Main Activities

Every year, TSO regulary organizes the following activities:

• Sending welcome letters to new students accepted for admission to GATECH (early summer)
• Organization of first transportation and lodging for new students (August)
• Organization and funding of a social event [welcome concert/meeting/picnic] for new students (late September)
• Organization and hosting of November 10th Ataturk Memorial and discussion session (November 10th)
• Representing Turkish culture in CultureFest (March)
  • Food Fair
  • Culture Break
  • Performance Night
  • International Film Festival
  • Soccer Tournament
• Organization of a general meeting and holding of executive board elections (early April)
• Helping out the April 23rd Children's Holiday Celebration (late April)
• Holding a general meeting in summer (mid summer)

Other than these general activities, TSO helps organize concerts and exhibits that originate from Turkey or are related to Turkish culture. Furthermore, the Turkish folk dances group performs in and around Atlanta in many activities cherishing the variety in world cultures. If you are interested in holding a joint activity with TSO (concert, exhibit, folk dance or live authentic music performances) or have ideas for bringing people together, please get in touch with us.

Also there are a few related clubs governed by TSO. For more information on the reading club and sports teams (basketball, voleyball, beach volley, soccer) please check out the "Related Clubs" link in the main menu.