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Two Friends in Ankara Jazz Concert

A Fulbright Scholar, Hafez Modirzadeh, is in Ankara to work with Prof. Dr. Ertugrul Bayraktarkatal from Baskent University on music collaboration. The duo calls themselves as “Two Friends in Ankara”. On November 17th, 2014 marks their first public performance that also commemorates the 15th anniversary of International Education Week 2014. Dr. Hafez Modirzadeh is a ... Read More»

he Sixth International Istanbul Street Dance Carnival

The 6th International Dance Street Carnival was amazing! We were proud to bring American legends Buddha Stretch and Suga Pop to Istanbul to judge the competition AND three talented Turkish rising stars for a residency at The Broadway Center in NYC. The Sixth International Istanbul Street Dance Carnival brought amateur and professional dancers from all ... Read More»

USAID’s Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Announces Awards

Istanbul, Turkey – The U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) announced three new grants to Turkish institutions to support construction projects and the purchase of equipment. The projects, located throughout Turkey, are funded through a competitive annual grant and directly support schools, libraries and medical centers outside the ... Read More»

Security Message for U.S. Citizens (November 4, 2014)

Embassy of the United States of America Ankara, Turkey A recent anonymous posting on a Jihadist website encouraged attacks against American and other international schools in the Middle East, including western teachers employed at these schools. That message referenced schools in the localities of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and Maadi (Egypt) as examples, and these two ... Read More»