 Dr.
Aydin and Mrs. Tülin Yurtçu were both born in the Republic
of Turkey. When they immigrated to Canada, they settled in Montreal where
they have lived since 1961. Tülin, a seamstress and a graduate of
Ankara Institute of Art, has worked, in Canada, in various fashion stores,
as a couturière. Dr. Yurtçu, today, is a retired psychiatrist
who graduated from the Medical Faculty, Ankara University. He received
his psychiatric residency training as a staff psychiatrist and clinical
director in both rural and urban hospitals, until his recent retirement.
Both Dr. and Mrs. Yurtçu have been directly involved in various
community activities with fellow Turkish Canadians. Both have served as
President, Turkish Cultural Association of Canada, which was founded in
Montreal, 1963. They are also co-founders of the Turquebec Cultural and
Friendship Association since its inception, 1993. They continue to promote
a better knowledge and understanding of their native country through cultural
exhibitions, conferences, media coverage, TV appearances, and debates.
Ambassadors of goodwill, the Yurtçu family focuses on the significance
of multi-ethnic diversity, mutual tolerance, harmony, and reconciliation
among peoples who make up Canada. Very important to the Yurtçu family
is living in a society where peaceful co-existence, tolerance, and mutual
respect are national hallmarks. [Photo, courtesy Dr. Aydin Yurtçu] |
Halit
Anginer, born, Manisa, Turkey, 1944, earned both his B.A. and M.S. (1969)
degrees from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, then took on a number
of professional positions in his homeland including a position with the
Turkish government, before immigrating to Canada, 1992. Settling in Toronto,
Halit and his family established a business selling apparel and unisex
clothing in downtown Toronto’s fashion strip near Bloor and Yonge Streets.
Married to the girl he met at university, Halit, together with Gönül,
has raised three children, each of whom helps in building the family business
which now includes three retail outlets. In this view, Halit and Gönül
stand in front of their Greater Toronto Area home and are pleased that
they chose Canada as their new homeland. [Photo, courtesy Halit Anginer]