As it is known, our Foundation was established by Nurten Tatlıcı, the wife of the late businessman Salih Tatlıcı, and Uğur Tatlıcı, their son, to keep the name “Salih Tatlıcı” alive.
As the Salih Tatlici Foundation, we commemorate the 15th anniversary of Salih Tatlıcı’s death today with respect and longing.
On this occasion, we, as the Foundation, made a donation to TEMA, the Turkish Foundation for Combating Erosion, Reforestation and Protection of Natural Habitats, to support our forest areas, which are the guarantee of our future. A certificate was presented to our Foundation by TEMA for the donation.
We Will Continue Our Support To Increase Our Forest Areas
Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said the following; “My late father attached great importance to nature and said: ‘In order to live in a clean world, we should protect our existing forests very well and encourage the planting of more trees at every opportunity to produce new forest areas’. Protecting nature and leaving a healthy environment consisting of clean air, water and soil for future generations is one of the main goals of our Foundation. For this reason, in commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the death of my esteemed father Salih Tatlıcı, we have donated to TEMA, which has been carrying out very important activities for many years to protect natural assets and develop afforestation areas, as well as combating erosion and desertification in our country. We will always continue to do our part to protect nature and the environment.”
TEMA Foundation, Our Leading Organisation In The Combating Erosion And Desertification
TEMA, the Turkish Foundation for Combating Erosion, Reforestation and Protection of Natural Habitats, commonly known as TEMA, was founded on 11 September 1992 by businessmen Hayrettin Karaca and A. Nihat Koçyiğit with the slogan “Turkey should not be a desert“. Karaca and Koçyiğit, known as Grandfather Earth and Grandfather Leaf to the wider public and supported by nature lovers for their pioneering initiatives in this field, took very important steps to prevent the desertification of our country as the founding honorary presidents of the foundation.
TEMA Foundation, which continues its activities as a voluntary, conscious, pioneering, international and reputable Non-Governmental Organisation that works science-based for the protection of all natural assets, especially our soils, with the principle of sustainable life, believes in social peace coming from the soil, integrates with the public, has influence on the future of the country and the world, carries out afforestation works to create new forest areas in all cities of our country. In addition, TEMA Foundation draws attention as a pioneering organisation that organises educational activities to improve environmental awareness, carries out social responsibility projects for rural development and the establishment of new environmental policies, develops cooperation with the world’s leading environmental protection organisations, especially the United Nations, and has won international awards for all these activities.
