Welcome to Turkish Student Association

Merhaba, 

The Turkish Student Association at Texas Tech University has been established to build a common understanding of the contemporary Turkish World and its culture to international societies and to promote social/cultural activities for friendship and interaction between Turkish students, faculty/staff, and Turkish friends.
Membership to our association is open to all students, faculty or staff members
of the Texas Tech University. If you would like to become a member of the
Turkish Student Association, and get e-mail for our events please send us an
e-mail to TSA@ttu.edu

On Campus Turkish Classes

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  Turkish Student Association at Texas Tech University offers free on campus Turkish Classes. 
 
Classes will meet once a week for 2 hours. 

We are offering four different sections, you can choose which ever is convenient for you.

The sections will meet in available classrooms at Texas Tech University. It will be announced before the semester begin.


Registration

Do You Know...? 

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  • The famous Trojan Wars took place in Western Turkiye, Truva town (Canakkale), around the site where a wooden statue of the Trojan Horse rests today.
  • A cave known today as the Grotto of St.Peter or Church of St.Peter is believed to be where the apostle Peter preached when he visited Antioch (Antakya).
  • The oldest known human settlement in the world is located in Catalhoyuk, Konya, Turkiye, dating back to 6500 BC.

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  • Ephesus and Halicarnasus - two of the most famous places of the ancient world - are both in Turkiye.
  • St. Nicholas, also known as Santa Clause, was born in Demre, on Turkiye's Mediterranean Coast.
  • Noah's Ark landed on Mount Ararat (Agri Dagi) in Eastern Turkiye.
  • The last meal on Noah's Ark, a pudding of sweet and sour taste (Asure), is still served throughout Turkiye.