Across Türkiye, 10.9% of households are led by single parents, the vast majority of whom are women. While single mothers carry immense responsibility, many face disproportionate economic vulnerability driven by caregiving demands, limited access to childcare, unpaid alimony, and restricted professional networks—especially outside major urban centers.

These challenges are deeply interconnected. Yet too often, employment support, emotional wellbeing, and parenting resources are addressed separately, limiting their long-term effectiveness and sustainability.

At TPF, we believe that investing in single mothers creates multi-generational change.  Strengthening women’s economic stability not only advances their financial independence, but also improves children’s educational outcomes, emotional wellbeing, and long-term opportunity.

The TPF Single Mothers Fund is a dedicated fund housed at TPF that mobilizes philanthropic capital to provide strategic grants to carefully selected nonprofit partners across Türkiye. Through close collaboration with trusted local organizations, the Fund supports integrated, community-based programs that combine economic empowerment, psychosocial support, parenting resources, and access to professional networks.

TPF works in partnership with experienced grantee organizations—leveraging their on-the-ground expertise while providing strategic oversight, funding, and long-term vision. Together, we aim to support single mothers and their families as they move from vulnerability toward stability and resilience.

We invite you to learn more about TPF’s Single Mothers Fund and the collaborative model developed with five partner NGOs—each contributing deep experience and a shared commitment to expanding opportunity for single mothers across Türkiye—joined by participating partners and the visionary donor behind the Single Mothers Fund, Seray İncoğlu.