating our collective heritage. While clearly expressing his Lakota tradition, he also draws from deep wellsprings of other tribal and global knowledge distilled over many generations.Touring for nearly three decades, Kevin has performed and lectured in more than 80 countries worldwide. Video »
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Secretary of State John Kerry's Travel to Turkey
Secretary Kerry traveled to Istanbul, Turkey on April 6, where he met with senior Turkish officials to discuss a range of bilateral and global issues, including the crisis in Syria and regional peace and security. Photos »
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Consul General Scott Kilner Visits IRCICA (Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture)
U.S. Consul General Scott Kilner paid a courtesy visit to IRCICA and met with the Director General, Dr. Halit Eren on March 12, 2013 at IRCICA's headquarters located in the three buildings named Seyir Pavillion, Cit Qasr and Yaveran Qasr in the historical Yildiz Palace in Besiktas, Istanbul.
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Consul General Scott Kilner Visits Kocaeli
Consul General Scott Kilner paid a courtesy visit to Governor of Kocaeli Ercan Topaca at his office on February 26th, 2013. Photos »
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Developing Mobile Applications for Android" Workshop by Assoc. Prof. Süleyman Uludağ at BUTGEM
Assoc. Prof. Uludağ delivered a speech and conducted a workshop on "Developing Mobile Applications for Android" to a group of 16 students at Bursa Design and Technology Development Center (BUTGEM).
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Talk by Richard Peña "American Independent Filmmaking"
Pera Film in collaboration with the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul is proud to present a special talk by Professor Richard Peña on the history of American Independent Filmmaking. Peña, Professor of Film Studies at Columbia University, for 25 years served as the Program Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Director of the New York Film Festival since 1988.
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"U.S.–Turkey Smart Grid Workshop: Partnering to Power the Future"
Working in collaboration with the Association of Electricity Distribution Services (ELDER), the U.S. Trade and Deve|lopment Agency (USTDA) has organized the "U.S.–Turkey Smart Grid Workshop: Partnering to Power the Future" in Istanbul on February 12-13, 2013. Photo Gallery »
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Ambassador Ricciardone Visits "1+8" Exhibition at SALT Galata
Organized by SALT Galata in cooperation with the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul, 1+8 is an eight-screen video installation based on the feature film of the same name directed by Cynthia Madansky and Angelika Brudniak after two years of field research.
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Consul General Scott Kilner Visits Istanbul University
Consul General Scott Kilner paid a courtesy call on Yunus Söylet, newly reelected Rector of Istanbul University. Following his meeting with Rector Söylet, Consul General Kilner toured Istanbul University’s historic campus, including the library, law faculty and Beyazıt fire tower.
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"Life in Small Town America" by Deborah Mennuti
Deputy Principal Officer of the American Consulate Istanbul met with 200 middle-school students at Doğa College’s Beykoz Campus and presented to them a brief view of a different America. DPO Deborah Menutti talked about small-town life in the U.S., giving her own hometown Murray, Kentucky as an example of a small but lively community. Video »
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