George Schieber didn’t know much about Turkey when he first met Sena Eken in 1976. She was a graduate student in economics at the University of Pittsburgh. After meeting Sena, George became interested in learning more about the culture, customs, and values of Turkey, a country whose compelling history was hardly the centerpiece of America’s…
Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF) is proud to announce that Okul Destek as the 7th round of grant recipients of the TPF COVID-19 Community Relief Fund. With the Relief Fund, TPF sees its role as being the bridge that helps our partners and our community get the help to obtain the resources they need during this time. Accordingly, TPF…
At Turkish Philanthropy Funds, we believe that all lives have equal value. As such, we are deeply committed to equity, tolerance, and universal respect for all. We share the sense of injustice and concern felt by so many about the disturbing pattern of racism across the United States and stand in solidarity with the communities…
As it becomes clear that social distancing will be our new norm, at TPF we have been thinking about how we can continue to be an active community. We decided to create virtual events to stay connected! Story-time not only will connect us to our community, but we hope it will help us to provide…
This Friday, June 26th at 2 PM EST, we will hosting our second “TPF Music Hour” on Instagram with our guest performing artist, Saniye. Twice a month we will have an artist perform for a 1:1 music performance to bring awareness and drive funding for necessary areas in our community. This month we continue to…
Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF) is proud to announce that United for Turkey, Turkish Education Foundation (TEV), and Neighbors Link are selected as the next round of grant recipients of the TPF COVID-19 Community Relief Fund. With the Relief Fund, TPF sees its role as being the bridge that helps our partners and our community get the help…
New York, NY (May 19, 2020) – On this 19th of May, also known as the Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day, Turkish Philanthropy Funds is proud to announce the 2020 Sena Eken Schieber Economics Award recipients: Kardelen Çiçek and Duygu Ekin Şimşek-Ayasli! These young women are impressive representatives of the youth that we celebrate…
Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF) is proud to announce that United for Turkey, Koruncuk, LOSEV, NeedsMap, NEF Foundation, and Small Projects of Istanbul are selected as the next round of grant recipients of the TPF COVID-19 Community Relief Fund. With the Relief Fund, TPF sees its role as being the bridge that helps our partners and our community get the help to obtain…
2019-2020 Turkcha Board Members (Dilek Anderson center) When her husband and Dilek Anderson got married, they knew would eventually need to make a decision as to where they will create their family home. He was a Microsoft employee and Seattle resident, and she was an attorney and Izmir resident. Dilek decided to remain in their…
Thank you to everyone who joined our #KeepHopeAlive Music Marathon. We wouldn’t have been able to do without the support of our TPF Community – the talented artists, our partners, our board members and our donors! TPF’s #KeepHopeAlive music marathon took place on multiple online platforms and we were overwhelmed with excitement seeing how thousands…