Turkish American Hour – Episode 97

JEFFREY HALL – Turkish American TV host Goksin Carey visits sculptor Jeff Hall’s studio in Northern Virginia. Jeff tells his story about the Ataturk Society of America (ASA) commissioning him to create a full-sized bronze statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The president of ASA, Prof. Bulent Atalay, joins the conversation and explains the details of the Ataturk statue and the process of creating this magnificent sculpture. The statue was unveiled in front of the Turkish embassy residence at Sheridan Circle in Washington DC on November 10, 2013.

SCI / TECH CORNER – Engineering at MIT: Engineering students talk about their academic fields and social lives at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Mehmet Onbasli is a PhD Candidate in Materials Science and Engineering. Meryem Ok is a junior in Biological Engineering. Ali Can Soylemezoglu is a freshman in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and is minoring in Economics.