2021-11-15T22:36:39-06:00 2020-12-31 SE McMASTER & ASSOCIATES PLLC 1825 K STREET NW STE 705 WASHINGTON DC 20006 990 2020-01-01 208364801 TURKISH COALITION OF AMERICA % THE ORGANIZATION TURK 9783180039 48 jonas brown circle concord MA 01742 Yalcin Ayasli PRESIDENT 2023701399 2021-11-04 true Yalcin Ayasli 999009999 S E McMaster CPA P00310424 2022235001 2 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X Yalcin Ayasli 48 jonas brown circle concord MA 01742 1398322 false X WWW.TC-AMERICA.ORG X 2007 MA TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT TURKEY AND TURKISH AMERICANS AND VOICE THEIR OPINION ON CRITICAL ISSUES TO INTERESTED PARTIES. 1 0 3 0 51759 1441204 0 0 45845 4154 -111672 -47036 -14068 1398322 8250 219000 0 0 361617 296097 0 0 15335 2029074 1889803 2398941 2404900 -2413009 -1006578 4233102 3142519 84005 0 4149097 3142519 THE ORGANIZATON'S MISSION IS TO: EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT TURKEY AND TURKISH AMERICANS AND VOICE THEIR OPINIONS ON CRITICAL ISSUES TO INTERESTED PARTIES; ENGAGE AND CULTIVATE A NEW GENERATION OF TURKISH AMERICAN LEADERS; PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF THE TURKISH AMERICAN COMMUNITY; FOSTER FRIENDSHIP, UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND TURKEY; PROTECT THE CHARACTER AND ENSURE A REALISTIC PORTRAYAL OF TURKEY AND TURKISH AMERICANS IN THE MEDIA AND THE ARTS; SERVE AS A THINK TANK OF EXPERTISE AND A CLEARINGHOUSE OF INFORMATION ON TURKEY AND AMERICANS OF TURKISH DESCENT; IDENTIFY AND RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF TURKISH AMERICANS IN ACADEMIA, ARTS, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE AND SCIENCE. IN CARRYING OUT ITS MISSION, TCA IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING COALITIONS AND WORKING WITH ALL LIKE MINDED ORGANIZATIONS, BASED ON SHARED VALUES AND GOALS, ON THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. THE ORGANIZATION PURSUES ITS GOALS BY: SPONSORING AND false false 1697490 219000 TCA EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO CONGRESS AIMS TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF US-TURKEY RELATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, TCA EDUCATES MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON THE CONCERNS OF THE TURKISH AMERICAN COMMUNITY. IN DOING SO, TCA OFFICIALS PAY VISITS TO INDIVIDUAL CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES AND ATTEND CONGRESSIONAL MEETINGS. TCA ALSO ORGANIZES PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL TURKISH AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE TO HAVE CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE WITH THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS IN ORDER TO INFORM THEM ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS AND ISSUES. TCA IN THE PAST HAS SPONSORED AND ORGANIZED CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS AND OTHER GROUP VISITS TO TURKEY PROVIDING A WELL BALANCED PROGRAM THAT INCLUDED HIGH LEVEL GOVERNMENTAL, BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS AS WELL AS PROVIDING CULTURAL ASPECTS OF TURKEY. TCA SPONSORED TRIPS TO TURKEY HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY PUT ON HOLD DUE TO SECURITY CONCERNS FROM TERRORISM AND THE UNCERTAINTIES RESULTING FROM THE ATTEMPTED COUP IN 2016. TCA HOPES TO RESUME THE SPONSORSHIP AND ORGANIZATION OF SUCH TRIPS IN THE NOT TOO FAR FUTURE. THE LEGAL EXPENSES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE DIVISIBLE INTO THREE MAIN AREAS: (1) ORDINARY LEGAL EXPENSES RELATED TO THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, (2) FEES FOR CASES EVALUATED BY THE TURKISH AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE FUND (TALDF), WHICH IS A PROJECT OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND (3) FEES RELATED TO THE INVESTIGATION OF AN APPARENT CRIMINAL AND CIVIL CONSPIRACY TO HARM THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS SOLE DIRECTOR. REGARDING TALDF, UNLIKE IN YEARS PAST, THE PROJECT DID NOT ACCEPT ANY LITIGATION MATTERS IN 2018. HOWEVER, IT DID PROVIDE LEGAL ANALYSES TO THE ORGANIZATION OF TWO PIECES OF STATE LEGISLATION, ONE IN TEXAS AND ONE IN CALIFORNIA. IT ALSO EVALUATED SEVERAL MATTERS FOR LITIGATION AND REPORTED ON THEM TO THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS, AFTER WHICH THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINED NOT TO FUND THE CASES. REGARDING THE INVESTIGATION, THE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION WAS SUED IN TURKEY IN A MATTER ALLEGING LINKS TO A GROUP CURRENTLY BANNED UNDER TURKISH LAW. THE PLAINTIFF IN THAT MATTER ISSUED PUBLIC STATEMENTS AGAINST THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS DIRECTOR. HE ALSO SEEDED DEFAMATORY NEWSPAPER ARTICLES WITH FALSE ALLEGATIONS THAT THE ORGANIZATION WAS CONNECTED TO THE BANNED TURKISH GROUP. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE ORGANIZATION WAS BEING DIRECTLY TARGETED AS PART OF A CONSPIRACY BY SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES AND TURKEY. THE AMERICAN MEMBERS OF THE CONSPIRACY HAVE SINCE BEEN INDICTED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FRAUD. THAT CASE IS ENTITLED, UNITED STATES V. JACOB KINGSTON, CASE NO. 2:18-CR-00365-JNP-BCW, U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF UTAH (INDICTMENT DATE AUGUST 1, 2018). TWO AMERICAN CONSPIRACY MEMBERS HAVE PLEADED GUILTY TO ALL CHARGES. ANOTHER IS DUE TO BE TRIED IN JANUARY 2020. THE TURKISH INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS THE INITIAL PLAINTIFF AGAINST THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTOR IS TREATED AS AN UNINDICTED COCONSPIORATOR BY THE UNITED STATES IN THIS CRIMINAL MATTER. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION AND INCORPORATING INFORMATION REVEALED IN THE U.S. CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, A CIVIL RICO LAWSUIT HAS BEEN PREPARED AND FILED IN U.S. FEDERAL COURT, WHICH DESCRIBES HOW THE ORGANIZATION WAS TARGETED AND VICTIMIZED BY THE CONSPIRACY. THIS CASE IS ENTITLED, AYASLI ET AL. V. KORKMAZ ET AL., U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, CASE NO. 1:19-CV-00183-JL. AMONG THE MANY LOSSES SUFFERED BY THE ORGNIZATION WAS THE CLOSURE OF ITS ISTANBUL OFFICE UNDER THREAT OF VIOLENCE. THE ORGANIZATION IS EXPENDING FUNDS ON COUNSEL TO MAINTAIN ITS POSITION IN AND TO TRACK THESE MATTERS, INCLUDING CONDUCTING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ENSURING THAT PLEADINGS IN THE CIVIL RICO MATTER PROPERLY DESCRIBE ITS ACTIONS AND LOSSES. COUNSEL ALSO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE ALL POSSIBLE METHODS OF PRESERVING THE DIRECTOR'S REPUTATION AND THAT OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LITIGATION IN THE U.S. AND TURKEY. COUNSEL HAVE ALSO MET WITH PROSECUTORS IN THE U.S. REGARDING THREATS AND ELECTRONIC HARASSMENT AGAINST THE DIRECTOR. 339498 TCA STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM SUPPORTING MINORITY STUDENTS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN STUDYING ABROAD, IN TURKEY. THE TCA STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM IS PROMOTED THROUGH individual UNIVERSITY and College STUDY ABROAD OFFICES TO HISPANIC AMERICAN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, NATIVE-AMERICAN, ARMENIAN-AMERICAN, BOSNIAN AMERICAN, AND FILIPINO-AMERICANS. STUDENTS MEETING THE MINORITY REQUIREMENTS, MUST BE ENROLLED IN UNIVERISTY IN THE UNITED STATES AND ALSO ENROLLED WITH PROOF AT A UNIVERSITY IN TURKEY.THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES U.S. UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS THAT TRAVEL DURING SPRING OR SUMMER BREAKS TO TURKEY WITH AN EDUCATIONAL BASE PROGRAM.THE TCA PROGRAM MANAGER VERIFIES STUDENT INFORMATION DIRECTLY WITH THE UNIVERSITY STUDY ABROAD OFFICE. 226332 TCA educational outreach to Congress aims to enhance understanding and the importance of US-Turkey relations. 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TCA requires the recipients to provide a summary, any supporting documents, publicity and accounting as to how the funds were distributed. G LINCOLN MCCURDY until 93020 PRESDIENT 124210 15717 139927 LOUETTE RAGUSA until 93020 TREASURER 62377 15720 78097 REVIEW PROCESS FORM 990 A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 WAS CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA EMAIL BEFORE BEING FILED. INFORMATION REQUESTS THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. PART VI GOVERNANCE, MANAGMENT AND DISCLOSURE QUESTION 7A The board of directors of the organization elects the governing body of the organization