September 16, 2013
Originally published in the Huffington Post. “My father would not send me to private courses to get ready for the high school entrance exam but the […]
Gender Equality
August 13, 2013
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 […]
August 5, 2013
By 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 […]
August 5, 2013
By: 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 […]
July 3, 2013
The 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 […]
July 1, 2013
Women 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 […]
May 15, 2013
By: Melis Figanmese “For years I was intimidated though oppression and fear. I went to a KAMER meeting. There was a beautiful woman there. A really […]
May 6, 2013
Dear Friend: Happy Mother’s Day! I am a big fan of Turkish Philanthropy Funds. I might have a bias since my son, Mustafa Kemal Abadan, is […]
April 29, 2013
By: Melis Figanmese Originally published in the Huffington Post. Shocked by its beauty, as the plane landed into the city of Van, in the southeastern region […]
April 24, 2013
By: Melis Figanmese When a woman has the chance to work and earn her own money, the outcome is outstanding. Not only will that woman lift […]
April 16, 2013
By Melis Figanmese This article was originally posted on Huffington Post. In order to provide Founder of Women One and UNICEF Ambassador, Dayle Haddon, with a […]
April 10, 2013
By Gunce Arkan Last year, when our daughter Ayla turned three, we went the predictable three-year-old birthday party route. Reluctant to have her twenty friends in […]