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Heartbreaking news from Nepal.

A catastrophic flash flood triggered by a glacier collapse in the Himalayas has devastated the Nepal-Tibet border region. At least 360 people have lost their lives, and more than 1,400 remain missing — including many tourists and pilgrims. Villages, roads, bridges, and homes have been swept away. Rescue teams continue searching under extremely difficult conditions. Our thoughts are with the ...

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A Thank You from Nashua Public Library

Nashua Public Library shared a kind message of appreciation for our Passport to Turkey event held last week: “Thanks to our friends at the Turkish Cultural Center New Hampshire for generously sharing their culture, history, and food with us last week! From a performance by Bekir Sali to a demonstration of ebru art, from samples of treats like Turkish delight ...

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Our Passport to Turkiye cultural gathering was a great success!

On Saturday, August 8th at Nashua Public Library, we shared traditional items, Turkish flavors (baklava & sarma), the art of ebru, and instruments like the saz. It was a wonderful afternoon filled with live music, conversations, and connection. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined, supported, and contributed. Looking forward to more moments of cross-cultural friendship and sharing #PassportToTurkey ...

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Help Victims of Earthquake in Turkey

Dear Friends, A series of powerful earthquakes struck southern Turkey in the early morning hours of Feb. 6, 2023. These quakes have caused the destruction and collapse of buildings, with likely thousands of deaths and many more injuries in Turkey and northwestern Syria. Embrace Relief has launched an aid campaign to meet the urgent needs of the victims of the ...

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Help Victims of Earthquake in Turkey

Dear Friends, A series of powerful earthquakes struck southern Turkey in the early morning hours of Feb. 6, 2023. These quakes have caused the destruction and collapse of buildings, with likely thousands of deaths and many more injuries in Turkey and northwestern Syria. Embrace Relief has launched an aid campaign to meet the urgent needs of the victims of the ...

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Turkish Coffee Night featuring Noah’s Pudding

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 ...

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Turkic Community Center held it’s first Ramadan Iftar Dinner

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 ...

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Intercultural Exchange Trip to Incredible India!

Intercultural Exchange Trip to Incredible India! Turkish Cultural Center organized an intercultural exchange trip to India. The trip coincided with “The 14th International Festival of Language and Culture (IFLC)” which is organized by our sister organization Educational Endowment Trust and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of India. During the trip, our guests were hosted by prominent faith leaders of ...

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Our 4th Cooking Class Chef Nur prepared “Bamya”

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 ...

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Last Cooking Class of the Season

We held our 5th and last cooking class of the season Sunday March 20th.  Please don’t be alarmed, we start up again in 2 weeks.  Chef Nur put on a Traditional Turkish Breakfast. She started out showing us, “Sigara Borek”.   This was a potato and leek pastry shaped like a cigar. They were then brushed with a yogurt wash and baked until crispy.  Then ...

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