The Bay Area Turkish Society stands united against hate.

As an organization who has experienced hate crimes targeted to our society, we intend to overcome ideologies based on hatred by showing the power of unity and compassion. We are saddened by the news of recent vandalism targeted towards the Armenian society.

As former mayor of San Francisco, Ed Lee had stated so eloquently in his address in 2017:

"Over the course of history, we have been tested by movements designed to magnify our differences and sow distrust. We will not allow that fear and anger to break our spirit. Like we have so many times before, we will overcome ideologies based on hatred by showing the power of unity and compassion."

As bay area residents, we believe that love triumphs over hate. This belief is core to our organization's values and we refuse to be silent watchers for all types of hate crimes.

Thank you,

Bay Area Turkish Society