The purpose of Florida Turkish American Association, FTAA is to create mutual understanding and cultural relations between Americans and Turkish decent Americans in every aspects.
Our association is based on Floridian Turkish American citizens, Turkiye supporters, and of course volunteers who dedicated their time, efforts, and money to this cause.
Apart from volunteering for the event organization and management, FTAA has committees who work non-stop to fulfill the routine daily association works, such as membership committee, By-law committee, accounting, newsletter/website committee, school, choir festival, appreciation/welcoming committee, religious works committee etc.
The Board of Directors are; Fuat Ornarli(P), Meral Ornarlı(VP), Zeynep Uluer-Aytekin(S), Serap Odabas-Yigit(T), Zuhre Canligil, Yurdun Orkan, Dr.Vural Uluer, Dr.Ziya Çelik, Abdullah Canligil, Aydan Hay, Aynur Heller, Chris Miovski, Violette Miovski
Audit committee; Canan Özaktay, Atilla Orkan, Dr.Yilmaz Durudoğan
Thanking is not enough for those who work hard for this community, regardless whether he/she is the member of board of directors, or event volunteer. Please accept our appreciation on behalf of Florida Turkish community.
We hereby list the volunteers for the events (Sorted by dates -Latest at top):
| Event w/ date | Committee_Chairperson |
Volunteer(s)
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| Wednesday Dinner (2-22-2012) | Broncia and Mustafa Cankat |
| Wednesday Dinner (2-15-2012) | Lale Divringi, Muge Nurgun |
| Wednesday Dinner (2-8-2012) | Gonul and Turgut Karabekir |
| Wednesday Dinner (2-1-2012) | Dr. Gulsen and Dr. Ziya Celik |
| Wednesday Dinner (1-25-2012) | Nukhet Durudogan, Gunsel Uluer, Violet Miovski, Ayten Omer |
| Wednesday Dinner (1-18-2012) | Fatos Mullen, Yurdun Orkan |
| Wednesday Dinner (1-11-2012) | Tuna Gayus, Peyker Oktay, Senay Kocak |
| Wednesday Dinner (1-4-2012) | FTAA |
| Wednesday Night (12/28/2011) | Gunsel Uluer, Tanju Munis, Meral Ornarli |
| Wednesday Dinner(12/21/'11) | Dr.Tülin Öz, Evcan Alptekin |
| Chili Night (12/14/2011) | Aydan Hay, Yurdun Orkan |
| Thanksgiving (11/23/2011) | Yurdun, Atilla Orkan(sponsor) |
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Turkish Festival
11/19/2011
11/20/2011
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Canan Ozaktay
Oya Bekisoglu, Muge Nurgun, Aydan Hay, Aynur Heller, Tulin Cheshire, Abdullah Canligil, Zuhre Canligil, Zeynep Aytekin, Meral Ornarli, Fuat Ornarli, Serap Odabas-Yigit Sermin Unsal, Meltem Birkegren
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Volunteers;
(in alphabetic order)
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Wednesday Dinners
11/10/2011
11/2/2011
10/26/2011
10/19/2011
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AVCI ailesi MIOVSKI ailesi Coşay Altuğ ÇOLAK ailesi |
Nevın & Dr. Mustafa Avcı, Violette & Christ Mıovski, Dr. Ayşegül & Dr. Celal Çolak, Coşay Altuğ,Oya Bekisoğlu, Serap Odabaş-Yiğit, Yurdun Orkan, Meral Ornarlı, Abdullah Canlıgıl Günsel Uluer |
| Republic Day(10/30/2011) | FTAA | Istanbul Restaurant |
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Iftar Yemekleri (8/12 & 8/20/2011) |
Gülşen Çelik, Canan Özaktay, Serap Odabaş-Yiğit |
Tuna Gayus
Canan Ozaktay
Gulsen Çelik
Peyker Oktay
Aynur Heller
Abdullah Canlıgil
Nevin Avcı
Melike Öner
Şermin Ünsal
Mustafa Cankat
Kıymet
Aydan Hay
Feryal Pınar
Tohfa Eminova
Nermin Odabaş
Serap Odabaş-Yiğit
Fuat Ornarlı,
Meral Ornarlı
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| 23 Nisan Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı Pikniği(4/24/2011) | Abdullah Canligil, Aynur Heller | Dr. Ziya Çelik, Dr. Gülşen Çelik, Fazıl Çelik, Meral Ornarli, Serap Odabaş-Yiğit, Violette Miovski, Yurdun Orkan, Atilla Orkan, Aydan ve Regi Hay, Peyker Oktay, Şenay Koçak, Semra Kızılkanlı, Bülent ve Müge Nurgün, Tolga Kayan, Irfan Ateşnak, Canan Özaktay, Tülin ve Graham Cheshire, Sibel Çalışkaner, Mustafa Cankat, Cemil Akbaş, Sinan Bılal, Sakıp, Evcan Alptekin, Tülin Öz, Günsel Uluer, Zühre Canlıgil, Meriç Odabaş-Yiğit, Sibel Odabaş-Yiğit, Aysel Yargıcı, Beste Yargıcı, Ron Heller |
| 23 Nisan Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı Töreni(4/23/2011) |
Meral Ornarlı |
Violette Miovski, Fuat Ornarlı, Atılla Orkan, Abdullah Canligil, Günsel Uluer, Zeynep Uluer-Aytekin, Serap ve Sibel Odabaş-Yiğit |
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Wednesday Dinners;
4-27-2011
4-20-2011
4-13-2011
4-6-2011
3-30-2011
3-23-2011
3-16-2011
3-9-2011
3-2-2011
2-23-2011
2-16-2011
2-9-2011
1-26-2011
1-19-2011
1-12-2011
1-5-2011
12-29-2010
12-22-2010
12-15-2010
12-8-2010
12-1-2010
11-24-2010
11-17-2010
11-10-2010
11-3-2010
10-27-2010
10-20-2010
10-13-2010
10-6-2010
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Vıolette ve Chris Miovski Zühre Canlıgil, Günsel Uluer, Peyker Oktay, Şermin Uysal, Şenay Koçak Tuna Gayus, Biray Yersu, Peyker Oktay Şenay & Kemal Koçak Günsel Uluer, Feryal Pınar Mustafa Cankat, Abdullah Canlıgil, Murat Dıvringi, Şeref Barut Evşen & Husamettin Övünç Evcan Alptekin Nevin & Mustafa Avcı Necla Dimbiloglu Gulbun & Ahmet Ates Gulsen & Ziya Celik Mustafa Cankat, Gülden Johns Peyker Oktay, Dr. Tulin Öz Yurdun & Atilla Orkan Meral & Fuat Ornarlı |
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Turkish Center opening for 2010-2011 season |
FTAA (sponsor) |
Yurdun & Atilla Orkan, Meral & Fuat Ornarlı, Zeynep Uluer Aytekin, Sibel Çalışkaner, Turgut Yargıcı, Nevin Avci |
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Ramadan "Iftar" Dinner 8/20/2010 8/27/2010 9/03/2010 |
FTAA(sponsor) |
Serap Odabas-Yigit, Meral Ornarli, Zuhre & Abdullah Canligil, Aydan Hay, Aynur Heller, Feza Aktan, Canan Ozaktay, Nevin & Mustafa Avci, Atilla Orkan, Tuna Gayyus, Zeynep Uluer Aytekin, Gungor Sari, Peyker Oktay, Aysel Yargici, Hulya Yargici, Sermin Unsal, Mustafa Cankat, Pervin Barut, Ayten Omer, Yalin Sendil, Aysel Toklucu, Gulsen Celik, Fuat Ornarli, Baki Yigit, Ercan Aydin |
| Wednesday Dinner (6/2/2010) | Meral Ornarli(sponsor) |
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| Wednesday Dinner (5/26/2010) | Serap Odabas-Yigit, Aydan Hay(sponsor) |
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| Wednesday Dinner(5/19/2010) | Yurdun, Atilla Orkan(sponsor) |
Tanju Munis, Nevin Avci |
| Wednesday Dinner(5/12/2010) | Nukhet, Dr. Yilmaz Durudogan(sponsor) |
Gunsel Uluer, Peyker Oktay, Yurdun Orkan |
| Wednesday Dinner(4/28/2010) | Bronica, Mustafa Cankat (sponsor) |
Gulden Cankat, Gunsel Uluer, Nukhet Durudogan, Dr. Tulin Oz, Dr. Celal Colak, Yurdun Orkan, Peyker Oktay, Huriye Ulku |
| Ulusal Egemenlik ve Cocuk Bayrami (4/25/2010) | Zuhre Canligil & Aydan Hay | Nilgun & Izzet Bici, KAYAN & Associates, Irfan Atesnak, Serap & Umit Odabas-Yigit, Pinar Castillo, Feyman DEMIR, Violette Miovski, Zuhre & Abdullah Canligil, Sermin Unsal, Ziya & Gulsen Celik, Celal & Aysegul Colak, Mustafa Cankat, Baki Yigit, Zeynep Aytekin, Ali & Fevziye Manizade, Irem Smith, Ayten Omer, Necla DIimbiloglu, Aysegul Colak, Hulya Yargici, Huriye Ulku, Suna Bayraktar, Tuna Gayus, Gunsel Uluer, Yurdun & Atilla Orkan, Peyker Oktay, Meral & Fuat Ornarli, Aynur & Ron Heller, Senay Kocak, Gonul Ozturk, Sermin Unsal, Gulsen Celik, Nevin Avci, Aysegul Gurtan, Ayten Olgac, Tulin Oz, Necla Ismailoglu, Evsen Ovunc, Aysel Yargici, Sibel Caliskaner, Regi Hay, Altan Demiray, Gulsen & Ziya Celik, Abdullah Canligil, Feza A& Cuneyt Aktan |
| Istanbul 2010 (4/10/2010) | Meltem Birkegren |
| 23 Nisan Ulusal Egemenlik ve Cocuk Bayrami(3/31/2010) | Serap Odabas-Yigit |
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Ikbalce ile Muzik(4/18/2010) |
Atilla Orkan, Alp Orkan |
| Wednesday Dinner(4/15/2010) | Dr. Gulsen Celik |
| Istanbul 2010 (4/10/2010) | Meltem Birkegren |
| Wednesday Dinner (3/31/2010) | Serap Odabas-Yigit |
| Cruise trip(3/21-28,2010) | Atilla Orkan |
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Meeting w/ Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (3/27/2010) |
Serap Odabas-Yigit | Abdullah Canligil,Gunsel Uluer,Meltem Birkegren, Timur Colak |
| Wednesday Dinner(3/24/2010) | Violet & Chris Miovski(sponsor) |
| Census 2010(3/17/2010) | Canan Ozaktay | Erkan Nur, Fuat Ornarli |
| Doctor's Day Ball (3/14/2010) | Aysegul Colak, Dr. Celal Colak(sponsor) |
| Wednesday Dinner(3/12/2010) | Dr. Evcan Alptekin(sponsor) |
| Ataturk School | Dr. Ali Manizade | Meral Ornarli, Zeynep Aytekin, Tanju Munis, Violette Miovski |
| Dr. Kaya Buyukataman | Fuat Ornarli | Erkan Nur |
| Valentine Day | Aysegul Colak, Yurdun Okan | Senay Kocak |
| Tamzara Music Show(3/5/2010) | Atilla Orkan | Ilker Uzun, Fuat Ornarli |
| Sheillah Kauffman Cooking Demo | Meral Ornarli |
| Dr. Aleaddin Yavasca | Dr. Suat Akgun |
| Presentation of Turkey | Serap Odabas-Yigit | Meltem Birkegren,Gunsel Uluer, Yurdun Orkan |
| Dr. Kaya Buyukataman | Fuat Ornarli | Erkan Nur |
| Paradiso Film (1/27/2010) | Meltem Birkegren | Yurdun Orkan, Gunsel Uluer,Gulsen Celik, Tuna Gayyus, Ziya Celik, Fuat Ornarli |
| Basketball-Turkish Heritage | Altan Demiray |
| Burak Kuntay (1/17/2010) | Erkan Nur |
| Poetry Club | Meral Ornarli |
| Isilay Saygin | Erkan Nur |
| FTAA Soccer | Altan Demiray | Cemil Akbas, Fuat Ornarli |
| Computer Course(1/7-2/16, 2010 | Fuat Ornarli | Meral Ornarli, Muge Sevimlier |
| Book Club | Feza Aktan |
| Film Nights(Every Tuesday) | Dr. Gulsen Celik |
| FTAA Choirs(Every Saturday) | Senay Kocak | Fusun Erim |