Gulen Turkish Olympiad are now called International Festival of Language and Culture

NO LONGER ABLE TO PERFORM IN TURKEY,
The Turkish Olympiads have changed to International Festival of Language and Culture

IFLC at ELLIPSE PARK April 26th

The end of April brought celebration throughout Washington, D.C as more than 100 students from 17 countries and 4 American states gathered together to showcase their talents. On April 26th, over 1,500 spectators gathered upon the ‘backyard’ of the White House to witness the rich multicultural diversity of our world as part of the 2015 International Festival of Language and Culture. With the national mall as a backdrop, the President of the Rumi Forum, (co-organizer of the event along with the Turkic American Alliance) Emre Celik took the stage welcoming those in the audience and those huddled backstage eager to perform. Mr. Celik  urged everyone to “reflect upon the importance of increasing our understanding of people of all backgrounds and showing due respect to the difference and diversity that exists.” and that “It is the beauty in difference that allows the mosaic of our humanity to shine and prosper…”

The performances began with participants from Albania singing the theme of the IFLC with ‘Colors of the World’. Other participants included youth from Thailand, France, Texas, Washington DC, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Serbia, Tunisia, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Bosnia and India. Further on in the show Bosnia, Kosovo, Serbia and Albania did an uplifting joint performance, singing ‘Heal the World’, with other youths eventually joining them in support on stage. The event concluded with the final performance of the song ‘Universal Peace’ where all the participants gathered on stage in an expression of friendship and hope for the future.

IFLC at WARNER THEATRE April 28th

The main event of the International Festival of Language and Culture was held on April 28th in the historic Warner Theater in downtown Washington, D.C drawing over 2,000 spectators. IFLC has been hosting its language and culture festival for the past 12 years, each year drawing in participants from over 160 countries across the globe, with over 1,000 student performers each year at numerous regional events worldwide. In its 13th year, the IFLC was brought to the nation’s capital who is one of the many cities co-hosting this international event.

Among those who attended the festival were U.S. Representatives BIll Pascrell (NJ), Mark Takai (HW), Jeff McNerney (CA), Michael Capuano (MA), Randy Weber (TX), Donald Payne Jr. (NJ) and Henry Cuellar (TX), former Congressman Lincoln Davis (TN) as well as former Attorney General Clarine Nardi Riddle, and NBA Oklahoma Thunder’s, Enes Kanter, while the star of TV shows Community and The Soup, comedian Joel McHaleemcee the event. Several government officials and ambassadors could also be spotted in the audience. The countries which were represented at the Festival were Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Lesotho, Mongolia, the Philippines, Serbia, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine and the U.S., which was represented by participants from Arkansas, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Texas.

The students opened the event with the festival’s de facto anthem ‘Universal Peace’, after which Joel McHale invited Dr. Faruk Taban, President of the Turkic American Alliance (TAA) onstage for opening remarks. In his speech he thanked all of the volunteers, sponsors, guests, most importantly the students and their teachers, the TAA staff, including the support of all the sponsors MAFTAA (Mid-Atlantic Federation of Turkic American Associations), ATFA (American Turkish Friendship Association) and the Rumi Forum. The Director of Interfaith & Intercultural Affairs at the Rumi Forum, Jenna Luedtke was then invited on stage to read a message for the event from the Rumi Forum’s honorary President, Mr. Fethullah Gulen:

Our world suffers from numerous forms of iniquity and decay. The one thing that remains pure and untainted is love. There is nothing more real and everlasting in any society, than love.

What is more dazzling than love itself, is the expression of love by children who radiate love through the purity of their hearts. Wherever this internalized love is expressed through the language of presence, all other sounds cease, all instruments stop and only the melody of love is heard.

Children who are participating tonight, who blossom all around the world as flowers of love, give a message to all of humanity with their presence. They demonstrate, under the wings of the love of humanity, that we can all live in peace and tranquility, we can all see diversity as treasure, and we can all enrich ourselves through our interactions with one another.

As they grow through their involvement in activities such as the international language and culture festival, they also serve world peace through the magic of their poetry, the power of their rhetoric, the charm of their verse, and through the universal language of music.

Blessed are the teachers who nurture the future generations with the elixir of love!

Good tidings to those who walk the journey of life with love as their guide!

And thousands of thanks to their hosts who welcome these children from around the world, poised to build the future of humanity!

Throughout the night over 20 performances graced the stage and were met by a supportive audience who enthusiastically applauded their amazing talents, including their message of peace and co-existence. Enes Kanter shared his thoughts during a short break and expressed how happy he was to be there, as he graduated from one of the schools affiliated with the IFLC. To close out the festivities the students joined together in performing ‘Universal Peace’ one more time. Afterwards, guests had the opportunity to meet the performers and take pictures.

The 14th Annual International Festival of Language and Culture went viral with the #ILFC2015 spreading across the different social media outlets. In addition, Mustafa Akpinar, Principal of the Pinnacle Academy, along with several student performers were guests on ABC 7 Morning News with Adurey Godfrey.

IFLC at CAPITOL HILL

As part of the International Festival of Language and Culture, students took to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C to showcase their performances in the Cannon House Office building to an excited audience of 17 U.S Representatives and over 150 congressional staffers. The Hill enjoyed the diverse and engaging performances from students from 20 different countries, bringing unity and cooperation to their halls. The students opened with a riveting performance of ‘Colors of the World’ while the audience sampled some Turkish cuisine presented by the sponsors of the IFLC. After the performance they had the unique opportunity to personally connect with the students. Including those in attendance were Jan Schakowsky (IL), Thom Tillis (FL), Darrell Issa (OH), Mike Honda (CA), Charlie Dent (PA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL), Alan Grayson (FL). All praised the immense talent that the performers showcased, including the diverse nations they represented, with Congressmen Dent commenting that “it is very important to have these types of cultural exchanges…the IFLC is soft diplomacy at work.” Some Representatives even took the opportunity to take a selfie with all the students up on stage!

The students who came from all over the world to perform their talents multiple times in front of huge audiences in the nation’s capital said that it was friendship that truly brought them to the U.S. and it is the new friendships they made while they were here is what will bring them back.

Performers also had the opportunity to tour the White House and witness the rich history of Washington D.C from a boat cruise down the Potomac River.

The Rumi Forum extends their gratitude to all of the sponsors involved in putting this event together including TAA, MAFTAA, and ATFA, and the community for all its support

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turkish olympiads culture festival 2014 had to move to Ethiopia

Gulen Turkish Olympiad was moved to Ethiopia because of Erdogan's ban on the movement.

Gulen Turkish Olympaids held throughout the world - finals to be held in Istanbul

Date posted: April 15, 2014
İSTANBUL

Though we typically only witness the Turkey leg of the Turkish Olympiad, held as a part of the International Turkish Education Association’s (TÜRKÇEDER) Language and Culture Festival, the fact is that excitement over this event similarly takes place in participating countries every year as well.

Right now, the finals for the Olympiads are taking place in 150 countries around the world. The elimination rounds, which began in January, are being held in venues all around the world.
This year, the Olympiad is held under the slogan “Hearts United.” The event has especially attracted great attention in Europe. In recent days, thousands of people came from all over Europe to attend the finals held in Munich in the 15,500-person capacity Olympic Stadium. Some came by bus from as far away as Austria, Italy, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Holland. Interestingly, the Munich venue is the same place where the 2007 MTV European music awards were held; it is where famous artists like Madonna and Robbie Williams have held concerts.
Perhaps one of the liveliest spots on the Turkish Olympiad circuit is Romania. Here, the language Olympiads are held in the prestigious and extremely large Sala Palatului in Bucharest.
In the meantime, Indonesia also experienced a first this year, with Turkish schools here holding their inaugural Olympiads. In the Philippines, the finals were held in a 1,500-capacity venue known for having the largest LED television screen in Asia, as well as for winning best Asia Pacific interior design award in 2011.

Olympiads held in prestigious venue in Paris

With the aim of presenting and promoting more than just the cultures of two countries, as well as of further strengthening cultural bridges, the Olympiad was held in Paris on April 6 in the resplendent Casino de Paris, a 300-year-old building. With a capacity of 1,570, this is one of Paris’ most prestigious venues. It is a spot known for concerts featuring well-known artists. In fact, in 1957, there was even a film made named “Casino de Paris.” As one of Paris’ best-known music halls, the Casino de Paris was built in 1730 and though it was originally known as Duc de Richelieu, it took on the name Jardin de Tivoli after the French Revolution. Though it was used for wrestling matches up until 1880, it later became a theater for many purposes.

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150 countries participating in 2014 Turkish Olympiad

Of the 196 countries registered and represented in the United Nations, 150 are participating in the 2014 Turkish Olympiad, which amounts to 2,500 finalists. The slogan for the 12th International Language and Culture Festival this year is “Hearts United.” In Turkey, this event will take place in all 81 provinces in 150 separate venues. Coming from five different continents and spanning a wide variety of languages, religions and backgrounds, the 2,500 students participating in this year’s events will show off their acquired language knowledge by singing songs, reciting poetry, speaking, writing, doing folk dances, showing off their short films and putting up theater performances.
Canadian State Theater’s venue of choice
Canada: In Canada, the finals for this year’s Turkish Olympiads took place on April 14 in Toronto. The contest was held at the Isabel Bader theater, the largest venue in Toronto University. This theater, which opened in 2001, is where the Canadian State Theater puts on its performances. The fact that this special venue’s walls are made of wood and has very good acoustic features is one of the reasons why the Canadian State Theater prefers this venue.

Turkish poetry rings out from Norway’s most prestigious venue
Norway: The finals of this year’s Olympiads in Norway will be held in the country’s largest folk theater and music hall, Folketeateret. The hall was built in 1935 and served as the country’s main opera hall until 2012. It still holds an important place in Norway’s cultural history, having hosted so many important cultural events and concerts.
5 different finals in America
Las Vegas: The Turkish Olympiad finals on the West Coast of the US are set to take place in Las Vegas on May 4 at the well-known Cashman Center. The Cashman Center has a capacity of 2,000 and is two stories high. It opened in 1948 and hosted the presidential Democratic debate in 2008 and the American Bowling Championship in 2009. It has also been the stage for the Las Vegas showings of important Broadway shows like “Peter Pan,” not to mention a wide variety of shows, festivals and concerts over the years. Interestingly, the Cashman Center also features an indoor baseball field. It is definitely one of Las Vegas’ most important venues. The center features a theater stage and 14 different conference rooms as well.
New York: The finals in New York are approaching and will be held at New York University’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. This center is very well-known in the area and is noted for having hosted events such as talks by Secretary of State John Kerry and former Vice President Al Gore, as well as many others. The Skirball Center was designed by architects Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo.

Chicago: The Chicago elimination rounds for the Olympiads were held on April 12 at the city’s important Rosemont Theater. This stage has hosted not only famous plays but also important names from the world of music, such as Eminem, Ashley Monroe, Leonard Cohen, Justin Bieber and Big Time Rush, all of whom have given concerts here.

Washington: The April 6 finals in Washington saw more than 80 students coming in from seven surrounding states. In fact, those interested in watching the finals were unable to find sitting room at the venue due to overwhelming response. The crowd at this year’s event was twice that of the previous year. The program took place in the city’s well-known Hylton Performing Arts Center and was attended by, among others, Purcellville Mayor Bob Lazaro.

Texas: The Olympiad finals here were held in the city of Houston at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 15. More than 3,000 people came to watch students and adults alike compete in their Turkish skills. In fact, people from surrounding states like Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi and New Mexico came to Texas for this purpose, amounting to nearly 5,000 students in total. The 200 most successful students from these elimination rounds went on to participate in the regional finals in Texas.
Houston Mayor Annise Parker spoke during the program, saying Turks living in Houston had introduced her and the city to Turkey. In fact, the mayor announced that Feb. 15 would be declared as “Turkish Day” in Texas in honor of these finals. The Hobby Center is known by locals as “Serenity Park” and features quite unusual architecture. The walls are made of 60-meter-high glass panels. The center features not only American painter Sol LeWitt but also two bronze statues by British sculptor Tony Cragg. This spot also hosts performances by the Star Theaters and the Gexa Energy Broadway Series.

This venue has always hosted historic events

Romania: The March 12 finals in Romania were held in the country’s largest and best-known concert hall, the Sala Palatului. This venue has witnessed many historic events and conferences over the years, including the United Nations European Economy Commission, the World Population Congress, the World Energy Congress and many others. In addition, Eastern Europe’s most important song festival, held in the name of Romanian singer George Enescu, is held here every year.
Azerbaijan hosts Turkish Olympiad in Heydar Aliyev Palace
Azerbaijan: The finals in Baku took place in the Heydar Aliyev Palace and were attended by National Education Minister Mikayıl Cabbarov and many MPs, academics and businessmen. This particular venue was built in 1972 and named after Vladimir Lenin, though when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, it took on the name Republic Palace. Also known as the Baku Palace, it is well-known for being one of Azerbaijan’s most important music centers. The salon took its current name after the death of former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev.

Madagascar’s most famous venue
Madagascar: The Turkish Olympiads in Madagascar were held at the Centre de Conference International, the island’s best-known spot for international conferences and meetings. It is by far the most famous and largest of Madagascar’s venues.
Turkish rings out from Philharmonic theater
Moldava: The April 5 Turkish Olympiad finals were held in Moldava’s historic State Philharmonic building, which, though normally used for the country’s Philharmonic Orchestra to perform its concerts, was the venue for this year’s Turkish Olympiads.
Olympiad shares stage with famous names
Belgium: The Belgian finals were held in Anvers at the large Stadsschouwburg Antwerpen music hall, known for having the largest stage in Europe. Famous theater shows and musical events have been held on this stage, including performances like “Mamma Mia!”, “The Sound of Music,” “Les Miserables,” “Notre Dame De Paris,” “Cats,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “Dracula” and so on.
Finals in the shadow of the Alps
Switzerland: The finals in Switzerland were held in Bern and were attended by the city’s mayor, among others. The April 2 finals took place at the Kursaal Arena, a legendary conference venue in Switzerland. This particular venue is known for its extremely high technical features, as well as for the incredible view of the Alps mountain range.
Albania’s best hosted Turkish finals
Albania: The Albanian leg of the Turkish Olympiad finals was held in the well-known Pallati Kongreseve. With capacity of 2,250, this venue is the country’s largest and most important congress and cultural center. Located in the capital, Tirana, the salon is right across from the presidential palace and near the Art University. Behind it is the Qemal Stafa Stadium. The venue is directly tied to the State Services General Directorate and works in concert with the presidential office. It is known for hosting every famous national and international cultural and musical event in Albania.
World stars chose this spot when visiting South Africa
South Africa: The South African final of the International Turkish Olympiad was held on March 26. The event was hosted by Khangelani Mhaleni, who held a spear in his hand and enthralled audience members in the 2006 finals. The final was held in the Linder Auditorium, located in the University of the Witwatersrand, one of the country’s largest universities. With a capacity of 500 people and a history that goes back 100 years, this salon carries traces of its rich past. It is also known as being the preferred venue for one of the world’s largest orchestras, not to mention soap operas

11th Turkish Olympiad (the Gulen Show) to take place with 140 countries including the USA Gulen managed Charter Schools

A total of 2,000 students from 140 countries will attend the 11th International Turkish Olympiads, which brings together hundreds of foreign students studying at Turkish schools around the world, this year.

A press conference was held by a member of the International Turkish Olympiads organizing committee, Işılay Saygın, on Monday in İzmir to give details about the 11th International Turkish Olympiads, which will be held between June 1 and 16. The 11th International Turkish Olympiads is organized by the International Turkish Education Association (TÜRKÇEDER). Saygın stated that this year 2,000 students from 140 countries are expected to attend the Turkish Olympiads and set out the timeline of events that will take place over the 16 days in 55 Turkish cities. Stating that students from five continents will compete in 19 categories, such as singing and poetry recitals, during the olympiads, Saygın added that a culture festival will be held at the İzmir Fair Center between May 24 and 26. Saygın stated that the reason why they chose İzmir as the venue of the cultural festival was due to İzmir's bid to host the World's Fair Expo 2020. The cultural festival was held in Ankara in 2011 and in İstanbul in 2012. Students will set up tables at the expo center to introduce their countries to visitors during this festival.

Also speaking at the press conference, the coordinator of the culture festival, Aydın Panayır, said that students from various parts of the world will get a chance to present their cultures to visitors during the festival. He also added that they are expecting 1 million visitors to the cultural festival.

There were also some of the students who will compete in the olympiads at the press conference. Eleven-year-old Eygptian Nadin Aner told the Anatolia news agency that she likes Turkey very much. Stating that Egypt and Turkey are brother countries, Aner added that she is very happy to come to Turkey and attend the Turkish Olympiads.

Each year, about 15,000 students around the world prepare for the Olympiads, but only the finalists who win at national competitions are invited to attend the huge international competition in Turkey. The competition will see gold medals given to the top 10 individuals, silver medals given to the top 10 percent of competitors and bronze medals given to the top 30 percent of competitors.

Source: Today's Zaman, May 20, 2013

http://www.hizmetnews.com/index.php/latest-news/item/991-students-from-140-countries-to-participate-in-turkish-olympiads-this-year

Gulen Charter Schools participate in Turkish Olympiad NY

Charter Schools managed by Gulen followers participate in Turkish Olympiad.  Nothing more ridiculous than seeing African Americans in Turkish Costumes. 

Turkish Olympaid with participants from Gulen managed Charter Schools.  Nothing like seeing African American students dressed in Turkish costumes. 

11th international Turkish Olympiads

 

With pre-qualifying rounds the 11th international Turkish Olympiads has been held in America as well as all over the World.

The Turkish Olympiad hosted 130 students from 15 schools in the northeast region, winners will represent the region in the Olympiads which will be held in Istanbul.

The Turkish Olympiad was organized at Monclair State University and mainly sponsored by the Turkish Cultural Center. Students who participated were from 9 different states between the ages 12 and 18 years old and competed in singing, poetry and cultural folk dance. Students showed their signing skills not only in Turkish but also in Chinese, Spanish and English. The program opened with the American National Anthem and Turkish National Anthem. The Opening speech was done by President of TCC Oguzhan Senturk. He thanked all the teachers and who contributed to the Turkish Olympiad, he said, “expects to win this year’s Turkish Olympiad which will be held in Turkey.

In the competition, teams of Turkish and American students, performanced on cultural folk dance of Bilecek and the Giresun region. Amity School Brooklyn took first place with the Bilecek cultural folk dance.The Paterson School took second place with the Giresun cultural folk dance and the Bergen School took third place. The amphitheater was so packed up that the audience was singing along with the contestants.

The Categoriesof singing in Turkish, Liann Aris who is student at Amity School took first place, she sang “Hor Görme Garibi(Don’t despise poor by Orhan Gencebay)”. She will represent her region in the Turkish Olympiad. Sevili Muminzhanova who is student at James Madison High School took second place with singing “Gunun Birinde (One day)” and finally Alexander Harris who is student at Central Jersey School took third place, he Sang “Hakim Bey (Mister Judge)”. The Audience enjoyed the wonderful musical performance and also a group of students danced with the rhythm of Kemence, which was applauded for a long period of time.

The Students’ performance in reciting verbatim poems amazed the audience in the category of poetry recitation in Turkish. Elizabeth Bowman who is student at Liberty High School took first place; she recited “Baglanmayacaksin by Can Yucel”. Mariam Quraishi who is student at Amity School Brooklyn took second place, she recited “Merhaba (Hello)” and finally Shannon Grierson who is student at Paterson School took third place, she recited “Istanbul’u dinliyorum (Listening Istanbul)”.

Category of singing in English, Nathanail Paige who is student at Central Jersey School took first place. She sang Diamonds by Rihanna. And her performance was praiseworthy. Zehra Abacioglu who is student at Amity School Brooklyn took second place. And Tatiana Hernandez who is student at Bergen School took third place.

Category of singing in Spanish, Suzan Akpinar who is student at Amity School Brooklyn took first place, she sang Poromporompero. Tess Kamuanga who is student at Pioneer Charter School took second place and Alexander Harris who is student at Central Jersey School took third place.

Category of Singing in Chinese, Emma Riglin who is student at Young Scholars of Central Jersey School took first place and Nicholas Hausler from Central Jersey School took second place.

Category of Poetry in Native Language, Gulnur Avci from Amity school Brooklyn took first place, Leyla Ulusoy from Pioneer School took second place and Hacer Kok from Bergen School took third place.

Winning students of the contest will be rewarded on May 4^th, 2013 at Pace University in Manhattan.

http://tccnj.org/1120/11th-international-turkish-olympiads.html

GULEN WEB SITES THAT SPEAK ABOUT THE TURKISH OLYMPIADS

http://en.fgulen.com/press-room/news/4197-todays-zaman-turkish-olympiad-students-delight-over-200000-at-izmir-festival

http://www.fethullah-gulen.org/news/turkish-olympiads-finals.html

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-283876-gulen-says-success-of-turkish-olympiad-belongs-to-nation.html

 

AND THE GULENISTS CONTINUE TO DENY, THE SCHOOLS HAVE NO AFFILIATIONS WITH EACH OTHER........THE SAGA CONTINUES

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2nd Turkish Olympics

The Gulen Turkish Olympiads combines the religious Sufi Islamic spinning.

6th Gulen Turkish Language Olympiad New York 2013

6th Turkish Language Olympiads New York 2013

http://www.turkishcontest.com/index.php/94-turkish-language-olympiad-new-york-2013/122-6th-turkish-language-olympiad-new-york-2013

 

Turkish Cultural Center, New York has been organizing Turkish Olympiads since 2007 in order to promote better understanding of Turkish culture, enrich multicultural diversity and encourage learning of Turkish language in particular. There has been a growing interest in the contest and this year we are expecting hundreds of Turkish and Non-Turkish competitors to participate.

The successful competitors will receive their medals and prizes during the prestigious award ceremony. The award ceremony will take place at Michael Schimmel Center for The Art, NY on the May 4^th , 2013

The theme for this competition is ‘’Turkish Language Olympiads, Towards Universal Peace’’. In this regards, the competition welcomes other categories from different languages and cultures. Namely English, Spanish, Chinese and Cultural Folk Dances of different nations

6^th Annual New York Turkish Olympiad is organized and mainly sponsored by Turkish Cultural Center New York. The contest consists of two stages; the Qualifying Rounds and Semi Finals.

And The Award Ceremony will be organized to perform special cultural shows and award students in different categories

There will be 3 main categories and 6 other competitions during the Qualifying round as follows;

Main categories:

1) Singing in Turkish

2) Poetry Recitation in Turkish

3) Cultural Folk Dance

Other Competitions:

1) Poetry Recitation in Native Language (Turkish Language)

2) Reading Contest in Native Language (Turkish Language)

3) Turkish Language Speech Contest

4) Singing in English

5) Singing in Spanish

6) Singing in Chinese

In the main category and other competitions, the best 5 performances will be eligible to proceed to the Finals from the Qualifying Rounds and best 3 Performances will be awarded at the Award Ceremony. The best 3 items/performances will be rewarded and the winner in each competition will be privileged to entertain the audience during the Award Ceremony and receive their awards.

The Qualifying Rounds

The Qualifying Rounds will start with breakfast at 9 A.M and will continue with the performances from 10 A.M. to 7 P.M. Students competing Songs in English, Spanish and Chinese Language are exempted from the test. Place for the qualifying rounds will be announced at the web page.

Finals

Finals will be held in New Jersey on March 24^th,2013. Finals will start at 2 p.m. and end at 5 p.m

Award Ceremony

The Award Ceremony will be held at Michael Schimmel Center for The Art, NY on the May 4^th , 2013.Award Ceremony will start at 2 p.m. and end at 5 p.m. Top performance of each category will have live performance. In addition top three performances in singing in Turkish category and top two performances in Cultural Folk Dance will do live performance at the Award Ceremony.

The top performances of the following categories may represent New York Region in 10^th International Turkish Olympiad in Turkey between June 1st – June 16th, 2013 if the competitors meet participation criteria of Turkish Olympiad in Turkey.

Singing in Turkish

Poetry Recitation in Turkish

Cultural Folk Dance

Essay Writing

Turkish Language Speech Contest

CATEGORIES

There will be nine categories in the contest that the competitors will compete. The Categories of the contest are: Singing and poetry recitation in Turkish, cultural folk dance, poetry recitation in the native language (Turkish Language), essay writing, Turkish Language Speech Contest, singing in English, Spanish and Chinese. The Panel of Jury will evaluate the performances according to the evaluation criteria determined by the Organizing Committee. The decision made by the Panel of Jury is final and irrevocable.

 

American Gulen Charter Schools mentioned in Turkish Olympiad interviews

Fulton Science Academy and River City Academy
Both mentioned in SE Turkish Olympiad Contest
Both are Gulenist operated Schools, However Fulton Science Academy
was denied their renewal and no longer be a charter school.
and the Turkish Olympiads is a known Gulen Event patterned after the Hitler
Youth Movement's academic, culture and athletic performances.

Gulen Turkish Olympiad, Moroccan entry.

Gülen says success of Turkish Olympiad belongs to nation

Gülen says success of Turkish Olympiad belongs to nation

Gulen's Turkish Olympiad Finals in Turkey

Gulenist Turkish Olympiad final competition in Turkey.  Over 1,500 students from over 100 countries are told by Prime Minister Erodogan

"Turkey is a friend of your country"

Joy and thanksgiving prevailed as tens of thousands of people gathered in İstanbul’s grand stadium on Thursday to live experience outstanding performances of students in the 10th Turkish Olympiads.

The venue for the grand finale on Thursday was Türk Telekom Arena -- Galatasaray's new multi-billion-dollar, 52,000-capacity football stadium in İstanbul's Seyrantepe neighborhood. Thousands, arriving in the area in the hope to enter the stadium, left outside and had to watch the magnificient closing ceremony from giant screens set up outside of the stadium.

A group of 290 international performers put on a show while a 16-minute visual festival was presented to the audience with light and projection elements, depicting the world map to honor teachers emigrated to countries across the globe.

The students wore 1,000 specially-made costumes in the closing ceremony.

Animations and images was projected onto a giant screen set on the pitch. An orchestra composed of 50 musicians provided music for the night. Four giant models representing the four different continents from which the students came placed in the stadium.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, his spouse Emine Erdoğan, Customs and Trade Minister Hayati Yazıcı, İstanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu, İstanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş participated in the closing ceremony.

The organizers from the International Turkish Education Association (TÜRKÇEDER) delivered Turkish Olympiads’ “Special Award” to Erdoğan for his “support for efforts to promote Turkish language.”

Erdoğan, in a speech following the award, hailed the 10th Turkish Olympiads as an effective way to promote Turkish language and culture, expressing his gratitude to devoted teachers working in Turkish schools in more than 140 countries all over the world.

“Turkey is a friend, brother of your country,” Erdoğan told the foreign students in the stadium filled with over 50,000 spectators. The prime minister spoke in length about the clout of Turkish language in the past centuries and saluted over 1,500 students who came to İstanbul to participate in the contest.

Erdoğan, who also was the keynote speaker in a few previous Turkish Olympiads’ closing ceremonies, thanked Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, without directly mentioning his name, and implied that he return to Turkey as soon as possible from the US, where he is staying for nearly 13 years.

“We want this yearning to end,” he said, receiving a lengthy standing ovation from the crowd, in an open invitation to Gülen to return to his hometown Turkey.

Erdoğan said those teachers who are working in Turkish schools abroad deserve plaudits and every kind of gratitude and thanksgiving, saying that it is not possible to ignore them without appreciating.

A total of 1,500 international students from 135 countries have come to Turkey for the Turkish Language Olympiad. This year's competitions, which commenced on May 30 and finished on June 14, have predominantly been held in Ankara and İstanbul, but there have also been activities in 41 other Turkish cities. The theme of this year's Olympiad is “İnsanlık için el ele” (“Hand-in-hand for humanity”).

Users on Twitter also made #turkcearenasi and #bayramobayramola as top trending topics

http://www.zimbio.com/Prime+Minister+Recep+Tayyip+Erdogan/articles/Yif6j6mogZx/Students+delight+thousands+glorious+Turkish

American Students celebrate Turkish culture

http://news.ebru.tv/en/american-students-celebrate-turkish-culture