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.

TPF Friends' Society

What started as an initiative by 14 Founding Partners who believed that Turkish-Americans could support charitable efforts in Turkey has become a movement that is transforming Turkish philanthropy. It is a movement we want you to take part in. Therefore, we have launched TPF Friends' Society.

TPF Friends' Society contributions support grants to vital programs in Turkey, and contribute to TPF's ability and sustainability to positively impact social causes in Turkey for years to come, through education, gender equality and civil society empowerment programs. 

If you think now is the moment to get involved in our movement, please join us.

Members of TPF Friends' Society

Platinum ($5,000+)

Mete and Burcu Tuncel

Lou Anne King Jensen

Gold ($2,500-$4,999)

Silver ($500-$2,499)

Ebru and Murat Dogruer

Ergun Kirlikovali

Alp Onalan

Nicholas and Ayse Porcaro

Bronze ($100-$499)

Gamze Ates

Osman Ertugay

Erin Eser

Asli Karahan-Ay

Bonnie Joy Kaslan

Lindsey Skibell

Bilge Tombakoglu