Where to Donate for Turkey/Syria Earthquake and Ukrainian War Relief  

March 8, 2023

Chef Jose Andres, founder World Central Kitchen  World Central Kitchen (at wck.org) is located at 200 Mass. Ave. NW  Named the best place to donate for global disaster aid; 100 […]

The Sky’s the Limit!: Pushing Our Boundaries

January 12, 2022

With the new year much on our minds and a whole new crop of freshly-resolved new year’s resolutions, the staff of The Georgetowner opted to explore the concepts of “stepping […]

Turkish Heritage on Display at the 2021 DC Turkish Festival (photos)

October 6, 2021

The rich culture of Turkey was on full display at the 2021 DC Turkish Festival on Sunday, Oct. 3 at The Wharf on the Southwest Waterfront in Washington, D.C. It […]

D.C. Festival Showcases Turkish Culture, Cuisine (photos)

October 2, 2019

This year’s theme was “Antioch: Mosaic of Cultures, Land of Tolerance.” The city of Antakya, known as Antioch in ancient times, has long been a place where Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities have peacefully coexisted.

Downtowner April 4, 2018

April 4, 2018

Charges Against Turkish Guards Dismissed Federal prosecutors have dismissed assault charges against 11 guards in a brawl in D.C. last May. Video of the incident showed guards for visiting Turkish […]