This year, our celebration of Noah’s Pudding was held at our Manchester office on Thursday, October 27. The program started with new NH resident Rustem’s welcome speech, where he stressed the significance of dialogue and stated why we need to engage in intercultural dialogue more than ever in today’s world. After the attendees viewed Turkish Cultural Center’s introduction video, Rustem ...

On Saturday June 11th 2016 the Turkic Community Center held it’s first Ramadan Iftar Dinner. We had an all star guest list with some State Senators, City Alderman and clergy from the many denomination’s of New Hampshire. Also our friends and family we see every day. > > A video was shown on what Ramadan is all about. The fasting ...

On our 4th cooking class Sunday May 1st, Chef Nur prepared “Bamya” (Okra) with Olive Oil.  Chef Nur sautéed onions, fresh peeled tomatoes and Turkish spices in lots of olive oil. We added 2 cups of water with Tomato and red pepper puree.  Reduced the liquid for 10 minutes.  She added pickled okra that we rinsed off.  This simmered for another 10 ...

The 4th cooking class was held Sunday March 13th.  We greeted each other with eager excitement.  What will we cook and eat today?  The main entrée “Hunkar Begendi”, meaning The King’s Choice.  We sautéed onions with chopped beef.  We added diced tomatoes, green peppers, and an array of herbs and spices.  A fairly thick Béchamel Sauce with roasted smashed eggplants was prepared.   We took the ...

On December 6th, Governor Maggie Hassan visited Turkish Cultural Center Headquarters in Manhattan. Governor Hassan met the leaders of the Turkic American Community. Governor Hassan was introduced Council of Turkic American Associations, its mission and vision as a nonprofit organization with its 45 members throughout the north east region. Mr. Furkan Kosar, President of CTAA, gave a briefing and informed ...

The 3rd Annual Turkic American Convention concluded with an Annual Gala as both sides praise the improving ties between the two countries. The Convention, organized by the Turkic American Alliance (TAA) and the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON), which represents six regional federations and over 200 community associations, cultural centers, business associations and educational institutions in the US, ...

Turkish Coffee Night, organized for the first time in New Hampshire by Turkish Cultural Center, received great attention. Many New Hampshire politicians, community leaders, as well as members of the Turkic-American community attended the program. The program began with an introduction of Turkish Cultural Center New Hampshire, followed by a presentation by Ugur Yilmaz that compared Turkish coffee to other ...

On August 11th evening, more than 30 Americans and Turkish attended to private Iftar Dinner event organized by Turkish Cultural Center New Hampshire at the Best Western Executive Court Hotel. The most prominent names among the attendees at the dinner were, New Hampshire State Representative George Lambert and his spouse Rhonda Lambert, who visited Turkey last month within Cultural Engagement ...