2022

2021

• Noah's Pudding-Asure Day • Crossroads Park

Sep 9, 2021

After a summer break from our community events, we wanted to get together to eat yummy Ashura. Luckily, the weather was nice enough to stay outside. Thanks to this year again Meltem Fedaioglu for the delicious Ashura she cooked for the Turkcha community.

Beautiful women together for Ashura event at Crossroads Park Distant picture of the shelter area of Crossroads Park A cup of ashura with mouth watering decoration Lovely women together Women are chatting and eating ashura People with the Turkcha banner

• Eid Celebration Picnic • Everest Park, Kirkland

July 5, 2021

The Eid celebration was planned together with Tacawa, and the community got together to celebrate this day. Special dessert, baklava, was served for this special day. Deep-fried rolls with cheese, and bulgur salad were delicious foods provided as complimentary by Pera Kitchen Arts.

People are together for Eid Celebration People are together for Eid Celebration People are together for Eid Celebration People are together for Eid Celebration People are together for Eid Celebration Friends are happily together at the Eid Celebration Kids having facepaint Turkish Baklava Kids having facepaint A kid with balloons Kids with facepaint Kids with facepaint

2020

• Noah's Pudding-Asure Day • City of Kirkland Everest Park

Sep 18, 2020

We didn't want to skip this year Ashura event becauase of pandemi, so we planned drive-thru ashura pick up event. Thanks to Meltem Fedaioglu for the delicious ashura she cooked for the Turkcha's community.

Meltem Fedaioglu preparing Noah's Pudding Beautifully decorated Noah Pudding's cups Serving Ashura Cups at the parking lot

2019

• Welcoming Week • Highland Community Center, Bellevue

September 14, 2019

Welcoming Week brings together immigrants and U.S.-born community members. Welcoming Events were celebrated all over the U.S. between September 13-22. TURKCHA was so honored to be part of it. We celebrated Welcoming Week with the Bellevue City Hall, English Language Learners Alliance, Popcorn Play Party and Cook, Boundless Parenting Group, Echo Pipa, Studio and Mariko. We joined the event with three different categories:

  • Making Turkish Coffee,
  • Turkish Dance,
  • Ebru (Turkish marbling),
    • There were a lot of guests at the event from all over the world. We were so happy to be part of this event!

    Volunteers are preparing Turkish Coffee for guests at the Welcoming Week Turkish Coffee cups are ready for Turkish Coffee Ebru, Turkish Marbling show is ready

    • Eid Celebration Picnic • Idlywood Park, Redmond

    June 5, 2019 - 4 to 9 PM

    The Eid celebration was planned together with Tacawa, and the community got together to celebrate this day.

    People are together for Eid Celebration People are together for Eid Celebration People are together for Eid Celebration People are sitting on the grass when they see sun Teenager are together at the Edi celebration Friends are happily together at the Eid Celebration Kids having facepaint People are eating food People are getting food

    • Annual Iftar Dinner • Higland Community Center

    May 11, 2019

    2019 iftar dinner was the both most people and most diverse community attended. We were happy to serve dinner to lots of people and to see happy faces around.

    People are together for iftar dinner People are together for iftar dinner People are together for iftar dinner Turkcha's director with the guest from City of Bellevue Crowd is all together Crowd is all together

    • Turkcha Children’s Choir Performance • Fisher Pavillion, Seattle Center

    April 7, 2019

    Turkcha Children's Choir performed at the ICFF "Internation Children Friendship Festival". Volunteers of Turkcha youth group has helped kids to prepare for this performence.

    Turckha Youths getting their certificate of attendence Kids are singing at the festival Turkcha Youth Kids are together

    • International Women's Day Coffee & Tea • Crossroads

    March 8, 2019

    We got together with wonderful women on this special day to meet and chat.

    Women's Day at Crossroads Women's Day at Crossroads Women's Day at Crossroads

    2018

    • Noah's Pudding-Asure Day • Peter Kirk Community Center

    November 17, 2018

    Turkcha organized "Asure Day" to introduce this traditional taste with the community. Asure /Noah’s Pudding is an important desert symbolizing unity and togetherness in Turkey. People from different religion and different cultures experienced the Asure tradition for ages. Although there are so many different ingredients in the it, when they get together(unity), they unveil a unique and tasty desert. Neighbor - gatherings and cooking and sharing their Asure with each other make relationships and friendship stronger - this is the tradition in Turkey.
    Thank you to our dear guest speakers Tülin Üzgün Yildiz, Azra Rahim , and to our dear announcer, Sebnem Oden. We had a lovely music at the event. Turkish folk music band, Siyavend, did a great job!

    Noah's Pudding at Turkcha event Speaker at the stage Group Siyanved is playing Turkish Music Speaker at the stage Turkcha Board members with the solist of the group Siyavend Group of people listening music

    • Welcoming Event • Highland Community Center

    September 15, 2018

    Welcoming week is annual series of events in which communities bring together immigrants, refugees, and native-born residents to raise awareness of the benefits of welcoming everyone. Turkcha was participating this event with several different organization. Turkcha Youth Choir sang songs and Anadolu Youth Dancers performed Turkish folk dance.

    Anadolu Youth Dancers are performing Turkish folk dance Turkish Youth Choir is singing Turkish songs Anadolu Youth Dancers are performing Asuk Masuk

    • Feast of Sacrifice & Turkish Victory Day• OO Denny PArk

    August 24, 2018

    TACAWA and TURKCHA organized this event to celebrate "Kurban Bayramı" (Feast of Sacrifice) and Zafer Bayrami (Turkish Victory Day) with the community.

    People are together to celebrate Feast of Sacrifive and Turkish Victory Day People are together to celebrate Feast of Sacrifive and Turkish Victory Day People are together to celebrate Feast of Sacrifive and Turkish Victory Day People are together to celebrate Feast of Sacrifive and Turkish Victory Day Kids are playing at the park Gifts for the kids People are together chatting People are together to celebrate Feast of Sacrifive and Turkish Victory Day People are together to celebrate Feast of Sacrifive and Turkish Victory Day

    • Eid Celebration • Crossroads Park

    June 16, 2018

    We celebrated eid together with breakfast at Crossroads International picnic area.There was lots of fun and laughter. Thank you all for joining us!

    People are together for eid breakfast Kids are together for eid breakfast Delicious Turkish breakfast Kids are having fun with twisted balloons Children’s face are getting painted Gifts for the kids Henna Design Delicious Turkish breakfast table Our lovely volunteer designing henna

    • TURKCHA Iftar Dinnar • Highland Community Center

    May 26, 2018

    TURKCHA's annual iftar event went wonderfully on May 26th. Thank you so much to our dear volunteers and our dear guests for helping us make this amazing event possible!! We couldn't make it without your positive energy and support!!

    People are together for iftar dinner People are together for iftar dinner People are together for iftar dinner People are together for iftar dinner Volunteers are serving dinner Crowd is all together

    • International Women's Day Zumba • YMCA

    March 10, 2018

    Move, dance, be healty! We organized Zumba event at YMCA in Bellevue. Our amazing volunteer zumba instructor Surabhi Chauhan ensured that everbody had a great time. We would like to thank Bellevue YMCA and Alex for giving us space for this event and for all their help, and Debbie Lacy, the guest speaker who came and talked with us as we all ate delicious food from our volunteers.

    People are together at YMCA in Bellevue Our zumba instructor Surabhi Chauhan Great Turkish foods

    • International Women's Day Coffee • Coffemind

    March 9, 2018

    We got together with wonderful people on this special event at Coffeemind. Thank you dear Serap Toksoz to host us. We were so happy to have an honored guest,Anila Prineveau Goldie. You can listen her speech at TURKCHA's youtube page.

    People are together at Coffemind People are together at Coffemind People are together at Coffemind People are together at Coffemind Turkish Coffee Fortune Telling Turkish Coffee and Flowers People are Women's Day 2018 People are together at Coffemind flowers for the attendees

    • Snowshoeing • Snoqalmie Pass

    Feb 3, 2018

    Snowshoe hike to Kecheelus Lake by Peak 7 Adventures, an outdoor adventures organization.

    People are together posing on the snow People are snowshoeing Hot cocoa is served on snow People are snowshoeing People are together posing on the snow Snowshoes are on the floor

    2017

    • Ashura Day • Crossroads Mall

    September 29, 2017

    Turkcha board members prepared delicious Ashura to share friends and to keep our traditons alive.

    People are together to celebrate Ashura traditons People are together to celebrate Ashura traditons Turkcha's president together with a friend Turkish ladies are together at the Ashura event Turkcha board member together with her son Turkcha's president together with friends Turkcha's board member with friends Turkcha's board member with friends Mom and daughter at the Ashura event

    • Eid Celebration Picnic • Marymoor Park

    June 25, 2017

    We celebrated Eid-al-Fitr with our community by having potluck picnic at Marymoor Park. Kids were the big focus of this celebration. We wanted them to feel excitement of Eid, so we provided activities such as face painting, balloon twisting as weel as small gave them small gifts.

    Turkcha Banner is hanging Turkish flag flying Dilek Anderson is giving small gifts to the kids People are sitting at the picnic table People are sitting at the picnic table Friends sitting in the park Kids getting their face painted Balloon Twister is twisting balloons for kids Kids are doing henna tattoo Eid Celebration - Kids are together Eid Celebration - People are eating and chatting Kid's fun table People grabbing foods Eid Celebration - Theree friends together Kids crowd grabbing small presents

    • TURKCHA Iftar Dinnar • Highland Community Center

    June 07, 2017

    We were very excited to welcome Ramadan again this year. The Iftar is the evening meal after sunset that concludes the daily fasting during the month of Ramadan. Observers around the world gathered with families, loved ones, and communities to break their fast together.

    People are eating dinner People are eating dinner People are eating dinner People are eating dinner There people are chatting Friends sitting and waiting for dinner time Friends sitting and waiting for dinner time Meals are getting done Meals are getting prepared Friends are chatting iftar Celebration - People are posing Iftar meal table

    • “Spring of Hope” Dinner & Auction” •Highland Community Center

    May 6, 2017

    We were proud to celebrate our 4 year history of being able to serve over 500 people in our community.TURKCHA's 4th Anniversary “Spring of Hope” Dinner & Auction was celebrated at Highland Community Center.

    Turkcha guests eating dinner Turkcha guests grabbing dinner Guests are eesting dinner Guests are eesting dinner Guests watching performers Performers playing musical insturements Performers playing intrument and singing a song Kavya Dharmarajan, Development & Communications Director of The Sophia Way is speaking Dilbar Ahmedova who is from Uzbekistan is performing a wonderful dance Picture of three kids who are the night's MCs Turkcha Board Members Turkcha Kids singing songs People trying different hats Turkcha Board members are in the black Turkcha curtain Turkcha guests with different hats

    • WAAAlk for Autism • Kirkland

    April 2, 2017

    Turkcha had a booth in the event of "Walk for Autism"by Washington Autism Alliance & Advocacy.

    Turkcha at Walk at Autism Event Turkcha at Walk at Autism Event Face painting at Walk at Autism Event

    • Women's Day Breakfast • Coffee Mind

    March 7, 2017

    We celebrated International Women's Day at Coffeemind with all women from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Thank you dear Serap Toksoz for decorating tables for us and baking some cookies for us.

    Women's Day Celebration in Coffee Mind Women's Day Celebration in Coffee Mind Friends together in Women's Day at Coffee Mind Women's Day's Cookies Cookie and Turkish Coffee Women's Day flowers

    • Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion • Juanita

    March 4, 2017

    We are honored to be a part of such a great community! We would like to thank Larissa Chuprina for inviting us to join the Juanita Neighborhoods Association event, "Cultural Integration and Community Involment for Newcomers and Immmigrants", today.

    Turkcha at Juanita Neighborhoods Association Event. Turkcha's Booth at Juanita Neighborhoods Association Event . Turkcha's founder is explaining about Turkey.

    2016 - 2013

    • Gathering for Noah's Pudding • Crossroads Mall

    October 18, 2016

    We've kept our tradition alive by sharing delicious Noah's puddings made by our dear friends, Meltem Fedaioglu and Birdane Dogrukol, with our Turkish community in Seattle area.

    Yummy ashure pudding's Women are together to share Noah's Pudding. Ladies are eating ashure pudding. Ashure Day group picture in Crossroads. Ashure Day group picture in Crossroads. Thank you flowers.

    • Breakfast together • Byblos

    October 10, 2016

    We welcomed to our friends who moved this area recently and helped them to meet our lovely Turkish community.

    Breakfast meeting at Byblos. Women are eating Turkish breakfast. Turkish breakfast meeting at Byblos.

    • Eid al-Adha • Highland Community Center

    September 12, 2016

    We celebrated Eid al-Adha, also called the Festival of Sacrifice, with our friends.

    Heart shaped henna on a little hand in Eid al-Adha Celebration. Mixture of photos in Eid al-Adha. Our volunteer girls doing henna on a little hand.

    • Victory Day of Turkey •

    August 30, 2016

    Ladies with the Turkish flag shirts. Group picture for Victory Day Celebration Group picture for Victory Day Celebration of Turkey.

    • Celebrating Ramadan Together • South East Community Center

    June 11, 2016

    Turkcha hosted a Ramadan Iftar dinner.

    • Welcome Picnic • Idlywood Park

    June 2, 2016

    We welcomed to our friends who moved this area recently and helped them to meet our lovely community.

    • Women's Day Gathering • Crossroads Mall

    March 9, 2016

    Turkcha celebrated International Women's Day at Starbucks Crossroads Mall in Bellevue.

    • Commemoration of ATATÜRK •

    November 10, 2015

    We commemorated Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, on the 77th anniversary of his death on November 10th. Kids read Turkish memories of Ataturk.

    • Welcome Picnic •

    October 1, 2015

    We welcomed our friends who moved this area recently and helped them to meet our lovely community.

    Delicious Turkish style food prepared by volunteers. Turkish coffee in the glass pot! Women are eating Turkish food and chatting. Group of mixed pixture from the Idlywood picnic. Group of mixed pixture from the Idlywood picnic.

    • Eid al-Adha • Lewis Creek Visitor Center

    September 24, 2015

    We celebrated Eid al-Adha, also called the Festival of Sacrifice, with our friends.

    • Celebrating Ramadan Together • Interfaith Community Sanctuary

    June 23, 2015

    Turkcha hosted a Ramadan Iftar dinner.

    • National Sovereignty and Children’s Day • Lattawood Park

    May 2, 2015

    The founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, dedicated April 23rd to the children of the country to emphasize that they are the future of the new nation. On the 23rd of April every year, Turkiye celebrates National Sovereignty and Children’s Day (Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı).

    • Women's Day Walk • Sammamish Trail

    March 9, 2015

    Women got together and walked for healty life! Happy Women's Day!

    Women are walking in the Sammamish trail. Women are walking in the Sammamish trail.

    • Commemoration of ATATÜRK • Redmond Library

    November 10, 2014

    We commemorated Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey , "Father of the Turks", with love and respect on the 76th anniversary of his death on November 10th. We listened his favorite folk musics and kids shared poems about him.

    • Women's Breakfast • Sofra Restaurant

    March 10, 2014

    We welcomed to our friends who moved this area recently and helped them to make new friends.

    Women are having breakfast at Sofra Restaurant.

    • Shebi Arus, The Wedding Day • Bellevue Library

    December 17, 2013

    On December 17, the night of Mevlana's death, we gathered to remember 13th century philosopher, mystic, scholar and founder of the order of the Whirling Dervishes, Jelaluddin RUMI. Sufi music and songs performed by Mevlana Sufi Ensemble and Friends.Rev. Karen Lindquist from Interfaith Community Sanctuary gave a short speech about Rumi.

    Extra information can be found on the Theosophy Northwest Viewabout this day in the newsletter of the Northwest Branch of the Theosophical Society.

    Mevlana Sufi Ensemble and Friends are singing. Mevlana Sufi Ensemble and Friends are singing. Guests are listening to Sufi Music. Women are whirling. Guests are listening a poem. Mevlana Sufi Ensemble and Friends are singing.

    • Eid al-Adha • Bellevue Library

    October 19, 2013

    We celebrated Eid al-Adha, also called the Festival of Sacrifice, with our friends.

    • First Gathering • Newport Library

    June 6, 2013

    TURKCHA’s purposes were being shared with attendees while ladies were eating some food together. At the first gathering speaker, Kubilay Celebi who is an Everett divorce and family law attorney, pointed out how important it is to found a women’s organization like TURKCHA around Seattle.

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