Friends of Türkiye

The winners of TOA awards, organized by TURKOFAMERICA, the only Turkish magazine published since 2002 in the US, along with TOA Consulting, have been announced. This year, 39 “American Friends of Turkey” received awards in 32 different categories in a ceremony held at Harvard Club on May 30, 2018.

In previous years, TURKOFAMERICA, in partnership with TOA Consulting, awarded “The Most 50 Influential Turkish-Americans,” “The Most Successful 30 Turkish-American Women,” and most recently, “40 Turkish-Americans Under 40.” This year, “American Friends of Turkey” received their awards.

The event, supported by Turkish Philanthropy Funds and Turkish Airlines, honored a number of special people, including: Ertan Yalcin, Turkish Consul General of New York; Ryan Zinke, the U.S. Interior Secretary General; Lola Zinke, wife of American Interior Minister Ryan Zinke; Michael E. McMahon, District Attorney for Richmond County; Liz Morhaim on behalf of Dan Morhaim, Maryland State Delegates; Khush Choksy, Senior Vice President for Middle East and Turkey Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Mona Diamond, Turkish Republic Honorary Consul General of Atlanta; Deborah A Hazell, CEO HSBC Global Asset Management (US), Regional Head, Americas; Andrew F. Littlejohn, Executive Director, JP Morgan; William J. Parker III, COO of East West Institute; James Sparks, President of the American Borate Company; George Schieber, the founder of The Sena Eken Schieber fund; Katharine Branning, Author of “Yes I Would Love Another Glass of Tea”; and Dr. Brian Rose, The James B. Pritchard Professor of Archaeology.