Dayton, OH - USA
Date: December 3, 2015
Event: “Portrait of Turkey” event featuring Dr. Adil Baquirov, Member of Dayton Board of Education, and area teachers who participated in the 2014 and 2015 TCF Teacher Study Tours
Information: http://www.wright.edu/ucie/dcowa/events.html
This program is sponsored by TCF and organized as part of the "Spotlight on Turkey" national educational program in partnership with the World Affairs Councils of America.

New Haven, CT - USA
Date: December 4, 2015
Lecture: "Iran Colloquium: Persian Kings and Heroes in Ottoman Poetry at the Dawn of the Second Islamic Millennium" by Özgen Felek, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, CUNY
Place: Yale University, Rosenkranz Hall Room 005, 115 Prospect Street
Information: http://calendar.yale.edu/cal/cmes/month/20151223/All/CAL-2c9cb3cd-4e134be6-014e-9d9ff91f-000075b6bedework@yale.edu/
Dr. Özgen Felek is a recipient of the 2008-2009 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.

London, U.K.
Date: December 8, 2015
Lecture: "The Greek Church’s Use of Asian Textiles during the Ottoman Period and the Chinese Element" by Dr. Nikolaos Vryzidis
Place: Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadily, London W1J 0BE
Information: http://wp.ocs-london.com/index.php/current-programme/lectures/
Dr. Nikolaos Vryzidis is a recipient of the 2011-2012 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.

Seattle, WA - USA
Date: December 9, 2015
Event: “Portrait of Turkey” event featuring Turkey experts Dr. Onur Bakıner and Dr. Reşat Kasaba and area teachers who participated in the 2015 TCF Teacher Study Tours
Information: https://www.world-affairs.org/events/
This program is sponsored by TCF and organized as part of the "Spotlight on Turkey" national educational program in partnership with the World Affairs Councils of America.

Helena, MT - USA
Date: December 10, 2015
Event: “Portrait of Turkey” 2015 TCF Teacher Study Tour participant Kelly Elder's presentation on Gallipoli and his trip to Turkey
Information: http://www.worldaffairscouncils.org/2011/main/home.cfm?database=programs&Category=Spotlight%20on%20Turkey&Section=Main
This program is sponsored by TCF and organized as part of the "Spotlight on Turkey" national educational program in partnership with the World Affairs Councils of America.

Istanbul - TURKEY
Date: December 18, 2015
TCF-YESAM Lecture: “The Culinary Culture of an Antique City: Sagalassos” by Aylin Tan, food writer and researcher
Place: TCF Culinary Arts Center - YESAM
Information: http://www.yemeksanatlari.org/en/upcoming-events.htm
Lecture will be presented in English.

The events listed on this newsletter require registration or invitation. For more information on how to attend, please visit the provided links.

For a listing of Turkish cultural events around the world, visit the TCF Calendar.