Waiting for Ramadan

We are all waiting for Ramadan...
The time we love best...
The month in which the Qu'ran was sent...
A time of great blessing, time to controlling desires and suppressing greed...
It is a time to get united with our friends and families, it is the time to refrain from bad deeds, it is the time to raise our hands and ask for God's Rahmaa, ask for forgiveness and it is time to make a new start...



Dear friends of Turkish Community

We would love to see you all at the "Iftar" (fast breaking) table to share our dinner and to share our culture.

Please mark your calendars the following days to participate the fast breaking dinner. The location will be e-mailed to participants.  A 2 day advance RSVP is required to attend to prepare enough food.

July 13th Saturday 8.30-10 pm
July 27th Saturday 8.30-10 pm
August 3rd Saturday 8.30-10 pm

For RSVP e-mail: womensclubsyracuse@gmail.com

What is the best dish you ate at the Taste of Syracuse?

I asked this question many times to my friends for their recommendation for the Taste of Syracuse?

According to Ben Axelson, Community Engagement Specialist, Stuffed peppers and baklava from the Syracuse Turkish Cultural Center are the best dished he had tasted during the Taste of Syracuse, 2013.

'Festival of Taste of Syracuse" was organized on the first Friday and Saturday of June. Despite the rainy weather, Taste of Syracuse festival hosted more visitors this year than the previous year. 250 thousands of people attended the festival.

This year, TCC Syracuse opened three tents for the festival. Delicious samples of Turkish cuisine,  Turkish handicrafts and precious products are displayed in the tents. The visitors of TCC tents experienced very pleasant moments.

Turkish coffee, Turkish tea and baklava, stuffed grape leaves , lentil dumplings and Doner took place in the tents. Participants particularly liked the baklava and stuffed grape leaves.

The Post-Standard, also mentioned delicius Turkish food and TCC tents in their story.

http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/06/at_taste_of_syracuse_dodging_r.html

Turkish Henna Night for American Bride

Turkish Cultural Center volunteers organized a henna night for their American friend who will get married soon.

The bride, Ms. Glass', family and friends and participants of all nationalities who are curious about Turkish culture were participated to Henna night

After delicious Turkish foods, presentation about "Turkish Culture Marriage Steps";  engagement, henna night and wedding attracted great attention. Participants given the opportunity to learn more about Turkish culture in this section, the questions were answered.

After the henna ceremony, the henna night ended with folk dances and folk songs.

Ms. Glass is thankful to everyone who contributed to this night, indicated that the Turkish people are very warm and sincere friends.

 

Bosnian Ladies hosted Turkish sisters at Turkish cultural Center

On 20^th of April, at Turkish Cultural Center, Turkish ladies were guests this time. Bosnian ladies had organized and hosted the 3^rd Bosnian-Turkish Sisterhood dinner at Turkish Cultural Center.

The program began with Bosnia-Herzegovina and Turkey documentary videos. The videos were followed by Bosnian Hymn group excellent show. They sang Bosnian and Turkish hymn. Dinner from Bosnian cuisine was served and Bosnian Borek was the most popular one among all the food.

We feel like, we have stronger bonds each day with our Bosnian friends. We enjoy talking about each cultures’ values and traditions.

We sincerely thank our Bosnian friends for this lovely night. We enjoyed every moment of it and we are hoping to come together more often and serve our community together.

Boston Marathon Explosion

Dear Friends

We strongly condemn the bomb attack in Boston, MA during Boston marathon. This time, terror targeted a sport activity. It costs the lives of innocent people.  We would like to stress that any terrorist activity, no matter who does it and for what purpose, is the greatest blow to peace, democracy and humanity. 

We feel the pain of the American people from our heart, and assure everybody that we pray to God Almighty for the victims and that He may equip their sorrowful beloved ones and all other American people with patience.

TCC Syracuse Women's Club members

3rd Bosnian Turkish Night

Dear Friends
3rd Bosnian Turkish sisterhood dinner will be organized and host by our lovely Bosnian sisters at Turkish Cultural Center on 20th of April 2013.
We are looking forward to participate.

March 2013 Cooking Class

Dear Friends
We thank very much our March cooking class participants. We had another lovely, friendly and  delicious cooking class. This months menu included fellah kofte and un helvasi (Flour halvah or halwa)

Flour halwa is very easy to cook and it is the most popular dessert of Turkey.