[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 924 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 924

Commending Turkish Americans nationwide for their rich contributions to 
  American cultural, social, economic, and civic life, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 6, 2018

  Mr. Brown of Maryland submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commending Turkish Americans nationwide for their rich contributions to 
  American cultural, social, economic, and civic life, and for other 
                               purposes.

Whereas, on May 16, 1919, Mustafa Kemal Pasha (Ataturk), departed from Istanbul 
        on the Ottoman cargo ship Bandirma;
Whereas, on May 19, 1919, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk landed at the Black Sea town of 
        Samsun, to commence the Turkish War of Independence against Great 
        Britain, France, Italy, and Greece in western Anatolia, and the 
        invasions of Russia and Armenia in eastern Anatolia;
Whereas Mustafa Kemal Ataturk organized and rallied the people of Anatolia to 
        fight for an independent Turkish Republic and to strive for a revolution 
        toward a secular, democratic Turkish Republic;
Whereas, on October 29, 1923, the Turkish Republic was established;
Whereas, on July 24, 1923, the Peace Treaty of Lausanne ended all hostilities 
        and determined the borders of the Turkish Republic;
Whereas the leader of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, became the Turkish 
        Republic's first President;
Whereas 80,000,000 Turkish citizens and over 500,000 Americans of Turkish and 
        Turkic heritage celebrate the 19th of May to commemorate the Great 
        Ataturk, celebrate the Turkish youth, and promote sports; and
Whereas Turkish Americans serve as goodwill ambassadors, promoting greater 
        understanding between the United States and Turkey, by informing the 
        people in the United States about their rich Turkish cultural heritage 
        and the importance of the strategic partnership that advances mutual 
        interests and shared values between the United States and Turkey: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends Turkish Americans nationwide for their rich 
        contributions to American cultural, social, economic, and civic 
        life; and
            (2) notes the Turkish commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and 
        Sports Day.
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