Education

Dear Friends and Supporters of TPF, As one of Turkish Philanthropy Funds’ Goodwill Ambassadors I am proud to celebrate TPF’s 8thbirthday with you all in the month of February! TPF enables me to effectively advocate for a cause very dear to my heart: Education for all, ranging from those that reside in Turkey’s remote rural […]

Dear Friends and Supporters of Turkish Philanthropy Funds, In honor of TPF’s 8th birthday, which we are celebrating the entire month of February, I am reaching out to share my story as to why I chose to become a TPF Goodwill Ambassador and why I stand for gender equality. I have been a news anchor for 23 years. […]

Pera Soho is featuring AKUT USA on the first night of their weekly “Give Back Saturday” events. 10% of the evening’s food and beverage revenues will be donated by Pera Soho to AKUT USA in support of our disaster preparedness, search, rescue and relief efforts.  

Turkish Philanthropy Funds’ COO, Senay Ataselim Yilmaz, spoke at the New York Turkish Film Festival’s screening of the film “Girls of Hope”. Read the full text of the speech below. Thank you, Selen. I am delighted to be seating in this panel. Thanks to American Turkish Society and Moon and Stars Project for including Girls of […]

Happy Mother’s Day! My name is Şerife. I am a 19-year-old working mother of two beautiful children. Turkish Philanthropy Funds has helped me become the mother I want to be through its financial aid. This Mother’s Day, your gift will help moms like me support their families and live independent, fulfilling lives.  For the past two years I’ve […]

Just recently, at TPF we all rejoiced as we clicked ‘send’ to disperse the last portion of a grant to Tarsus American College Alumni Association (TAC-AA), bringing their total amount received to $120,000. The funds are going to be used to give scholarships to students coming from low-income families, but with the right test scores […]