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Mission Statement
Mission Statement
1. To promote, advocate, and advance issues and viewpoints of importance to Turkish-Americans,
2. To promote fairness in media, education, community affairs,government activities, and public opinion in regard to issues relating to Turkish-Americans, and to others with a Turkish heritage,
3. To counter incorrect, biased, and prejudiced statements and activities aimed at, or defamation of, those of Turkish heritage, arising either from race, religion, color, language, ethnic identity, or from malicious intent,and
4. To promote and advocate equality as well as harmonious relations between those of Turkish heritage and other ethnic groups in the United States. Towards this purpose, the organization will worka. to inform and educate the Turkish-American community in the United States in regard to its rights, representation, and issues of concern,
b. to inform and educate lawmakers, politicians, media, business people, educational institutions, and to raise public awareness through the dissemination of objective information relating to issues of importance and concern to Turkish-Americans.
c. to organize and undertake activities in the educational, civic, media, business, political, and legal arenas, as may be necessary to carry out its mission, and
d. to establish friendly working relations with other organizations which promote ethnic, racial, and religious understanding and equality.TAAF is not and does not aim to be a substitute for regional cultural and social Turkish-American Associations or chapters. Instead, TAAF's overarching objective is to increase the societal effectiveness of the Turkish-American community and its interests. We expect and encourage our members to also remain active in their regional Turkish-American Association or chapter.