NEW YORK - The 26th Turkish Day Parade led by Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) was held in New York on Saturday.
Turkish Day Parade started at the intersection of Madison Avenue and 56th Street and ended at the Dag Hammarskjold Park close to the Turkish House.
Turkish Ambassador in Washington, D.C. Nabi Sensoy, Consul General in New York Mehmet Samsar, other officials and thousands of Turkish people attended the parade.
Addressing Turkish community, Sensoy said, "you are living not only in an allied country but also in a friendly country."
Sensoy remarked that Turkey has close cooperation with the United States in several areas.
On the other hand, Samsar noted that Turkish community living in the USA showed the power of Turkey in this country.