Turk of America

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Turk of America
FrequencyQuarterly
First issueAugust 2002;18 years ago (2002-08)
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish
Website turkofamerica.com

Turk of America is an English-language quarterly Turkish magazine which reports news about Turkish businesses and the Turkish community in the United States. [1] [2] It was founded in 2002 with its first issue published in August of the same year. [3] "The magazine is not affiliated with any political organization, party, ethnic group, or ideology." [2]

Turk of America is based in New York City. [3] The magazine is distributed in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. by subscription, and has a circulation of over 10,000.[ citation needed ]

The magazine has interviewed major figures including Süleyman Demirel, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Kürşad Tüzmen, Güler Sabancı, Ferit Şahenk, Melih Abdulhayoglu, Arif Mardin, Sezen Aksu, Sertab Erener, Fahir Atakoğlu, and Demir Demirkan.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Magazine lists most influential Turkish-American women". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Turk of America
  3. 1 2 "Turk of America". Andromeda. Retrieved 18 May 2020.