Bergen County

Turkish Coffee Night

We’ve met with our American friends to know each other more while drinking our delicious Turkish coffees on the side. We listened to the history of Turkish coffee, how to […]

Walk-In Dinner

We are hosting people in need every month with our partner ‘Family Promise’. We prepared our cultural Turkish foods for them and served with great pleasure. We meet our guests […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen served a dinner at Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Service Center

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen served a dinner at Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Service Center on December 22nd, 2016. As a part of Family Promise of  Bergen`s Walk-in Dinner […]

Early Thanksgiving Dinner at Turkish Cultural Center Bergen

The Turkish Cultural Center Bergen had an early Thanksgiving Dinner on Saturday, November 20th, 2016. People from a variety of backgrounds joined the TCC family in giving thanks on a […]

Turkish Cultural Center NJ|Bergen & Embrace Relief Food Drive at Shop Rite Palisades Park

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen & Embrace Relief  facilitated a food drive at Shop Rite Palisades Park on November 19th,2016. At the entrance of the store volunteers distribute food drive flyers […]

Bergen County Held a Celebration Recognizing Turkish Independence Day

The holiday commemorates 29 October 1923, when Mustafa Kemal declared that Turkey would be a republic. Turkey had effectively been a republic since 23 April 1920 (the establishment of Grand […]

2016 Ramadan & Friendship Dinner at the Charthouse in Weehawken

June 15th, the Turkish Cultural Center in Bergen County hosted a Ramadan & Friendship Dinner collaboration with Peace Islands Institute at the Charthouse in Weehawken. Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey […]

Food Drive at Shoprite Palisades Park

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen & Embrace Relief  facilitated a food drive at Shop Rite Palisades Park on April 30th,2016. At the entrance of the store volunteers distribute food drive flyers […]

Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey Turkish Calligraphy Classes

Class Schedule: Thursday April 7th, 2016 at 6:30 pm Thursday April 14th, 2016 at 6:30 pm Thursday April 21st, 2016 at 6:30 pm Thursday April 28th, 2016 at 6:30 pm Thursday […]

TCCNJ Volunteers Had an Art Session at Wayne ATC

Consumers at the Wayne ATC had a special art session with artists who taught them the Turkish art of water marbling, known as Ebru art! Volunteers, from the Turkish Cultural Center […]

Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey Ebru Classes

Turkish Cultural Center Ebru Classes are hold regularly at TCC Bergen every Saturday at 5:00 pm and course fee is $25  for per class. Classes are given by an Ebru […]

Bergen County Held a Celebration Recognizing Turkish Independence Day

The holiday commemorates 29 October 1923, when Mustafa Kemal declared that Turkey would be a republic. Turkey had effectively been a republic since 23 April 1920 (the establishment of Grand […]

Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey | Bergen Cooking Classes

It is a great opportunity for meeting new people, and enjoying new experiences with different people of the community and learn how to cook specific recipes from Turkish Kitchen while […]

Turkish Cultural Center NJ|Bergen & Embrace Relief Food Drive at Shop Rite Palisades Park

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen & Embrace Relief  facilitated a food drive at Shop Rite Palisades Park on December 19th,2015. At the entrance of the store volunteers distribute food drive flyers […]

Visit Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey |Bergen at North Jersey Street Festivals

Turkish Cultural New Jersey attends street festival around Bergen and Hudson Counties. Visitor have an opportunity to get information about Turkey and it`s culture. Also They may watch live ebru-water […]

Ebru – Water Marbling Classes at Turkish Cultural Center Bergen

Turkish Cultural Center Ebru Classes are held regularly at TCC Bergen every Saturday at 5:00 pm and course fee is $30  for per class. Classes are given by an Ebru […]

Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey Ramadan Dinners – 2015

Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey Bergen branch has organized different types of iftar dinners during ramadan. More than thousand people came together to break bread together. People has different religious […]

Friendship Brunch at Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey | Bergen

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen and  Cliffside Park Trinity Episcopal Church members came together for Sunday Brunch at Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey | Bergen. Guests enjoyed with delicious Turkish Breakfast and […]

Food Demonstration at Cliffside Park Public Library

The Turkish Cultural Center NJ| Bergen held a Turkish cooking demonstration at the Cliffside Park Library.  There were approximately 25 people on hand to watch the preparation of traditional Turkish Baklava […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen served a dinner at Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Service Center

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen served a dinner at Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Service Center. As a part of Family Promise of  Bergen`s Walk-in Dinner program, volunteers served dinner […]

Turkish Movie Screening – Selam – Journey to Spring

For tickets : http://www.eventbrite.com/e/selam-bahara-yolculuk-tickets-17087948514?aff=erellivorg

Turkish Spring Festival at Overpeck County Park

Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey has been organized Turkish Spring Festival at Overpack County Park on May 16th. The festival has been held between 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. During […]

Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey | Bergen members have visited Bright Side Manor Senior Home to celebrate Mother`s Day.

Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey | Bergen members have visited Bright Side Manor Senior Home to celebrate Mother`s Day. Children prepared special cards to celebrate seniors` Mother`s Day. Then children […]

Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey has attended Hoboken Art & Music Festival

Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey has attended Hoboken Art & Music Festival on May 3rd. More than 10.000 people visited the TCCNJ`s stand and They enjoyed with live Ebru exhibition. […]

Mental Math Seminar at Turkish Cultural Center Bergen

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen hosted seminar organized by Tactile Brain.The seminar was about Tactile Brain`s mental math teaching method. The even has started introduction of Tactile Brain mental method than […]

Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey has attended Tenafly Street Fair

Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey has attended Tenafly Street Fair. More than 1000 people visited the TCCNJ`s stand and some of the visitors have shared their Turkey Trip experiences. TCCNJ […]

Seerah (Siyer) Fair at Turkish Cultural Center NJ | Bergen

TCC New Jersey Bergen organized Seerah Fair on April 18th, 2015. In the Islamic terminology, Seerah means the study of the life of Prophet Muhammed`s (PBUH). In that context, Seerah Fair involved […]

Turkish Cultural Center NJ|Bergen & Embrace Relief Food Drive at Shop Rite Palisades Park

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen & Embrace Relief  facilitated a food drive at Shop Rite Palisades Park on April 11th,2015. At the entrance of the store volunteers distribute food drive flyers that is […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen served a dinner at Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Service Center

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen served a dinner at Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Service Center. As a part of Family Promise of  Bergen`s Walk-in Dinner program, volunteers served dinner […]

Friendship Brunch at Cliffside Park Trinity Episcopal Church

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen and  Cliffside Park Trinity Episcopal Church members came together for Sunday Brunch at Cliffside Park Trinity Episcopal Church on March 15th, 2015.  Before the brunch Turkish Cultural Center Bergen […]

Cancer Awareness Seminar at Turkish Cultural Center Bergen collaboration with White Tulip Health Organization

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen organized Cancer Awareness Seminar collaboration with White Tulip Health Organization on February 28th,2015.  Mr. Servet Tatli M.D. Assistant Professor of Radiology at Bringham an Women`s Hospital […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Women Club Cooking Class

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Women Club  Cooking Class has ended last Wednesday. Attendees had a wonderful environment with lots of delicious food that  menu included Turkish Baklava, Lahmacun (Turkish Meat […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen served a dinner at Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Service Center

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen served a dinner at Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Service Center. As a part of Family Promise of  Bergen`s Walk-in Dinner program, volunteers served dinner […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Members Visited Turkish Cultural Center Westchester

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen members visited Turkish Cultural Center Westchester. The visit took a place on February 22nd, 2015. The visit started with brunch and during the brunch members from TCC […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Women Club Cooking Class

Two more sessions remaining on Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Women Club  Cooking Class. First three sessions attendees had a wonderful environment with lots of delicious food that first weeks menu […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Weekend School `kitapokuyorum.org` Reading Contest

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Weekend School students follow their book on their kitapokuyorum.org account. Students who complete to read all books on their level are awarded by teachers. Sacit Aksoy, […]

Friendship Gathering at Trinity Episcopal Church Cliffside Park

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Members visited Cliffside Park Trinity Episcopal Church. Members have discuss about bergen community. They have  informed about upcoming events, such as Friendship Dinners, Trip to Turkey and […]

Turkish Cultural Center New Jersey Edgewater Avalon Fire Relief

As you know, Edgewater Avalon Complex residents have suffered tremendous damage from 5-Alarm fire.  As Turkish Cultural Center, we would like to send our deepest condolences to all the victims, […]

Daughters of Abraham Book Club Meeting

Monday, December 8th Christ Episcopal Church in Ridgewood, Nj hosted the Daughters of Abraham Book Club Meeting. Rev. William Coast started the night with a brief speech.Representatives from all three […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen & Embrace Relief Served a Dinner at Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Service Center

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen & Embrace Relief served a dinner at Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Service Center. As a part of Family Promise of  Bergen`s Walk-in Dinner program, […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen & Embrace Relief Food Drive at Shop Rite Palisades Park

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen & Embrace Relief  facilitated a food drive at Shop Rite Palisades Park on December 18th,2014 from 2 pm to 8 pm. At the entrance of the store […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Omur Akkor Cooking Show and Book Signing

Awarded Chef Omur Akkor had a cooking show and book signing at Turkish Cultural Center Bergen on December 14th, 2014. The program has started with Author Katharine Branning`s informative presentation […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Members Visited Turkish Cultural Center Connecticut

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen members visited Turkish Cultural Center Connecticut. The visit took place on November 30th, 2014. The visit started with brunch and during the brunch members from TCC Bergen […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Cooking Class

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Cooking Class starts on January 7th,2015. The class will have 5 sessions and participants will learn specific recipes from Turkish Kitchen. It is a great opportunity […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Ömür Akkor Cooking Show and Book Singing

Date: December 14th at 2 pm. Location: Turkish Cultural Center Bergen 111 Grand Ave Suite 101, Palisades Park, NJ 07650  

Rutgers University AMESALL Students Visited Turkish Cultural Center Bergen

Dilek Öztoprak Turkish Language Instructor at Rutgers University  Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures (AMESALL) and her students visited Turkish Cultural Center Bergen on November 23rd, […]

Early Thanksgiving Dinner at Turkish Cultural Center Bergen

The Turkish Cultural Center Bergen had an early Thanksgiving Dinner on Saturday, November 22nd. People from a variety of backgrounds joined the TCC family in giving thanks on a great […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Weekend School

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Weeekend School continues activities for its students. Students enjoy with activities and improve their skills. The school will have a Thanksgiving break that  we wish our […]

Wood Painting Class at Turkish Cultural Center Bergen

Ladies at Turkish Cultural Center Bergen have started a wood painting class. The Class has started on November 12th and Ladies come together every wednesday morning for the class. Ladies […]

Family Gathering Dinner At Turkish Cultural Center Bergen

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen organized 3rd monthly family gathering dinner on November 16th, 2014. People from all around Bergen County joined the brunch and enjoyed with delicious foods from Turkish Kitchen. […]

Noah Puding (Asure)

Celebrating Diversity & Neighborliness in our community. Ashura, a holiday celebrated annually in Turkey, was also celebrated in Turkish Cultural Center Bergen. This holiday signifies many events for Muslims and […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Ladies Sıra Night

College Students of Turkish Cultural Center Bergen have been organizing Special Turkish Sıra Night for ladies. Ladies get together at the event, enjoyed with live folk music performance. Then, they made `cig […]

Bergen County Held a Celebration Recognizing Turkish Independence Day

The holiday commemorates 29 October 1923, when Mustafa Kemal declared that Turkey would be a republic. Turkey had effectively been a republic since 23 April 1920 (the establishment of Grand […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Weekend School Students Meet Nasreddin Hodja

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Weekend School organized Nasreddin Hodja event on Octoberber 25th, 2014. Weekend school students meet Turkish cultural figure, both humorous and wise, Nasreddin Hodja. Students listened various stories from […]

Family Gathering Dinner At Turkish Cultural Center Bergen

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen organized 2nd monthly family gathering dinner on October 26th, 2014. People from all around Bergen County joined the dinner and enjoyed with delicious foods from Turkish […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Feast of Sacrifice Meat Distribution

       Turkish Cultural Center donated and distributed fresh meat in partnership with Peace Island Institute and Center for Food Action at CFA Hackensack where we were accompanied by Senator Loretta […]

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen Brought Turkish People Together to Celebrate the Festival of Sacrifice (Eid al Adha)

Turkish Cultural Center Bergen brought Turkish Community members together to celebrate the Festival of Sacrifice (Eid al Adha) at their center on Saturday, October 6th. During the celebration of Eid […]

Family Gathering Dinner At Turkish Cultural Center Bergen

     Turkish Cultural Center Bergen organized a family gathering dinner on September 28th, 2014. People from all around Bergen County joined the dinner and enjoyed with delicious foods from […]

Wishing you a happy Fourth of July!

Happy Independence Day  2   0   1   4    Today we observe the adoption of the  Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.  We recognize the sacrifice and […]

Turkey mine explosion

Rescuers desperately raced against time to reach hundreds of miners trapped underground on Wednesday after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in western Turkey killed at least 245 […]

Educators Appreciation Day

On April 26, 2014, Turkish Cultural Center NJ in Bergen County hosted an event themed “Teachers Appreciation Day”. The program was held just to simply appreciate our teachers for the […]

Bergen County held a celebration recognizing Turkish Independence Day

The holiday commemorates 29 October 1923, when Mustafa Kemal declared that Turkey would be a republic. Turkey had effectively been a republic since 23 April 1920 (the establishment of Grand […]

Packed auditorium celebrates the 7th International Language & Culture Festival

The 7th International Language & Culture Festival’s pre-qualification,  sponsored by the Turkish Cultural Center, was held at Felician College in New Jersey on Sunday, March 9, 2014. Leila Kurbanova, first place […]

CELEBRATION OF 23rd OF APRIL CHILDREN’S DAY

As TCCNJ weekend school , our students celebrated 23rd of  April Children’s Day.In the program, all the students sang a special April 23rd Holiday song. A couple of students also […]

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 […]

Turkish Cultural Center NJ Organized Karadeniz Night

Turkish Cultural Center NJ organized another coffee night program featuring Karadeniz ( Region of Blacksea). Traditional foods belong to that region were served to the guests. The presentation on Karadeniz […]

Celebrating the Birth of Prophet Muhammad

On January 19, 2013 Turkish Cultural Center organized a program to celebrate the “Birth of Prophet Muhammad” at Bergen Technical School. Around 900 guests participated the program which started with […]

Traditional Turkish Cultural Center Sunday Brunch

Turkish Cultural Center NJ hosted Assemblywoman Marlene Caride (LD 36) and Bergen County Freeholder David L. Ganz at its weekly Sunday brunch program. The Assemblywoman spoke to Turkish American community […]

Assembly Resolution to the Turkish American Establishments

NJ State Assembly House issued a proclamation to the Turkish American Organizations serving across the Garden State denoting the Turkish Day, on December 3, 2012. PII Executive Director Ercan Tozan, […]

Book Club Reception

TCC Women’s Club Ridgefield cooperated with Daughters of Abraham Book Club to start a new group in NJ. We gathered for a reception aimed our participants   to have a chance to meet […]

Bergen County to Celebrate the Republic Day of Turkey

Nov 27th 2012, Turkish Americans that reside in Bergen County, NJ celebrated the Republic Day, which marks the creation of the Turkish Republic in 1923 by the founder Mustafa Kemal […]

Cooking Class

In the Cooking Class that took place in TCC NJ Ridgefield Branch in late 2011, volunteers and students prepared the most delicious salads and cold appetizers of the Turkish cuisine. […]

Oct 29 is our Turkish National Republic Day

Oct 29 is celebrated as Turkish National Republic Day.We wanted our students to feel our republic day even though they are far from Turkey.. They are with their Turkish flags..  

Feast of Sacrifice Celebration at Bergen Turkish Cultural Center

Our students celebrated feast of sacrifice with Nasreddin Hodja who is a Turkish satirical figure, remembered for his funny stories and anecdotes. They learned from Nasreddin Hodja what is done […]

Relief Efforts for Hoboken NJ

Turkish Cultural Center of New Jersey, Pioneer Academy of Science and Peace Islands Institute-New Jersey have united with Helping Hands Relief Foundation to contribute to ongoing relief efforts in Hoboken, […]

Holy birth is celebrated by our students of TCCNJ

Holy birth is celebrated by our students of TCCNJ weekend school. They gathered for Hz.Muhammed’s love to humanity. They spent unforgettable times during the celebration. They made a celebriation with […]

Another Tea Party by Women’s Association of TCC

On Saturday February 18, the women’s association of TCC organized a tea party at the Turkish Central Center in Ridgefield, New Jersey. The party was nothing to do with the […]

Second Cooking Classes Begin Soon!

You are cordially invited to the TCC NJ Ridgefield branch’s Cooking Classes for 2012. The four sessions of the “Cold appetizers & Salads” classes will be held from February 29th […]

Noah’s Pudding (Ashura)

Noah’s pudding (Ashura), which is a recipe as old as the story of Noah and the Ark, is shared among neighbors and friends in Turkey as a sign of mutual […]