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 cul- tural 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, Turkish Culinary School, Future Leaders Series as well as the award-winning ATANews community magazine.