LINKS

ATA-DC - The American-Turkish Association of Washington, DC was founded in 1965 and is very active in promoting Turkish culture and events in the area. More info

 TURCO - The Turkish Recreational and Cultural Organization is a recently incorporated Turkish-American group that plans to promote US-Turkish friendship by creating a common ground where various recreational and cultural events will be organized and facilitated at the community level. They organized the Washington DC Turkish Festivals in 2003 and 2004. More info

 ATAA – Located in Washington, DC, the Assembly of Turkish American Associations is an umbrella organization for the large numbers of social/cultural Turkish American organizations around the US. More info

Washington DC Turkish Folk Dance Troupe - Started in 1998, they promote Turkish culture through its colorful folk dances of Turkey. Many members were or are still a part of this group. More info

 Silk Road Dance Company - Founded in 1995, this group’s costuming and spirited dance bring forth cultures and traditions of Silk Road. Three of our members are currently members. More info

 Collage Dance Ensemble – A professional dance group from Boston, MA was founded and led by Ahmet Luleci, it focuses on both traditional Turkish and other modern forms of dance. More info

 Bluestar Dance Troupe – The Troupe was founded a year ago by the leadership of Zeki Maviyildiz who has been sharing his vast experience and talents with his friends. Despite being a new dance group, Bluestar Dance Troupe introduced Turkish Folk Dances to many audiences. They present a variety of Turkish folk dance pieces from traditional dances to modern choreographies keeping the spirit of the dance. Bluestar Dance Troupe currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina. More info

 ATA-Houston Folk Dancers – Established in 1998, the group performs dances from many different regions and performed in Washington DC for the 2003 ATAA conference. We also inherited one our dancers from this group. More info

 Group Yore - Founded in 2001 by a group of Stanford and Berkeley students, they are interested in sharing different dances of different regions from Turkey. Their practices are held on Berkeley. (shout out to Ipek Erdem:) More info

 Horon Turkish Folk Ensemble - Performs Turkish folk dance from various regions. Practices are held in Monterey. More info

Arkadash TFE - Founded in 1985, the group performs Turkish folk dance from various regions and holds practices in San Jose. More info

Turkish Folk Dances Group of Atlanta - Performs Turkish folk dance from various regions. Practices are held in Atlanta. More info