Dear Friends,

We invite you to join us in celebrating the diverse and rich Anatolian Cuisine with the Bay Area Turkish Society (The Berkeley Turkish School). This event will be the sixth in a series of Culinary Gatherings in Berkeley, and we would love for you to be a part of this experience with us.

We feel that sharing culture through cuisine is an inclusive and beautiful process. Once a month, we will come together and learn how to cook traditional dishes from different regions and ethnicities in Anatolia from a culinary expert within our community. After cooking together, we will set the table, gather around and will enjoy the delicious meal we prepared together with the lovely company of the participants.

This event is sold out. If you are interested in our future events, please check our future events at our events page. The next culinary event is March 15th and April 26th.

• Date: Sunday, January 12th, 2020 (THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT)

• Time: 4 pm to 7:30 pm

• Location: Bauman College, 1007 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710

• Price: $75 (includes 4 courses + dessert - tea )

MENU DETAILS:

• Terbiyeli Köfte / Seasonal meatballs in avgelemono sauce

• Pırasalı Börek / Phyllo Leek Pie

• Zeytinyağlı Kereviz / Celery Root in Olive Oil

• Yoğurtlu Pancar Salatası / Beet Salad with Yogurt

• İrmik Helvası / Semolina Halvah

• Çay / Turkish Tea

Collected funds will support the enhancement and further development of programs of the Berkeley Turkish School, a 501 c 3 non profit organization.

Thank you. We look forward to welcoming you.

Fondly,

The Berkeley Turkish School

www.berkeleyturkishschool.org

Dear Friends,

We invite you to join us in celebrating the diverse and rich Anatolian Cuisine with the Bay Area Turkish Society (The Berkeley Turkish School). This event will be the third in a series of Culinary Gatherings in Berkeley, and we would love for you to be a part of this experience with us.

We feel that sharing culture through cuisine is an inclusive and beautiful process. Once a month, we will come together and learn how to cook traditional dishes from different regions and ethnicities in Anatolia from a culinary expert within our community. After cooking together, we will set the table, gather around and will enjoy the delicious meal we prepared together with the lovely company of the participants.

This event is SOLD OUT.

If you are interested, you can book your seat for our November gathering here. There is limited seating. If you cannot make it to this event, and are interested in the next events, please let us know so that we can email you our announcements.

• Date: Sunday, October 6th, 2019

• Time: 4 pm to 7:30 pm

• Location: Bauman College, 1007 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710

• Price: $75 (includes 3 courses + dessert - tea and coffee)

• Tickets: This event is sold out.

About our instructor: Nur Sağlam

Nur Saglam is a real estate professional, serving the Bay Area since 2003. Before becoming a real estate agent, Nur worked as a software engineer at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter.
Originally from Istanbul, Turkey, Nur's culinary journey started long before she moved to the U.S. Her love of cooking has its roots in the motherland of Turks: Anatolia. She was raised and influenced by the cuisine of two different parts of Anatolia - the Black Sea Coast and Istanbul.

Nur loves cooking delicious and nutritious Mediterranean food and sharing her culture. She is very excited to share the art of Anatolian Cuisine with her Bay Area community and is looking forward to meeting other food enthusiasts. Her menu is especially unique in combining modern Mediterranean flavors with traditional Turkish cooking styles.

Notes about the menu from Nur:

“Impressive Dish for Eggplant Lovers and a must try for Eggplant haters - it will change your opinion about eggplant! This is a very popular dish in Turkey and traditionally, it's made with ground lamb or ground beef but we are making it with ground beef and simple ingredients - onions, tomatoes and green peppers, parsley, oregano and sweet paprika.

Eggplant is one of the staple dishes of the Ottoman Cuisine and it's said that there at least 280 original recipes of eggplant.   To make this dish healthier, instead of frying we cook them on open fire on stove top and we think that it tastes better this way. This musakka recipe is light and healthy and perfect when the eggplants are in season. CACIK is very similar to Tzatziki. 'Cacık' (JAH'- juck), or yogurt with cucumbers and herbs, is yet another Turkish favorite made with yogurt. It has only 3 ingredients, yogurt, cucumber, garlic. It is served cold like gazpacho. 

Cacik; yogurt, cucumber and dried mint; delicious and refreshing. Plain yogurt is a staple in Turkish cuisine. It's used for everything from appetizers and salads to soups, toppings and desserts. Main ingredient in Cacik is yogurt.'Cacık' is a very simple dish that's served cold. It's eaten with a spoon, like soup, but it's enjoyed before or during the meal in place of a salad. “

Menu Details:

• Eggplant /Musakka

• Cucumber Yogurt/Cacik

• Rice with Orzo / Sehriyeli Pilav

• Pumpkin Dessert/ Kabak Tatlisi

• Turkish tea and coffee

Collected funds will support the enhancement and further development of programs of the Berkeley Turkish School, a 501c3 non profit organization.

Thank you. We look forward to welcoming you.

Fondly,

The Berkeley Turkish School

www.berkeleyturkishschool.org

We invite you to join us in celebrating the diverse and rich Anatolian Cuisine with the Bay Area Turkish Society (The Berkeley Turkish School). This event will be the second in a series of Culinary Gatherings in Berkeley, and we would love for you to be a part of this experience with us.

We feel that sharing culture through cuisine is an inclusive and beautiful process. Once a month, we will come together and learn how to cook traditional dishes from different regions and ethnicities in Anatolia from a culinary expert within our community. After cooking together, we will set the table, gather around and will enjoy the delicious meal we prepared together with the lovely company of the participants.

• Date: Sunday, August 11th, 2019

• Time: 4 pm to 7:30 pm

• Location: Bauman College, 1007 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710

• Price: $75 (includes 3 courses + dessert - tea)

Menu Details:

• Patlıcan salata - Fire roasted eggplant salad

• İzmir Köfte- Turkish meatball casserole with potatoes, tomatoes and peppers

• Bulgur Pilavı - Bulgur pilaf

• Cacık - Yogurt with cucumbers and herbs

• Keşkül - Milk and almond pudding

• Turkish tea

Collected funds will support the enhancement and further development of programs of the Berkeley Turkish School, a 501c3 non profit organization.

Thank you. We look forward to welcoming you.

Fondly,

The Berkeley Turkish School

www.berkeleyturkishschool.org

Dear Friends,

We invite you to join us in celebrating the diverse and rich Anatolian Cuisine with the Bay Area Turkish Society (The Berkeley Turkish School). This event will be the first in a series of Culinary Gatherings in Berkeley, and we would love for you to be a part of this experience with us.

We feel that sharing culture through cuisine is an inclusive and beautiful process. Once a month, we will come together and learn how to cook traditional dishes from different regions and ethnicities in Anatolia from a culinary expert within our community. After cooking together, we will set the table, gather around and will enjoy the delicious meal we prepared together with the lovely company of the participants.

If you are interested, you can book your seat here for our first gathering. There is limited seating. If you cannot make it to this event, and are interested in the next events, please let us know so that we can email you our announcements.

• Date: Sunday, June 2nd, 2019

• Time: 4 pm to 7:30 pm

• Location: Bauman College, 1007 University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94710

• Price: $65* to $85 (includes 4 courses + dessert - tea and coffee) *This is the first in our series so we are applying a $20 discount to our June 2nd event

Menu Details:

• Havuçlu Yoğurtlu Ezme / Carrots with Yogurt and Garlic

• Taze Fasulye / Green Beans : Green beans cooked in olive oil with onion

• Karnıyarık / Split-belly Eggplant: Eggplant stuffed with meat, onion and peppers

• Nohutlu Pilav / Rice with Chickpeas

• İrmik Tatlısı / Semolina Dessert

• Turkish tea and coffee

Collected funds will support the enhancement and further development of programs of the Berkeley Turkish School, a 501 c 3 non profit organization.

Thank you. We look forward to welcoming you.

Fondly,

The Berkeley Turkish School

www.berkeleyturkishschool.org

Join us at the beautiful garden patio of Cafenated Coffee Company for a Bayram morning coffee gathering with the Berkeley Turkish Society families.

• Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30

• Location: Cafenated Coffee Company, 2085 Vine StBerkeley, CA 94709

Graduation & May 19th Celebration & BTS Community Potluck

To celebrate the last day of school Berkeley Turkish School Children have prepared a small performance.

This day is also a very special one for our community as it lands to a date that is very close to the youth and sports day, which is May 19th. We will be holding our traditional end of the year potluck in the school yard after the class performances. Looking forward to a lovely end of the year potluck party!

BTS Celebrates Mothers' Day.

Berkeley Turkish School will host a mothers' day  brunch for BTS moms in the garden of the Jefferson Elementary School to celebrate and say thanks to all our moms  who supported us. 

PROGRAM OF THE DAY:

• 10:00 AM Brunch for mothers in the Garden Begins
• 11:00 AM Children's Songs and Program Begins
• 11:30 AM Children's Program Ends
• 11:45 AM Photo Session ends, Children start their class time
• 12:00 Brunch ends.

BTS students will be performing songs for their moms. We are looking forward to this festive celebration!

SELF CARE PARENTING SEMINAR- By Duygu Balan

Berkeley Turkish School is excited to host this parenting workshop by Duygu Balan.

Upon completion of the seminar, participants will have:

1- Learned concepts and value of implementing self care in day to day activities

2-Identified current coping skills and be able to assess effectiveness of their personal techniques

3- Developed techniques to create room for self care in their lives

4-Create an individualized self care plan

About DUYGU BALAN

Duygu Balan, LPCC, MS Ed is the founder of Come As You Are Therapy in the Bay
Area. She currently offers individual, group and couples therapy, as well as
parenting coaching and mother’s groups. Duygu was born and raised in Germany
and then lived in Istanbul, Turkey. She graduated Robert College in 1998, completed
her BA in Psychology at Istanbul Bilgi University in 2002 and obtained her first
Masters in Education in School Counseling and her second Masters in Mental Health
Counseling at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY in 2005.

Duygu has extensive experience providing care to those along the continuum of the
human journey. She has worked as a therapist at Albany’s number one Employee
Assistance Program (EAP). She dedicated numerous years assisting the community
with her outreach and counseling of the homeless, mentally ill, and substance using
populations on the margins of society. She has provided counseling and emotional
support to individuals at the clinics connected to the university hospital of
Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.

Duygu incorporates an existential, humanistic and client centered approach and
when working with parents utilizes the positive discipline model. She believes in
the connection of mind, body and sprit and uses a holistic treatment approach that
combines both western therapeutic techniques with ancient healing practices.
Duygu has authored a chapter in the best selling “Big Book of Emergency
Department Psychiatry,” and provides seminars and workshops.
Duygu has made a home for her self in Oakland, CA with her husband and six year
old son.

E-mail: Duyguca@gmail.com
Phone Number: (518) 364-6915
Name of Organization: Come As You Are Therapy

https://www.comeasyouaretherapy.com/

JOIN US FOR OUR 4th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN"S DAY FESTIVAL

At the Berkeley Turkish School, we work to connect our past with our future and celebrate our children every day.  As the Native American saying goes “We do not inherit the world from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children.”  

As the borrowers of this world, we celebrate this important day hoping to leave it with a strong foundation for a sustainable and peaceful future for ALL the children in the world, not just ours.  How do we do this? At the Berkeley Turkish School, we believe in the importance of teaching and learning from our children the value of empathy, democracy and the richness that diversity brings to our lives.  These values are woven into the tapestry of our curriculum through songs, games, and stories.  

And by celebrating this important day, we as a community are also taking a stance, sending a message that we are united in our efforts to protect our children’s rights no matter where we come from.

HISTORY BEHIND INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY

 In 1925, in an effort to raise funds for children and families in need after the many years of wars, and to bring the nation’s attention to the orphans’, the National Child Protection Agency in Turkey with Modern Turkey's founder Ataturk created Children’s Celebration Day, choosing the 23rd of April in honor of the foundation of the Turkish Republic. Today, the name of this day is “National Sovereignty and Children’s Day”. 

As we celebrate this important day with you all, our hope is to help leave a better future for our children. We want to trust the world to them, and let them sing their own songs and speak their own minds and grow up to be free thinkers.

Translation of our favorite song of the day: “Leave a world for us, the children” goes a long way to get this idea across we hope:

Come children and play, Holding hands together

Open up the skies, so we can fly kites together

Let our songs reach the sun, the moon and the stars

So, let’s all appreciate all of the children in this world while they carry peace and freedom, and let’s help their songs reach up high, together.