Monthly Archives: December 2017

Episode 6: The Afghans

TATV presents world premiere of “Open Door” documentary! Episode 6: “The Afghans” Only on cable TV http://turkishamericantv.org/open-door-program Mass numbers the Afghan people migrated to neighboring countries, after the Soviet invasion. By 1982 some 2.8 million Afghans had sought asylum in … Continue reading

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Episode 5: The Hungarians

TATV presents world premiere of “Open Door” documentary! Episode 5: “The Hungarians” Only on cable TV http://turkishamericantv.org/open-door-program Hungary’s past has crossed Anatolia numerous times. Hungarian leaders rebelling against the Hapsburg dynasty sought refuge in the Ottoman Empire; many leaders found … Continue reading

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Episode 4: Iraqi Kurds

TATV presents world premiere of “Open Door” documentary! Episode 4: “Iraqi Kurds” Only on cable TV http://turkishamericantv.org/open-door-program Created after the Ottoman Empire fell, Iraq’s Kurds met with repression and persecution. First by British-backed King Faisal and then by Saddam Husseyin … Continue reading

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Episode 3: “White Russians”

TATV presents world premiere of “Open Door” documentary! Episode 3: “White Russians” Only on cable TV http://turkishamericantv.org/open-door-program This documentary tells the story of the Russians escaping to Turkey during the civil war post the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. When the White … Continue reading

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Open Door documentary on Channel 10

Open Door documentary is airing on Channel 10 by Fairfax Public Access (FPA) tonight at 8:30pm. Episode 1: “Escape from Nazis” Austrian and German scientists escaped from the Nazi regime in the 1930’s and found refuge in the newly created Turkish … Continue reading

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