By Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz “I didn’t know men could be Secretary of State,” said the 8-year old daughter of Fred Turner, a senior official at the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe when he told his daughter that John Kerry was the new Secretary of State. It’s amazing how role models can change the perspective…
DetailsThe following post is by Leyla Akca, of Van Art Therapy ProjectShe is speaking on her most recent trip to Van, of which TPF has partially funded. In light of the incidents taking place in Turkey right now the importance of our project as Van Art Project Team become much more evident: In July, we…
DetailsBy Zehra Kayi (TPF Intern) On Thursday, July 18th, Dayle Haddon, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and founder of Women One, who has teamed up with Turkish Philanthropy Funds to support girls education in Turkey, gave an inspirational and insightful speech at the United Nations to World Una cialis dolore al petto muscolari http://www.dealsearchingmama.com/le-viagra-au-maroc proibito ad riduce…
DetailsBy: Ahu Ozyurt Turkey’s economy has seen a decade of solid growth yet women were the ones that benefited least from this surge. According to recent research women’s employment level were down to 25 % in 2012. Some experts would argue that this is closely linked to the increase in family income where women opt…
DetailsThink about everything that has affected your education throughout your lifetime. At what age did you begin formal education? How was the quality of your teachers? Did the state implement any new regulations that would affect your schooling? At TPF, we understand that developing the minds of our youth is not just about putting…
DetailsWordPress/Front-End Web Design Internship New York City based non-profit is seeking a self-motivated front-end web intern with a keen eye for design and strong working knowledge of WordPress. Experience with any or all of the following would be a plus: Using WordPress as a Content Management System XHTML/CSS Photoshop Information architecture User experience design Illustrator InDesign PHP…
DetailsLove takes its form in many ways. With TPF, donors show their love through philanthropy, giving time and money towards educational, gender, health and environmental issues in Turkey. Affection. Kindness. Compassion. These qualities will change the world around us. Thank you for having them and sharing the love! Watch this video we made you as…
DetailsYoung Photographers Award Each year, TPF funds a scholarship with American Turkish Society called the Young Photographer’s Award. This award was founded by Haluk Soykan in hopes to support undergraduate photography majors in Turkey. Students are given the opportunity to choose any theme for their submission. This year 18 artists from 10 universities applied for…
DetailsThe following is a post by Servet Harunoglu, President of Hisar Anadolu Destekleme Dernegi, located in Van, Turkey. He visited an island in the Van Lake with some of the girls that attend the kilim weaving workshops. For most of the girls, this was their first trip to this historic landmark, that is located in…
DetailsWomen in the World Foundation recently published an article on women’s role in the protests in Turkey. The piece compared the protests in Istanbul to Tahir Square, stating 51 percent of the Turkish protesters are women, whereas only 10 to 15 percent were women in Egypt. It went on to state that Gezi Park is…
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