On Wednesday, March 16, 2011, the Birmingham International Center held an International Women’s Day celebration called “The Ties That Bind.”The Woman of Consequence Awards Luncheon honored Aynur Ates-Vloon, President of the TAAA and Bonnie Joy Kaslan, Honorary Consul General for Turkey in San Francisco. Later that day, an outdoor Turkish Bazaar including several well-known vendors gave guests a sense of Turkish culture. The celebration also included lunch.
