Introducing the 2023-24 Sena Eken Schieber Economics Award Recipients

New York, NY (May 18, 2023) – Turkish Philanthropy Funds is proud to announce the 2023 Sena Eken Schieber Economics Award recipients Ayşe Nur Battal, Elif Şen, Kardelen Çiçek, and Sıla Öztürk. The Sena Eken Schieber Economics Award was established in 2015 by George Schieber in honor of his late wife, Sena Eken Schieber, a…

Press Release: The Ozmen Family $1M Donation & Match – Earthquake Fund

Turkish-American Entrepreneurs Eren and Fatih Ozmen Join Forces with Hamdi Ulukaya to Support Earthquake Relief Efforts in Turkiye (Turkey) Ozmen Family and Ulukaya donate a total of $4M in combined support SPARKS, Nev. (Feb. 15, 2023) – Turkish-born entrepreneurs Eren and Fatih Ozmen, owners of Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), and Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO and founder…

Sena Eken Schieber Economics Awardees!

Four Inspiring Young Women from Turkey are Recipients of the Prestigious Sena Eken Schieber Economics Award New York, NY (April 30th, 2021) – Turkish Philanthropy Funds is proud to announce the 2021 Sena Eken Schieber Economics Award recipients: Bihter Erbaş, Müge Önder, Nezihat Bengisu Kaynar, and Serra Güllü. The Sena Eken Schieber Economics Award continues to be the only award earmarked for young…

Gülsin Harman, the 2020 Robert L. Long Nieman Fellow

New York (May 2, 2019) – Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF) and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard are pleased to announce that Ms. Gülsin Harman has been selected as the 2020 Robert L. Long Nieman Fellow. The fellowship honors the memory of journalist, filmmaker and news executive Robert L. Long and supports the work of exceptional Turkish journalists. Joan Rebecca Siregar-Long,…