ATASC

Association of Turkish Americans of Southern California

 

" My Moral Heritage is Science and Reason "

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

News and Announcements

April 22, 2016

Yaşasın 23 Nisan!

23 Nisan Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı Kutlu Olsun! Güney Kaliforniya’da yaşayan Amerikalı Türkler olarak, Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramını kutlar, Türkiye Ulusuna selam ederiz! National […]
March 4, 2016

Recognition to our proud Scientist

ATASC presents their inaugrual Turkish Crescent and Star award to Professor Aziz Sancar at his UNC office.  REpresentatives from ATASC Board visited Aziz Sancar, the 2016 […]
November 30, 2015

ATASC General Assembly and 2016 Elections

Please renew your membership with your local chapter! ATASC Elections will be on Saturday February 6th. at Santa Monica Library, Multi purpose room. Address: 601 Santa Monica […]
June 6, 2015

Turkish Republic Day Ball – 2015

Enter the Name(s) of attendee(s): Dear Members of ATASC and five (5) ATASC Chapters, & members of Turkish American community in Southern California,Our ATASC family cordially […]
April 15, 2015

Assembly Bill 1410 bad for California

Unethical and unconstitutional business regulation Click to send your letter ONLY if you live in California http://capwiz.com/paxturcica/go/NoAB1410 California Assembly Bill (AB) 1410 introduced by the California […]
March 31, 2015

Authors Appreciation Day

On Sunday March 30th, 2015,  ATASC family had an other successful Community Outreach event. Our Ventura county chapter VATAN hosted a wonderful activity under ‘Authors Appreciation Day […]
January 27, 2015

2015 Election Results

Valuable Members & Turkish Community in SoCal, ATASC had its annual General Assembly and Elections this Sunday, Jan 25th, 2015 at Santa Monica Public Library. It […]
November 23, 2014

10 Kasim Ceremony – 2014

  ATASC continued its yearly 10 Kasim Ceremony tradition at a special location this year; at the City of Carson; steps away from the proposed location […]
November 23, 2014

Donate to Ataturk Monument

We, the Turkish Americans in Southern California, have a very exciting project; working on a Ataturk Monument in the International Sculpture Garden of City of Carson, […]
June 13, 2014

Rebuilding A Community

Turkish Philanthropy Funds would like to thank all who have donated to Soma Disaster Relief Fund. 100 percentage of your donations will be transferred to organizations […]

Media

ASSASINATION!
A Painful Call to Turkey's Past.

Rachel Maddow | MSNBC


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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.