Judge Halil Suleyman Ozerden Judge Halil Suleyman Ozerden currently serves as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. He was nominated to the position by President George W. Bush in 2006. Judge Ozerden is a second generation Turkish American and son of a prominent medical […]
Hacibey Catalbasoglu Hacibey ‘Haci’ Catalbasoglu was elected as an Independent in the November 7, 2017 general election to the Board of Alders for Ward 1 in New Haven, Connecticut. Haci is 19 years old and a junior at Yale University. He is the youngest Turkish American to ever run and be elected to public office.
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John Alpay John Alpay, a resident of San Clemente, served as Area 3 Trustee for the Capistrano Unified School District, the ninth largest school district in California from November 2010 until 2016. He previously served as a Parks & Recreation Commissioner for San Clemente, and on the Budget & Finance Committee for Talega, his 3200
Lauren Arikan, wife of Turkish American Yusuf Arikan, is running for the House of Delegates in Maryland’s 7th District in the Republican Primary on June 26, 2018. The Arikans live with their three children in Jarrettsville, Maryland on their 8-acre farm where they raise poultry and dairy goats. They own and manage an accounting and
Ending the 2015-2016 Election Cycle, the Turkish American Community stepped up to the plate in political giving. Thank you Turkish Americans and friends of the U.S. – Turkey Relationship. You managed to raise an incredible $179,900, which is $11,560 more than in 2013-2014! We look forward to building on this success in the 2017-2018 election
