Satruday, August, 28, 2010 — 7:00pm
TACAM Cultural Center, 28837 Beck Rd, Wixom, MI 48393
TACAM cordially invites you to our annual Victory Day Celebration and our İftar dinner!
Every year on August 30, the citizens of the Republic of Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and Turkish-Americans celebrate Victory Day (Zafer Bayramı). The victory being celebrated is the defeat on August 30, 1922, of the invading foreign armies in the final battle of the Turkish War of Independence. This final battle, also known as the “Battle of Dumlupınar” started on Aug 26, 1922, in the city of Dumlupınar in the province of Kütahya in central Anatolia, and ended on August 30, 1922, expelling the invaders out of the motherland. The commander in chief of the of the Turkish War of Independence as well as the Battle of Dumlupınar was the great leader Mustafa Kemâl Atatürk, who established the Republic of Turkey one year later on October 29, 1923.
We will celebrate the Turkish Victory Day at the TACAM Cultural Center to discuss the meaning of this historical event, and to enlighten the new generation of Turkish-Americans. We also would like to review how this Victory should further inspire and energize the Turkish-American community today.
As this year the Victory Day coincides with the month of Ramadan, TACAM has included in this celebration an İftar dinner.
Planned Agenda
7:00pm — Welcome to TACAM
7:15pm — A presentation on the meaning of the Turkish Victory Day
8:15pm — Ramadan speech and serving İftar Dinner (official İftar time is 8:29 pm)
Social time
Menu
Our menu includes ezo gelin çorbası, tas kebabı, rice, salad, kalburabastı tatlısı as dessert and beverages. Anyone who would like to bring a dish to share would be welcome!
Members: $14.00
Non-Member: $18.00
Students: $10.00
Children (12 and up): $5.00