He Helped Build the Bridges. Now Lincoln McCurdy Preserves a Century of Turkish American History. In “A Chronicle of Turkish American Relations, 1923–2023,” a longtime advocate brings attention to the people, institutions and connections behind the U.S.–Turkiye relationship. Some people study the relationship between the United States and Turkiye. G. Lincoln McCurdy has spent decades […]
Built in America, Flying for Turkiye: A Landmark Boeing Deal Strengthens a Shared Future Turkish Airlines’ order for 100 aircraft, with options for 50 more, connects American manufacturing with Turkiye’s aviation ambitions—and gives Turkish Americans a compelling story of cooperation. A major aircraft agreement is bringing the economic relationship between the United States and Turkiye
The Jets Washington Won’t Sell, the Ally It Can’t Afford to Lose, and What Every Turkish American Needs to Understand Behind the F-16 talks quietly resumed between Ankara and Washington lies a combustible mix of Russian missiles, Greek lobbying, Israeli airstrikes in Syria, and a Congress that does not fully trust its own NATO ally.
Turkey’s Expanding Middle East Role Brings New Opportunities—and Risks—for U.S. Relations A defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, tensions with Israel, and growing responsibilities in Syria are raising the stakes for Ankara. For Turkish Americans, the challenge is understanding what is actually changing—and separating developments from political rhetoric. News analysis prepared for TCUSPAC’s Turkish
A Small Nuclear Grant Opens a Larger Door for U.S.–Turkiye Cooperation An agreement to study advanced reactors offers a hopeful path toward energy security, technological partnership and closer ties between two longtime allies. A roughly $2 million nuclear-energy initiative will not transform a country’s electricity supply overnight. But a new agreement between the United States
Turkiye’s Defense Rise Opens a New Test for Its American Alliance An expanding military industry offers opportunities for U.S. cooperation—and gives Turkish Americans a reason to engage more actively in the policy debate.Turkiye’s growing defense industry is changing the terms of its relationship with Washington. A country long associated with purchasing American military equipment increasingly
TURKISH INDUSTRIAL POWERHOUSE ŞİŞECAM DEEPENS ITS ROOTS IN AMERICA New U.S. company signals a major push to expand Turkish glass sales, reach American customers and strengthen commercial ties between Türkiye and the United States A Turkish industrial success story is building an even stronger presence in the United States Şişecam, one of Türkiye’s most established
A Turkish Student’s Resolve Helped Stop a Rogue AI Attack on GitHub DALLAS — What began as an effort to strengthen a résumé became an extraordinary test of judgment for Sinan Can Demir, a 24-year-old computer science student at the University of Texas at Dallas. While reviewing open-source projects on GitHub in late July, Demir
From Adana to the Stars: Deniz Burnham’s Inspiring Journey into Space ADANA, Türkiye — Deniz Burnham’s story demonstrates how a life that began in Türkiye can reach the edge of space through determination, education and public service. Born at Incirlik Air Base in Adana, as noted in NASA’s biography, Burnham is now preparing for her
Silence Has a Cost: Why Turkish Americans Must Act on H.R. 2585 Turkish Americans: Your Voice Is Needed Now H.R. 2585, titled the Armenian Genocide Education Act, is before the United States House of Representatives. If enacted, it would direct the Library of Congress to create and distribute educational materials presenting an official interpretation of
