June 17, 2016, Houston, TX — Raindrop Foundation hosted an iftar dinner for the Turkish American Community in Houston at the Marriott Hotel. The intention of gathering at the event, attended by around 260 people, was to unite the Turkish American public pursuing the theme of “ Gelin Birlik Olalim” and enjoyed Turkish cuisine meals along with the Turkish desert.

The program started with the choir singing of U.S. national anthem and national anthem of Turkey. The choir named as “Houston’s roses” is consisted of Turkish American elementary school children who attend the kids club at Raindrop Youth development center. After the Raindrop Foundation’s introduction movie, Ruhi Ozgel, Chairman of Raindrop Foundation board welcomed the guests with welcoming remarks.

Dr. Adem Akinci made the keynote speech with the title Islam and extremism: what should we do as Muslims to fight against terrorism.

Attendees enjoyed the classical Turkish music performed by local Turkish American musician Ali Gunal during the dinner. Mehmet Okumus, the president and CEO of Raindrop Foundation made a presentation about yearly activities of the organization.

The Annual Raindrop Appreciation Awards (Vefa Odulleri) were presented to Gonul Youngblood, Glenn Youngblood, and Aysun Dickens for their contributions to the Turkish American Community. Umit Bayulken presented the awards to Gonul and Glenn Youngblood, and Orhan Osman presented the award to Aysun Dickens.

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June 18, 2016 – Houston, TX — The Annual Neighborhood Iftar dinner was held at Raindrop Turkish House on June 18th, Saturday. “Living together” was the theme of this year’s gathering. An amazing diverse group includes 300 people from all over the world was there including Congressman Al Green, Rep. Gene Wu, Texas State Representative; Mike Laster, Houston Council Member and KP George, Fortbend ISD Board Member.

The program started with welcome remarks by Filiz Camuz, Executive Director of RAWA Houston and Mahmut Gok, Executive Director of Embrace Relief Foundation. The keynote speech was given by Dr. Dogan Koc, Executive Director of Gulen Institute at University of Houston.

“Living together is an art of living together with your family, with your neighbors, with people in your city, nation and finally living together with the whole world in a harmony and peace” said Dr. Koc in speech.

A brief introductory video about Ramadan and fasting was also shown before dinner time. The food was ready and when the time is up, call to prayer by Faith Bayar let people to start eating. During dinner time, a fabulous water marbling art demonstration was done by Nazli Cizmeci, ebru artist and instructor followed by Congressman Al Green’s remarks. He humbly welcomed guests at every table and shook their hands.

“Houston is the most diverse city in US and this is our richness,” said the Congressman in his remarks and followed by talking about how Raindrop contributes to our community in terms of promoting peace and understanding by bringing people together.

Representative Gene Wu said that it is always great to be anywhere raindrop foundation, because they truly embody the vision of not only for America but also other nations and Turkish people, a vision and understanding of peace and togetherness and unity and also great celebration of diversity of all peoples.”

“There are 85 languages spoken in my district. When we have these kinds of meetings in this fantastic Raindrop Center, when we come here, it is community coming here. We thank you and the Raindrop Center for that not only for the physical investment but also you make an investment for this neighborhood and community. You and Raindrop Center become the face of Turkish and Turkic people and you are our friends, said Council Member Mike Laster. The last speech was by Naomi Ostfeld, Rawa Advisory Board member. She gave some hints to build better world to be able to live together in peace in her speech.

The surprise of the evening was the live Sema performance by a whirling dervish. This ritual, comes from Rumi tradition, was speechless for everyone who watch the dervish while he was spinning around with one hand up and the other one down.

The program was over with closing remarks by guests. Everyone enjoyed the food, warm conversations and inspirational speeches.

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June 21, 2016, Syracuse NY – The Turkish Cultural Center in Syracuse and Interfaith Works hosted a Ramadan Dinner for diverse members of the community with about 110 guests in attendance, including members of the Interfaith Works, Zen Center, Unity Church and other communities.

Dinner started with a short video about Ramadan and a special Turkish meal was served while listening to call to prayer (adhan) followed by a prayer asking to end hunger, wars, and hatred around the world.

Mahmood Burton from Ithaca Muslim community presented on the meaning of Ramadan and how it affects the Muslim community. He said that in the month of Ramadan Muslims through fasting, experience hunger and thirst, and sympathize with those in the world who have little to eat every day. Nowadays people if Africa need not only sympathy, but also actual food by those who experienced hunger. Furthermore, through increased charity, Muslims develop feelings of generosity and goodwill toward others.

Susan Boyle, Syracuse Common Council member gave closing remarks. She said that they are happy to have Turkish Cultural Center at this neighborhood. Rev. Edith Washington-Woods from Unity Church mentioned that they have been waiting for a long time for TCC to move in the new building and they look forward to collaborate in the future.

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June 28, 2016, Istanbul, Turkey — The Turkic American Alliance strongly condemns the terrorist attacks today in Istanbul, Turkey. We are deeply saddened by the increasing number of losses and injuries and extend our condolences to the families and friends of the victims. It is now more important than ever that we do not fall prey to the pernicious intentions behind these attacks. We must stand in unity and not lose our belief and trust in peace. At this moment, we retaliate our condemnation of any and all forms of violence and terror.

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June 22, 2016, Washington, D.C. –The Turkic American Alliance (TAA) welcomed guests to the third annual Congressional Iftar Dinner held in the Kennedy Caucus Room located in the Russell Senate Office Building.

TAA welcomed about 90 guests that included U.S. Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO), Congressional staffers, and H.E. Sheikh Omar Faye, Gambian Ambassador to the United States.

The Doors opened at 7:30p.m. and guests were able to mingle until before being officially welcomed by Lamija Silajdzic, Program Director of TAA. Following her remarks, Dr. Faruk Taban, President of President gave the opening speech. “Ramadan is sharing,” says Dr. Taban. “I feel that people from all walks of life should get together in an environment [and]share a meal.”

Dr. Taban went on to talk about his experiences of going to Ramadan Tents in Istanbul, Turkey as a college student and how they play an important role in the community. He also shared TAA’s mission in advancing education and dialogue. Dr. Taban mentioned how at the funeral of late civil rights and boxing icon, Muhammad Ali there was a lot of talk about unity and changing the perception of Islam, but all of that positivity disappeared in the wake of the shooting in Orlando.

Later in the evening, the keynote speaker, Ambassador Faye commanded the room, as he argued that the
“Islamic faith is truly a faith of peace” and that those who claim otherwise “aren’t reading the Quran.” H.E. Faye also discussed on the “essence of being together” as a community during this time of year.

“The world is one family and we have to be in peace,” says Ambassador Faye.

The program continued with attendees watching an informative video about Ramadan and later, a recording of “Adhan” (call to prayer) was played to signal the breaking of the fast. The attendees enjoyed entertaining conversation, traditional Turkish music and food throughout the evening.

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July 15, 2016, Washington D.C. — The Alliance for Shared Values (AFSV) released a statement on the Developments in Turkey.

Statement by AFSV:

“News media reported about developments in Turkey today regarding actions of Turkish Armed Forces.

For more than 40 years, Fethullah Gulen and Hizmet participants have advocated for, and demonstrated their commitment to, peace and democracy. We have consistently denounced military interventions in domestic politics. These are core values of Hizmet participants. We condemn any military intervention in domestic politics of Turkey.

Events on the ground are moving quickly and it would be irresponsible for us to speculate on them. We remain concerned about the safety and security of Turkish citizens and those in Turkey right now.
Comments by pro-Erdogan circles about the movement are highly irresponsible.”

About Alliance for Shared Values

The Alliance for Shared Values (AFSV) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that serves as a voice for dialogue organizations affiliated with Hizmet, a civil society movement inspired by prominent preacher and peace advocate Fethullah Gülen. Based in New York, the Alliance strives to promote peace and to eliminate prejudice and discrimination against any or all ethnic, cultural and religious communities. To learn more about the Alliance please visit www.afsv.org.

About Fethullah Gülen

Fethullah Gülen is an Islamic scholar, preacher and social advocate, whose decades‐long commitment to interfaith tolerance and altruism has inspired millions in Turkey and around the world. Gülen is the honorary chairman of the Rumi Forum, Washington, DC; the Intercultural Dialogue Platform, Brussels, Belgium; and the Foundation of Journalists and Writers, Istanbul, Turkey.

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July 1, 2016, Louisville, KY. — The American Turkish Friendship Association (ATFA) in Kentucky and Muslim Americans for Compassion (MAC) organized an event to show their condolences to the terror attacks that occurred in Turkey on June 29th.

More than 200 guests were in attendance, including guests from the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian faiths and community leaders gathered at the Center in prayer, some even in tears. Among the distinguished guests that attended was Greg Fisher, Mayor of Louisville Metro; Steve Conrad, Chief of Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD); Representative Steve Riggs (KY), Martin Brooks, Director of Partnerships at Peace Catalyst International, Dr. Babar Shafiq, Professor at John Hopkins University.

Mayor Fischer shared and discussed the visible mosaic of different ethnic backgrounds and religious traditions represented in Louisville.

“We don’t want fighting here, we want peace, peace around the world. Our friends are calling, texting and coming to express their condolences regarding the attacks in Istanbul.To give just one example, I felt so humbled and proud yesterday to be in the United States, and proud to be part of this great nation and this community. Mike, Ellen and their children visited our center to express their feelings and to share our pain. We hugged each other like family. This is the picture we need to have.” said Mehmet Demirel, a representative from ATFA.

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July 2, 2016, Washington D.C. — Rumi Forum organized its 3rd Annual suhoor program in Washington, D.C Also among the distinguished guests were scholars, government officials, interfaith groups and members of the community.

The program started at 2.00am, with remarks from Emre Celik, President of Rumi Forum, who was pleased by the attendance, thanked the guests for their support in ‘building social bridges between Muslim Americans and the wider community. Galen Carey, Vice President of Government Relations at National Association of Evangelicals expressed the need for developing solidarity among the community, following the recent horrific events in Bangladesh and Turkey. “The Suhoor breakfast is an important contribution to build understanding among our communities”, he continued.

Aziz Ahmad, a congressional fellow discussed about the importance of unity in society. “Ramadan is a time of self reflection and reflection within the community”. He urged for people to advocate for each other and collaborate to create a strong global community.

Suhoor (or Sahur), is a term referring to the meal consumed early in the morning (pre-dawn) by Muslims before fasting during the month of Ramadan. Being the last meal eaten by Muslims before fasting from dawn to sunset during the month of Ramadan, Suhoor is regarded by Islamic traditions as a benefit of the blessings in that it allows the person fasting to avoid the weakness caused by the fast.

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July 6, 2016, Washington D.C. — Turkish-American communities across the United States, including the TAA and its member organizations marked the culmination of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Special Eid al-Fitr prayers were held on was offered early in the morning, followed by celebrations with families and friends, both old and new.

Eid al-Fitr which is an important religious holiday for the Muslim world and Turkish people, who celebrate it by visiting relatives and friends as well as by hosting their loved ones at their own houses. It is also an important and joyous time, for the children, their day is filled with consuming candy and receiving gifts, usually small amounts of money from their elders.

This year, Eid al-Fitr was celebrated on the July 5th-7th. During the celebration, guests had the opportunity to have conversations with their friends and to congratulate others on their completion of Ramadan. Food stands were set up, which including Turkish tea and coffee, cotton candy, popcorn, traditional Turkish pastries and ice cream. Bouncing castles were also set up for children to play as well.

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July 10, 2016, Orange County, CA — Faith and community leaders, along with local law enforcement officers in Irvine, gathered together on the corner of Alton & Culver in Irvine to denounce hate, violence and racism in United States and around the world. They community gathered to reaffirm their commitment to peace with justice and declare their mutual respect, affinity and love for each other as members of one human family.

Ilker Yildiz, Director of Pacifica Institute’s Orange County also joined and shared a speech on behalf of the Institute, condemning all attacks around the world and sending a message of love and togetherness to all of humanity.

Below is the message he shared:

“As a Muslim, I would like to express how much it breaks my heart, how much it saddens me, that the reason we have come together tonight is because of the tragedies that we have heard and keep hearing of too often. I would have loved to come together for happier reasons but, alas, it is these tragedies that have brought us together. But how blessed we are that we have each other for the support and love we need, especially in times like these.

We, as the Pacifica community, stand against and condemn all forms of religious and other forms of extremism that teach hatred and bring out violence around the world. We have been hearing and seeing too many of these atrocities. Some have hit closer to home, like the recent explosions in Istanbul, others have occurred in places that we only know from afar. Yet all of them have a place in our heart. We mourn with the people of Yemen, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Somalia, Bangladesh, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Pakistan, Nigeria, Turkey, France, Belgium, and those in our home in USA.

We send our sincerest condolences and pray that, in the end, our values of mutual respect and our commitment to the dignity of every human life will win over fear and hatred. We are one family and our hearts are wide enough to embrace every one of our brothers and sisters around the world.
It is too easy to turn our backs on others with fear and hate. It takes a strong effort to build relationships and love one another. We must make that effort because that is the value instilled in our natures and we deserve to fulfill the best of our potential. O our beloved Lord, guide us in our efforts and help us bring about the beauty we are longing for in our world today. Amin “

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July 2, 2016, Chicago, IL — The Turkish American Society of Chicago (TASC) and Niagara Foundation collaborated to organize an event titled, “The Ramadan Experience” at the Turquoise Center in Chicago, IL. The event brought together individuals from different religious faiths and cultural communities together to learn about the significance of the month of Ramadan in Islam, engage in friendly table conversation, and break fast with an Iftar dinner.

The “Ramadan Experience” is series of events held during religiously significant seasons to provide the Chicago public with a window into the diverse worlds of the three Abrahamic traditions. The goal was to raise literacy of each of the Abrahamic faiths, create safe spaces/experiences for reflection, and respectfully showcase each tradition in its uniqueness.

The event was also aimed at gathering the Chicago community as one, to share in something sacred, and to demonstrate how love of neighbor and hospitality grant us the ability to mutually support one another.

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July 14-17, 2016, Des Moines, IA — Dr. Faruk Taban, the President of the Turkic American Alliance, attended the National Governors Association Summer Meeting, which has held this year in Iowa.

Dr. Taban attended many events and receptions during the summer meeting, including the opening plenary session, “Finding Solutions and Improving Lives” which focused on the innovative policy solutions governors have implemented to best serve the people living in their states. The session “Compact to Fight Opioid Addiction” highlighted efforts to fight the opioid epidemic with new steps to reduce inappropriate prescribing, change the nation’s understanding of opioids and addiction.

He also attended a reception at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates, participated in a tour of the Iowa State Capitol and the bipartisan film festival.

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July 31, 2016, Washington D.C. — On July 15, 2016 Turkey experienced a coup attempt that killed over 160 civilians, 104 coup soldiers and wounded over 1500 people. Reactions of the failed coup have gained massive responses and reactions both domestically and internationally, with condemnations from the international community, including the United States, the European Union and NATO on the crackdown in Turkey.

The Alliance of Shared Values (ASFV) released a statement briefing on the developments in Turkey and condemning the attempt. Fethullah Gulen also released a statement on the Alliance of Shared Values (AFSV) website following Turkey’s decision to extradite him back to Turkey and also urged the US government to “reject any effort to abuse the extradition process to carry out political vendettas”. The New York Times published an Op-Ed on July 23rd condemning “all Threats to Turkey’s Democracy. He later appeared on an interview with CNN, strongly condemning the coup attempts.

On July 20th, the Turkish government declared a 3-month state of emergency, which resulting to a wide purge of police, state employees, judges, academics and civil servants. Today, over 60,000 people have been either detained, suspended or sacked since the purge began. Around 50,000 passports of Turkish citizens have been revoked by the government of Turkey.

Reports concerning the events surrounding the failed coup attempt continue to emerge, including the crackdown by the Turkish government, the U.S. and the global community continues to monitor the developments in Turkey very closely.

Other suggested readings include:
Fethullah Gulen: I Condemn All Threats to Turkey’s Democracy – New York Times
Turkey’s Erdogan mounts his own political coup – Washington Post
Turkey: Media purge threatens freedom of expression – Amnesty International
Fethullah Gulen on ‘GPS’ – Interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria
The Scale of Turkey’s Purge Is Nearly Unprecedented – New York Times

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September 10, 2016, Fairfax, VA — Rumi Forum partnered with several other organizations, including the Fairfax County’s Communities of Trust Committee (COTC) to hold a Town Hall meeting under the theme “Communities Working Together: Justice, Unity and Peace” at Centreville Baptist Church in Virginia.

The event was held to share and address concerns within the community, public safety initiatives, respond to concerns from local residents, and discuss suggestions for growth and improvements in the area of community policing. Police officers also discussed challenges when working in the streets, including resident’s concerns.

Among the distinguished speakers were Chairman Sharon Bulova, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and Braddock District Supervisor John Cook, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. The panelists included Chief Ed Roessler, Fairfax County Police Department; Giulio Arseni, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI Civil Rights Division; Hilary Shelton, NAACP Washington Bureau Director and Senior Vice President for Advocacy; Claire Gastañaga, Virginia American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Executive Director and Pastor Milton Harding, Centreville Baptist Church.

The town hall meeting was also aimed at engaging the residents to learn about their roles and responsibilities in keeping our neighborhoods safe and enhancing trust within the community.

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September 11, 2016, Washington D.C. — Rumi Forum was among one of the sponsors of this year’s Unity Walk organized by InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington. The event brought together over 1000 people of all faiths and cultures, who walked down Massachusetts Avenue and visit houses of worship and other religious centers in a public celebration of unity and support for everyone within our diverse community. The message of friendship and solidarity is very critical today was shared by the community.

The event’s regional partners were Fairfax County Community Interfaith Coordination, Loudoun Interfaith BRIDGES, Mayor’s Interfaith Council of Washington D.C., Montgomery County Faith Community Working Group
Unity in the Community.

An opening ceremony was held at 1:30pm at Washington Hebrew Congregation, which included greetings by Rabbi Lustig, Washington Hebrew Congregation, a prayer offered by a leader from the Sikh Gurdwara DC, a musical send off by David Shneyer and a group of musicians from Kehila Chadasha.

A closing ceremony was held at 4:30pm at The Islamic Center of Washington, DC with remarks by Rev. Jim Winkler, President of the National Council of Churches, and a performance by Mosaic Harmony, a local interfaith choir.

Each house of worship had their own programming including a demonstration of religious rituals, a tour of the building, an offering of traditional foods, and an introduction to the religion and its practices.

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September 11, 2016, Orange County, CA — Pacifica Institute branch in Orange County hosted a 9/11 Interfaith Leadership Luncheon for a day of remembrance and prayer, honoring all the lives lost and coming together as one beloved family.

The event brought faith leaders and community members together to share their experiences and heal together through prayer and solidarity.

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September 12, 2016, NY — TAA’s member organizations and interfaith groups organized several events across the country celebrated the annual festival of Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)– the holiest of the two Muslim holidays marking the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. The organizations also used this time to engage with communities in fellowship and dialogue.

The religious holiday, which begins on the 10th day of the Islamic lunar month of Dhul-Hijja, commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim — also known as Abraham to Christians and Jews — to sacrifice his son before God stayed his hand. Muslims also use this time to slaughter livestock and distribute the meat to the poor. The holiday begins on the 10th day of the Islamic lunar month of Dhul-Hijja, during the hajj pilgrimage.

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On July 15, 2016 Turkey thwarted a vicious coup attempt thanks to the collaborated effort of Turkish government, opposition parties, citizens and media. Most independent analysts believe the coup was organized by a diverse coalition of disgruntled anti-Erdogan officers. Theories about the possibility of a ‘Reichtag Fire’ type set-up or beforehand knowledge of Turkish government are also abundant.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan immediately and exclusively blamed the coup on his archrival political enemy Fethullah Gulen and his faith-based ‘Hizmet’ movement, which was earlier designated as a ‘terrorist organization’ despite its long time record against violence. Turkish government increased pressure on US to extradite Fethullah Gulen who has been living in Pennsylvania as a permanent legal resident since 1999.

As Erdogan said during the coup night, the military takeover attempt has proved to be a ‘a gift from God’ for his increasingly authoritarian government. Ankara declared state of emergency, suspended European Convention on Human Rights and issued government decrees leading to an unprecedented purge and crackdown on dissenters, first and foremost Hizmet movement.

Since July 15, nearly 43,000 were detained and 23,000 were arrested from all walks of life. More than 100,000 public servants including teachers and doctors have been purged based on alleged ties with Gulen’s civic movement. Among the dismissed are 3,465 judges and prosecutors, and nearly forty percent of Turkey’s generals and admirals.

131 independent media organizations were shut down by a single government decree. 84 journalists and media workers were sent to prison making Turkey the world leader with 117 total number of jailed journalists. Dozens more journalists are on the run due to arrest warrants.

Denying due process, Turkish government has seized more than 15 billion dollarworth property of independent media publishers and businessmen sympathized with Hizmet movement. 2,099 private-run schools, colleges and student hostels, 1,259 associations and foundations were shut down.

On the top of Hizmet crackdown, Turkish government ratcheted up pressure on Kurds. 11,285 teachers have been suspended for allegedly having ties with PKK terrorists. 28 mayors mostly in Kurdish areas have been replaced by government trustees.

The alleged inhumane practices of Turkish government include long pretrial detention periods, mistreatment, torture and suspicious deaths at detention centers, harassing and jailing family members of the suspects, denying legal representation and arresting lawyers, firing government employees with no right to appeal, confiscation of properties, cancelling passports of suspects and family members, hate speech, declaring ordinary citizens guilty merely by association to a dissident social group, openly calling for a witch hunt and establishing informant lines for this purpose.

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September 21, 2016, San Jose, CA — Pacifica Institute organized the 8th International Children’s a Festival in California to celebrate the rich diversity of the cultures of the world. The event was held at the Discovery Meadow Park and attended by many families and members of the Turkish and Turkic communities. There also included dances from Sudan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

Parents children enjoyed cultural desserts, handmade parties, manti dumplings and famous traditional foods — entertainers performed folk dances. There were also calligraphy demonstrations, paintings highlighting Chinese culture

There were clothing displays and traditional items housewares from Eurasian countries and henna tattoo stands. The volunteers, who were mostly youth and children, also had a chance to interact with the diverse communities.

The festival was sponsored by the Pacifica Institute, a nonprofit established by Turkish-Americans to bring together communities, promote cooperation, cultural engagement and hold interfaith conversations.

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September 22, 2016, Houston, TX — The Raindrop Women Association in Houston (RAWA) organized a “Social Let’s Talk” event at Turquoise Center to share their personal and discuss about self awareness, thoughtfulness and forgiveness in the community.

The Raindrop Foundation aims to cultivate friendship and promote understanding of diverse cultures through its unique services to the community by striving to establish bridges between the Turkish and American cultures and communities by providing easily accessible educational, social, and cultural services.

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