American Turkish Association of Washington, DC (ATA-DC)

The American-Turkish Association (ATA-DC) is a non-political, non-profit charitable organization founded in 1965 to promote better understanding between the American and Turkish people through social, educational, cultural and charitable activities. All board members are volunteers who reside in Dc, MD, and VA.

The American Turkish Association of Washington, DC (ATA-DC), one of the oldest and respected Turkish American organizations in the U.S., has served the Turkish-American Community since 1965. ATA-DC’s mission is to promote Turkish culture in the U.S. and build friendship between Turkish and American people as we foster a stronger Turkish American community in the Washington DC metro area through educational, social and cultural activities. Some of ATA-DC’s major programs include the Annual DC Turkish Festival , Turkish Heritage Month, Turkish Restaurant Week, International Women’s Day Celebration, Annual Teacher’s Workshop, Turkish Heritage Night at the Verizon Center, movie/documentary screenings, Turkish Coffee Chats with Future Leaders as well as the award-winning ATANews community magazine. In 2013, our signature event Turkish Festival was chosen again as the ‘Best Cultural Festival’ by Washington City Paper readers along with H Street Festival, leaving the Smithsonian Institute’s Folk Life Festival. ATA-DC is financed through membership dues, donations and fundraising activities.