2013

Originally published in the Huffington Post. “My father would not send me to private courses to get ready for the high school entrance exam but the owner of the preparatory school gave me a discount and so I managed to attend. We are trying to pay the rest of the course money by selling beans […]

Happy International Literacy Day! To give to TPF’s Education Fund, click here. By: Isik Tuzun, Education Reform Initiative “Since the principal goal of education is to achieve the full development of the individual, literacy education has to be functional and culturally sensitive, because if it is not, it will not give the learner the tools […]

By Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz “I didn’t know men could be Secretary of State,” said the 8-year old daughter of Fred Turner, a senior official at the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe when he told his daughter that John Kerry was the new Secretary of State. It’s amazing how role models can change the perspective […]

The following post is by Leyla Akca, of Van Art Therapy ProjectShe is speaking on her most recent trip to Van, of which TPF has partially funded. In light of the incidents taking place in Turkey right now the importance of our project as Van Art Project Team become much more evident: In July, we […]

By Zehra Kayi (TPF Intern) On Thursday, July 18th, Dayle Haddon, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and founder of Women One, who has teamed up with Turkish Philanthropy Funds to support girls education in Turkey, gave an inspirational and insightful speech at the United Nations to World Information Transfer Interns and other students. Haddon spoke of her […]

By: Ahu Ozyurt Turkey’s economy has seen a decade of solid growth yet women were the ones that benefited least from this surge.  According to recent research women’s employment level were down to 25 % in 2012. Some experts would argue that this is closely linked to the increase in family income where women opt […]

  Think about everything that has affected your education throughout your lifetime. At what age did you begin formal education? How was the quality of your teachers? Did the state implement any new regulations that would affect your schooling? At TPF, we understand that developing the minds of our youth is not just about putting […]