News

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.

Raising girl power on Twitter

01/24/2012

On Tuesday, January 31 at 2PM EST and 9PM IST, we'll host a Twitter chat about empowering young girls with the hashtag #gendergap. Read more.

Social Entrepreneurship on the Rise in Turkey

01/17/2012

Social entrepreneurship is on the rise worldwide, especially Turkey. Ashoka Türkiye's Zeynep Meydanoglu and Matthias Scheffelmeier share insights about what's going on in Anatolia in this blog post.

301,927 has been raised to-date through Van Earthquake Relief Fund

01/10/2012

As long as individuals, corporations and foundations show interest in supporting the longer term recovery and reconstruction process in Van, Turkish Philanthropy Funds will keep the Van Earthquake Relief Fund open for contributions. Read more.

Our People

Our people provide the foundation of our work. They are a talented and passionate team that inspire, energize and support TPF every day. Our people help us obtain our vision of engaging in true partnerships with our grantees to empower them while being faithful stewards of donors’ investments in TPF.

Advisory Board

Our Advisory Board's expertise and experience help us inform our work across all key areas.

Leona S. Forman, Brazil Foundation

Craig Kennedy, The German Marshall Fund

Steve Mittenthal, Ellis Center for Educational Excellence

Lou Anne King Jensen, Chrest Foundation

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors plays a key role in decision making, providing ongoing support and leadership for our work.

Haldun Tashman, Chairman, Founding Member

Özlenen Eser Kalav, President & CEO, Founding Member

Erinch R. Özada, Founding Member

Mustafa Kemal Abadan, Treasurer, Founding Member

Gamze Ateş, Secretary

Murat Ağırnaslı , Vice-Chair

Nicholas C. Porcaro

Mehmet Lütfi Kırdar

Aydın Koç

Ziya Boyacigiller

Staff and Consultants

Senay Ataselim Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer
Ayca Ariyoruk, Director of Communications and Outreach

Sule Dedekarginoglu, Program Assistant

Committees

Executive Committee: Haldun Tashman, Ozlenen Eser Kalav, Senay Ataselim

Audit Committee: Cengiz Yagiz (Chair), Nur Emirgil, Civan Gokay, Mustafa Kemal Abadan, David Liston

Communications Committee: Elmira Bayrasli (Chair), Aydin Koc, Gamze Ates, Hikmet Kutlu

Investment Committee: Haluk Soykan (Chair), Erinch Ozada, Murat Agirnasli, Mehmet L. Kirdar