2018

Thank you for attending “Celebrating Philanthropy & Reimagining Education” reception and honoring Güler Sabancı and her family’s contribution to philanthropy with us last night. It was great having you. Building one of a kind community around philanthropy has always been in the center of our work as a source of motivation and inspiration.  And we’re delighted to have you […]

New York, NY (May 1st, 2018) – Turkish Philanthropy Funds is proud to announce the 2018 Sena Eken Schieber Economics Award recipients: Bahar Zafer and Beril Yalcinkaya. Bahar will undertake her graduate studies in the M.A. Analytical Political Economy (MAPE) program, a joint master’s program of the Departments of Economics and Political Science at Duke University. Beril will enroll in Cornell University’s MS program […]

You think it’s too early to teach kids how to code? Think again! Cagdas Yasami Destekleme Dernegi (CYDD) sure does not think so. They understand that knowing how to code in today’s tech-driven world is invaluable. “Coding is a fundamental skill to have these days along with math and reading. Only the kids who go […]

“It was his love of the people, the culture, the food and ‘meze’ style dinners that attracted him to Turkey” and it was journalism that brought him back. Robert was a journalist, filmmaker and news executive, who, later in life, taught Journalism at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul. Early on, Robert knew journalism in Turkey needed a […]

From left to right: Serdar Soysal, Osman Ertugay, Bulent Elmaci, Alp Onalan, and Ece Kamar Amid the polished halls and chrome filled rooms at Microsoft, Alp Onalan, Serdar Soysal, Bulent Elmaci, Osman Ertugay and Ece Kamar managed to conger the odors and tastes of their native Turkey. The search for the meaning of building a […]

When all children have access to clean water, when all mothers, regardless of where they live, can provide the basic needs of their children, thus giving them the opportunity to go to school, attend college, and build a better life, we will see a reduction in poverty. That’s what Ibrahim Betil, founding CEO and President of […]