Embassy/Consulates
| Online Consular Service | www.konsolosluk.gov.tr |
| Turkish Embassy (Washington, D.C.) |
www.turkishembassy.org |
| Turkish Consulate General in New York (New York, NY) |
www.turkishconsulateny.org |
Funding Sources
Please note that grant application process should start 12-18 months ahead of planned project.
| Institute of Turkish Studies(ITS) | www.turkishstudies.org ITS supports individual scholars for research on Turkish history, culture, contemporary political, social and economic developments in Turkey. It also assists American universities to develop their library resources, scholarly conferences, and outreach activities in the field of Turkish Studies ITS supports publication of books and journals to broaden the understanding and knowledge of Turkish history, society, politics and economics in the USA ITS promotes better understanding of Turkish politics, economy, and society through conferences and lecture series. |
| Turkish Cultural Foundation (TCF) | www.turkishculture.org TCF provides grants and sponsorships in the areas of: Education, Cultural Promotion, Festivals, Exhibitions, Turkish Cinema, Outreach and Worldwide Promotion, Tours, Cultural Preservation and Research. |
| American Research Institute in Turkey (ARIT) | ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT ARIT provides grants for scholarly research in the field of humanities, fellowships, support for publications and language instruction for graduate level Turkish and American scholars. It has two brances in Istanbul an Ankara, Turkey. |
| Development Departments of Schools and Universities | Director of Development is in charge of fundraising for schools and universities and would typically know of sources of funds for all kinds of expenses for students. For example, a Director of Development would be able to access the graduate lists of his or her school by country of origin and may come up with alumni in the USA who would help a student from that country. Or he or she would know of wealthy donors, who let the Director of development know in advance that they may support a student |
Attorneys/Lawyers
| Günay Evinch | Saltzman & Evinch, P.C. 655 Fifteenth St NW, F Street Lobby Suite 225, Washington, DC Tel: (202) 637-9877 Fax: (202) 637-9876 Web: www.turklaw.net |
| Fatih S. Gurk | Attorney At Law Tel: 1-856-303-2201 Tel: 1-212-385-0285 |
| Barbaros M. Karaahmetoglu | Karaahmetoglu Law Firm, PLLC 1500 Broadway, 21st Floor New York, NY 10036 Tel: 212-681-8313 Fax: 212-681-8315 Email: info@karalaw.com Website: www.karalaw.com |
| Gokhan Kiran | Attorney at Law 7137 Torresdale Ave. Phila, PA 19135 Tel: 215-331-4764 Email: khan7676@aol.com |
| Fatma E. Marouf Yasemin Elmas |
Marouf Law Group, PLC Tel: 213-386-3876 Fax: 213-386-2876 Web: www.marouflawgroup.com |
| Baris Taylan | Ellis & Ged, P.A. Attorneys at Law 7171 N Federal Highway, Boca Raton, FL 33487 Tel: 561-995-1966 Fax: 561-953-0693 |
Medical Doctors
| Dr. Gunsel Acikgoz | (Specialty: N/A) H: 215-482-0297 W: 215-762-7000 |
| Dr. Istiklal Arikan | (Specialty: Board Certified Internist) Medicor Internal Medicine W: 609-586-0300 2271 Highway 33, Suite 110 Hamilton, NJ 08690 |
| Dr. Ferhan Beken | (Specialty: Neurologist) |
| Dr. Emre Beken | (Specialty: N/A) H: 732-254-1084 W: 732-657-4142 |
| Dr. Unsal Calis | (Specialty: Internist) W: 610-745-5099 |
| Dr. Kaya Colak | (Specialty: N/A) H: 610-891-1766 |
| Dr. Doray Gurkaynak | (Specialty: Optometrist ) Pearle Vision W: 215-425-4340 |
| Dr. Vedat Obuz | Medical Director, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Lotus Medical Centers, 120 N. Warren Street, Trenton, N.J. 08608 W: 609-278-9700 Fax: 609-278-9744 |
| Dr. Vedat Obuz (2nd office) |
2010 New Albany Road, Cinnaminson, N.J. 08077 W: 856-829-5466 Fax: 856-829-8922 |
| Dr. Kenan Umar | (Specialty: Neurologist and psychiatrist) H: 610-584-1915 |
Pharmacy
| Pennmark Pharmacy | (Owner:Esin Kadiev) 1735 South St. Philadelphia, PA 19146 Work: 215-425-1200 |
Social Services
| Social Services for Seamen | www.missiontoseafarers.org Philadelphia, PA. Tel: 215-940-9900 SCI is the local chapter of a national institute and its mission is to serve the human needs of seafarers in the Philadelphia ports. It provides land transport, international telecommunications, social and recreational programs and emergency help for seamen and ships. |
| Immigrant and Refugee Services | Nationalities Service Center www.nationalitiesservice.org 1216 Arch Street 4th Floor Philadelphia, Pa. 19107 Tel: 215-893-8400, Fax: 215-735-8715 Emergency/After Hour Tel: 215-735-7022 Nationalities Service Center which helps immigrants and refugees with legal issues, language and cultural differences, awareness of diversity of the US society. The website describes fully all the services provided by NSC including translations. |
| Various Services | See Philadelphia Phone Book Guide to Human Services are listed in the Blue pages of the Philadelphia telephone book. Services are listed alphabetically. To cite a few examples: under M : Mental Health and Community Mental Health Centers are listed for the entire region. Under A, Alcohol and Drug Problems Centers are listed. Some other examples of services available Children and Youth, Family Marriage and Personal Problems (listed under Counseling), Food, Money, Clothing, Foster Care, Employment among others. |
Funeral Services
| Ozcan Gungor | Work1: 973-345-6584 Work2: 973-626-8266 |
Translators/Interpreters
| Mayda Elgin Lyon | Aslan Translations (Court Interpreter Translator) 1375 River Road, Suite 1F Edgewater, NJ 07020 Tel: 201-417-9983 maydalyon@AslanTranslations.com |
Miscellaneous Services
| Seher Ersoy Quadir, PhD. | Health Coaching and Nutrition Therapy |
| Ilknur Basol | Basil Catering Chester Springs,PA Tel: 610-425-8089 Web: www.cateringbasil.com |
| Sibel Esma Awan | Professional Make-up Artist ( for weddings and special events ) Tel: 267-767-8726 |
| Sukran Kiran | Travel Agent 1211 S Fairview St. Delran NJ 08075 Tel: 1-856-461-5264 Email: sukrankiran@aol.com |
| (Fatma) Fay Loomis | Ramagli GMAC Real Estate 2369 Bristol Rd. Bensalem,PA 19020 Mobile: 215 620 3604 Office: 215 750 1000 ext. 104 |
| Sultan Taskin | Sr. Loan Officer Eagle Nationwide Mortgage Company 1300 Market Street, Suite 204 Wilmington DE, 19801 C: (302)-4381394 W: (800)-641-6130 ext. 14 F: (888)-396-9997 |
| Twin’s Auto Repair, Inc | Mechanic 4210 Woodburn Rd Levittown, PA 19057 Tel: 215-547-6632 |
| New Executive Auto Repair Inc | Mechanic 6810 Marshall Rd Upper Darby PA 19082 Tel: 610-352-3820 |
Turkish Restaurants
| Cafe Fulya | 727 South 2nd Street – Philadelphia, PA 19147 Tel: 267-909-9937 Web: www.cafefulya.com |
| ISOT Restaurant | 622 South 6th Street – Philadelphia, PA 19147 Tel: 267-457-3622 Web: http://www.restaurantisot.com/ |
| Firinji | 54 E. Lancaster Ave Ardmore, PA 19003 Tel: 610-658-6246 Web: www.firinji.com |
| Mediterranean Restaurant | 4313 Route 130 South, Edgewater Park, New Jersey 08010 Tel: 609-835-7300 Fax: 609 835 8559 |
| Star Manti | 4000 Rt. 130N Heritage Square Plaza Delran, NJ 08075 Tel: 856-461-0024 Web: www.starmanti.com |
| Toros Restaurant | 489 Hazel Street, Clifton NJ 07011 Tel: 973-772-8032 Web: www.torosrestaurant.com |
Turkish Markets
| Queen Village Food Market | 629 South 4th Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 Phone: 215-625-2406 Fax: 215-625-2405 Email: info@queenvillagemarkets.com Web: www.queenvillagemarkets.com |
Turkish Cooking
| Turkish Cuisine (in English and Turkish) | Web: www.turkish-cuisine.org |
| Turkish Recipes (in Turkish) | Web: www.nepisirsem.com |
| Turkish Recipes (in English) | Web: almostturkish.blogspot.com |
Universities in Philadelphia Region
| Art Institute of Philadelphia | Web: www.artinstitutes.edu/philadelphia/ |
| Bryn Mawr College | Web: www.brynmawr.edu |
| Bucks County Community College | Web: www.bucks.edu |
| Cheyney University of Pennsylvania | Web: www.cheyney.edu Contact: Dr. Norma George1, Director of International Programs ngeorge@cheyney.edu Tel: 610-399-2416 |
| Community College of Philadelphia | Web: www.ccp.edu |
| The Curtis Institute of Music | Web: www.curtis.edu |
| Delaware County Community College | Web: www.dccc.edu |
| Drexel University | Web: www.drexel.edu |
| Eastern University | Web: www.eastern.edu |
| Gwynedd-Mercy College | Web: www.gmc.edu |
| Harcum College | Web: www.harcum.edu |
| Haverford College | Web: www.haverford.edu |
| La Salle University | Web: www.lasalle.edu |
| Lincoln University | Web: www.lincoln.edu Contact: Ms. Constance Lundy2, Director International Programs and Services clundy@lincoln.edu Tel: 484-365-7785 |
| Montgomery County Community College | Web: www.mc3.edu |
| Moore College of Art and Design | Web: www.moore.edu |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Web: www.pafa.org |
| Peirce College | Web: www.peirce.edu |
| Pennsylvania Institute of Technology | Web: www.pit.edu |
| Philadelphia University | Web: www.philau.edu |
| Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | Web: www.pcom.edu |
| Rosemont College | Web: www.rosemont.edu |
| Rowan University | Web: www.rowan.edu |
| Rutgers University | Web: www.rutgers.edu |
| Saint Joseph’s University | Web: www.sju.edu |
| Salus University | Web: www.salus.edu |
| Swarthmore College | Web: www.swarthmore.edu |
| Temple University | Web: www.temple.edu |
| The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College | Web: www.walnuthillcollege.com |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Web: www.jefferson.edu |
| University of the Arts | Web: www.uarts.edu |
| University of Pennsylvania | Web: www.upenn.edu |
| University of the Sciences in Philadelphia | Web: www.usp.edu |
| Villanova University | Web: www.villanova.edu |
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