Turkish-American Hour Episode 74

Talking Turkey: In this fifth installment of the series, the program host Erju Ackman discusses “the Turkish model and recent events in the Arab world” with his guest Emrah Safa Gurkan. This insightful segment throws light on important trends that still continue after the transformation from an empire to a republic. Emrah is a Ph.D. candidate at Georgetown University.

Education: An interview with Louise Epstein, a long-time schools advocate in Fairfax County. Louise co-founded FAIRGRADE and the Fairfax Education Coalition, and discusses how parents can support their children’s educations by working with their children’s teachers and also learning more about their schools through research and volunteer work.