The Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA) will hold its 40th Year Anniversary Conference on October 5, 2019 at the Westin Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, VA.

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Atatürk's historic landing in Samsun, the 40th Year Anniversary Conference will bring together ATAA members, Turkish Americans, community leaders, and scholars from across the nation and Turkey to highlight the importance of the May 19, 1919, which marked the beginning of the Turkish Independence War, and to plan ATAA's future course for the next forty years to continue to serve the interests of Turkish Americans.

The Conference will conclude with the 40th Year Anniversary Gala dinner and awards ceremony.