ATASC
Association of Turkish Americans of Southern California
" My Moral Heritage is Science and Reason "
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
News and Announcements
October 13, 2025
ATASC is honored to invite you to the Annual Republic Day Ball to celebrate the 102nd Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Turkish Republic.
March 2, 2025
4th Annual Turkish Festival will be held on Sunday, June 1st, 2025 at the Shoreline Aquatic Park in Long Beach, CA.
We will be showcasing our culture, history, and food. There will be Turkish coffee, traditional folk dancing, and live music. There has never been more to celebrate and there has never been a better time to celebrate our diversity.
April 15, 2023
2nd Annual Turkish Festival will be held on Sunday, May 21st, 2023 at the Shoreline Aquatic Park in Long Beach, CA.
We will be showcasing our culture, history, and food. There will be Turkish coffee, traditional folk dancing, and live music. There has never been more to celebrate and there has never been a better time to celebrate our diversity.
February 10, 2023
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September 27, 2022
ATASC is honored to invite you to the Annual Republic Day Ball on October 29th, 2022 to celebrate the 99th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Turkish Republic.
June 18, 2022
ATASC celebrates the 98th Anniversary of Turkish Victory Day.
Stay tuned for more information.
May 20, 2022
ATASC would like to invite our community, friends, and families to the first annual Turkish Cultural festival. This year, the traditional picnic organized every year for […]
March 20, 2022
March 18, 2022
March 3, 2022
ATASC is proud to be partnered with TCA Turkish Coalition of America and sponsoring very talented, hard working Turkish Robotic Team . They are entering LA regional competition and will be here between March 31-April 8. Best of luck to these amazing youngsters.🇹🇷🧿✌️
I want to give special thanks to Yalcin Ayasli for his generosity and desire to help students in STEM.
January 7, 2022
ATASC Board cordially invites you to ATASC General Assembly 2022 for a report on ATASC 2021 activities followed by the ATASC election. This event will be […]
October 18, 2021
October 18, 2021
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Mustafa Kemal ATATURK
( [birthday is unknown] 1881 – 10 November 1938)
1st President of Turkey
The founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first president from 1923 until his death in 10 November 1938.
He undertook sweeping progressive reforms, which modernized Turkey into a secular, industrial nation. Ideologically a secularist and nationalist, his policies and theories became known as Kemalism.
Due to his military and political accomplishments, Ataturk is regarded as one of the most important political leaders of the 20th century.
Drag the handle bars in the middle of the pictures to see the before and after Ataturk's revolutions in Turkey.
