Intercollegiate Turkish Students Society was started in 1997 by a group of forward thinking Turkish students, some of whom came together in New York City to participate at the traditional annual Turkish Day Parade. ITSS completed its official foundation in 2004 by those who sustained the unique initiative and the priceless enthusiasm which will last forever.
Major accomplishments some of which became to be a corner stone from many perspectives are as follows. Pretty much all were in fact the first of its kind.
Turkish Flag on the Empire State Building.
Turk Bayragi Empire State'te dalgalaniyor
Annual Career Development Days
Biweekly (or weekly) action planning meetings open to public
Initiating foundation of Turkish Student Associations at the campuses nationwide, and supporting them along the way.
Helping newcomers with their logistical or academical/professional needs
Childrens Day Festivals in Central Park
Republic Day Celebration Programs
Documentary screenings and panels on November 10th
August 30th Victory Day Celebrations
ITSS Award of Distinguished Scholar
From Independance War to War on Terrorism; Turkey in the Global Arena (Seminar Series)
Young Guru Academy meetings at campuses nationwide
Turkish Youth Congresses in New York
CoSponsoring and active participation at the Youth Assemblies at the United Nations
Seminars, cocktail parties, joint events with the U.N. NGOs
Traditional Pilav Days
We began to welcome hundreds at our pilav days which became a tradition
Whirling Dervishes performance in Florance Gould Hall of New York, with a theme of ‘Love makes the world turn around’.
Wall Street Meeting
Periodical meetings with young representatives of Armenian community with an aim of helping both communities come closer and start building a more peaceful future.
Thanksgiving dinners
Fundraiser for the 75th Year High School in Denizli 
Participation, and representation of Turkiye and Turkish Youth, at national and international conferences
We gave some crazy parties too 
From early times…
We were only a few at the beginning...
