Nurten Tatlıcı, wife of the late businessman Salih Tatlıcı, and Uğur Tatlıcı, their son, have donated to BEDD (The Solidarity Association for the Physically Disabled), which has gained a respectable foothold in our country, especially with its activities aimed at removing the obstacles to the participation of our orthopedically disabled citizens to social life. On this opportunity, a certificate of appreciation was presented by Mr Kemal Demirel, President of the association.
“Our support to the Solidarity Association for the Physically Disabled will continue”
Uğur Tatlıcı said regarding the donation: “My late father always approached our disabled friends with love and compassion and tried to be a partner in their troubles at every opportunity, by feeling deeply that they were living a difficult life. As part of the cooperation developed with the Solidarity Association for the Physically Disabled, my mother and I will always continue to support the activities carried out to meet the wheelchair and other equipment needs of our orthopedically disabled citizens, as well as the educational aid given to the school-age children of disabled families and the support given to the charitable activities of the Association previously“.
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. BEDD, which struggled with financial impossibilities in the days of its establishment, today provides assistance to an average of 5,000 disabled people in need annually. The light has never been extinguished in BEDD and the service has never been interrupted. The association, which is getting stronger day by day with the support of its friends of heart and donors, continues its activities to remove obstacles.
Uğur Tatlıcı, son of deceased businessman Salih Tatlıcı, made a donation to the Families of Martyred Police Solidarity Association, which was founded in 1992. On this occasion, a certificate of appreciation was presented by the Chairman of the Association, Ms. Emel Çalışkan.
We support the families of our police officers who sacrificed their lives for the homeland and the nation.
“My late father used to say that our police officers are the values of our country; let’s love and respect them. He always supported the relatives of our martyred police officers. Our police are our heroes who ensure our safety, endure every challenge, shield themselves for our safety, and become martyrs on this road. We should always protect and support the families of our martyred police officers,” Uğur Tatlıcı said regarding the donation.
Families of Martyred Police Solidarity Association
Since its establishment in 1992, the Association has been working to create an opportunity for social solidarity and to provide services to the spouses, children,and parents of our martyred police officers, who have always and everywhere served under all kinds of conditions in order to ensure the indivisible integrity of our homeland, the peace and security of our nation, and became a MARTYR on duty for this cause.
Late businessman Salih Tatlıcı’s wife Nurten Tatlıcı and their son Uğur Tatlıcı donated to the aid campaign organized by Kızılay (The Turkish Red Crescent) for Syrian refugees.
Hospitality is the most critical value of Turkish folk culture.
Regarding the donation, “My late father Salih Tatlıcı was a philanthropic businessman. He always came to the aid of those in need. My father felt very sorry for the sad life of the refugees who sought refuge in our country from neighboring countries and would support them at every opportunity. Our Syrian refugee brothers and sisters have been uprooted from their countries, families, loved ones, homes, belongings, cultures. In short, they have suffered and are still suffering. We wholeheartedly support the campaign organized by Kızılay (The Turkish Red Crescent), our deep-rooted organization of great historical importance, to heal the wounds of our Syrian brothers and sisters.” Uğur Tatlıcı said.
Turkish Red Crescent Society: The symbol of humanity, impartiality, and peace.
It was founded on June 11, 1868 under the name of “Ottoman Aid Society for the Wounded and Sick Soldiers,” out of the desire to help soldiers who were injured or sick on the battlefield without any discrimination. The sign of Kızılay (The Turkish Red Crescent) is the bright red “crescent” to the left when looking straight ahead on a white background. In the Red Crescent flag, the open side of the “crescent” is towards the opposite of the flagpole. Between the Ottoman-Russian War of 1876 and the Cyprus Peace Operation in 1974, in all the wars in which Turkey is a party and through the mobile and fixed hospitals it established behind the front, the patient transport services, the hospital ships it equipped, the nurses it trained and the volunteer patient caregivers, the Kızılay (The Turkish Red Crescent) assisted in the care and treatment of tens of thousands of friend and enemy of Little Mehmet who were injured or sick on the battlefield, provided humanitarian aid to the prisoners of war, whether Turkish or enemy, and endeavored to care and protect the civilian population affected by the war.
The aim of Kızılay (The Turkish Red Crescent) is to prevent or alleviate human suffering, wherever it is witnessed, without any discrimination, to protect human life and health, to ensure that human personality is respected, and to strive to bring mutual understanding, friendship, respect, cooperation and lasting peace among people. Kızılay (The Turkish Red Crescent) symbolizes solidarity in times of need, equality in times of suffering, humanitarianism, neutrality, and peace in the fiercest moment of the war. Kızılay (The Turkish Red Crescent) shares the basic principles of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. These are the principles of humanity, non-discrimination, impartiality, independence, charitable nature, unity, and universality. Kızılay (The Turkish Red Crescent) is a voluntary social service organization with a legal personality, subject to the provisions of private law, non-profit, free of charge, and working for the benefit of the public.
Nurten Tatlıcı, wife of deceased businessman Salih Tatlıcı, and their son Uğur Tatlıcı made a
donation to Darülaceze, our century-old charitable organization, founded by Sultan
Abdulhamid II in 1895. Dr. Aylin ÇİFTÇİ, President of Darülaceze, presented a certificate of
gratitude on this occasion.
We will continue to support our charitable organizations
Regarding the donation, “The words I heard the most from my late father Salih Tatlıcı, who
supported everyone in need with love and affection, were “It makes me overjoyed to make
our elderly people and orphans happy when they are in distress and hardship.” My mother
and I are happy to support our centennial institution of Darülaceze, which was established
for such a sacred purpose and welcomes everyone in need, and be there for our elderly and
orphaned children in need. We will continue to support such charitable organizations.”
Uğur Tatlıcı said.
Centennial Nest of Compassion: Darülaceze
Darülaceze, which was founded in 1895 by Sultan Abdulhamid II, has welcomed with open
hearts a total of 72,000 people, 30,000 of whom are children, since then. Without
compromising its founding philosophy, this centuries-old institution, which embraces the
elderly, people with disabilities and in need of care, and orphaned children, regardless of
religion, language, race, class, gender, and sect, continues its existence as a very special
charity organization that is unique in the world with all these features.
Due to the importance of being a symbol of solidarity and to be able to persistently keep our
human values that have sunk into oblivion alive, philanthropists ought to maintain this
institution, which is fully supported by the donations of philanthropists and continues its
activities without being a burden to the state, despite having an organizational structure
affiliated with the state, for many centuries.
Darülaceze, which was established on a total area of 27.000 m2, includes 7 hospices, a
polyclinic, a children’s nursery, a rehabilitation center with a library, a bakery, a modern
kitchen with a capacity to cook for 3000 people, a slaughterhouse, an ice room that can store
the skins of the sacrificed animals for a year, a laundry room, and a tailor shop, printing
house, carpentry shop, shoe repair workshop, and smithery to extent it can meet the needs of
the institution.
The kind-heartedness of the deceased businessman Salih Tatlıcı’s wife Nurten Tatlıcı and their son Uğur Tatlıcı to remove the obstacles in front of our citizens with disabilities and their families was responded with a meaningful certificate of appreciation from the President of the Solidarity Association for the Physically Disabled (BEDD), Mr. Kemal Demirel.
With their loyal friendship, Nurten & Uğur Tatlıcı are hand in hand with our brothers and sisters with disabilities.
Regarding the donation, “People with disabilities face many difficulties in society. The most tiresome of these difficulties is undoubtedly people’s behaviors, attitudes, and perspectives. If we support our disabled friends, brothers, and sisters and make their lives easier, we will enable them to look to the future with hope. For this, we must join forces and protect our people with disabilities.” Uğur Tatlıcı said.
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 aims to serve more citizens with disabilities as one of Turkey’s most well-known and trusted first twenty non-governmental organizations. It 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. Having struggled with financial difficulties in the days it was founded, the BEDD today delivers aid to an average of 5,000 disabled people a year.
At the 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 deceased businessman Salih Tatlıcı’s wife Nurten Tatlıcı and their son Uğur Tatlıcı have
added a new one to the organizations they support and donated to the International Pompe
Association – IPA, which fights against Pompe Disease, one of the rarest diseases in the
world.
Together We Are Strong
Regarding the donation, “My father, Salih Tatlıcı, who is known for his philanthropic
personality, used to say, ‘It always gives me peace of mind to help those in need.’ He always
encouraged my mother and me to help those in need with his giving heart. With this
sublime feeling that our beloved father instilled in us, my mother and I have taken it as our
duty to support people and their families struggling with Pompe disease, which is little
known in our country and the world but can be devastating and deadly. We will continue to
support.” Uğur Tatlıcı said.
International Pompe Association–IPA
IPA is an international organization based in the Netherlands fighting Pompe disease
worldwide. IPA also functions as an international federation that gathers associations and
institutions from different countries under one roof to help Pompe patients and their families.
Pompe Disease: Pompe disease is an inherited disease that is rarely seen in the world at a rate
of 1 in 40 thousand. Pompe disease, which has a low awareness in the world as well as in our
country, is a fast progressing, wearing, and often fatal muscle disease and occurs as a result of
the deficiency or absence of the enzyme called acid alpha glycosidase (GAA). The excessive
accumulation of glycogen in the cell, which occurs due to the lack of this enzyme, causes the
disease by spreading to the healthy muscle tissue.
Consanguineous Marriage is an Important Factor: Consanguineous marriages are an
essential factor in Pompe disease, which is a genetic disease. It is also suggested that Pompe
disease, which has a low awareness rate in our country even among physicians, may be more
common than is known due to the high incidence of consanguineous marriages in our country.
For this reason, a national database search has been started in our country for Pompe disease.
