Why Washington May Be Changing Its Tone Toward Türkiye — And Why Turkish Americans Should Pay Attention For nearly a decade, relations between the United States and Türkiye have gone through one crisis after another. There were disputes over Syria. Tensions involving U.S. support for Kurdish YPG forces. Disagreements in the Eastern Mediterranean. American sanctions. […]
Europe’s Quiet Pivot Toward Türkiye Has Begun — And the Drone Deal With Italy Proves It For years, Türkiye’s relationship with parts of Europe and Washington was often framed through friction: sanctions disputes, NATO disagreements, F-35 tensions, Sweden’s accession debate, and competing policies in the Eastern Mediterranean. Now, something remarkable is happening beneath the surface
When a Turkish Student Became America’s Political Fault Line For many Turkish Americans watching from afar, the image was difficult to forget: a Turkish doctoral student from Tufts University, walking near her Massachusetts home, suddenly detained by federal immigration agents after co-authoring an opinion piece criticizing the war in Gaza. That student was Rümeysa Öztürk
Building Congressional Relationships at the NRCC Winter Event The recent NRCC Winter Event in Florida provided a valuable opportunity for meaningful engagement between policymakers and community leaders. Representing TC-USA PAC, Hulya Erol-Garvett connected with several Members of Congress to foster dialogue, strengthen relationships, and highlight the growing contributions of Turkish Americans across the United States.
Zeyna Pruzhanovsky Launches Another Bid for the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board In local elections, the decisions can be intensely practical—what students learn, how classrooms are supported, and how public dollars are accounted for. That’s the terrain Zeyna Pruzhanovsky, a mother and teacher, says she wants to navigate as she runs again for a
A Conversation on Growth, Investment, and U.S.–Türkiye Opportunity At a winter gathering hosted by the National Republican Congressional Committee, Hülya Erol-Garvett renewed a conversation that has become increasingly relevant for Turkish American business leaders: how to align local economic growth in the United States with broader international opportunity. Meeting with Congressman Nathaniel Moran of Texas,
Türkiye Presses for Diplomacy as Washington and Tehran Edge Toward New Rules When Turkish officials speak about the Strait of Hormuz, they are not making an abstract point about maritime law. They are talking about a choke point that can jolt energy prices, disrupt shipping, and widen a conflict’s blast radius in days — including
Türkiye Pushes a “Reset” With Trump — and Prepares for a Smaller U.S. Role Ankara’s NATO Summit Moment: Türkiye Pushes a “Reset” With Trump — and Prepares for a Smaller U.S. Role In remarks that landed like a diplomatic flare across Europe, Türkiye’s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, urged NATO allies to use the alliance’s next
TCUSAPAC Advocacy Brief: “Squeezed Between Israel and Türkiye” — What the Latest U.S. Coverage Signals, Why It Matters, and What Our Community Can Do A recent report by Fox News frames the Israel–Türkiye escalation as a growing foreign policy test for President Trump—caught between two partners as rhetoric sharpens and regional flashpoints (Gaza, Syria, Iran)
Is Türkiye Becoming Israel’s Next Target in the Battle for Washington’s Attention? The Situation: Ankara Warns of a Strategic Shift in Israel’s Rhetoric This month, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan sounded a strategic alarm: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to designate Türkiye as a “new enemy” to fill a political vacuum after Iran. While political
