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This list is not comprehensive and names are continually being added. While another page already lists Congressional trips; this page is for state legislators, governors, mayors and other state and local officials.
"To date, more than 6000 Americans have traveled to Turkey at the invitation of Hizmet institutes and have returned to support the activities of the Turkish immigrant circles." - Sophia Pandya & Nancy Gallagher in their 2012 book The Gulen Hizmet Movement and Its Transnational Activities
The standard Gulenist Turkey trip is 9-10 days long.
Alabama
Date: 2011; Sponsor: Turquoise Council of Americans and Eurasians (also involved:
Turkish American Chamber of Commerce of the Southeast U.S., Peace Valley Foundation, Istanbul Center); Source: June 3, 2012
- Sen. Cam Ward, R-Alabaster
- Sen. Gerald Dial, R-Lineville
- Sen. Clay Scofield, R-Arab
- Sen. Jabo Waggoner, R-Vestavia Hills
- Secretary of the Senate Pat Harris
Arizona
- Jannah Scott, advisor to Governor Janet Napolitano (Date: 2008; Source: Sep 22, 2008)
- State Representative David Lujan (Date: 2008; Source: Sep 22, 2008)
- State Representative Theresa Ulmer (Date: 2008; Source: Sep 22, 2008)
- State Senator Linda Grey (Date: 2008; Source: Sep 22, 2008)
Arkansas
- State Representative Karen Hopper R-District 81 (Date: July 2010; Sponsor: Raindrop Turkish House; Source: click here)
California
- State Senator Bob Huff R-District 29 (Date: 2011; Source: Nov 24, 2011)
- Congressman Bob Filner (Sponsor: Pacifica Institute; Dates: Dec 2010, Apr 2011; Source: May 11, 2012)
- Newport Beach Mayor Keith Curry (Sponsor: Pacifica Institute; Date: 2009; Source: Apr 3, 2010)
- Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy D. Baca (Sponsor: Pacifica Institute)
Colorado
- State Legislator Cherylin Peniston (Sponsor: Multicultural Mosaic Foundation; Source: Apr 19, 2009)
Delaware
- 4 State Representatives, 1 State Senator; names unknown. Date: Aug 2012? Sponsors: ATFA DE (American Turkish Friendship Association Delaware); MAFTAA (Mid Atlantic Federation of Turkic American Associations). Source: MAFTAA website, post dated Aug 28, 2012.
Florida
- Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford (Sponsor: Amity Turkish Cultural Center; Source: May 11, 2010)
- State Representative Jennifer Carroll (Sponsor: Amity Turkish Cultural Center; Source: May 11, 2010)
- State Representative Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed (Sponsor: Turquoise Council of Americans and Eurasians; May 2012, source)
Georgia
- State Senator Jeff Mullis, R-Chickamauga (Source: Jan 3, 2012)
Sponsor: Istanbul Center (Dr. Mustafa Sahin, guide)
Source: Istanbul Center website
- Senators Donzella James
- Senator Gloria Butler
- Senator Valencia Seay
- Senator Horacena Tate
- Senator Miriam Paris
- Senator Nan Orrock
- Representative Michele Henson
Idaho
Date: September 2011
Sponsor: Pacifica Institute
Source: Idaho Statesman
- Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill R-District 27
- Sen. John McGee R-District 10
- Sen. Diane Bilyeu D-District 29
- Sen. Lee Heider R-District 24
- Rep. Janice McGeachin
- Sen. Curt McKenzie
- Rep. Donna Pence
- Sen. Joe Stegner
- Sen. Michelle Stennett
- Sen. John Tippetts
Date: Spring 2011
Sponsor: Pacifica Institute
Source: Idaho Statesman
- Rep. Dennis Lake
- Sen. Edgar Malepeai
- Rep. John Rusche
Illinois
- Several lawmakers including State Senator Bill Brady (Date: 2008; Source Jun 16, 2009)
- State Senator James Meeks (Source: Mar 21, 2012 blog entry)
- State House Rep. Jack Franks (Source: Mar 21, 2012 blog entry)
- State Senator Pamela Althoff (R) (source)
- State Rep. Michael Madigan (D) (source)
Kentucky
- 1 State Senator; name unknown. Date: Aug 2012? Sponsors: ATFA DE (American Turkish Friendship Association Delaware); MAFTAA (Mid Atlantic Federation of Turkic American Associations). Source: MAFTAA website, post dated Aug 28, 2012.
Louisiana
- Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden (Sponsor: Atlas Foundation; Source: Apr 4, 2010)
Maine
Date: summer 2012 Sponsor: Council of Turkic American Associations (CTAA) Estimated trip value: $3300/person Source: Kennebec Journal, Feb 17, 2013
- State Senator Joseph Brannigan, D-Portland and spouse
- State Representative Dennis Keschl, R-Belgrade and spouse
- State Representative Jane Knapp, R-Gorham
Maryland
Date: Spring 2011
Sponsors: Maryland Turkish American Inhabitants (MARTI), Mid-Atlantic Federation of Turkic American Associations (MAFTAA)
Source: Baltimore Sun
- Delegate Gail Bates
- Maryland Secretary of State John P. McDonough
- Five Maryland legislators (names unknown)
- Senator James M. Robey
Minnesota
- State Senator Sandy Pappas (Summer 2010; Sponsor: Niagara Foundation; Source: Twin Cities Daily Planet)
- State Representative Jerry Newton (Sponsor: Niagara Foundation)
Missouri
- State Senator Harry Kennedy (Year: 2008; Sponsors: Turkish American Society of Missouri and BAKIAD; Sources: Missouri senate website; Kennedy's 2008 Capitol Report)
- Senator Jolie Justus
- Prosecutor Beth Murano, Kansas City
- Kansas City Council Women Melba Curls
- Jackson County Legislator Theresa Garza Ruiz
Nebraska
- State Senator Amanda McGill (read her testimonial in the Gulenist propaganda newspaper Today's Zaman, July 31, 2011)
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- State Senator Loretta Weinberg (source: Aug 1, 2011)
- Mayor of Borough of Closter Sophie Heymann (source)
New Mexico
Sponsor: Turquoise Council of Americans And Eurasians
Source: The Santa Fe New Mexican, June 1, 2011
Date: Fall 2010
Date: 2011 (first half of year)
Date: June 2011
Date: unknown
Sponsor: Turquoise Council of Americans And Eurasians
Source: The Santa Fe New Mexican, June 1, 2011
Date: Fall 2010
- State Senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino
- Senate President pro-tem Tim Jennings, D-Roswell,
- State Senator George Muñoz, D-Gallup
- others (names unknown)
Date: 2011 (first half of year)
- State Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque
- Rep. Debbie Rodella, D-Española
- other state legislators (names unknown)
Date: June 2011
- State Senator Dede Feldman, D-Albuquerque
- State Senator Cisco McSorley, D-Albuquerque
Date: unknown
- State Senator Eric Griego, D-Albuquerque
New York
- Honorable Assemblyman Kevin Cahill D-District 101("observations from his trips to Turkey;" Source: CTAA website)
- Other state legislators; names unknown. ("NY State Legislators made final presentations on their experiences from their recent trips to Turkey;" Source: CTAA website)
- Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari (source: June 19, 2012) Date: prior to 2012. Sponsor: Turkish Cultural Center Albany
North Carolina
Date: Oct 2011 Sponsor: Divan Center (source1, source2)
Date: Oct 2011 Sponsor: Divan Center (source1, source2)
- House Speaker Thom Tillis (R) Oct 2011
- Rules Committee Chairman, Rep. Tim Moore (R-Cleveland)
- Rep. Chuck McGrady (R)
- Rep. Mitch Gillespie (R-Marion)
- 4 other NC House representatives, Republicans (names as yet unknown)
Oklahoma
- Chad Smith, Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation (Sponsor: Institute of Interfaith Dialog; Source: here)
- State Senator Sean Burrage D-District 2 (Sponsor: Institute of Interfaith Dialog; Source: here)
- Senator Gary Stanislawski R-District 35 (source)
- Secretary of State Susan Savage
- Attorney General Drew Edmondson
- Director, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control Darrell Weaver
- Deputy Director, Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation Tom Jordan
Pennsylvania
- State Senator Mike Brubaker (Sponsors: Turkish Cultural Center of Pennsylvania and Red Rose Intercultural and Educational Foundation; Guide Sait Onal; Source here)
South Carolina
Date: October 2011
Sponsor: South Carolina Dialogue Foundation and "unidentified sponsors in Turkey
Trip value: $7,047 per person
Source: Rick Brundrett, TheNerve.org, viewed here.
Date: October 2011
Sponsor: South Carolina Dialogue Foundation and "unidentified sponsors in Turkey
Trip value: $7,047 per person
Source: Rick Brundrett, TheNerve.org, viewed here.
- State Senator Creighton Coleman, D-Fairfield
- State Senator Mike Fair, R-Greenville
- State Senator Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg
- State Senator John Land, D-Clarendon
- State Senator Phil Leventis, D-Sumter
- State Senator John Matthews, D-Orangeburg
- State Senator Mike Rose, R-Dorchester
- State Senator Vince Sheheen, D-Kershaw
Tennessee
Source: NewsChannel5, Nashville, Apr 29, 2013
Date: 2012
Accepted invitation to go on May 2013 trip:
Trip value: $4000 per person
Sponsor: Turquoise Council of Americans and Eurasians (providing funds) +
Turkish American Chamber of Commerce of the Southeast (sending invitations)
Rep. Harry Brooks is "helping to coordinate" this trip
Source: NewsChannel5, Nashville, Apr 29, 2013
Date: 2012
- Rep. Harry Brooks (R) House Education Committee Chairman
- Rep. Joe Armstrong D-Knoxville
- Sen. Reginald Tate, D-Memphis
- Rep. Josh Evans, R-Greenbrier
- Rep. Gary Odom, D-Nashville
Accepted invitation to go on May 2013 trip:
Trip value: $4000 per person
Sponsor: Turquoise Council of Americans and Eurasians (providing funds) +
Turkish American Chamber of Commerce of the Southeast (sending invitations)
Rep. Harry Brooks is "helping to coordinate" this trip
- Rep. Mark White, R-Memphis
- Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville
- Sen. Brian Kelsey, R-Germantown
- Rep. Vance Dennis, R-Savannah
- Rep. Roger Kane, R-Knoxville
- Rep. Antonio Parkinson, D-Memphis
- Rep. Joe Towns, D-Memphis
- Rep. Johnnie Turner, D-Memphis
- Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver, R-Lancaster
- Tennessee Safety Commissioner Bill Gibbons
- Tennessee Assistant Safety Commissioner David Purkey
Texas
- State Senator Rodney Ellis D-District 13 (source)
- State Representative Alma Allen D-District 131 (source)
- State Senator Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay (Sponsor: Turquoise Council; source)
- Austin Mayor Will Wynn (source)
- State Senator Leticia van de Putte
- State Rep. Mark Strama, D-Austin, and his wife (source)
- Meria Carstarphen, Superintendent of the Austin Independent School District, with 10 staff members (note: she is actually appointed by elected officials, not elected herself) (source 1; source 2)
Virginia
Date: May 2012
Sponsor: American Turkish Friendship Association
Source: May 5, 2012, Virginia Public Access Project
Date: 2012
Sponsor: American Turkish Friendship Association
Source: Virginia Public Access Project
Date: unknown
Sponsor: American Turkish Friendship Association
Source: Feb 23, 2012
Date: 2011
Sponsor: American Turkish Friendship Association
Date: 2010
Sponsor: American Turkish Friendship Association ("The organization spent more than $36,000 to take state officials on trips during the year, making it the largest donor of 2010." - Sun Gazette, Feb 7, 2011)
Trip value: $5000 (per person)
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch; Sun Gazette
Date: May 2012
Sponsor: American Turkish Friendship Association
Source: May 5, 2012, Virginia Public Access Project
- Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon S. Bulova (D)
- Senator Richard L Saslaw (D-Fairfax) (Value: $3700)
- Senator Barbara Ann Favola (D-Arlington) (Value: $3700)
- Delegate Robert H. Brink (D-Arlington) (Value: $1850)
Date: 2012
Sponsor: American Turkish Friendship Association
Source: Virginia Public Access Project
- State Senator Henry L Marsh, III (D) $4,875
- State Senator Frank W Wagner (R) $3,700
- Delegate Riley E Ingram (R) $1,850
- Delegate James P Massie, III (R) $1,850
- Delegate Joseph D Morrissey (D) $1,800
Date: unknown
Sponsor: American Turkish Friendship Association
Source: Feb 23, 2012
- City of Fairfax Police Department Chief Rick Rappoport
Date: 2011
Sponsor: American Turkish Friendship Association
- Delegate David L Bulova (D) + spouse Value: $3,000
- Delegate David Lawrence Englin (D) Value: $2,500
- State Senator David W Marsden (D) Value: $1,650
Date: 2010
Sponsor: American Turkish Friendship Association ("The organization spent more than $36,000 to take state officials on trips during the year, making it the largest donor of 2010." - Sun Gazette, Feb 7, 2011)
Trip value: $5000 (per person)
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch; Sun Gazette
- Sen. Janet D. Howell (D) with spouse
- Del. Kenneth R. Plum (D)
- Del. James M. Scott (D)
- Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-31st) with spouse Tom
- State Sen. Patsy Ticer (D-30th)
- Del. Adam Ebbin (D-49th) (declared value $2,500)
- Delegate Betsy Brooks Carr (D) (declared value $2,500)
- Delegate Mark D Sickles (D) (declared value $2,500)
- State Senator Patricia S Ticer (D) (declared value $2,500)
- State Senator John C Watkins (R) (declared value $2,500)
- Delegate Vivian E Watts (D) (declared value $2,500)
- State Senator J Chapman Petersen (D) (declared value $1,650)
West Virginia
- Delegate John Ellem, R-Wood (source) June 2012; Sponsor: Mid-Atlantic Federation of Turkic American Associations (MAFTAA)
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