Happy International Mother Earth Day

United Nations General Assembly decided in 2009 to designate April 22nd as “International Mother Earth Day. On this occasion, our foundation made a donation to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the world’s foremost conservation organization operating in nearly 100 countries for 60 years, dedicated to stopping the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and creating a future where humanity lives in harmony with nature.The foundation management presented our foundation with a thank-you letter regarding the donation.

We must take action to create a better future for all of us, and we must act now.

Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our foundation stated, “Repairing the relationship with Mother Earth is the mother of all humanity’s challenges. We depend on nature for the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the water we drink. However, we have brought chaos to the natural world: We have poisoned our planet with pollution, destroyed species and ecosystems, and destabilized our climate with greenhouse gas emissions. These actions not only harm nature but also pose a threat to humanity. We must work together to restore harmony with nature, embrace sustainable production and consumption, protect ourselves from harm, while creating employment, reducing poverty, and promoting sustainable development. Salih Tatlıcı Foundation will continue to do its part to protect nature and the environment”

WWF – World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), headquartered in Switzerland, is an international non-governmental organization aiming to halt the degradation of nature and to repair the damage caused. Established in 1961 as the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the organization changed its name to its current form with an expanded scope of work. With over 2,000 conservation projects supported worldwide and nearly 4,000 employees, WWF is considered the largest environmental organization globally. Its projects span across more than 100 countries, addressing climate change, forests, freshwater, oceans, species, and sustainability. The primary goal of WWF is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to create a future where humanity lives in harmony with nature.
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.

Nurten and Uğur Tatlıcı Support the Protection of Endangered Tigers

The late businessman Salih Tatlıcı’s wife Nurten Tatlıcı and their son Uğur Tatlıcı, who are known for their donations to the protection of nature and the environment in Turkey and different parts of the world, donated to WWF-Turkey (World Wildlife Fund for Nature) as the year 2022 marks the Year of the Tiger all over the world. A certificate of appreciation was presented to Nurten and Uğur Tatlıcı by the Foundation for their donation.

We must support any attempt to protect tigers so that future generations do not see tigers only in photographs and documentaries.

“Tigers play an important role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem. The tiger population has decreased by 95% compared to the last century. It is truly heart-breaking to hear that only 3,900 tigers remain in their natural habitat today. Scientists describe this figure as a breaking point. In other words, after this point, there is an irreversible extinction. Being a bridge between biodiversity, ecosystems, and humans, tigers are losing their homes due to agricultural activities in most of their habitats and deforestation for the timber trade. Today, the future of tigers is seriously threatened due to illegal hunting/trade and human-tiger conflict. If the necessary precautions are not taken, and we do not take steps to protect nature and wildlife in the first place, I am afraid that future generations will not be able to see this charismatic cat in real life but in photographs and historical documentaries. We will continue to support the conservation of all endangered animal species, like tigers, the miracle of nature.” Uğur Tatlıcı stated, regarding the donation.

WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization headquartered in Switzerland that aims to stop the damage to nature and repair the damage done. Founded in 1961 as WWF (World Wildlife Fund), the organization changed its name to its current form with its expanding field of work. WWF is in the position of “the world’s largest environmental organization” with 2,000 conservation projects it supports worldwide and nearly 4,000 employees. It carries out its tasks in more than 100 countries under the main themes of climate change, forests, fresh waters, seas, species, and sustainability. The primary purpose of WWF is to stop the degradation of the earth’s natural environment and create a future where humans live in harmony with nature. Founded in 1996, the Wildlife Conservation Foundation became the Turkish national organization of WWF in 2001 and adopted the name WWF-Turkey. WWF-Turkey continues its activities at the national level in parallel with the objectives of WWF, with donations and sponsorships, and falls within the scope of non-profit institutions and organizations.
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.