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A Valentine from Van

02/14/2012

I was in Van for 3 days last week and returned back on Saturday. The situation in Van is worse than I expected. I did not realize that the problem was so large.Read more.

Figthing for Gender Equality: TPF's Twitter Chat

02/09/2012

Engaging men, focusing on childcare options and educating women were some of the suggestions made during our Twitter chat on empowering Turkish girls and closing Turkey's gender gap. The chat kicked off Turkish Philanthropy Funds's month-long campaign on empowering teen girls. Read more. 

A nation of women

02/02/2012

"Anadolu" (Anatolia) may very well be the "land of mothers," but as Turkey finds its place as a global leader, it needs to become a nation of women. According to the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap report released this week, it has a long way to go. Read more.

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2012

February 14, 2012 "A Valentine from Van" By Servet Harunoğlu

February 8, 2012 "Fighting for Gender Equality: TPF's Twitter Chat" by Elmira Bayrasli

January 24, 2012 "Turkish Girl Power" by Elmira Bayrasli

January 17, 2012 "Social Entrepreneurship on the Rise in Turkey" by Zeynep Meydanoglu and Matthias Scheffelmeier

January 11, 2012 "Van Earthquake Relief Fund Update #3"

2011

December 19, 2011 "Overview of and Approaches to Teachers’ In-Service Trainings" by Kayhan Karli

December 12, 2011 "Words to Inspire" by Dicle Kortantamer

October 25, 2011 "View from the UN on the Future of Women - Part 2" by Ayca Ariyoruk

October 25, 2011 Continuing to build VAN

October 24, 2011 "View from the UN on the Future of Women - Part 1" by Ayca Ariyoruk

September 9, 2011 "Immigrant identity crises post 9/11: Women are the solution" by Şenay Özdemir

August 25, 2011" The Final Countdown: Young Turks Climbing Mountain Kilimanjaro to Raise Funds" by Hakuna Matata Team

August 11, 2011 "Crossing the digital divide or stuck at the border? " by Filiz Bikmen

July 28, 2011 "Gender Equality as Smart Economics: Solving the Turkish Dilemma" by Asli Gurkan

July 13, 2011 "Turkish Athletes' Special Revolution through the Sport" by Pelin Cebi

July 7, 2011 "UN Report Praises Turkey's Women Movement" by Ayca Ariyoruk

June 20, 2011 "Yes She Can! TPF Joins Public-Private Partnerships" by Ayca Ariyoruk

June 7, 2011 "Hillary's Smart Power and a Golden Age for Philanthropy in Turkey" by Ayca Ariyoruk

April 25, 2011 "Landmines are not an Issue of Security but Rather and Issue of Human Rights" by Ozlem Ozturk

April 4, 2011 "Will Bill Gates and Warren Buffett visit Turkey?" by Michael Green

March 22, 2011 "Turkish Trains and the Lessons for Philanthropy" by Stephen Kinzer

March 8, 2011 "Turkish Life, Turkish Women" by Elmira Bayrasli

February 9, 2011 "The Beri(1) Road To Development:The Problems Of Rural Women In Turkey"by Nurcan Baysal

January 18, 2011 "What is your story? What is your super power?" by Melek Pulatkonak

2010

December 8, 2010 "Migrant Agricultural Worker's Access to Health Services" by Professor Dr. Zeynep Simsek

November 15, 2010 "Remembering Our Alma Maters..." by Karalyn Watson

November 8, 2010 "Innovation Philanthropy: Mobilizing Turkey's International Brain Power" by Dr. Banu Onaral

October 18, 2010 "Recent Changes to Turkish Constitution Present Opportunity for Gender Equality Advancement" by Lou Anne King Jensen

October 1, 2010 "Making of the Documentary "Voices Unveiled: Turkish Women Who Dare" by Binnur Karaevli

September 13, 2010 "If a Turkish girl can be President, can she change a tire? Only if she has an education." by Elmira Bayrasli