{"id":14,"date":"2025-04-11T10:15:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T10:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turkishconnection.org\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2025-04-11T13:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T13:19:13","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/turkishconnection.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover wp-duotone-unset-1\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#884725\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-54\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/turkishconnection.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-11-2025-07_06_38-AM.png\" style=\"object-position:67% 53%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"67% 53%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turkishconnection.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-11-2025-07_06_38-AM.png 1536w, https:\/\/turkishconnection.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-11-2025-07_06_38-AM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/turkishconnection.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-11-2025-07_06_38-AM-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/turkishconnection.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-11-2025-07_06_38-AM-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/turkishconnection.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ChatGPT-Image-Apr-11-2025-07_06_38-AM-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-border-color has-ast-global-color-2-border-color has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"border-style:solid;border-width:53%;border-radius:0px;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-4-color\">Bridging Cultures.<br>Connecting Communities<\/mark>.<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:61px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">A digital home for Turkish culture, connections, and community in the U.S. and beyond.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#f3ecec\">Turkish Connection is your digital gateway to Turkish culture, community, and small businesses in the United States. Whether you\u2019re a local, traveler, or business owner, we help you connect, discover, and feel at home here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Turkish Connection<\/strong> is an upcoming cultural network and city guide dedicated to connecting Turkish communities across the United States with the richness of our heritage. From the streets of Dallas to the heart of Istanbul, we\u2019ll feature restaurants, events, businesses, artists, and stories that celebrate who we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to Expect:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f Curated city guides for Turkish-American life<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\ud83e\udd58 Cultural and travel resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\ud83c\udfec A spotlight on small businesses, events, and community stories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\ud83c\udfad A platform for collaboration, discovery, information, and celebration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>We\u2019re launching soon. 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id=\"ff_3_2_address_1_country_\" class=\"ff-el-form-control\" placeholder=\"Select Country\" data-key_name=\"country\" aria-invalid='false' aria-required=false><option value=''>Select Country<\/option><option value='AF' >Afghanistan<\/option><option value='AX' >Aland Islands<\/option><option value='AL' >Albania<\/option><option value='DZ' >Algeria<\/option><option value='AS' >American Samoa<\/option><option value='AD' >Andorra<\/option><option value='AO' >Angola<\/option><option value='AI' >Anguilla<\/option><option value='AQ' >Antarctica<\/option><option value='AG' >Antigua and Barbuda<\/option><option value='AR' >Argentina<\/option><option value='AM' >Armenia<\/option><option value='AW' >Aruba<\/option><option value='AU' >Australia<\/option><option value='AT' >Austria<\/option><option value='AZ' >Azerbaijan<\/option><option value='BS' >Bahamas<\/option><option value='BH' >Bahrain<\/option><option value='BD' >Bangladesh<\/option><option value='BB' >Barbados<\/option><option value='BY' 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Republic<\/option><option value='TD' >Chad<\/option><option value='CL' >Chile<\/option><option value='CN' >China<\/option><option value='CX' >Christmas Island<\/option><option value='CC' >Cocos (Keeling) Islands<\/option><option value='CO' >Colombia<\/option><option value='KM' >Comoros<\/option><option value='CK' >Cook Islands<\/option><option value='CR' >Costa Rica<\/option><option value='HR' >Croatia<\/option><option value='CU' >Cuba<\/option><option value='CW' >Cura\u00e7ao<\/option><option value='CY' >Cyprus<\/option><option value='CZ' >Czech Republic<\/option><option value='CD' >Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)<\/option><option value='DK' >Denmark<\/option><option value='DJ' >Djibouti<\/option><option value='DM' >Dominica<\/option><option value='DO' >Dominican Republic<\/option><option value='EC' >Ecuador<\/option><option value='EG' >Egypt<\/option><option value='SV' >El Salvador<\/option><option value='GQ' >Equatorial Guinea<\/option><option value='ER' 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