A most significant part of a child’s development is completed by the age of 6. Also parents play a critical role as first educator within these critical years. Investments in Early Childhood Education(ECE) reduce social and economic inequality.
However, in Turkey those who would most benefit... read more

Timeline: Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

Total Budget: $ 25000 Donated: $ 0

There are misconceptions about blindness in the general public that have denied opportunities to blind persons. Believing that the blind must take the lead in determining the kinds of services they may need to empower themselves more fully, this project was developed by 2007 graduates of YGA. read more

Timeline: Jan 2009 - Dec 2010

Total Budget: $ 25000 Donated: $ 0

In rural Turkey, there are 78,625 settlements in total. The literacy rate in rural Turkey is 82%. Of this group, 43% are elementary school graduates, 6% are high school graduates, 2% are university graduates. Research shows that 35% of the women in rural Turkey have not completed elementary school.... read more

Timeline: Apr 2010 - Dec 2011

Total Budget: $ 10000 Donated: $ 0

Istanbul is a metropolis which has a cultural infrastructure that is extremely inadequate for its 15 million inhabitants. read more

Timeline: Jan 2009 - Nov 2009

Total Budget: $ 25000 Donated: $ 0

In Turkey, the only way to attend a university is through the Central University Exam. In 2010, the exam format and the content were changed. Since there is no exam preparation books in the new format specific to visually impaired students, their success rate is most likely to be low. read more

Timeline: Oct 2010 - Feb 2011

Total Budget: $ 41000 Donated: $ 26550

LOSEV the Foundation for Children with Leukemia is a non-governmental (NGO) and a not-for-profit public benefit organization in Turkey, founded in 1998, which provides support to nearly 8000 children affected by leukemia and their families. LÖSEV’s primary goal is to furnish permanent solutions to ... read more

Timeline: Dec 2011 - Feb 2012

Total Budget: $ 20 Donated: $ 0

The founders of HADD were inspired by a documentary film by Ümit Kıvanç named “Girls and Roots”. The subject of this documentary film is a kilim workshop, educating young women of the city of Van in Eastern Anatolia, in the art of traditional kilim weaving. The girls were usually the only member wo... read more

Timeline: Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

Total Budget: $ 150000 Donated: $ 0

Antenatal support, education, and counseling programs for pregnant, puerperal women and their families, have recently been essential in developing countries. The provision of information and education on health related topics and counseling is inadequate in Turkey.
Between 1998 and 2008; the ... read more

Timeline: Apr 2004 - Jun 2010

Total Budget: $ 125000 Donated: $ 0

In Turkey, higher education is one of the most crucial societal needs in providing competent and motivated individuals as well as qualified workforce to advance the country socially and economically. As a private educational institution of high standards, Sabancı University, is committed to provide... read more

Timeline: Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

Total Budget: $ 3200 Donated: $ 2180

18% of Turkey’s population is composed of young people between ages 15-24. This corresponds to approximately 12.5 million people. This fact proves the great potential Turkey has as a developing country. On the other hand, this fact cannot be valued. Young people are mostly taken as a period of tran... read more

Timeline: Oct 2010 - Jan 2011

Total Budget: $ 50000 Donated: $ 3665

Bogazici University (BU), one of the most prominent universities in Turkey, values the right of quality education for all its students, financially able or not to attend the university. Hence, BU has created a scholarship fund under the umbrella of TPF's funds to address this issue from a different... read more

Timeline: Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

Total Budget: $ 20000 Donated: $ 0

There is a desperate need for the advancement of education of females in Turkey:
- According to 2009-2010 TUIK (Turkish Statistical Institute) statistics of the illiteracy rate for females is 13.4% and it is 6.5 % for males.
-In spite of the compulsory education being 8 years, the ave... read more

Timeline: Sep 2011 - Sep 2012

Total Budget: $ 20000 Donated: $ 7363

15+ age group 4.645.638 people are illiterate in Turkey and illiterate populations’ 3.737.010 is women. Among women aged 15-49, only 30 percent have had an education lasting more than five years and 18 percent have had even less. Between 15-19 age groups 12.4 million people exist in Turkey. % 30 of... read more

Timeline: Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

Total Budget: $ 25000 Donated: $ 0

Regional disparities remain a deep problem in Turkey, due to years of neglect and underinvestment, which, when coupled with increasing levels of migration, have drained the urban vitality of many of its cities. The western part of the country, particularly Istanbul, has been the main magnet of attr... read more

Timeline: Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

Total Budget: $ 25000 Donated: $ 0

Turkey Ministry Women Statue General Management Head insert the rehabilitation of women attitude and behavior on health to their strategic planning for 2008-2013 years and nongovernmental organizations are responsible for being part of this process.

Community centers primarily open in... read more

Timeline: Jan 2009 - Jan 2009

Total Budget: $ 0 Donated: $ 0

Nesin Vakfi has been recovering from a flood disaster that hit Istanbul recently. In his recent letter, Dr. Ali Nesin wrote:
" If I were to say that we now have a Foundation made of mud it would not be an exaggeration. The basement was completely flooded and the water in the ground flo... read more

Timeline: Dec 2009 - May 2010

Total Budget: $ 43000 Donated: $ 6820

The target population of ÖSY is teachers at K8 level in Turkey and the main purpose of the project is to create modern, intellectual, productive and tolerant teachers who have high self-esteem. read more

Timeline: Jan 2008 - Jan 2013

Total Budget: $ 25000 Donated: $ 0

According to the Commission of the European Communities' Turkey 2006-Progress Report, Turkey has made drastic moves in the field of human rights, signed legal actions and increased the number of watchdog committees which monitor rights violations and the problems in implementation. Despite legal ac... read more

Timeline: Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

Total Budget: $ 25000 Donated: $ 0

Among Turkish youth of 18-24 years, 44.3% cannot continue with higher education; this rate is 14.4% in the European Union. The ratio of university graduates to Turkey’s population is 14.7 whereas in European Union, it is 40. Turkey ranks the last in female university graduates (7.1%.) among OECD co... read more

Timeline: Apr 2011 - Sep 2012

Total Budget: $ 25000 Donated: $ 0

There are limited number of scholarship funds available for university students in Turkey. Mostly students who are financially in dire situations are the ones who come from smaller cities. Limited financial sources coupled with new environment sometimes force students to drop out of college. read more

Timeline: Jan 2009 - Jul 2010

Total Budget: $ 20000 Donated: $ 20015

Turkey's literacy ranking is 77th among 150 countries yet it takes only 200 TL/month ($133) to support a university student. read more

Timeline: Feb 2010 - Dec 2010

Total Budget: $ 20000 Donated: $ 2600

THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY TPF VAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND.

We have all been deeply moved by the deaths, disastrous losses of homes and the suffering experienced by the people of Van during and after the 23rd October and 9th November 2011 earthquakes. Ongoing aftershocks and cold, dam... read more

Timeline: Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

Total Budget: $ 534000 Donated: $ 434000

All of us at TPF have been saddened by news of the terrible earthquake that has struck the eastern province of Van in Turkey. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute of Turkey estimated that between 500 and 1,000 people may have perished in the 7.2-magnitude earthquake. Our thoughts ... read more

Timeline: Oct 2011 - Dec 2012

Total Budget: $ 350000 Donated: $ 323075

Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder defined by various problems grouped in three areas: (a) Social interaction: Lack of interest in interacting with others, (b) Language and communication: Delayed or unusual linguistic and communicative development, and (c) Behaviors and interest: Repetiti... read more

Timeline: Jul 2011 - Jul 2012

Total Budget: $ 50000 Donated: $ 0

There are gaps in the quality of the exposure and knowledge that leaders of the future gain as a result of the more traditional training and education that most receive. To fill the gap of training, exposure and knowledge in expected leadership behavior, a program to educate and train the leaders o... read more

Timeline: Jan 2009 - Dec 2010

Total Budget: $ 25000 Donated: $ 0

Realizing that students needed an outlet of learning and sharing mathematics with one another outside of the classroom, Ali Nesin created the Nesin Mathematics Village. Initially the project aimed to bring students together in summer school in cities where students can have a summer vacation and ha... read more

Timeline: Sep 2009 - Dec 2009

Total Budget: $ 1 Donated: $ 0

AFS changes the World one person at a time. And even a small amount of funds are enough to change one person’s life, hence contributing to our mission of a peaceful World. In the past however, AFS was sometimes unable to find adequate funding to support less-advantaged students who were qualified ... read more

Timeline: Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

Total Budget: $ 25000 Donated: $ 0

The first major restoration was carried out on the Hamlin Hall in 1932. Although various repairs and renovations have been carried out on the building over the years, they have not been sufficient. In order for the building to continue serving future generations, a project called ‘Hamlin Hall Belon... read more

Timeline: Sep 2010 - Dec 2012

Total Budget: $ 1000000 Donated: $ 500000

This project was Developed by 2006 YGA graduates.

"I have been immersed in a different culture and as a result, I have had the privilege of discovering the heart of Turkish culture. This trip has opened my eyes to the mysterious culture of Istanbul and history has come alive for me. I ... read more

Timeline: Jan 2009 - Dec 2010

Total Budget: $ 25000 Donated: $ 0

Recent TUSEV research studies on civil society reveal a great deal of need for financial support for CSOs: Only 19% of civil society organizations report having sufficient financial resources, while 44% describe their financial resources as somewhat or completely inadequate. In terms of income dive... read more

Timeline: Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

Total Budget: $ 25000 Donated: $ 0