The Turkish-Canadian Lawyers Association (“TCLA”) is a non-profit professional organization that purports to promote good relations and understanding, to develop and to strengthen legal, business, and cultural ties both within the Turkish legal community in Canada and between the legal communities in Canada and in the Republic of Turkey. The TCLA is committed to organizing professional and social events, as well as joint seminars, and also to creating a professional network for the exchange of information and ideas among its members in relation to professional training and other legal matters.