Our Foundation Supports the Rehabilitation of Down Syndrome

As the Salih Tatlici Foundation, we have donated to the “Down Syndrome Foundation of Madrid” (Down Madrid), a non-profit non-governmental organisation in Spain, to ensure the individual autonomy and full socialisation of people with Down syndrome and other people with different intellectual disabilities, and to provide immediate and effective support to children, families and individuals with disabilities.

We Support Projects that Add Value to Life

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “As the Foundation, we will continue to support all projects that add value to life by working continuously to announce Down Syndrome, to raise social awareness, to carry out projects that affect the perception of disability in society, to combat the discrimination faced by individuals with Down Syndrome at every age and position from infancy, to provide equal opportunities and to strengthen their indispensable place in society, in short, to improve their quality of life and to ensure their full socialisation.”

Down Syndrome Foundation of Madrid

Down Syndrome Foundation of Madrid (Down Madrid) is a non-profit organisation of public interest, born more than 30 years ago as a result of the enthusiasm and work of a group of families who came together to create a meeting point for families and professionals dedicated to “Down Syndrome”.

Its aim is to ensure the individual autonomy and full socialisation of people with Down syndrome and other people with different intellectual disabilities. The mission of “Down Madrid” is to defend the right to life and dignity of people with Down syndrome or other intellectual disabilities, as well as their right to full family, school, work and socialisation and to improve their quality of life from birth to old age. It does this always with their participation and by placing them at the heart and centre of the organisation. The Foundation’s vision is the transformation of all societies into one in which people with intellectual disabilities are fully included and all their rights are recognised.

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.

On the 78th Anniversary of the Tragedy in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, We Share the Sorrow of the Friendly Japanese Nation

On 6 and 9 August 1945, two atomic bombs exploded over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively. The bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of them civilians. Wildlife was destroyed where the bombs were dropped. People became ill and continued to die later because of the radiation spread over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Since radiation also affected reproductive cells, babies were born with genetic disorders.

As the Foundation, we have donated to Friends of the Earth Japan (FoE Japan), a non-governmental organisation working in Japan and around the world to stop climate change, nuclear energy and deforestation, to share the pain of our Japanese friends.

All Nuclear Switches Must Be Made Meaningless Immediately

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “Despite the tragedy that took place in Japan 78 years ago, the use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict continues to be a threat today. Sharing the sorrow of our Japanese friends today is not only about remembering the terrible, albeit vital, loss of life in Hiroshima and Nagasaki 78 years ago but also about committing ourselves to work for humanity, for a better future, and for children not to die. As a human family, we must not forget the tragedy of these two cities. We must ensure that future generations know the destruction caused by nuclear weapons and are inspired to take action to eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons.”

Friends of the Earth – Japan

Since 1980, Friends of the Earth Japan* has been striving for a sustainable society where all life on the planet is in harmony and everyone can live in abundance. It works by bringing together all voices, even if each person’s voice is small, such as the voices of residents facing development projects, the voices of people who fear radiation damage, and the voices of the surrounding environment. It aims to create power together with citizens who want to stop climate change, nuclear power and deforestation. “Friends of the Earth Japan operates with the support of donors and volunteers

*Friends of the Earth Japan

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 Greenfinity Foundation

Forest fires increase all over the world during the summer months. These fires may occur consciously or unconsciously in tourism regions or in more desolate places such as picnic areas. As the Foundation, we have donated to the Greenfinity Foundation, which produces climate and environmental projects, especially forest areas, which are the guarantee of our future. Greenfinity Foundation presented a letter of thanks to our Foundation regarding the donation.

We Will Continue To Donate Saplings To Increase Our Forest Areas

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “As is the case every summer, we are very saddened to receive news of forest fires almost every day, not only in our country but also in many parts of the world. Various measures should be taken in our country and all over the world to prevent forest fires. People should be constantly made aware of this issue. With the principle of sustainable life, we support voluntary, conscious, pioneering non-governmental organisations in our country and in the world that work on the basis of science for the protection of all-natural assets, especially our lands, and believe in social peace coming from the soil. We will always continue to do our part to protect nature and the environment.”

Greenfinity Foundation (Environmental Protection Foundation)

The Greenfinity Foundation is a charitable organisation based in Graz, Austria.

Its motto is: “Together for our World. A Future Together”.

The Greenfinity Foundation has been implementing sustainable environmental and climate projects across the globe since its foundation in 2011.

Furthermore, the Foundation supports measures for effective climate protection, the preservation of natural habitats and the reduction of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The Greenfinity Foundation works closely with local partners as well as national and international environmental groups. Thus, it aims to ensure that all donations are used efficiently on a sustainable basis, creating an important basis for the long-term protection of our environment.
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 Our Children’s Education

As the Foundation, we donated to Bursa Nilüfer Şehitler Secondary School to meet the “smart whiteboard” needs of our children so that they do not keep up with their peers in the world and can study better and more modern education.

Support For Education Is The Priority Of Our Foundation

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “Today’s technology has provided innovations in the education sector as in every field. Technological products, which are the easiest way to access information, have started to be included among the educational tools and equipment in our schools. Today, thanks to technological products such as smart boards, the time, working capacity and convenience gained in education have been productive both for students and facilitated the work of teachers a little more. As the Foundation, we will continue to support education at every opportunity.”

What is a smart board?

Smart board products are technological products that provide students with an interactive education using the speed and flexibility of the computer. These products can connect to the internet and access video, text or websites and can also be preferred as a writing board.

Smart boards allow teachers to write and transfer information by touch without the need for apen. In this way, a much faster and more efficient infrastructure has been created in education.

The conveniences that the smart board introduces to education and training are as follows:

  • It allows the processing of all kinds of documents and data in the virtual environment.
  • It increases the teaching capacity of teachers and provides students with a pleasant educational
    experience.
  • It enables students to study more efficiently.
  • Thanks to interactive applications, it enables students to develop creative thinking ability.
  • It makes the lessons more permanent and professional.
  • Students and teachers can access the lessons taught at any time.
  • Finally, it is worth mentioning that it provides administrative savings since products such as
    pencils and chalk are not needed.
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 Garvan Institute

As Salih Tatlıcı Foundation, we have donated to The Garvan Institute of Medical Research, based in Australia, which enables scientists to discover better treatments for the most devastating diseases affecting society today. The Garvan Institute sent a letter of thanks to our Foundation regarding the donation.

It Is Our Greatest Wish That All People In The World Can Live Longer And Healthier Lives

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “Today, as human life gets longer, new diseases are emerging. Very important scientific research is being carried out in the world for people to live longer and healthier lives and to age healthily while living. In addition, intensive studies are being carried out to discover the unknown properties of the human body, especially our brain. We can create a future where everyone lives longer and healthier by supporting institutions such as Garvan that conduct research in this direction.”

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research began its operation as a small research department of St Vincent’s Hospital in Darlinghurst, Sydney. Construction of the original Garvan Institute building began in January 1962 and the Institute officially opened on 17 February 1963.

Garvan brings together clinicians with the world’s leading basic and translational researchers. It is patient-centred and its researchers break down the barriers among traditional scientific disciplines to find solutions to disease. They have uncovered the causes and treatments for diseases such as diabetes, osteoporosis, cancer, immune deficiency and autoimmunity.

Garvan’s research has a global impact. It is a leader in the fields of medical genomics, epigenetics and cellular genomics. It is focused on addressing the unmet needs of those living with diseases where better understanding, new treatments and more effective diagnosis can have the greatest impact.

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 Has Supported Our Children with Leukaemia to Recover Their Health

As Salih Tatlıcı Foundation, we have donated to LÖSEV Children with Leukaemia Health and Education Foundation, which is the most well-established organization in Turkey that works to provide all kinds of needs, especially health, and education, for children with leukemia and blood diseases, and to help adult leukemia and cancer patients and their families.

The Value Of Health Is Appreciated When It Is Lost

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “Thousands of our children are diagnosed with leukemia every year. In the fight against this disease, we should never forget the healing power of love and hope. Leukaemia is a disease that can now be cured. We should not forget that the sensitivity and support to be shown may one day be needed by us. LÖSEV, which has been holding the hands of our children tightly since its establishment, provides financial support to children with leukaemia, advanced treatment opportunities, and turns dreams into reality by conducting comprehensive research on the disease, offers many services for leukaemia children in line with its goals. We, as the Foundation, will always continue to stand by our children with leukemia who are struggling with their small bodies.”

LÖSEV Children with Leukaemia Health and Education Foundation

LÖSEV Children with Leukaemia Health and Education Foundation was established in 1998. In 2000, LÖSANTE, Turkey’s first and only Hospital for Children with Leukaemia, in 2008, the School for Children with Leukaemia, where children with leukaemia can receive a free college education, and in 2010, the Village for Children with Leukaemia, where our families coming from outside Ankara for their treatment can stay for long or short periods during their treatment, were put into operation. During this period, LÖSEV raised awareness not only among children with leukaemia and cancer patients, but also among the whole of Turkey about leukaemia, cancer and prevention methods, and continued to create deep-rooted solutions and provide social and permanent services. In 2015, LÖSANTE, Europe’s first and Turkey’s most well-equipped Children with Leukaemia City and a multidisciplinary hospital, was brought to our country with the motto “humanity should not die and people should not die”.

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.

Father’s Day Support to UN Ukraine from our Foundation

Our fathers, who are always with us under all circumstances, who embrace us, who reserve the most beautiful place in their lives for us, who are always the strength behind us, will always be in our minds and hearts.

We Have Supported United Nations Providing Aid and Protection to the People of Ukraine

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “On Father’s Day this year, as Salih Tatlıcı Foundation, we have donated to the United Nations, which is determined to stay in Ukraine and provide assistance and protection to the people of Ukraine, in order to provide the means for the survival of the civilian population, especially the elderly in need of care, whose lives and well-being are under threat due to the hostilities that have been intensifying in Ukraine for more than a year, and who are suffering from the burden of war, and to “United Nations Ukraine”, one of the United Nations and its humanitarian aid partners. Happy “Father’s Day” to all fathers who enlighten our path with their love and generosity, teach, advise, support, and add their hard work to our future.”

United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently comprising 193 Member States, the work of the United Nations is guided by the purposes and principles set out in its Charter. The United Nations has evolved over the years to keep pace with a rapidly changing world. But one thing has remained the same: It remains the only place where all the nations of the world can come together, discuss common problems, and find common solutions for the benefit of all humanity.

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.

Life Continues in the Containers Sent to Nurdağı by Our Foundation

To meet the shelter needs of our citizens who had to live on the streets due to the great earthquake disaster in our country, life continues in the containers that Salih Tatlici Foundation sent to Nurdağı immediately after the earthquake…

We express our gratitude to everyone who worked selflessly after the earthquake.

On this opportunity, we wish mercy to our citizens who lost their lives in the earthquake, condolences to their relatives, and a quick recovery to the wounded.

 

Salih Tatlıcı Foundation
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 Support for Earthquake Victims Continues

Our Foundation has donated to BEDD (Solidarity Association for the Physically Disabled), which has started a campaign to provide a prosthesis to a “mother” who lost her left foot at the knee level and whose husband and children were also injured in the earthquake in Hatay province on February 6, 2023, because she was buried in the wreckage for 12 hours, to make her life easier compared to her previous standards.

We will continue to support organizations that strive for a life without barriers

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “We hope that our citizens who were injured in the earthquake disaster that affected 11 provinces of our country will reconnect to life and forget their deep pain. As the Foundation, we have donated to the Solidarity Association for the Physically Disabled, which has started a campaign to provide prostheses for Lady Rüzgar, who lost her left leg at the knee level due to being buried in the wreckage in Hatay. We wish Lady Rüzgar to regain her health and an unhindered life as soon as possible.”

The Solidarity Association for the Physically Disabled (BEDD) with a History of Approximately 30 Years

BEDD was founded on 20 July 1993 as a charity association in order to provide social solidarity by contributing to the education and health needs of all orthopedically disabled citizens of the Republic of Turkey. It aims to provide the necessary support for disabled citizens within its body regardless of religion, language, race, region and gender.  It has become a pioneering association in Turkey in breaking down barriers with the activities it carries out. As one of the top twenty most well-known and trusted non-governmental organisations of Turkey, it aims to serve more disabled citizens. It focuses on providing treatment, assistance and education opportunities to physically disabled children and young people, and pioneers their active participation in social life with awareness-raising of their families and society in general. The number of disabled citizens living in Turkey is approximately over 13 million. BEDD delivered wheelchairs suitable for their needs to approximately 45,185 disabled people since 1993 when it was founded to enable disabled individuals to participate in life.

BEDD conducts comprehensive activities on those in need in wheelchair distributions and strives to provide the appropriate vehicle for the nature of the individual disability. These wheelchairs are delivered to disabled people in need with distribution ceremonies organized in 81 provinces with Governorships, District Governorships, or Municipalities throughout the country.

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 Supported “5 June World Environment Day”

On the occasion of “5 June World Environment Day”,  Salih Tatlıcı Foundation has donated to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), which has a 134-year history of working for the protection of plants, animals, and habitats in the UK and around the world to promote the protection of birds and the wider environment.

When We Are All Environmentally Conscious, Everywhere Will Become A Paradise

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “It is in our hands to keep our world clean and colorful. It is necessary to take green steps for a green future. It is now imperative that social sensitivity about the environment continues to increase and that we leave a livable, healthy, green, and clean world to future generations. For the future of children, we have to leave them a more livable world. We are not the only ones. There was life in these lands before us and there will be life after us. I wish everyone to live in a healthy, clean, and undamaged environment, and happy World Environment Day.“

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a registered charity in England and Wales and Scotland. It was founded in 1889. It works in the UK and worldwide to promote the conservation of birds and the wider environment through public awareness campaigns, petitions, and the operation of nature reserves across the UK.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds protects habitats, saves species, and helps to end the nature and climate emergency. It does this through five main areas of work: science, species, places, people, and policy.

Today the RSPB works with both the public sector and Government to advise Government policy on conservation and environmentalism. It is one of the few organizations to determine the official list of conservation status for all birds found in the UK. The RSPB is part of Bird Life International, a network of organizations working together to save nature around the world.
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.