Late Dr. Şevket Turgut Nese graduated from Istanbul University Medical School and spent most of his life in the United States. He wished his wealth would be used for a good cause in Türkiye. TPF created a permanent charitable fund under Dr. Nese's name to ensure that his name and his legacy continued forever. Now, scholarships are given to medical students at his alma mater, Istanbul University. Dr. Nese's initial contribution will be invested over time through the power of endowment. The return will continue to provide scholarships for medical students in Türkiye for many years.

Inspired by his parents, Mustafa Kemal Abadan established a scholarship fund, The Abadan Awards, at Koç University to encourage early-career scholars to pursue and/or complete their post-graduate studies in Türkiye or abroad. The awards are administered by Koç University and alternate each year between Dr. Yavuz Abadan Constitutional Law Award for studies in constitutional law and; Dr. Nermin Abadan-Unat Social Science Award in social studies with a particular focus on women’s research.

The fellowship honors the memory of journalist, filmmaker, and news executive Robert L. Long in partnership with Harvard University’s Nieman Fellowship program. Over many years, Long worked with journalists covering international news and was concerned with journalism’s issues in a rapidly changing world. He committed his life to challenge and inspiring his colleagues to expand their intellectual curiosity and maintain their profession’s high standards and integrity. Joan Rebecca Siregar-Long established Long’s widow’s fellowship to honor his legacy by supporting journalists from a country he dearly loved. The Robert L. Long Nieman Fellowship is open to journalists who are Turkish citizens. The fellowship is fully funded and supports fellows in two semesters of study at Harvard University.

Attila Karaosmanoğlu was an outstanding economist and academic. He was a devoted husband, father, and friend. Karaosmanoğlu played a critical role in Türkiye's social and economic development. In his memory, initially, a memorial fund was created to support Çağdaş Yaşamı Destekleme Derneği, an organization he was passionate about. Later, the memorial fund was endowed to support students with scholarships in his alma maters, Karşıyaka Lisesi and Ankara Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi.

Canan Gürman Murthy was an aspiring businesswoman and a passionate women’s rights supporter. She was also an unconditionally caring mother and a wife. When she passed away from ALS, her husband NC Murthy and their son Arjun established a memorial fund and built a kilim-weaving workshop in Van, Türkiye in her name. Now, Canan’s legacy lives on in each kilim these young women make.

The Ağırnaslı family created the memorial fund as a way to honor their late mother, Sabahat Buruloğlu, who was committed to education. Sabahat Buruloğlu graduated from İstanbul University Law School and passed the bar exam in 1952 to become one of the first female lawyers in early modern Türkiye. She believed that all girls deserved a chance to excel in their lives through education, and this fund carries on her legacy. It has since been used to establish an endowed scholarship fund at Toplum Gönüllüleri Vakfı in her name to support a female student at her alma mater, İstanbul University Law School.

The Ziya G. Boyacıgiller Memorial Fund was established to celebrate Ziya Boyacıgiller’s life and fulfill his long-lasting dream of giving and continuing his legacy. Everyone who knew Ziya Boyacıgiller was an effective leader because of his tremendous ability to inspire people, unique strategic insight, and calm personality. Ziya Boyacıgiller Memorial Fund supports aspiring entrepreneurs.

Three Alumni of Talas College, Haldun Tashman, Hulusi Zafer Ecevit, and Marz Attar, pay tribute to their beloved teachers, Dorothy and Robert Keller, by establishing a memorial fund in their honor supporting education. The Dorothy and Robert Keller Fund supports the "Excellence in Teaching Program" at SEV Foundation to promote the learning culture and engage the SEV teachers and school leaders in continuous professional learning.

The İrem Bölükbaşı Memorial Fund was established to honor the legacy of İrem Bölükbaşı who touched many hearts and minds with her kindness, laughter, and friendship. İrem pursued groundbreaking research in polymer science at UMass Amherst and made significant contributions as a Product Development Engineer at 3M. She brought out the best in everyone around her and was an exemplary collaborator. İrem’s kindness, friendship, cleverness, courage, faith, and joy filled every room and overflowed into the hearts of those who knew her, continuing to inspire us to be better friends, scientists, and people. The İrem Bölükbaşı Memorial Fund has been established to support young scientists through scholarships and educational opportunities and carry forward her legacy.

Emre Özgü was an immigration attorney and partner at Barst, Mukamal, & Kleiner LLP located in New York City. Born to parents who emigrated from Türkiye to the United States in the 60s. Emre was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1972. He received his B.A. from Lehigh University in 1994 and his J.D. from New York Law School in 1997. Fluent in Turkish, Emre maintained strong personal and professional ties to Türkiye. He was deeply committed to education and supported many efforts to provide scholarships to underprivileged students in Türkiye. To celebrate Emre Özgü's life, the Özgü family established a fund that provides scholarships to students in Türkiye based on academic achievement and financial need.

Yusuf Galip Üçok, an educator, was born in 1916 in Bunyan, Kayseri. He became an elementary school teacher and taught in one-room village schools in Pinarbasi, Burunguz, and Bunyan. In 1955, he moved his family to Istanbul along with his in-laws. The move to Istanbul from Bunyan was initiated by one of his brothers-in-law’s entrance to the Technical University of Istanbul. Thinking about the future and desiring to educate his children, this move made sense to him, although it came with hardship. He first started teaching in elementary schools in distant small villages from the Istanbul region, away from his family. In 1957, he was assigned to Mevlana Kapi Orphanage (Mevlana Kapı Yetiştirme Yurdu) as a teacher and mentor for orphan children ages 13 to 18 years. This assignment was one of the important highlights of his long teaching career. Since he grew up as an orphan himself, this assignment was very personal. He was loved by his students, who visited him frequently at his house on weekends and stayed for dinners with the family. Yusuf Galip Üçok, a dedicated teacher, wanted to make sure these kids were educated and/or learned skills before leaving the orphanage and becoming productive members of society. He later happily realized that his longtime dream of educating his children came true. His two sons became engineers and his daughters became a homemaker, lawyer, and architect. The endowed fund grants to orphanages in Türkiye was established by his son, Hikmet Üçok, and daughter in-law Marilyn Üçok of California to honor his father’s legacy at the Mevlana Kapi Orphanage. The memorial fund’s intent is to motivate orphans to pursue their education– academic and/or vocational, and also provide support for aged-out orphans in their transition out of the orphanage. The grants will be issued once a year.

Rasim Bayraslı’s life was defined by resilience, hard work, and an unwavering belief in the power of opportunity. Born in Crimea in 1936, he fled Soviet rule as a child, eventually settling in Türkiye before emigrating to the United States in 1962. Alongside his brothers in Brooklyn, Rasim built a life through dedication and perseverance, working tirelessly in auto repair without formal training. A devoted family man, passionate gardener, and avid sports enthusiast, he approached life with humor, generosity, and an unbreakable spirit. In honor of his values and belief that anyone can achieve greatness with the right support, this scholarship provides educational opportunities to students from Eskişehir, Türkiye—fueling potential, ambition, and future success.