About us

Society of Universal Dialogue

Society of Universal Dialogue (SUD) is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2006 in Nashville-Tennessee. SUD endeavors to promote respect and mutual understanding through partnerships with other religious and intercultural organizations and through creating platforms where communities can get together, share and exchange various perspectives in an environment of mutual understanding, appreciation and friendship.

We invite and encourage sharing of various perspectives, partner with other religious and intercultural organizations to facilitate and progress dialogue and ultimately to promote love, compassion, cooperation, respect and mutual understanding among peoples of diverse faiths and cultures. SUD does not accept any favors nor does it promote any political or government agency. SUD has made a commitment to preserve its stance for love, compassion, respect and universal values of freedom with regard to the free expression of spirituality throughout communities.

Knoxville Turkish Cultural Center

Knoxville Turkish Cultural Center (KTCC), a unit of Society of Universal Dialogue (SUD) Inc., is a 501(c)3 public charity, nonprofit organization that was founded in 2006 in Nashville-Tennessee.

SUD endeavors to promote respect and mutual understanding through partnerships with other religious and intercultural organizations and through creating platforms where communities can get together, share and exchange various perspectives in an environment of mutual understanding, appreciation and friendship. SUD invite and encourage sharing of various perspectives, partner with other religious and intercultural organizations to facilitate and progress dialogue and ultimately to promote love, compassion, cooperation, respect and mutual understanding among peoples of diverse faiths and cultures. SUD does not accept any favors nor does it promote any political or government agency. SUD has made a commitment to preserve its stance for love, compassion, respect and universal values of freedom with regard to the free expression of spirituality throughout communities. Through its commitment to education, Knoxville Turkish Cultural Center provides learning opportunities for K-12 students on a variety of subjects, such as language, science and art classes during school periods as well as in the summertime through summer schools and camps. For example, we host SAT, ACT prepatory classes at our cultural center.

OUR VISION

We want to live in a peaceful world where non-violence, respect, understanding, friendship, cooperation and love prevail.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

The Society of Universal Dialogue (SUD) and is a 501(c)(3), non-profit, educational, charitable , social and cultural organization. It is founded in Nashville, TN in 2006 by Turkish Americans. It extended its services to Knoxville under the name of Knoxville Turkish Cultural Center founded in 2008 in Knoxville, TN. Our Mission is to promote dialogue among people of different backgrounds and cultures through educational, cultural, humanitarian, and specialty programs. We are very convinced that establishing dialogue environments is a means to help establish communal peace, appreciate diverse opinions and perspectives and to eliminate the stereotypes.