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The Consulate General of Türkiye in New York is one of the six Turkish consular missions in the USA. Other Turkish Consulates are located in Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Boston and Miami.
Since its inception as the first consular representation of the Republic of Türkiye in the USA back in 1925, our Consulate General implemented its consular services and diplomatic duties throughout a jurisdiction area covering the East Coast. Currently our jurisdiction covers the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Our Consulate General also incorporates the New York Offices of the Educational Attaché, the Culture and Tourism Attaché , the Commercial Attaché, the Economy Attaché, the Attaché for Social and Religious Affairs and the Counselor for Medical Cooperation.
The United Nations (UN) officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, following ratification of the UN Charter by the signatory states. United Nations Day is celebrated on 24 October each year.
The Republic of Türkiye is one of the founding members of the United Nations and has become a party to UN Charter on 28 September 1945.
Permanent Mission of Türkiye to the UN started its activities after the Permanent Representative Ambassador H.E. Mr. Selim Sarper presented his letter of credence to the UN Secretary-General on 15 August 1947.
Established on September 17, 1958 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in New York, Turkish Women’s League of America (TWLA) aims to preserve and teach Turkish language and culture to the future generations. The association is one of the oldest active Turkish-American organizations in the USA and it also hosts the New York TWLA Atatürk School, which has been a pride since 1971.
