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A number of US cities to hold a Turkic week

17 May 2010 08:57 (UTC +04:00)

Washington. Isabel Levine â€“ APA. A Turkic week is starting in the United States from today. APAâ€s Washington DC correspondent was told at Turkish Diaspora, that the main actions will be held in Washington DC, New York City, California, etc.

During this week all the American Turkic communities, including Turkish, Azerbaijani, Crimea, Tatar and other Diasporas will celebrate and hold demonstrations, conferences, information sessions, meetings and concerts.

Along with the Diasporas members a number of musicians, artists and actors from Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Turkey and other countries are going to take place in the celebration. Participation in the actions is free and it its main target is to inform the US about the richness of Turkic cultures and traditions.

During the events Azerbaijani flag will be raised, and a number of political slogans will be voiced, including the freedom for Nagorno-Karabakh and its reunion with Azerbaijan.

The Azerbaijani Diaspora confirmed their participation in these events.

Besides that on May 19th there will be a folklore festival in New-York, then on May 20th the honor of Ataturk will be remembered, 21-22 May will be dedicated to folklore exhibitions, 22-23 â€“ concerts in a number of places in New York. On May 22nd the national teams of Turkey and Czech Republic are going to have a game in NYC, and on May 24th Turkish popular pop-singer Serdar Ortazh s going to perform at Manhattan center in New York.