2026

In the wake of disaster, recovery is rarely linear. In Hatay and neighboring regions, healing doesn’t begin with a business pitch—it starts with a breath. Through the Ecological and

Education does not begin and end in the classroom only. What happens beyond the classroom plays a crucial role in helping children truly thrive. Creating space for children to explore their interests, express themselves, and build social and emotional skills is essential to their overall development and well-being. At TPF, we believe that supporting children […]

As the pace of technological and social change accelerates, some of the most important questions about our future are no longer being asked within a single discipline. Increasingly, they emerge at the intersection of technology, science, art, and society. Ahead of the 2026 TPF Innovation & Social Impact Summit, we spoke with the Summit’s leadership […]

For three years, psychosocial support providers in the earthquake region have carried others while setting themselves aside. They listened. They intervened.

Across Türkiye, 10.9% of households are led by single parents, the vast majority of whom are women. While single mothers carry immense responsibility, many face disproportionate economic vulnerability driven by caregiving demands, limited access to childcare, unpaid alimony, and restricted professional networks—especially outside major urban centers. These challenges are deeply interconnected. Yet too often, employment […]

By Seda Ozdemir Simsek, TPF Earthquake Fund Lead Over the past three years, I’ve made regular visits to the earthquake-affected regions of Turkiye. These trips, conversations with families, long walks through provisional settlements, and hours spent with local partners have revealed a deeper, often overlooked truth about recovery. What happens after survival? In the early […]