Kayseri Genclik Merkezi

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Esentepe mah. Gazi Ayhan Bulvarı Melikgazi 38060 Kayseri/Turkey
Kayseri/
Turkey

Telephone
+903523324422
Telephone (other)
+903523324422
Fax
+903523324343
E-Mail
ercanduzgun206@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
kayserigenclikmerkezim@hotmail.com
Mobile Phone
00905373703168
Organisation Type
Other
Fields of Activity
  1. Gender
  2. Youth and education
General Information
Guiding the young people to spend their free time with social-cultural and sportive activities according to their interest, desire and ability. Producing projects with the other members of My Youth center in other cities and providing visits with the other members (in the framework of exchanging programme) in the light of these projects. Providing young people with the behaviors and the way of thinking, such as producing with the backbone of the democracy. With social, cultural and sportive activities, preserving the young's body and spirit health; strengthen their national and togetherness sense. With sport activities (course, panel, symposium and competition organization), contributing to Turkey's sport by preparing a base for it. By providing the young's cultural and psycho-social relations and keeping them away from harmful habits. Helping the young's problems and guiding and counseling them. Planning the coordination with the other youth foundations when holding youth organizations. It is a foundation in which young people have the chance to spend their free time with social, artistic and sportive activities according to their interest, desire and ability. In addition to its youth and sport volunteers, with its experienced administrator and personnel which have a decision taking and applying system, which is experienced administrator and personnel which have a decision taking and applying system, which is sensitive to the needs of young people but away from any unnecessary contention and politic view, Our Youth Center is an serving foundation which serves for beneficial services with activity projects which are hold in a team work atmosphere. The young who are 13-30 can benefit from My youth Center.
Mission and Objectives

Our Mission;
- To prepare activities about contributing to young people social and cultural development,
- To create physical structures, arrived at easily everywhere in the city, modern and having technological features for young young people,
- To predispose the available physical structures for young people,
- To create fields that are presented society knowledge, skills and approaches to young people from all sections, learned and shared the possibility of different cultures together by experience
- To organize training facilitator programs that young people can express themselves better and participation in social life creating new employment opportunities,
- To support scientific studies in the field of youth.

Main Projects / Activities

Our Vision;
-To be contribute to young people social and cultural development,
-To provide youth for participation in every social area,
-To sophisticate the youth to be productive and be a person who is questioning and implementing situation,
-To provide youth for protecting themselves from bat habits,
-To cooperate with non-governmental organization about youth,
-To provide opportunity for knowing and living our history and culture,
-To provide young people for integration with world youth,
-To spread and develop the youth studies,
-To contribute the process of the development of youth politics,

Contact (1) Full Name
Yusuf Aslaner
Head of the organisation
Yusuf Aslaner
Contact (2) Full Name
Yusuf Aslaner

Mathematical Idea Society

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Hasköy Mahallesi üçpınar caddesi çayıralan sokak 19/11 keçiören ankara
ANKARA/
Turkey

Telephone
+905062110411
E-Mail
oguzunaldan@hotmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2003
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information
We established in 2004 and now we have 400 members at 15 faculties now in Selcuk Universty.We did totally 24 organization in our city and universty.Now we are preparing an action 1-1 project for Mevlana (This year selected Mevlana year by UNESCO) and our members prepared this year 2 different project in other cities.Our organization are doing concerts, academic seminares, magazines, aouthors conferences, film stars conferences and course for disadvantages youth in our city.
Mission and Objectives

Our aim to deal with the call of Mevlana that goes beyond the east and west. It is going to be deal with a perspective of humanity values how Mevlana points out humanity as unique and privileged reality in the universe. In this sense, with the consciousness that we are in an era when people need the thought of Mevlana, we would like to understand and explain human which is the core of the universe. Thus, although their languages, religions, colors and geographies are different, there is a human reality that we would like to find out and share because all people have the common and basic posture to their environment, to other people and to own.

Main Projects / Activities

Some of our organizations;
- “Metal Storm” book’s aouthors conferance
- “Kurtlar Vadisi Irak” cinema’s stars sonferences
- Turkish folk music concerts
- Channel D’ s programme “GENC BAKIS” (Live all over the world)
- International Mevlana Project with 7 country

Contact (1) Full Name
Onuralp ÜNAL
Head of the organisation
Oğuz ÜNAL

Middle East Education, Development and Researches Center Assocation

National Network
Türkiye
Address

şair sırrı hnm sok maruf apt.3-8 Yenişehir Diyarbakır
DIYARBAKIR/
Turkey

Telephone
+90412 224 92 06
Fax
+90412 22335 96
E-Mail
y_akinci@hotmail.com
Mobile Phone
+905337705527
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2009
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. Gender
  5. Heritage
  6. Human rights
  7. International/Cultural relations
  8. Media
  9. Research
  10. Youth and education
General Information
Middle east Education development and researches Center has an important working culture on human focused base.Beside that especially work with the disadvantaged groups in the society to create permanent effects related to the whole society.
Mission and Objectives

Middle east Education development and researches Center (ODEGAM) has an important mission to create social awareness and development by doing research, art education and development activities.

Main Projects / Activities

Eu related projects and different kind of project which have an important effect in society.
Children, woman,disable etc these are disadvantaged groups has priority in our projects.

Contact (1) Full Name
YILMAZ AKINCI
Head of the organisation
YILMAZ AKINCI
Contact (2) Full Name
Necla Eren

Nevşehir University

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Nevşehir Üniversitesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Ofisi Rektörlük Binası
50300 NEVŞEHİR

Nevşehir/
Turkey

Telephone
+ 90 384 228 10 00 (ext. 1074 & 1079)
E-Mail
erdogancicek@hotmail.com
E-Mail (2)
mehmetonur@nevsehir.edu.tr
Mobile Phone
+90 0530 344 99 38
Mobile Phone (other)
+90 0506 531 55 86
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
2007
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Gender
  4. Heritage
  5. Human rights
  6. International/Cultural relations
  7. Research
  8. Youth and education
General Information
Nevşehir University is a public university founded in 2007 in the heart of the Cappadocia Region, which embodies tolerance, mutuality and collaboration. With its more than 6500 students and 500 faculty and administrative staff, the blossoming university has been expanding day by day, building new facilities thanks to the philanthropists and state funds. It organizes various events both on and outside the campus such as seminars, meetings and conferences.The amount of the state funds it annually receives allocated for scientific researches and social activities varies, commensurate with the type and number of activities. Nevşehir University is in constant collaboration with its partners in these activities.
Mission and Objectives

Nevşehir University has adopted the mission to improve open-minded, inquisitive and productive individuals aware of their social responsibilities who respect both national and universal moral values keeping up with the latest social and technological developments.
Located in the cradle of civilization, it gives top priority to being a pioneering university which respects the academic and social values with its staff and publication, promoting science and technology that our country needs in every respect.It aims to achieve many goals including creating and sustaining a modern cultural city, developing and enriching the region’s social, cultural, economical, and technical aspects. In addition, along with the international resources, it analyzes and evaluates the natural assets to attain efficiency and quality.

Main Projects / Activities

Nevşehir University supports many social activities and projects such as:
-Conscious Youths
-Creating an Awareness of Gender Equality among People
-Visits to Nursing Homes and Penitentiaries in the framework of Social Responsibility Projects
- Conference against Violence
- Regional Partnership Project with Romania
- Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Conference by Economy Club in cooperation with Erlangen-Nürnberg University
- Meeting on "Child Brides"

Contact (1) Full Name
Assoc. Dr. Erdoğan ÇİÇEK
Head of the organisation
Prof. Dr. Filiz KILIÇ

Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Istiklal Caddesi 276, Beyoglu 34340
Istanbul/
Turkey

Telephone
+90 212 245 7300
Telephone (other)
+90 212 293 2361
Fax
+90 212 293 3071
E-Mail
platform@garanti.com.tr
E-Mail (2)
platformgaranti.gsm@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Other
Year of Establishment
2001
Fields of Activity
  1. Others
General Information
Platform is a not-for-profit institution of which the operating costs, and partial program support are met by Garanti Bank Turkey. Additional programme support is diversified including a wide range of foundation and public money, governmental or otherwise mainly from Western Europe and the United States. All funding accrued through these sources is directly spent on programs. It has 4 full-time staff, interns and volunteers. PR, press, design, maintenance and services are outsourced.
Mission and Objectives

Located in the most vibrant area of Istanbul, Platform’s mission is to act as a dynamic catalyst for the dissemination, research and practice of contemporary art in Istanbul, Turkey and the region. It is a meeting point for exchange between contemporary artists, curators and critics.

Main Projects / Activities

Platform contains an artist archive, research and lecture spaces, the Istanbul Residency Program, and on street level, an exhibition space committed to exhibiting contemporary art from Turkey and abroad. The institution has organized 28 exhibitions, held 83 public talks and conferences, provides a comprehensive international library of contemporary art and research archive for students and professionals. The Istanbul Residency Program was initiated in January 2003 and is open to contemporary visual artists, critics and curators of contemporary art. Details are on the website

Contact (1) Full Name
Öykü Özsoy
Head of the organisation
Vasıf Kortun
Contact (2) Full Name
November Paynter

Roma Youth Association

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Atac-1 Sokak No: 1 / 12 Sihhiye
Ankara/
Turkey

Telephone
+90 312 433 90 95
Fax
+90 312 433 90 95
E-Mail
romankara@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
+905456368815
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2009
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
General Information
RomaYouth, was established in 2009 by a group of Roma youngsters in Ankara. Since its establishment the association has been realizing local and international level projects. Its main target group is Roma youngsters and non-roman youth. So we are an youth NGO, working on cultural and intercultural dialogue as well as fighting against discrimination, racism through the Roman people.
Mission and Objectives

RomaYouth aims;
•to increase the capacity of roman youth and roman youth initiatives, on combating against all kinds of discriminative policies and implementations,
•to motivate roman youth to have leadership roles in social and economical life,
•to enable Roma youth to participate fully, equally and actively in social, cultural and economical life
•to improve the coordination between youth related organizations and institutions in order to enable them share experience and know-how
•to implement researches on the problems of young people and to make youthful policies,
•to participate in decision and policy making processes about youth,
•to provide space for the participation of young people in national and local level youth policy making processes,
•to increase the personal, social and cultural capacity of the young people in order to enable them to participate actively in social and economical life
•to raise awareness on human rights, democracy, peace, brotherhood and solidarity among young people

Main Projects / Activities

RomaYouth is the partner of a large scale project run by Spolu. The project started on December 15th 2009 and lasted until June 15th 2010. The aim of the project is to support inclusion of Roma young people into society deeply by organizing various activities. During the project RomaYouth brought together the personal stories of young people and disseminate them on various ways, implement regular guidance and information work towards the youth, stimulate self organized socialization and team building activities, build and maintain a website to attract youth and students. Our main activities are;
1- Intercultural meetings,
2- Non-Formal trainings for Roman youth,
3- Capacity building activities such as photograph courses,painting,street soccer tournaments between Roman youth and non-Roman youth.
4- Lobbying and advocating of the Roman cultural right,
5- Consultancy to the decision makers for the recent democratic developments in Turkey about Roma people.

Contact (1) Full Name
Selçuk Karadeniz

TUVAL Tanitim Reklam Danismanlik Ltd.

National Network
Türkiye
Address

ATATÜRK BULVARI GİYİM SANATKARLARI KOOP. DEPOSİTE AVM PARK 3.ADA C BLOK NO 38 34306 İKİTELLİ/K.ÇEKMECE/İSTANBUL
İSTANBUL/
Turkey

Telephone
00902126717288
Fax
00902126717288
E-Mail
ahmet.yasagan@tuvall.com
E-Mail (2)
info@tuvall.com
E-Mail (3)
ahmetyasagan@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
00905325097951
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
2008
Fields of Activity
  1. Others
General Information
We are a small consultation company. There are 3 experienced staff, one is Industrial Engineer, one has university degree on Islamic religion science, one is responsible for project development. Our turnover in 2009 is around 300.000 USD. There is also advertisement department that function separately.
Mission and Objectives

I have been worked for National Science Foundation before I established my company. Now I am dealing with consulting on grants for SME's R&D and development activities. I have been worked for an EU project called " SME Business Development- Lot 2". I am giving one day lessons for national grants.
We are aiming at to continue consulting projects and give more education nationwide.

Main Projects / Activities

We basically focus on SME's to utilize them national grants so that they can develop and produce new products. In my ecosystem there IP offices, Industrial designers, other specialized consultants.

Contact (1) Full Name
Ahmet YASAGAN
Head of the organisation
Ahmet YASAGAN
Contact (2) Full Name
Mustafa SERT

Young Vision Association

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Resatbey Mah. Fuzuli Cad. Galleria İş Merkezi No:140/186 Seyhan
Adana/
Turkey

Telephone
+905365420491
E-Mail
gencvizyondernegi@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2008
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. Heritage
  5. International/Cultural relations
  6. Youth and education
General Information
Young Vision Association is established in 2008 as a secular, non-profit organization, not linked to any political party. All projects and activities are based on voluntarily work of its members. Budgetary Resources: *Member contrubitons *Project Grants *Courses *Fund Raising Activities *Sponsors Activities: Action Days -at the same time, all over Europe European Youth Forum Network (we are member organization of EYF) carry out various activities, which deal with one topic and together provide a great and complex composition of results. Here are the action days in which we took part as a joint-organisaztion: Socrates Action Day, European Day of Languages, Dance Action Day Case Study Trips -research trips aiming to increase the knowledge on a specific topic- Caucasian III study trip year 2008(Baku) Projects – Our actual project is called "Intercultural Dialogue Between East&West" which insists of various conferences, seminars and smaller projects on local and European level...
Mission and Objectives

Young Vision Association Aims:
to strive for creating an open and tolerant society of today and tomorrow
to foster democracy, human rights, tolerance, cross-boarder co-operation, mobility and European dimension in education
Fields of action:
Cultural Exchange
Active Citizenship
Peace & Stability
Environment/Sustainable development
Youth & Higher Education

Main Projects / Activities

-Intercultural Exchanges
-Yearplan Projects (Conferences, publications, actions on the yearly themes.)
-Action Days
-Case Study Trips
-Trainings: We offer to our members a professional Internal Education System. Trainings are based on a balanced combination between theory and practice in the formula of lectures followed by casework. Trainings helps members to develop their personal skills and complement education with lifetime experiences.

Contact (1) Full Name
Erdem ZENGIN
Contact (2) Full Name
Zafer OZCAN

Silent Heroes, Invisible Bridges

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Tophanelioğlu Caddesi, Aygün Sokak, Altunizade Plaza No: 4 Altunizade - Üsküdar
Istanbul/
Turkey

Telephone
Ph: +90 (216) 339 91 96
Fax
+ 90 (216) 339 91 49
E-Mail
navid.rana@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
aliaaalrabeo@gmail.com
E-Mail (3)
naveed@silent-heroes.tv
E-Mail (4)
alia@silent-heroes.net
Mobile Phone
+90 534 474 1390
Mobile Phone (other)
+90 534 474 3390
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2009
Fields of Activity
  1. Media
General Information
We currently have three full-time employees, while some 22 correspondents and photojournalists across the world have been shortlisted to work for us as stringers while six editors are also on-board to work on story-to-story basis. Our model is keep the organisation small in terms of full time employees and funds should be used for in-field assignment to optimally utilise our limited resources. As far as funding is concerned, we have been applying to various sources around the world but we have been using our own little kitty to lay the foundation of this organisation based on enormously powerful plan of action. Besides being an active affiliate media training and media watchdog institutions, the Silent Heroes, Invisible Bridges works closely with organisations across the Atlantic, Asia and Asia Pacific on issue concerning cross-religious, cross-border and cross-cultural interaction.
Mission and Objectives

• To bring out uncovered positive stories normally ignored in the rush of hard news and become platform for sharing those free-of-cost
• To create its own interactive readership and revenue base through online advertising
• To promote digital media and train journalists across developing nations through hands-on work

Main Projects / Activities

Thus this resource while generating its own readership would also offer free use of content under Creative Commons' license the permission for newspapers and websites to reproduce its materials, photos, videos and podcasts. The project also provides insight into such existing but hidden real heroes for building cross-cultural, cross religious and trans-national trust. We have already developed our project in three languages: Urdu, English and Arabic. In the next phase we plan to add Malay and Turkish languages besides incorporating French, German, Spanish and Portuguese as soon as resources and manpower becomes available. Besides English, French and Spanish media has too many stereotypes about Muslim cultures, societies and even Muslim minorities in countries where these languages are spoken.
We commission real on-ground stories to established journalists in their respective countries to prepare stories in video, audio and online format.

Contact (1) Full Name
Naveed Ahmad
Head of the organisation
Naveed Ahmad
Contact (2) Full Name
Aliaa Turki Al Rabeo

The Albanian Foundation for Conflict Resolution & Reconciliation of Disputes (AFCR)

National Network
Albania
Address

Rruga “Him Kolli”, Pallati P.F.Trade
Kati I, Nr. 2-C

Tirana
Albania

Telephone
+355 4 2248 681
Telephone (other)
+355 4 2232 739
Fax
+355 4 2232 739
E-Mail
gjoka@albaniaonline.net
E-Mail (2)
m_xhediku@yahoo.com
Mobile Phone
+355682023882
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1995
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
General Information
Organizational structure: Board (5 members), Headquarters based in Tirana (run by Executive Director and a staff of 6 full time employees, and 4-5 additional temporarily hired staff), 10 Mediation Centers (each run by a coordinator and around 12-15 part-time mediators), and a network of mediators in 10 other cities. The budgetary resources available in a year range from Euro 200,000-250,000. Main donors: Danish and Norwegian Government, UNICEF-Albania, Soros Foundation, US Embassy and other embassies in Tirana, USAID, Vodafone-Albania Foundation, etc. Running projects: - Restorative Justice and Victim-offender mediation for juveniles, 2006-2009 - Court Annexed Mediation, 2008- February 2010 - Setting up and developing mediation and reconciliation networks in two northern districts, Sept 09-April 2010 Main collaborating partners: local: State institutions like: Ministry of Justice, School of Magistrates, the Police, the Judiciary, Probation Service, Education Directories and other civil society organizations; international: Norwegian Mediation Service, Southeastern Europe Mediation Forum, etc.
Mission and Objectives

Contribute to the democracy development in the Albanian society through the resolution and reconciliation of conflicts and disputes that may arise between individuals or social groups.
• Strengthening the mediation process and increasing the number of conflicts and disputes solved through the mediation alternative.
• Promotion of alternative dispute resolution in conflict resolution in civil and penal area.
• Promotion of restorative justice for juveniles and beyond.
• Public awareness, particularly school age groups with the culture of peace, tolerance and understanding.

Main Projects / Activities

- Advocacy and lobbing for the development and institutionalization of the mediation/ reconciliation approaches in conflict management and resolution.
- Introducing and promoting Restorative Justice (RJ) in Albania. In 2006-2009, AFCR has been part of the Juveniles Justice Reform that is underway in Albania, through implementing a project on Victim-Offender Mediation and RJ, whose main goal is providing diversion to juveniles in conflict with the law.
- Capacity building: In its long run AFCR has conducted numerous training workshops for various target groups in the area of peaceful conflict management and transformation.
- Mediation service provision to individuals and social groups. Yearly the AFCR mediators settle around 2000 conflicts and disputes of various types through mediation and reconciliation.
- Publicity and publications: AFCR counts on a long list of publications in the area of conflict management and resolution through alternative approaches and also training manuals in the respective area.

Contact (1) Full Name
Rasim Gjoka
Head of the organisation
Rasim Gjoka
Contact (2) Full Name
Merita Bala