Happy and Healthy New Year…

We are passing the year 2023.

As we enter the year 2024, we commemorate with respect, love and longing my dear husband and our father Salih Tatlıcı, whom we have always kept and will always keep alive in our hearts since 22 February 2009, when he left us in great pain.

Approaching all cultures and beliefs with respect, without marginalising any human being, and standing at an equal distance to all religions and beliefs, our Foundation has always supported those who need help, such as the disabled, the environment, education, culture, stray animals, war victims, earthquake victims, and providing water to Africa, both in Turkey and abroad.

On 6 February, a large number of our citizens lost their lives, were injured, lost their homes and belongings in the earthquake that occurred in Kahramanmaraş and was also experienced in our neighbouring provinces. In this earthquake, our foundation supported all Non-Governmental Organisations, especially AFAD, which worked to meet the needs of our citizens, primarily shelter.

As “Salih Tatlıcı Foundation”, we sincerely wish that the year 2024 will be a beautiful year in which love, peace, health and tranquility prevail for all people and living things, and that the evils that negatively affect humanity and all living things in our country and all over the world will end.

Happy New Year!

 

Nurten & Uğur Tatlıcı

We Celebrate The Christmas Of All Christendom

Every year is a source of hope and joy for all of us, a symbol of rebirth and love. Despite all the negativities in our world today, the preference of humanity has always been in favour of love, peace and tranquility.

We wish that the Christmas, which is one of the important days that reminds people of love and tolerance and is celebrated with enthusiasm in the whole Christendom, will be instrumental in bringing closer the days full of love, away from violence and conflict, which we always need and long for.

On this occasion, as Salih Tatlıcı Foundation, which approaches all cultures and beliefs with respect, does not marginalise any human being and stands at an equal distance to all religions and beliefs, we congratulate the Christmas of all Christians in our country and in our world with our sincerest feelings, hoping for a world where humanity lives together in peace; we wish them peace, happiness and well-being.

 

Nurten & Uğur Tatlıcı

 

Christmas

Christmas is the Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus on 25 December each year. It is also known as the Nativity, the Holy Nativity or the Christmastide.

Christmas is celebrated on 25 December each year by the majority of Christians around the world. In some countries, celebrations begin on Christmas Eve, 24 December, and continue until the end of 25 December.

“Christmas” and other similar words used today in some Western countries, especially in the English-speaking world, are a combination of the Greek word Christos (Christ) and the Latin word messa (Eucharist). The origin of the word messa is again the Latin word “missa” (sending, posting).

On Christmas Day, gifts left under the Christmas tree are received and given. For small children, gifts and sweets are placed in giant stockings. The children are told that Father Christmas has brought these gifts.

In Christianity, the Christmas tree symbolises the birth and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The branches and thorny leaves of the tree are seen as a symbol of immortality and are said to symbolise the crown of thorns that Jesus wore on the cross. It is also believed that each ornament used to decorate the Christmas tree has a special significance. From a spiritual point of view, our personal qualities are also considered to be ornaments, such as peace, love, kindness, gentleness, joy, goodness, loyalty, kindness, etc.

Decorating the tree brings joy to the whole family. Every year, all members come together to decorate the tree with various ornaments and wish for a healthy and joyful life.

Happy Hanukkah of the Jewish World

The story of Hanukkah teaches us that even a little bit of light, wherever it is found, can dispel the darkness and illuminate the way forward.

One of the most valuable legacies left by deep-rooted history and civilisation is the understanding of tolerance that rejects all forms of discrimination on the basis of language, belief and race. Today, when intolerance towards different beliefs and identities is increasing in various parts of the world, it is the duty of humanity to stand against all kinds of discrimination and protect these values.

On this occasion, as the Salih Tatlıcı Foundation, which approaches all cultures and beliefs with respect, does not marginalise any human being, and stands at an equal distance to all religions and beliefs, we sincerely congratulate the Hanukkah of all Jews in our country and in the world with our sincerest feelings, wishing them peace, happiness and well-being, hoping for a world where humanity lives together in peace.


Nurten & Uğur Tatlıcı


Hanukkah

Hanukkah, or the Feast of Lights, is a Jewish feast celebrated for 2200 years in honour of the Jewish recapture of Jerusalem from the Seleucid Empire around 200 BC. According to the Hebrew calendar, it lasts for eight days and eight nights, beginning on the 25th day of Kislev. According to the Gregorian calendar, it occurs at the end of November at the earliest and mid-December at the latest. The festival begins with the lighting of the candles of a nine-branched candelabrum called a menorah (or hanukkiah).

We Stand By All Our Women Who Are Exposed To Violence

Violence against women is one of the most urgent issues that must be confronted.

Although we, as his son Uğur and his wife Nurten, are away from domestic violence in our nuclear family —a family our late father Salih Tatlıcı established with the principles of love, respect, and equality— unfortunately, there are negative examples in our extended family history.

We know that education and academic degrees do not solve the problems at the root of violence, and we believe that violence against women should be handled with character education and awareness.

We reject violence against women and support the dignity, safety and equal rights of every woman.

We wish all women to live in a happy, healthy and loving world without being subjected to violence. . .

 

Nurten & Uğur Tatlıcı

 

25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

In 1999, the United Nations General Assembly declared 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

The reason why this day was designated as 25 November is based on an event that took place in the Dominican Republic in 1960.

Three sisters, the Mirabal Sisters, known for their opposition to Rafael Trujillo, who ruled the country under dictatorship, were brutally murdered by strangulation and beatings days after Trujillo’s statement that “There are two dangers in the country, the Church and the Mirabal Sisters”.

International Day of Tolerance

1995 Declaration of Principles on Tolerance UNESCO:

“Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world’s cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human.”

In a world that aspires to peace and where democracy is on the rise, we are sadly witnessing a strong resurgence of racism, xenophobia, extreme forms of nationalism, religious fanaticism and all forms of social exclusion and discrimination.

Tolerance is respect and appreciation of the rich diversity of world cultures, forms of expression and ways of being human. Tolerance recognizes the universal human rights and fundamental freedoms of others. Human beings are naturally diverse. Only tolerance can ensure the survival of mixed communities in every region of the world.

As the Foundation, we hope that November 16, “International Day of Tolerance”, which was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 1996, will contribute to efforts to create a world where people of different religions, beliefs and cultures can live in peace and harmony within the framework of the principle of mutual tolerance, where independent and impartial legal practices are valid.


Nurten & Uğur Tatlıcı

Happy Diwali Festival of the Hindu World

The Diwali festival represents the triumph of good over evil, knowledge over ignorance and light over darkness. Every lamp lit is a proof of the superiority of good over evil. Everyone wishes each other to bring abundance and prosperity to their homes.

On this occasion, Salih Tatlıcı Foundation, which stands at an equal distance to all religions and beliefs, wishes a happy Diwali to more than one billion Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists celebrating all over the world.

Nurten & Uğur Tatlıcı


DIWALI

Diwali is an India-based Hindu national festival, meaning “light festival”, the beginning of which falls on the 13th day of the Hindu calendar month of Ashvin, the beginning of the dark fortnight. In addition to its theological meaning, it refers to the celebration of the new year. It usually lasts five (or six in some parts of India) days and is celebrated during the Hindu lunar-solar month of Kartika (mid-October to mid-November).

The five-day festival originated in the Indian subcontinent and is mentioned in early Sanskrit texts.

We Celebrate Mother’s Day with All Mothers Who Beautify Our World

Happy “Mother’s Day” to all mothers who give us strength and support with their presence, who represent self-sacrifice, love, and sensitivity in every aspect of our lives and who are the architects of our future.

On this occasion, Salih Tatlıcı Foundation has donated to the Mehmetçik Foundation, which always stands by the precious mothers of our martyred noncoms and soldiers and their wives with children on Mother’s Day every year, materially and spiritually.

 

Nurten & Uğur Tatlıcı

About Our 2023-2024 Scholarship Program

Our negotiations with institutions that accept students by exam for the scholarship program for the 2023 – 2024 academic year of the Salih Tatlıcı Foundation are ongoing.

According to the success ranking in the exams to be held nationwide by public and/or private educational institutions, giving priority to 10 provinces affected by the earthquake; scholarships will be given to students whose parents and/or fathers have died, who need financial support and who are deemed appropriate by our Foundation.

We will publish an announcement on this subject on this website in June.

 

Salih Tatlıcı Foundation

The Late Salih Tatlıcı Was Commemorated On His 14th Death Anniversary

My dear husband, my beloved father; we are filled with the same pain, sadness, and longing on the 14th anniversary as we were on the first day of his absence.

This year, we are also experiencing another pain as a country. On 6 February 2023, we feel great sorrow for our citizens who lost their lives, were injured, and lost their homes in the great earthquake that occurred in Pazarcık and Elbistan districts of Kahramanmaraş and in its 10 surrounding provinces.

As the “Salih Tatlıcı Foundation”, which we established to keep his name alive; We continue to provide in-kind and financial aid to the governmental and non-governmental organizations that rush to the help of our citizens with great devotion in order to help our state a little to bind up the wounds of our citizens.

You will live forever in our hearts with your honorable, virtuous, and moral stance in life.

Rest in peace, may your place be in heaven.

 

Nurten & Uğur Tatlıcı

Emergency Relief Scholarship for Earthquake Victim Students

We continue to experience the deep sorrow of the great earthquake that occurred on 6 February 2023 in Kahramanmaraş and our surrounding provinces.

We firmly believe that we will overcome this disaster with unity and solidarity and that we will heal our wounds together as a nation.

We, as Salih Tatlıcı Foundation, will continue to fulfill our duty in this regard.

We have created a scholarship fund of 1.000.000 TL for earthquake victims who lost their parents in the earthquake, whose houses were destroyed, and who have insufficient financial means.

You can learn about the application details of our scholarship program here.

We wish mercy to our citizens who lost their lives in the earthquake, condolences to their relatives, and a speedy recovery to the injured.

 

Salih Tatlıcı Foundation