Donor Stories

Neriman and İlhan Nuraltay migrated from Romania to Türkiye in the 1950s. Their early days were marked by hardship—they slept under the stairs of an apartment building in Aksaray and struggled to make ends meet. Yet, with perseverance and determination, they eventually built a new life in the United States. In New York, İlhan established […]

When Nezahat Neziroğlu passed away two years ago, her daughter, Fügen, wanted to find an organization that will assist her and her sister with donations that honors her late mother. Since she was familiar..

In today’s world, youth face many stressful moments, but how they react to them can make all the difference. A new study done by the Center for Education Policy Research..

Through the years, the Doluca family has given to many organizations in the U.S. and Türkiye. As their success grew, Lale and Tunç discussed how to use their good fortune to benefit others, especially in..

Zeynep Oğuz Bilimer’s journey in philanthropy began at an early age as she grew up in a family dedicated to giving back. For her family, philanthropy and serving the community..

One of the most inspiring giving back stories through TPF is of our Chairman Mustafa Kemal Abadan’s. Son of two fascinating people, Mustafa Kemal Abadan dedicated his personal..

When twin earthquakes devastated Gaziantep, it stirred painful memories for Alper Dağlıoğlu, a New Yorker who had lived through the 1999 Marmara quake while in Istanbul. That night, Alper had…