Hasan Tahsin Arslan
Hasan Tahsin Arslan
Hasan Arslan of the Turkish Cultural Center said he hopes organizers of the Islamic center will reconsider and not insist that it be near the Sept. 11 site. “I don’t push the limits if I know it would hurt some people’s feelings,” he said.
The evening began with a reception where guests had an opportunity for networking, followed by the words of welcome by TCCB. Subsequent to a brief video presentation about the mission and activities of TCCB, Hasan T. Arslan, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the Western New England University, delivered the keynote address.
Turkish Cultural Council of Western Massachusetts
Harun Celik – Director and Principal of Hampden Charter School of Science
Hasan Arslan, Trustee
Some people think that principal Harun Celik and the other Turks at the Hampden Charter School of Science get a little too close to their students.
Tarkan Topcuoglu – Curriculum Director
Pinar Karaaslan, Trustee
Volkan Yesilyurt, Chair
Nigar J Khan, Vice Chair
Huseyin Oktay, Treasurer
Zully Dinc, Secretary
Hasan Tahsin Arslan:
Hasan T. Arslan holds a law degree from Marmara University Law School in Istanbul. Dr. Arslan earned his doctorate in criminal justice from College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX. He has worked nine years for the Institute for the Study of Violent Groups (ISVG), a research institute with the largest and most comprehensive database on violent extremism and transnational threats. The ISVG database was awarded second place for the 2007 Noblis Innovations in Homeland Security Award (nationwide) out of top five finalists by Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government. His research interests are organized crime, terrorism, police shootings and cyber law. He is currently an assistant professor at the Criminal Justice and Sociology department at the Western New England University.
