We Commemorate the Late Salih Tatlıcı on the 15th Anniversary of his Demise by Supporting the Environment

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.
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.

Sapling Donation from Nurten and Uğur Tatlıcı to TEMA Foundation

The deceased businessman Salih Tatlıcı’s wife Nurten Tatlıcı and their son Uğur Tatlıcı have
donated 700 saplings to the “Ağrı Sabuncu Memorial Forest,” a project of TEMA, Turkish
Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of Natural
Habitats, to support our forest areas that are the guarantee of our future. TEMA Foundation
certified 700 saplings planted with the donations of Nurten and Uğur Tatlıcı.

We will continue to donate saplings to increase our forest areas.

Regarding the donation, “My late father also loved nature very much. He used to say,
‘nature is the most precious gift given to us.’ To live in a clean world, to protect and develop
our existing forests very well to prevent erosion, we should also plant more trees and
encourage the planting of trees at every opportunity to produce new forest areas. Protecting
nature and leaving a healthy environment consisting of clean air, water, and soil to future
generations should be our main goals. For this reason, together with my mother, Nurten
Tatlıcı, we continue to support the growth of our forests. In cooperation with the TEMA
Foundation, which has been carrying out significant works for many years to protect
natural assets and develop afforestation areas, in addition to combating erosion and
desertification in our country, we planted 2000 saplings in the forest area that will bear the
name of my father, the late Salih Tatlıcı, in 2009 and donated these saplings on behalf of
our loved ones. This year, we aimed to plant 700 saplings in the “Ağrı Sabuncu Memorial
Forest,” a project of the TEMA Foundation, in memory of my late father, Salih Tatlıcı, and
present them to Mother Nature on behalf of our loved and respected close ones. We will
always continue to do our part to protect nature and the environment.” Uğur Tatlıcı said.

TEMA Foundation, Our Pioneer Organization in Combating Erosion and
Desertification

The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of
Natural Habitats, known by the public by its acronym, TEMA, was founded in 1992 by
businessmen named Hayrettin Karaca and A. Nihat Koçyiğit, with the slogan “Don’t Let
Turkey Become a Desert.” Karaca and Koçyiğit, known as Toprak Dede [Grandpa Soil]
and Yaprak Dede [Grandpa Leaf], respectively, by nature lovers and the wider public, due
to their pioneering initiatives in this field, took crucial steps to prevent the desertification of
our country as the founder and honorary presidents of the foundation.

Besides carrying out afforestation studies to create new forest areas in all cities of our country,
TEMA Foundation —which continues its activities as a voluntary, conscious, pioneering,
international, and respected Non-Governmental Organization that works based on science for
the protection of all-natural assets, especially our lands, with the principle of sustainable life,
believes in social peace coming from the soil, integrates with the people, has a say in the
future of the country and the world— draws attention as a pioneering organization that
organizes educational activities to raise environmental awareness, carries out social
responsibility projects for rural development and the creation of new environmental policies,
and develops collaborations with the world’s leading environmental protection organizations,
especially the United Nations, and has won international awards for all these activities.
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.

Donation of 2000 Saplings to the TEMA Foundation for the Salih Tatlici Memorial Forest

Ugur and Nurten Tatlici provided significant support to the creation of the Salih Tatlıcı Memorial Forest by donating 2000 trees to the Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats(TEMA)Foundation to keep the memory of late businessman Salih Tatlici alive.

We Will Continue to Do Our Part to Protect Nature

“We wanted to help create a forest on behalf of my late father, together with my mother Nurten Tatlici, to support the re-development of forest areas that are gradually decreasing in Turkey.In cooperation with the TEMA Foundation, which has been carrying out very significant works for many years to protect natural assets and develop afforestation areas, in addition to combating erosion and desertification of our country, we planted 2000 saplings in the forest area that will bear the name of my father Salih Tatlıcı, and we aimed to gift these saplings to Mother Nature by donating them on behalf of our loved and respected ones.We will always continue to do our part to protect nature and the environment.”said businessman Ugur Tatlici, the youngest son of late Salih Tatlici.

TEMA Foundation certified 2000 saplings planted in the Salih Tatlıcı Memorial Forest donated by Uğur and Nurten Tatlıcıand delivered each of them to the certificate holders on whose behalf a donation was made.

TEMA Foundation, One of the Pioneering Organizations of Our Country to Fight Against Erosion and Desertification

The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats, known by the public by its acronym, TEMA, was founded in 1992 by businessmen named Hayrettin Karaca and A. Nihat Koçyiğit, with the slogan “Don’t Let Turkey Become a Desert.”Karaca and Koçyiğit, known as Toprak Dede [Grandpa Soil] and Yaprak Dede[Grandpa Leaf], respectively, by nature lovers and the wider public, due to their pioneering initiatives in this field,took very important steps to prevent the desertification of our country as the founder and honorary presidents of the foundation.

Besides carrying out afforestation studies to create new forest areas in all cities of our country, TEMA Foundation draws attention as a pioneering organization that organizes educational activities to raise environmental awareness, carries out social responsibility projects for rural development and the creation of new environmental policies, and develops collaborations with the world’s leading environmental protection organizations, especially the United Nations, and has won international awards for all these activities

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.