October 29, 2012
By: Melis Figanmese Appalling is the only word. What else can you say about a country, whose economy is reporting record-breaking highs, has been ranked last […]
Social Development
October 25, 2012
Meet-n-Eat with Education Reform Initiative Wednesday, October 31 12:00 – 2:00 PM TPF Office 216 East 45th Street, Floor 7 In April 2012 Turkish Grand […]
October 15, 2012
Natural disasters do not only destroy buildings, roads and infrastructure, they upend human life; forcing many to suffer post-traumatic stress. That is what happened in Van […]
March 7, 2012
We can’t stop at TPF. At the end of January we rolled out a campaign focused on Empowering Turkish Girls. Wow, were we pleased to see […]
March 1, 2012
President Obama agrees, “While we have made great strides toward equality, we cannot rest until our mothers, sisters, and daughters assume their rightful place as full […]
February 27, 2012
Many corporations are celebrating Corporate Philanthropy Day today. Started by the Committee for Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy it is “intended to build awareness of corporate-community partnerships.” We […]
February 8, 2012
By Elmira Bayrasli Engaging men, focusing on childcare options and educating women were some of the suggestions made during our Twitter chat on empowering Turkish girls […]
January 24, 2012
By Elmira Bayrasli Turkey may be a rising economic star and emerging leader in the Middle East, but it still has long to go to close […]
January 18, 2012
By Matthias Scheffelmeier The last decade has seen the rise of Turkey as a regional and global leader with a dynamic and strong economy.At the same […]
December 13, 2011
By Dicle Kortantamer “Why didn’t you go to work for Google?” someone asked after I graduated from computer engineering. I had gone into banking. When I […]