Istanbul Center

Istanbul Cultural Center at Jacksonville was established in 2006 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization by Turkish-Americans and friends. Istanbul Cultural Center advocates to eliminate or reduce false stereotypes, prejudices and unjustified fears through direct...

DONATIONS In Turkish culture, charity is considered a “right” of the poor over the rich, even a tax of the wealthy that is owed to the needy. Charity is a purification of one’s material possessions...

Cultural events and gatherings are vehicles by which our community express itself. Without these activities it would be impossible to explain deep concepts such as hospitality, beauty and love. They also provides us the necessary...

Istanbul Cultural Center promotes the preservation of Turkish language of the first generation Turkish-Americans. To achive this goal, we facilitate weekend school to our elementary aged students and youth development activities to teenagers. Istanbul Cultural...