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Reflections on 2025 by TPF’s Executive Director, Senay Ataselim Yilmaz
As we close out the year, I’ve been thinking a lot about gratitude. Not the kind we save for the holidays but the kind that shows up quietly in the work we do every day. At TPF, gratitude looks like people coming together across cities, across countries, and sometimes across time zones… just because they believe in something bigger than […]
2018 #Year-End Campaign for TPF Partners
WHAT: TPF’s 2018 Year-End Campaign is designed to help you build on your #GivingTuesday momentum and exceed your ambitious (and possible!) fundraising goals. The top 10 projects will win $1,000 each from TPF! WHY: With approximately 31% of all annual giving occurring in December, the end of the year is the most crucial time for almost every […]
#GivingTuesday Campaign for TPF Partners
WHAT: #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving that connects diverse groups of individuals, communities, and organizations around the world for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage giving. TPF has collaborated with #GivingTuesday since its inception in 2012 and this year we’re proud to invite you to join our 2018 #GivingTuesday Campaign! WHY: #GivingTuesday is an opportunity […]
Sena Eken Schieber Award
Now is your chance! Grants are available for studying Graduate Level Economics in the United States. The Sena Eken Schieber Award provides Turkish women who have completed their undergraduate education in Turkey, the financial opportunity to pursue graduate studies in economics in the United States. Find all grant details here. Sena believed that finances should not stand between a […]
The Robert L. Long Nieman Fellowship for Turkish journalists established at Harvard University
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Oct. 11, 2017) –The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard and the New York City-based Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF) today announced the launch of the Robert L. Long Nieman Fellowship to support the work of exceptional Turkish journalists. Applications for the funded, yearlong fellowship are open through December 1, 2017. The fellowship honors the […]
The Mentee Becomes the Mentor.
Now at her late 20s and a role model herself, Sara became an inspiration to her own mentor, Secil, because of her self-determination to win in life against all odds. Secil, a Bogazici University graduate, started her career as an editor at Cosmopolitan magazine. She spent over 20 years in corporate communications where her career […]
Year-End Giving Deadlines
As we enter the holiday season and the end of 2016, Turkish Philanthropy Funds is poised to assist you with your year-end giving and grant making with the best possible service. Please keep these important dates in mind to ensure your year-end gifts qualify for a charitable income tax deduction in the 2016 tax year: Checks sent via […]

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Painting. Teacher. Friend. 1-hour bus. I love it. Bye.
“Painting. Teacher. Friend. 1-hour bus. I love it. Bye.” This is how Edip, a 20-year-old from Hatay, describes the rehabilitation center he attends every day.
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For three years, psychosocial support providers in the earthquake region have carried others while setting themselves aside. They listened. They intervened.
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