Turkish-American Relations

Campus Report ^ | November 30, 2007 | Heyecan Veziroglu

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Turkish-American Relations

by: Heyecan Veziroglu, November 30, 2007

No one in a democratic society would question the importance of the power of lobbying and ideas. The careful observer of foreign affairs must be aware of the fact that some Turkish-Americans could have a major impact on the multibillion-dollar political advertising industry and on international trade. On November 16, 2007, at Washington Plaza Hotel in Washington D.C., some of the top minds in lobbying and policy-making explored how the public and private sector can work together to create new ways of thinking in leadership to have common goals. The Turkish-Americans requested the Congress take a factual, firm stand on foreign policy issues concerning Turkey. Counting Azerbaijan friends, the Turkish-American Community is considered to be a small community (half a million). When asked a question about the coverage of Turkish-Americans in American TV stations, Gunay Evinch (Lawyer, Co-Chair of Armenian Research Committee) also agreed that Turkish-Americans would like to reach out to the Press and TV Channels. The Community faces a major challenge. When asked what could be done to have more Turkish-American reporters, journalists, lobbyists on American media, and TV stations (like C-SPAN, Fox TV, CNN, PBS, etc), Gunay Evinch agreed on this issue. He talked about a range of issues from the war in Iraq and terror to business and lobbying. During the Conference, lobbying was defined and described. “A direct lobbying communication is one made to either a legislator, an employee of a legislative body, or any other government employee who may participate in the formulation of the legislation,” said Becky Ballard, a Law Fellow from Alliance For Justice. She added: “ Grassroots lobbying communication is an attempt to influence specific legislation by encouraging the public to contact legislators about the legislation.”

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http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/troosevelt.asp

This applies to turks, too!

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The Community faces a major challenge. When asked what could be done to have more Turkish-American reporters, journalists, lobbyists on American media, and TV stations (like C-SPAN, Fox TV, CNN, PBS, etc), Gunay Evinch agreed on this issue.

Islamofascist propaganda in US. Was it Reagan that blocked Turkish lobby activity against the congressmen?