Scholarship Grant from Nurten and Uğur Tatlıcı to the Solidarity Association for the Physically Disabled (BEDD)

Nurten Tatlıcı, the wife of deceased businessman Salih Tatlıcı, and their son Uğur Tatlıcı
provided scholarships to the Solidarity Association for the Physically Disabled (BEDD),
which is known for its successful activities for more than 20 years in Turkey, especially by
removing the obstacles that our citizens with orthopedical disabilities face and facilitating
their more active participation in social life.

We Are Proud of Our Children’s Success

“My late father used to say ‘respect for people with disabilities is respect for humanity.’
There are no barriers for us to share life. We are very happy with the success of our
children with disabilities, who received a scholarship grant, and the school-age children of
families having a member with disabilities. We were proud of our students because our
elementary and middle school students, for whom we provided scholarship grants, received
their report cards with an “A+” degree, and one of our students received a certificate of
merit. In our country and in the world, people with disabilities and their children have
equal rights like other individuals in matters that have an important place in social life,
such as education, health, and cultural activities. We believe that the activities and
initiatives held to draw attention to the problems of people with disabilities and their
children are of great importance in terms of social awareness. Together with my mother, we
will always continue to support every step to be taken on this path.” said Uğur Tatlıcı,
regarding the donation.

The Solidarity Association for the Physically Disabled (BEDD) with its History of Nearly
30 Years

BEDD was established on July 20, 1993 as a mutual aid association to provide social
solidarity by contributing to the education and health needs of all citizens of the Republic of
Turkey with orthopedical disabilities. It aims to provide the necessary support for citizens
with disabilities, regardless of religion, language, race, region, and gender, and has become a
leading association in Turkey in breaking down barriers with its work.

BEDD, which aims to serve more citizens with disabilities as one of the most well-known and
trusted first twenty non-governmental organizations in Turkey, focuses on providing
treatment, assistance, and education opportunities to children and youth with physical
disabilities, and pioneers their active participation in social life by raising the awareness of
their families and society in general.

BEDD, rooted in its own fully equipped headquarters, academic advisors, and its subsidiary,
DENI Financial Company, has a corporate structure operating in the public interest. The
association, which has distributed its aids hand in hand with governorships, district
governorships, and mayorships throughout the country for nearly 30 years, has received
almost 300 awards, 180 of which are from the government. Having struggled with financial
difficulties in the days it was founded, BEDD today delivers aids to an average of 5,000
disabled people a year. At BEDD, the hope has never died, and the service has not been
interrupted. The association, which is getting stronger day by day with the support of its
friends and donors, continues its activities to remove the obstacles.

The donations and aid projects mentioned here were made with the personal income of 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.

Support for the Education of Children of Disabled Families from Uğur and Nurten Tatlıcı

The deceased businessman Salih Tatlıcı’s wife, Nurten Tatlıcı, and their son Uğur Tatlıcı, have once again provided scholarship grants to the Solidarity Association for the Physically Disabled (“the BEDD”) to support the families who have a physically disabled member and therefore have financial difficulties for their children to support their education and the primary school-aged children of our citizens with physical disabilities.

An Unimpeded Life Is Always Possible with Social Solidarity

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı stated: “My late father always used to say to us <remember, each healthy person today is a candidate to be disabled tomorrow; there is no impediment to share the life>. He always considered supporting our disabled brothers and sisters as a duty of humanity. It is our heart that makes us who we are. Together, we can build an unimpeded life with love, solidarity, and empathy. The BEDD is an association working to eliminate challenges for the physically challenged for over twenty years. In addition to many public and private institutions, it has meaningful works that receive support from our citizens. We are also trying to help them. Through the BEDD, we provide educational support to our primary school children who have a physically-disabled relative in their family and are therefore deprived of sufficient financial support to study. Taking this occasion, my mother and I would like to offer our love and respect to all my disabled brothers and sisters and their devoted families; we want them to know that we are always here for them. “

The Solidarity Association for the Physically Disabled (BEDD) with its History of Nearly 30 Years

The BEDD was established on July 20, 1993, as a charity association 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, regardless of religion, language, race, region, and gender, and has become a leading association in Turkey in breaking down barriers with its work.

As one of Turkey’s most well-known and trusted top twenty non-governmental organizations, the BEDD focuses on providing treatment, assistance, and education opportunities to physically disabled children and youth and leads their active participation in social life by raising awareness of their families and society in general.

BEDD, rooted in its own fully equipped headquarters, academic advisors, and its subsidiary, DENI Financial Company, has a corporate structure operating in the public interest. The association, which has distributed its aids hand in hand with governorships, district governorships, and mayorships throughout the country for nearly 30 years, has received almost 300 awards, 180 of which are from the government. Having struggled with financial difficulties in the days it was founded, the BEDD today delivers aids to an average of 5,000 disabled people a year. At the BEDD, the hope has never died, and the service has not interrupted. The association, which is getting stronger day by day with the support of its friends and donors, continues its activities to remove the obstacles.
The donations and aid projects mentioned here were made with the personal income of 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.