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Thank you for an incredible 2016! We’re talking about 8760 hours, 365 days, 54 weeks, 12 months full of gifting education, empowering women, creating equal opportunities, providing relief to disaster struck communities and brightening the lives of hundreds of thousands. This is all you. You gave us a million reasons to be grateful for this past year. […]

Alexander Graham Bell, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, Marie Curie, Steve Jobs, Martine Rothblatt, Jeff Bezos… Just a few amazing people who contributed immensely to our world with their innovations. Regardless of their sector, they’ve all played a crucial part in making our world better, easier and accessible. And they’ve all been through the same struggles […]

  By Goncagul Ay – I met with the founder of Ilkyar Foundation, Professor Huseyin Vural at their office on the Middle East Technical University campus. It was a cozy space, filled with volunteer students helping with various tasks required to get the job done – providing support to children living in rural areas. One […]

Let us introduce you to Alp Onalan, one of our Board Members who made this past October significantly impactful through his continuous support to education. Alp, who is in his early 40ies, lives with his family in Seattle and works as a software engineer at Microsoft. We’ve known him for quite some time and admired his […]

TUSEV, one of our partners, recently published a report on Individual Giving and Philanthropy in Turkey. The report highlights the perception on philanthropy, trends and motivations in individual giving as well as providing a comparison on the chance in the understanding of giving back practices. Click to access the full report and infographics.  

Every year when we sit down to put together our annual report, we look back on all the incredible things supporters like you have helped us accomplish and feel proud. In the past year, with your support, TPF has granted close to $1MM. Launch our Impact Report and let us say thank you personally.   […]

  New York, NY (October 12, 2016) – Turkish Philanthropy Funds is very pleased to announce the opening of the application process for the Sena Eken Schieber Economic Awards for the 2017-18 school year. Since its inception in 2015, this scholarship fund has provided scholarships to in need female graduate students from Turkey with scholarships to support […]