Scholarship Support from our Foundation to Young People Studying at University

Salih Tatlıcı Foundation, in cooperation with the 160-year-old Darüşaafaka Society, one of the most respected and best educational institutions in Turkey, which raises talented young people who do not have the opportunity for qualified education, started monthly scholarship support for students who enroll in university with a success rate between the top 5% and 25% in the university exam in the 2023 – 2024 academic year.

The first scholarship payments were paid to the scholarship recipients’ accounts through the intermediary of the Darüşşafaka Society.

Scholarship Is A Very Meaningful Contribution To The Future

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “We need to support education in order for our country to reach higher levels economically. As the Foundation, we have started to provide scholarships to young people who ranked in the top 25% in the university exam since this academic year. We select our successful young people who receive scholarships in cooperation with the Darüşşafaka Society, a well-established and respected institution of our country. We would like to thank the Darüşşafaka Society for their co-operation. As a foundation, we are very happy to start scholarship support. We also wish our university students, to whom we have started to provide scholarship support, continued success.”

For 160 Years, Our Traditional Institution Providing Equal Opportunity In Education, The Darüşşafaka Society

“Cemiyet-i Tedrisiye-i İslamiye” was founded by Yusuf Ziya Pasha, Gazi Ahmed Muhtar Pasha, Vidinli Hüseyin Tevfik Pasha, Sakızlı Ahmet Esat Pasha and Ali Naki Efendi with the edict of Sultan Abdülaziz Khan dated 30 March 1863. Its aim was to support the education and training of poor and orphaned children. The Society, of which many Ottoman pashas and intellectuals were members, constituted the first example of a civil organization in the field of education in the history of Turkey. Since 1863, the Darüşşafaka Educational Institutions, with the donations of philanthropists, has been raising talented young people who do not have the opportunity for a good education as leader individuals who adopt universal values, are self-confident, and are aware of their duties and responsibilities towards their country and society. The Darüşşafaka Society also provides complimentary scholarship support to graduates of the Darüşşafaka High School who continue their education at the university. On the other hand, since 2014, there is also a higher education scholarship program for university students who are not the Darüşşafaka graduates.

The donations and aid projects mentioned here were made by the founders of our Foundation, Nurten Tatlıcı and her son Uğur Tatlıcı, in memory of the late Salih Tatlıcı, the benevolent person whose name continues to live on through our Foundation and whom they bid farewell in journey to eternity in 2009.

Let’s Save All Our Dear Friends From Being Guinea Pigs

As Salih Tatlıcı Foundation, we have donated to “Humane Society International“, an organisation that improves the welfare of animals in more than 50 countries, works worldwide to improve the human-animal bond, to rescue and protect dogs and cats, to improve the welfare of farm animals, to protect wildlife, to promote animal-free testing and research, to intervene, and to counter disasters and all kinds of cruelty to animals. A certificate of appreciation was presented to our Foundation by the organisation for the donation.

All Animals Should Be Protected To Prevent Their Use As Guinea Pigs

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “Animal testing on millions of mice, rabbits, dogs, cats and other animals around the world must stop at once. Animals should no longer be harmed or exploited for human interests and should be allowed to live their lives in peace. It is necessary to support efforts to protect and end cruelty to all animals worldwide, including and especially those exposed to the cat and dog meat trade, those suffering in laboratories and factory farms, and those abused in the wild. As the Foundation, we felt it is our duty to donate to Humane Society International, an organisation that fights animal abuse and works to promote a cruelty-free lifestyle for all animals.”

Humane Society International

As one of the world’s leading animal protection charities, Humane Society International (HSI) has been improving animal welfare in more than 50 countries and driving positive change for over 30 years.

HSI is certified by the Better Business Bureau for all 20 standards of charitable responsibility. Through its work in rescue efforts, disaster response, veterinary clinics and empowering local organisations, it has played a critical and expanding role in combating animal suffering around the world.

It is working hard to introduce national bans on animal testing of cosmetics in countries around the world. It also effectively and humanely combats the dog meat trade and pet overpopulation in underdeveloped countries. Eighty-five per cent of its funds are spent on animal protection programmes, from ending the cruel dog meat trade to combating horrific forms of wildlife abuse.
The donations and aid projects mentioned here were made by the founders of our Foundation, Nurten Tatlıcı and her son Uğur Tatlıcı, in memory of the late Salih Tatlıcı, the benevolent person whose name continues to live on through our Foundation and whom they bid farewell in journey to eternity in 2009.

We Stand by the Palestinian People Resisting in Gaza

Our Foundation has donated to the “Big Heart Foundation“, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, which supports the “Tarahum* for Gaza” national campaign to show solidarity with Palestinian children and families affected by the ongoing war in Gaza, to alleviate their suffering and reduce its severity. A certificate of appreciation was presented to the Foundation by the Association for the donation.

*Compassion

Innocent Civilians, Women, Children And Infants Should Not Be Targeted By Missiles

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “As it has been doing for more than fifty years, the Israeli government attacks places of worship and massacres innocent civilians, women, children and infants in Gaza. Firing missiles at a hospital where defenceless people are waiting for treatment is inhuman. No matter who does it for what purpose; it is unacceptable to make civilians, women, children and babies the target of missiles. Our anger is not against the Israeli people or Jews, but against the occupying and expansionist Israeli Administration. It is the humanitarian and moral duty of all of us to condemn this inhuman behavior and to support the cause of the Palestinian people, to resist oppression and to protect the oppressed. As a foundation, we supported the “Big Heart Foundation”, which operates for the friendly and brotherly Palestinian people who are victims of Israel’s unlawful occupation and persecution. On this occasion, we hope that diplomatic efforts will be concluded positively as soon as possible, Israel’s occupation and persecution will end and peace will be established permanently.”

Big Heart Foundation

Initially established as a fundraising campaign in 2013, the Big Heart Foundation became a full-fledged foundation in 2015 and has continued through various initiatives and campaigns launched by Sheikha Jawaher Bent Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi.

The Foundation’s mission is to protect and empower vulnerable children and their families in vulnerable situations around the world. Since then, the Foundation has provided health, education and emergency relief services to nearly 4 million people in need in more than 25 countries. Big Heart Foundation has a vision of a world where vulnerable people are protected and empowered to live with dignity by protecting the rights and improving the lives of vulnerable children and families worldwide, especially in the Arab region, through advocacy, humanitarian and development efforts.

Big Heart Foundation works in different sectors all over the world, benefiting people and providing them with a wide range of support.

The donations and aid projects mentioned here were made by the founders of our Foundation, Nurten Tatlıcı and her son Uğur Tatlıcı, in memory of the late Salih Tatlıcı, the benevolent person whose name continues to live on through our Foundation and whom they bid farewell in journey to eternity in 2009.

Our Foundation Supports “Private Fener Greek Secondary School and High School”

Our Foundation has donated to the “Private Fener Greek Secondary School and High School“, which was established in 1454 in the Fener quarter of Istanbul with the edict of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror and has been providing education for more than 500 years.

We Support All Organisations Operating For Charitable Purposes

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “The “Private Fener Greek Secondary School and High School”, which was established with the Sultan’s edict to enable the Orthodox in Istanbul to receive education in their own language, and which has educated many Fenerian Greeks, Chief Translators, Lords of Wallachia and Bogdan, Patriarchs and High Religious Officials who served in high positions in the Ottoman Empire, has an indispensable place in our mosaic of history and culture.  We are delighted to support the Private Fener Greek Secondary School and High School, which is not only a school but also a symbol of tolerance and coexistence, bringing different cultures together.”

Private Fener Secondary School and High School

Fener Greek Secondary School and High School is one of the oldest and most magnificent schools in history, founded in 1454 in the Fener quarter of Istanbul. The school was also known as “Patriarchate Academy”, “Red School” or “First Academy”, “Great School”.

Providing education for more than 500 years, the school continued its activities under different names before the conquest of Istanbul and took its current name inspired by the Fener quarter where it is located. After the conquest of Istanbul, the ruling class and merchants of Byzantium left the city and took refuge in the Aegean islands, Italy and France. When Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror recalled all the Orthodox of Constantinople to the city in 1454, he declared that the Orthodox would be able to study in their own language, reinstate their Patriarchate and worship freely as before. Upon this, the Greeks who had left Istanbul returned to the city in groups.

The magnificent building that has survived to the present day was built between 1880-1882 by the architect Dimadis. Architect Konstantinos Dimadis, one of the most important architects of the nineteenth century and a graduate of the Fener Greek Boys’ High School, brought most of the building materials from Marseille. Dimadis, who also built castles in various European countries, especially in Italy and Spain, completed the work in a short period of two years.

The present building of the school, which was constructed on the Fener ridges on the fifth hill of Istanbul, is one of the most magnificent buildings on the Golden Horn with its wide and high facade, red fire bricks and the flamboyant domed tower in the centre.

In 1903, a department of Classical Philology and Pedagogy was added to the school to train primary school teachers. After the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey, the school was renamed Fener Greek Boys’ High School. In 1989, the school accepted students from the adjacent Ioakeimeion Girls’ High School and has been operating as “Private Fener Greek Secondary School and High School” with co-education since then.

The donations and aid projects mentioned here were made by the founders of our Foundation, Nurten Tatlıcı and her son Uğur Tatlıcı, in memory of the late Salih Tatlıcı, the benevolent person whose name continues to live on through our Foundation and whom they bid farewell in journey to eternity in 2009.

The Second Water Fountain Built in Africa by Our Foundation Entered into Operation

As the Salih Tatlici Foundation, we continue our cooperation with the IDEA Universal Association, which carries out innovative and scientific projects to sustainably solve the water, food, energy and education problems of the earth.

We built our second water fountain in Africa in Kijuni Village in Tanzania. 370 people living in this village now have permanent access to clean water. Life in Kijuni Village has now become easier, equal and fair.

For the people in this village, the difficult journey to water that was not even clean has ended. This means that children can spend more time playing and studying. Women can participate in economic life and socialise.

IDEA Universal presented the Foundation with a certificate of appreciation for the donation.

 

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The donations and aid projects mentioned here were made by the founders of our Foundation, Nurten Tatlıcı and her son Uğur Tatlıcı, in memory of the late Salih Tatlıcı, the benevolent person whose name continues to live on through our Foundation and whom they bid farewell in journey to eternity in 2009.

Our Foundation Supports “Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital Foundation”

Our Foundation Supports “Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital Foundation”

Salih Tatlıcı Foundation has donated to the centuries-old “Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital Foundation” affiliated to the Armenian community in Istanbul, which was established in 1832, has treated patients from many parts of our country, and has sheltered the elderly, orphans and motherless without deviating from its understanding of respect for humanity and service throughout its history nearly two centuries.

Centuries-old institutions operating with a sense of social responsibility should be supported

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “We are pleased to support the centuries-old “Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital Foundation”, which provides services to our society by continuously increasing patient, patient relatives, employee safety and satisfaction by providing advanced medical services with an equally advanced social responsibility awareness, and by taking measures to prevent all negative effects of the service provided on human, nature and animal health.”

Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital Foundation

Yedikule Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital, one of the most established and experienced hospitals in Turkey, was founded under the leadership of Kazaz Artin Amira Bezciyan with the initiatives and support of the leading members of the Armenian community of the period. Established in 1832 with the decree of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmut II, the Hospital completed its construction and equipment works on 31 May 1934 and started to serve. Reliability and social responsibility have been the main principles guiding the Hospital’s activities throughout this period.

The Hospital, which meticulously adheres to its founding objectives and takes great care to preserve ethical values without deviating from the understanding of respect for humanity and service, has also closely followed technological developments. Surp Pırgiç Hospital is a hospital that has succeeded in both preserving its historical identity and adapting itself to technological innovations that are developing at a dizzying pace.

The donations and aid projects mentioned here were made by the founders of our Foundation, Nurten Tatlıcı and her son Uğur Tatlıcı, in memory of the late Salih Tatlıcı, the benevolent person whose name continues to live on through our Foundation and whom they bid farewell in journey to eternity in 2009.

We Stand By The Friendly And Brotherly Moroccan People Due To The Earthquake

As Salih Tatlıcı Foundation, we are deeply saddened by the loss of life, many people injured and serious damage caused by the earthquake in the El-Huz region of Morocco. We express our condolences to the friendly and brotherly Moroccan people and government; we wish mercy to those who lost their lives and a speedy recovery to the injured.

In line with the aid provided by France, another friendly country, for the urgent needs of Morocco and the reconstruction of the country; our Foundation has made an urgent cash donation to the French Red Cross Foundation to help the Moroccan people to heal their wounds.

French Red Cross Foundation sent a letter of thanks to our Foundation regarding the donation.

Get well soon to all Moroccan people…

 

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The donations and aid projects mentioned here were made by the founders of our Foundation, Nurten Tatlıcı and her son Uğur Tatlıcı, in memory of the late Salih Tatlıcı, the benevolent person whose name continues to live on through our Foundation and whom they bid farewell in journey to eternity in 2009.

Our Foundation Supports “Once Girl Can Society”

According to the BBC Afghanistan correspondent, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, which bans girls from attending university, also prevents girls from leaving the country to study abroad.

As the Foundation, we have donated to One Girl Can Society, a charity organisation registered in Canada and Kenya, which supports every step of a girl’s life-changing journey from the moment she leaves primary school until the day she finds a significant job. The Foundation received a letter of thanks from the society regarding the donation.

It Is Possible To Raise A Generation, One Girl At A Time

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “Girls need to be well educated in order for future generations to grow up healthy. Even a modest donation will help drive a cycle of empowerment that will raise up a generation, one girl at a time. Because when you help one girl overcome the pressures of poverty and gender inequality, she can do the same for another. Every gift, big or small, will help empower a generation of girls.“

One Girl Can Society

One Girl Can was founded in 2008 by South African-born Lotte Davis to help break the cycle of poverty and increase gender equality through education. Activities first began in some of the poorest areas of Kenya. Recognising that a safe learning environment is essential to support girls’ education, girls’ schools were built and renovated.

One Girl Can Society creates opportunities for young women through a holistic model of education, mentoring and training. One Girl Can now proudly sponsors more than 1,000 girls. Many of the students enter medical school, and become engineers, lawyers, technologists and business professionals. The mentoring programme runs from the time the girls start secondary school until their final year of university. The programme currently mentors more than 11,000 students annually.

The donations and aid projects mentioned here were made by the founders of our Foundation, Nurten Tatlıcı and her son Uğur Tatlıcı, in memory of the late Salih Tatlıcı, the benevolent person whose name continues to live on through our Foundation and whom they bid farewell in journey to eternity in 2009.

We Stand by the Friendly and Brotherly Palestinian People

Our Foundation has donated to the “Palestine Red Crescent Society“, which is closely interested in the health, welfare, social and cultural needs of the friendly and brotherly Palestinian people living in the Palestinian territories (Jerusalem and the West Bank, including the Gaza Strip), which have been occupied by Israel, who have been killed, maimed and wounded by Israel’s brutal attacks for years, without any elderly, children or women.

A letter of thanks has been presented to our Foundation by the Society regarding the donation.

Israel Must End The Occupation Of Palestinian Territories

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “Israel has been illegally occupying the Palestinian territories for more than fifty years. For fifty years, Israel has been persecuting our innocent Palestinian brothers and sisters who have become a minority in their own homeland and cannot live their religion, including the holy days of Muslims. We condemn the Israeli security forces’ attacks on places of worship, under various pretexts, and the atrocities committed by the Israeli security forces against our Palestinian brothers and sisters who worship by disregarding the spirituality and sanctity of the places of worship. Our anger towards Israel is not because they are Jews, but because they are occupiers, expansionists, and oppressors. As a foundation, we supported the “Palestine Red Crescent Society”, which operates for the friendly and brotherly Palestinian people. On this occasion, we hope that diplomatic efforts will be concluded positively as soon as possible, Israel’s occupation will end and peace will be established permanently.“

Palestine Red Crescent Society

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) is a national, independent and officially recognised society and a component of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, operating in the occupied Palestinian territories and in the gathering places of the Palestinian people, based on the Geneva Convention.

Conventions and the seven principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, volunteerism, unity and universality. The first Red Crescent Society in Palestine was founded in Jerusalem in 1910. The Red Crescent continued to spread in other Palestinian cities, such as Haifa, Jaffa, Nablus and Hebron, which accompanied the suffering of the Palestinian people from the Nakba in 1948 to the present day. The Palestine Red Crescent Society was officially established as a National Society on 26.12.1968, and the Society began to provide health services through a small clinic in the Schneller Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan. According to the decision of the Palestinian National Council at its sixth session held in Cairo on 1.9.1969, it became a legal entity and after that date, it became an important health and social institution of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, which includes dozens of people. This important role and legal status of the Society was confirmed by Presidential Decree No. 46 of 1977 and Presidential Decree No. 12 of 2006. Accordingly, the Society obtained full membership (member No. 184) of the International Federation of Indians. The Crescent and Red Cross Societies are based on the resolution of the twenty-ninth International Conference of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement of 22.6.2006.

The mission of the Palestinian Red Crescent is to provide humanitarian, health, social and relief services to the Palestinian people wherever and whenever needed. The Society aims to increase its preparedness for various emergencies, such as natural disasters and the suffering caused by the occupation, in order to prevent human suffering and to continue to provide and develop the community’s health and social services and programmes. It aims to strengthen and diversify the Society’s partnerships to improve the quality of the homeland and the Diaspora, to activate its pressure, advocacy and humanitarian diplomacy programmes and to receive support to develop its humanitarian role, to continue the process of institutional building and to strengthen the capabilities of the Society. The Society and its branches work to fulfil its mandate and face the challenges it encounters.

The donations and aid projects mentioned here were made by the founders of our Foundation, Nurten Tatlıcı and her son Uğur Tatlıcı, in memory of the late Salih Tatlıcı, the benevolent person whose name continues to live on through our Foundation and whom they bid farewell in journey to eternity in 2009.

Our Foundation Supports “The Balıklı Greek Hospital Foundation”

Our Foundation has donated to the centuries-old “The Balıklı Greek Hospital Foundation” of the Greek community in Istanbul, which was founded in 1753, has treated patients from many parts of our country, and has sheltered the elderly, orphans and motherless until today.

We Support All Charitable Organisations

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, an  Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “We are pleased to support the centuries-old “The Balıklı Greek Hospital Foundation”, which was established for such a sacred purpose, which supports everyone in need with love and compassion, embracing everyone in need. Our collaboration with this Foundation, which has deep ties with our Greek community that made significant contributions to the economic, cultural, and social life of the Ottoman society, has additionally pleased us. We will continue to support such charitable organisations.”

The Balıklı Greek Hospital Foundation

The Balıklı Rum Hospital, Turkey’s most established and experienced hospital, has been in service since 1753. The Balıklı Rum Hospital, which combines expert staff, patient-oriented superior service understanding and work, offers quality diagnosis and treatment services. In the Foundation’s Geriatrics Centres, the elderly live their lives in a safe and peaceful manner under the supervision of specialist physicians, nurses and caregivers.

The Balıklı Rum Hospital Foundation has adopted the mission of protecting and improving the mental and physical health of our people in line with the understanding of contemporary health service provision with the vision of providing an exemplary service that can reach large masses by using up-to-date technology with the compassion of centuries and ensuring patient satisfaction, and providing quality health services to patients in the best way.

The donations and aid projects mentioned here were made by the founders of our Foundation, Nurten Tatlıcı and her son Uğur Tatlıcı, in memory of the late Salih Tatlıcı, the benevolent person whose name continues to live on through our Foundation and whom they bid farewell in journey to eternity in 2009.