Auburn has a larger Turkish community than one would think.
The Turkish Student Organization, TSO, will hold a dinner celebrating Turkish Republic Day Sunday, Oct. 27, in the Student Center Ballroom. All are welcome to attend.
The dinner has been going on for 13 years at the University.
More than 150 were in attendance last year.
Along with the dinner, which will be catered by a Turkish restaurant based in Atlanta, the event will also include a session where members of TSO will talk about all the places to visit in Turkey.
"The people will enjoy (learning) about what to do in Turkey," said Gokhan Ozden, former president of TSO and senior in industrial engineering. "We will also answer questions from the crowd."
Along with traditional Turkish cuisine, the event will also include live Turkish music and traditional Turkish folk dancing.
"People can't get Turkish food in Auburn, but it's at the dinner," Ozden said.
There will also be a raffle, which includes prizes, such as an Xbox 360, Android Tablet, various gift cards and Turkish items called the Evil Eyes.
"People should go to the event because they will learn more about Turkey," Ozden said. "People may have ideas about Turkey that are not what Turkey really is."
Ozden said he wants to dismiss the stereotypes people think about Turkey.
"We want people to learn about the real Turkey," Ozden said. "For example, people think all women are fully covered, so we're teaching all those kinds of things that people would be surprised about."
To RSVP to the event visit TurkishRepublicDayDinner.SplashThat.com. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the event starts at 6:30 p.m. and there is a $10 admission fee.
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