Degerli Uyelerimiz ve Dostlar,

Oncelikle herkese hayirli ramazanlar diliyoruz.

31 Agustos gunu cok guzel dolu dolu bir bir gun yasadik,Turant piknigine 300'un uzerinde katilim oldu. Bu sene Ft.Worth ve  Arlington'dan katilimin yuksek olmasi piknigimize ayrica renk katti. Plano'nun nezih piknik alaninin kapali bolumunun de olmasi gunesten korunmak icin cok isabetli oldu, arzu edenler acik havada arzu edenler kapali alanda gununun zevkini cikardi.

Uzun zamandir birbirini goremeyen arkadaslar birbiri ile ozlem giderdi,bol sohbetler edildi, Shines Market'den donerler yendi, ayranlar icildi, cocuklar doyasiya kosusturdu, guzel havanin tadini cikardi. Ama bu sene piknigi en renkli kilan faktor Tavla Turnuvasi ve Zafer Bayrami Futbol Karsilasmasi oldu. Her iki grupta buyuk cekisme yasanmasinin yaninda eglenceli dakikalar yasandi. 

Lutfen piknik resimlerini web sitemiz  http://www.turant.org/piknik.html den ziyaret ediniz, piknige katilan bir cok misafirimiz burada surpriz resimlerini gorebilir.

Simdi sizlere karsilasmalarda galip gelen grup ve sahislari acikliyoruz.

Tavla Turnuvasinin ilk turuna katilip ikinci (2.) tura kalan sahislar:
(Turu gecen oyuncular kirmizi olarak not edildi)
 
Hakan Ceylan Vs. Neriman Yuce : Neriman Yuce
Oyku Isik Vs. Murat Gocay : Murat Gocay
Tevfik Dalgic Vs. Ceyhun Akcay : Tevfik Dalgic
Gokhan Sonmez Vs. Servet Atbas : Servet Atbas
Baris Isik Vs. Ergin Gurbuz : Baris Isik
Tony Fairley Vs. Ece Akaydin : Ece Akaydin
Cem Aslan Vs. Mustafa Guleyupoglu : Cem Aslan
 
Ikinci Tura katilip yari finale kalanlar:
 
Ece Akaydin (Tony Fairley yerine oynadi) Vs. Baris Isik: Ece Akaydin
Tevfik Dalgic Vs. Cem Aslan : Cem Aslan
Neriman Yuce Vs. Murat Gocay : Murat Gocay
 
Onumuzdeki aktivitede yari finalde yarisacak sahislar:
(Sampiyona bir International bilet kazanacak, sampiyona gunu yakinda aciklanacak)
 
Tony Fairley (Ece Akaydin hakkini Tony'e devretti)
Cem Aslan
Murat Gocay
Servet Atbas

Turnuvayi mukemmel bir sekilde yoneten sekreterimiz Baris Isik'a cok tesekkur ediyoruz.

ZAFER BAYRAMI ANISINA FUTBOL KARSILASMASI

EGE ve ISTANBUL adiyla iki takim olusturuldu ve macin hakemligini Ergin Gurbuz yapti. Mac 6-5 ISTANBUL takiminin lehine sonuclandi ve gunun anisina tum oyuncular TURANT tarafindan sertifika ile odullendirildi.
Takimin olusturulmasina katki saglayan Mert Ezkol ve Mert Akbenize'e cok tesekkur ediyoruz.

Boyle bir piknigi tertipleyip sizlere boyle guzel bir atmosferi sundugumuz icin mutluyuz.

BAYRAMLASMA
1 Ekim Carsamba gunu saat 5:00-8:00 arasi SHISH TURKISH Restaurant'da yapilacak olan bayramlasma yemeginde gorusmek uzere. Bu yemek uyelerimiz ve cocuklarina ucretsiz olup, uye olmayan misafirler icin kisi basina $5 dir (uye olmayanlarin 10 yasindan kucuk cocuklari ucretsizdir)
MENU (Acik Bufe): Doner, pilav, salata,humus ve tatli

Dear Members and Friends,

We would like to first wish everyone a warm and sincere Ramadan.

The Turkish-American Picnic (August 31) was a major success, we had over 300 people this year. Especially, Ft. Worth and Arlington members and guests made our day more meaningful. We met at the “Arbor Hills Nature Preserve” located on the western border of Plano. The picnic area was beautiful and it provided us both with an open and closed area to fit each of our needs.

Many friends came together at the picnic. Shine’s did a great job by providing “doner” and “ayran.” Children had fun running around. This year our picnic was special due to the Backgammon Tournament and the Football game. Both activities added lots excitement and fun for both the players and the audience. 

Please, go to our website or click http://www.turant.org/piknik.html and see some of our pictures from the picnic – some of our guests just might be surprised to see themselves.

 Below are the results for the football game and individuals who go to the next round of Backgammon.

Backgammon Tournament – 1^st round winners are in red

 Hakan Ceylan Vs. Neriman Yuce : Neriman Yuce
Oyku Isik Vs. Murat Gocay : Murat Gocay
Tevfik Dalgic Vs. Ceyhun Akcay : Tevfik Dalgic
Gokhan Sonmez Vs. Servet Atbas : Servet Atbas
Baris Isik Vs. Ergin Gurbuz : Baris Isik
Tony Fairley Vs. Ece Akaydin : Ece Akaydin
Cem Aslan Vs. Mustafa Guleyupoglu : Cem Aslan
 
2^nd round winners – semi-finalists in red:
 
Ece Akaydin (Tony Fairley yerine oynadi) Vs. Baris Isik: Ece Akaydin
Tevfik Dalgic Vs. Cem Aslan : Cem Aslan
Neriman Yuce Vs. Murat Gocay : Murat Gocay
 
3^rd round semi finalists will meet at the next event. The winner will receive an International plane ticket.

 Tony Fairley (Ece Akaydin hakkini Tony'e devretti)
Cem Aslan
Murat Gocay
Servet Atbas

Special thanks to Baris Isik - TURANT General Secretary for organizing the Backgammon Tournament.

The results of the football game:

Team EGE vs Team ISTANBUL

Ergin Gurbuz was the referee for the game. Team ISTANBUL won  (6-5).  All the players were given TURANT appreciation certificates for participating in the game. Special thanks to Mert Ezkol and Mert Akbenize.

The Bayram Dinner

Our traditional “Bayram Dinner” is October 1, 2008 – Wednesday evening from 5:00-8:00pm. TURANT will be hosting the dinner. The dinner is free for TURANT members and all children. Guests are welcome to join us for a small fee ($5 per adult and no fee for children under 10 years of age). Doner, pilaf rice, salad, hummus, and dessert will be served. We hope to see you.

 Sincerely,

 Esra Guleyupoglu

TURANT Vice President and Director of Communication

www.turant.org