The Jewish Community of Turkey

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Tunel, Yemenici Street 21, 34430 Beyoglu
Istanbul/
Turkey

Telephone
+90 212 293 87 94
Telephone (other)
+902164252484
Fax
+90 212 244 19 80
E-Mail
filiba@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
info@musevicemaati.com
Organisation Type
Other
Fields of Activity
  1. Others
General Information
The Jewish Community of Turkey is de facto organized under the umbrella of the office of the Chief Rabbinate of Turkey. It is not an association or foundation but a well established internal leadership system dating from the Ottoman period. The community central body needs are covered with donations from members with the budget near 4M USD and comprises of extending support for Jewish education, support community organizations extend security assistance and maintain a body of Jewish religious and secular personnel for all community and other minor extras.
Mission and Objectives

The Jewish Community central body maintains official local and international relations on behalf of community; extends extra support to institutions such as the Jewish School in Istanbul and other youth based organizations whose budgets need extra assistance, makes sure that a basically harmonious system is maintained within community institutions, assists them with legal issues, maintains religious staff and core central staff and last but not least acts as the central authority of Turkish jewry extending help to Jewish Communities in cities other than Istanbul as well.

Main Projects / Activities

This body is the central source of co-organizations and creating informal partnerships with other Jewish Community institutions such as synagogues, the Shalom newspaper, the Jewish school for envisioned projects. European Jewish Culture Day, the Kara Kare Holocaust Films week, classical music concerts for the community in large, educational and or social & cultural organizations are originally planned and coordinated and/or actually worked on within this body.

Contact (1) Full Name
Lina Filiba
Head of the organisation
Sami Herman
Contact (2) Full Name
Ibrahim Betil

The Turkish Foundation of Technical Staff

National Network
Türkiye
Address

mebusevleri mah. iller sok. No:4 Tandoğan
Ankara/
Turkey

Telephone
0090 312 2222082
Fax
+903122223258
E-Mail
abtutev@tutev.org.tr
E-Mail (2)
genelsekreterlik@tutev.org.tr
Mobile Phone
0090 530 4352116
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1991
Fields of Activity
  1. Gender
  2. International/Cultural relations
  3. Research
  4. Youth and education
General Information
mainly 7 persons employed. Also our foundation has about 20,000 voluntaries and they work in our foundation according to their profession. We have also 4 main groups namely Energy sector, construction sector, agriculture sector and informatics sector. Last year we applied successfully EU Giant project namely Golden Bracelet Vocational and technical Training. Also it was selected successful project by IS-KUR among 100 projects.
Mission and Objectives

our mission is a peaceful world with and knowledge.

Main Projects / Activities

holding seminars, consulting, vocational education for youth, projects, social activities.

Contact (1) Full Name
Sibel Yıkılmaz
Head of the organisation
Selçuk ÖZDEMİR

Toplum Gönüllüleri Vakfı / Community Volunteers Foundation

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Rahvancilar sok. no:17 1.Vakif Han Kat:1 Eminonu, İstanbul
Istanbul/
Turkey

Telephone
+902125221030
Telephone (other)
+902125221034
E-Mail
info@tog.org.tr
E-Mail (2)
evren.ergec@tog.org.tr
Organisation Type
Other
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Youth and education
General Information
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Mission and Objectives

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Main Projects / Activities

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Contact (1) Full Name
Mr. Ibrahim Betil
Contact (2) Full Name
Evren Ergec

Turkey Europe Foundation

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Istiklal Cd. Kallavi Sok. No:3 Kat:1 Beyoglu
Istanbul/
Turkey

Telephone
+902122445134
Fax
+902122445136
E-Mail
memregur@yahoo.com
E-Mail (2)
info@turkiyeavrupavakfi.org
E-Mail (3)
senceru@hotmail.com
Mobile Phone
+905333309242
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2001
Fields of Activity
  1. Gender
  2. Heritage
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Others
  5. Research
  6. Youth and education
General Information
1. The executive board is responsible of Foundations actions. Foundation carries out its tasks with contractual experts and volunteers. Actually number of staff employed is 1, volunteers is between 8-13 and contractual expert is 1. Partners include mainly IBC, College of Europe and Kadir Has University, 2. Budgetary evidence will be shown when required. 3. Publications, own resources, EU funds 4. Grants, seminars, training programs 5. Many European and national stakeholders
Mission and Objectives

Main mission is to build bridges between youth, increase awareness on European relations of Turkey and its region.
Objective is to support finally Turkey's membership to European Union and promote the peace and stability in the region.

Main Projects / Activities

TAV is active in many fields but activities since now have been mainly in the domains of health, youth, education, gender equality, culture.

Contact (1) Full Name
M. Emre GUR
Head of the organisation
Ziya Muezzinoglu
Contact (2) Full Name
Sencer Unsal

Turkey Youth Federation

National Network
Türkiye
Address

19 MAYIS GENCLIK VE SPOR SITESI ANKARA GENCLIK MERKEZI ULUS
Ankara/
Turkey

Telephone
+903123123820
Fax
+903123123820
E-Mail
riza.sumer@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
sahin12147@yahoo.com
E-Mail (3)
bilgi@turkiyegencfed.org.tr
E-Mail (4)
ersanozdil@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
+905326114783
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2004
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Human rights
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Media
  6. Youth and education
General Information
Turkey Youth Federation was founded with the name “Youth Federation” on 12th April 2004 by youth associations from different provinces, which have the same objectives and then the Federation was given right to use the word “Turkey” by Ministry of Internal Affairs on 28th July 2006.
Mission and Objectives

*To ensure organization of children and youth in legal personalities (association, federation, confederation, council) and to ensure them to come together and participate in processes of counseling, decision-taking, administration and execution with the understanding of equality,
*To inquire the problems related to health, social security, economy, education, family and other issues together and produce solutions together,
*To contribute to increasing social awareness on human rights and children rights issues,
*To ensure children and youth to communicate and cooperate with public, local, private and voluntary institutions in an organized way,
*To establish communication and coordination between member associations, which aim to develop and improve the policies related to children and youth
*To represent the members in relations with higher national or international units.

Main Projects / Activities

*Turkey is our House
Since the date of foundation, the Federation has adopted the concept of “Turkey is our House” as the main principle and has always given importance to correspondence and one-to-one discussions, while carrying out the works in corporation and cooperation with public and local administrations, private and voluntary institutions and higher units of these institutions.
Concerning particularly children and youth issues, Turkey Youth Federation has strengthened its communication with public institutions, trade unions, trade bodies, associations, foundations and their higher units day by day by working in corporation and cooperation with them, as its main principle requires, and it has not organized any field meeting and action and at the same time has not even participated in the ones, which have been organized in accordance with the law and does not include violence.

Contact (1) Full Name
SAHIN ANTAKYALIOGLU
Head of the organisation
Riza Sumer

Young Lives Foundation

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Koru Mah. Bogazici Cad. Demircan Apt. No:19/15-16 Istinye
Istanbul/
Turkey

Telephone
0090 212 277 46 51
Fax
0090 212 277 53 23
E-Mail
info@genchayat.org
E-Mail (2)
ugur@genchayat.org
E-Mail (3)
ugur.elhan@genchayat.org
E-Mail (4)
ugur.elhan@genchayat.org
Mobile Phone (other)
0090 554 976 85 07
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2008
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
Up to date, Young Lives Foundation has two project assistants and two project coordinators being lead by a general manager. Besides, an accountant and an administrative officer are as well included in office staff. In accordance with the projects executed, approximately 120 volunteers, 45 group leaders and 33 volunteer teachers are actively taking part in the activities of the foundation. The foundation is financed mainly by sponsorships, grants and donations and acts in project basis. In addition, scholarships are available for high school students with fewer opportunities. Agency of European Capital of Culture 2010 Istanbul, HABERTURK, Ministry of National Education, The Economic and Social History Foundation of Turkey and Education Reform Initiative are the main partners of the projects running.
Mission and Objectives

Our focus is young people, without making any discrimination.
We believe that any investment made to human develops and advances the societies. Our foundation is established for the purpose of carrying out educational studies- other than family and school education- in accordance with the determined goals. Spreading is planned through the transfer of learned values by educated volunteer young people to their peers and the education of the psychologists who provide education.
It would be easier for the young people to assume their own responsibilities if they know themselves and are aware of their own capabilities. A young person, who knows himself/herself, will start to perceive the "other" differently. It will be easier to create synergy from differences, and the young people would achieve the practical experience they need in social life.
Individuals and organizations who are in contact with youth and play role in raising them such as parents, teachers polices, judicial organs will be supported with educational studies. Studies will take place to create awareness among the government and society on youth.

Main Projects / Activities

Once Upon a Time in My Street is a research project on oral history which is executed in 10 districts of Istanbul from October 2009 to December 2010. The project is prepared for students who live and receive high school education in these districts in order to enable them understand their identities, states of belonging and differences through Istanbul.
Correct Communication Project is executed in seven distinct high schools in Istanbul in order to help youth develop their identities strengthen their relationships with their surroundings, learn to respect all human rights and to increase their ability to live together with their differences.
Service, Activity and Solidarity Project he adolescents acquire and develop the consciousness of civil society, social responsibility and volunteerism; that the significance of social activities in terms of human development is communicated; and that fundamental skills such as communication and cohabitation with the differences are enhanced for students.

Contact (1) Full Name
Ugur Elhan
Head of the organisation
Ugur Gulderer

Association for the Support of Social Research and Development

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Cumhuriyet Mah. Aldıkaçtı Sok. No:19
Trabzon/
Turkey

Telephone
00904623223621
Fax
00904623223621
E-Mail
mturkmen61@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
targed61@gmail.com
E-Mail (3)
didarakyuzlu@hotmail.com
Mobile Phone
00905055246369
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2009
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information
Association for The Support of Social Research and Development (TARGED) founded in 2008,is a non-profit,volunteer,independent and democratic organization which involves individuals from different parts of the society such as teachers,doctors,engineers,workers and housewieves. It is a modern information-based organisation where the need for social development is inevitable. Our vision is to support the active citizenship by adopting the understanding of Life Long Learning and by the forming information based society. Our mission is to support activities aimed at disseminating the understanding of life long learning and taking place in social life as active citizens. We have got 38 active members. Members of our association mostly consist of experienced teachers, besides the different professions like project experts, managers, engineers, doctors, young entrepreneurs. Our association provides adult learners’ training. It provides non – formal education to your members and local community. We also organize different types of courses for adults, such as: computer and languages courses. We also carry out studies and researches about life-long learning subject. TARGED encourages all persons and groups to progress and achieve better standards of living and education, and promotes the civic spirit of the Turkish citizens, the volunteering and work in the benefit of the community. All the members of the association aim at supporting the development of the local community by acting towards improving the situation of the vulnerable groups: youth, women, elderly people.
Mission and Objectives

Our vision is to contribute to forming Info-based society supporting the development of active Citizenship through the tools and philosophy of Lifelong Learning.

Main Projects / Activities

Basic Activity fields;
-courses for supporting formal and informal education
-improving the awareness of human rights and democracy with the society
-education opportunities for women,children and disadvantaged groups
-health issues,public health,mother and child health
-environmental problems,developing and environmental protection
-protecting cultural values and heritage
-dealing with social,cultural problems of young and adults
Projects;
TARGED has been carried out some national and European Projects such as Grundtvig LPP,Leonardo da Vinci,Youth and IPA projects.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Carry out the international projects

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We would like to prepare intercultural dialogue projects with European and Mediterranean countries.

Contact (1) Full Name
Didar AKYÜZLÜ
Head of the organisation
Muhammet TÜRKMEN
Contact (2) Full Name
Uğur ULUKAYA

Udruga za pomoć osobama s mentalnom retardacijom Kamenčići

National Network
Croatia
Address

S.Ninića 36
22000 Šibenik
Croatia

Telephone
+385 22 218 144
Fax
+385 22 218 144
E-Mail
udruga.kamencici@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
+385 95 3000 330
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1997
Fields of Activity
  1. Others
General Information

Kamencici is association that helps persons with mental retardation in Sibenik-Knin County, Croatia, 7 employees, funding through projects and programmes approved by relevant ministries, self-financing,organizing various events and humanitarian actions.

Mission and Objectives

Mission is to provide equal participation in community and quality living conditions for children and people with mental retardation. Strategic and specific objectives are to improve quality of life of children and persons with mental retardation and their families in the Sibenik-Knin county.

Main Projects / Activities

Enabling assistance in exercising the right of children and persons with MR, providing services to them: half-day stay service, mobile team service, group and individual work rehabilitation activities,educational,sport and recreational activities.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

to share experience, to exchange information

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

to improve connection to other organisation

Contact (1) Full Name
Sonja Ninić Ševo
Head of the organisation
Sonja Ninić Ševo
Contact (2) Full Name
Julija Škovrlj

Fajir Association Relief & Development

National Network
Palestine
Telephone
0097282822468
Telephone (other)
0097282822468
Fax
0097282822468
E-Mail
fajirgaza@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
noorrami@hotmail.com
E-Mail (3)
fajir-relief@hotmail.com
Mobile Phone
00972595942121
Mobile Phone (other)
00972598891600
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2006
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Gender
  4. Heritage
  5. Human rights
  6. International/Cultural relations
  7. Youth and education
General Information
Fajir Association Relief & Development is a non governmental organization established in 2006 to serve Palestinian community in Gaza strip,with 7 of a board of directors 4 female , 3 male. Fajir depend on local community support and other funding agencies in Gaza strip, we are a member of cultural centers union.
Mission and Objectives

Mission:
Fajir Association Relief & Development is a non govermental non profit organization work to serve palestinian community in Gaza strip ,our scope of work in cultural, relief,and development activites
objectives:
•Raise awareness for Palestinian Youth in Gaza strip in democratic concepts and civil rights.
•To help Palestinian needy families in Gaza strip and assist them.
•To build capacities for Palestinian women to have their role in community.
•To expand job opportunities for unemployed graduates in Gaza strip.

Main Projects / Activities

1-" I am drawing Palestine" project funded from cultural ministry
2-" Palestinian Youth forum" project funded by Youth and sport ministry
3-"Educational innovative program" funded by local community
4-"Habilitate arts graduates in Palestinian universities "funded by local community
5-Summer camp 2010,2011" funded by al ummah foundation.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Building effective partnerships between local and foreign organizations

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

To approach among nations to promote mutual respect between cultures.

Contact (1) Full Name
Rami Abu samra
Head of the organisation
Rami Abu Samra
Contact (2) Full Name
Zahra sarsour

Arada Interdisciplinary Art Festival

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Lüleci Hendek Caddesi No:22-1 Beyoğlu İStanbul
İstanbul/
Turkey

Telephone
0532 320 90 37
Telephone (other)
0554 347 78 68
E-Mail
serkan@aradafest.com
E-Mail (2)
evrim@aradafest.com
E-Mail (3)
info@aradafest.com
E-Mail (4)
reginapicker@yahoo.com
Mobile Phone
0532 320 90 37
Mobile Phone (other)
0554 347 78 68
Organisation Type
Public/Private Non-Profit Foundation
Year of Establishment
2011
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information
www.aradafest.com Arada Culture and Art Organization arAda is an institution which is established in 2011 in the purpose of gathering different art disciplines, to show interactions between these and to arrange organizations in these fields and continues to develop. arAda undertake to include awareness, searching process and social topics while producing projects that come together different art disciplines. arAda is an institution which organize different art projects beside producing own projects. arAda Interdiciplinary Art Festival is the first project of arAda Culture and Art Organisation. SerkanBozkurt (Founder - Art Manager) Evrim Doğan (General Coordinator) Regina Picker (International Relations) Saime Bozkurt (Visual Designer) Alja Piry (concept director) Ömer uzun (visual Director) Festival is sponsored by some performances or culturel office which is shown in website. We still look for partnerships,collobrations and sponsors which bring together institutions art centers like Anna Lindh Foundation.
Mission and Objectives

InBetween (ARADA) Cultures and Art Disciplines
Arada will took place in Istanbul between 25th-28th May 2011 for five days and the second part of the festival was on in Vienna between 25th-28th November.Third festival will be in İstanbul again between 31th May and 3th June. in 2012 we will start to make festival between Amsterdam and İstanbul also. And in 2013 our aim to spread festival to mediterrenean cities which are Chario and Beirut. This 2013 project includes six cities. Three European cities (Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna) and three mediterrenean cities (Istanbul, Chario, Beirut).
The main aim of the festival is bringing the young artists together from different art disciplines and from different cultures.
Between cultures and different art disciplines
Arada is a festival that have been founded with young artists from different countries and different disciplines (visual arts, dance, writing, drama…) and young participants who work in these fields. The second part of festival will take place in Vienna, so the festival aims to be a bridge between these two cities.
Looking For
The festival aims to bring together young artists who are in process and searching for new perspectives on their art.
arAda doesn’t present a viewpoint which stick between things or undecided between things but presents a supplemental viewpoint which combines and includes everything
Goals Of arAda
To catch the young artists who couldn’t get the chance for exhibiting their works, work in process and to present an opportunity to show their works.
Arada
To create a platform that provides a transition and relationship between different art disciplines.
To create an environment for sharing ideas by gathering young artists from different countries.
To ensoul the areas which lose their function and have historic and industrial value, with art.
To provide a meeting point and an interactive environment for young artists.

Main Projects / Activities

International Festivals and artists partnerships from different cultures, and residencies are our main projects in interdisciplinary platforms. We use all kind of art disciplines(dance, theater, visual arts,paintings,performances etc.) to meet with communities.
And this year we take a fashion part in Arada to reach more people. To make festival between fashion and art will be good experience for us as an interdisciplinarity.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Arada brings together different art disciplines and artists. This make possible to meet new people and projects all the time. We can contribute to spreading of this network and to provide a place for artists and art managhers to share their ideas and performances in an interdisciplinary area. The collobration wit ALS can be seen our webpage of festival and also our school webpage and the internet areas(facebook,twitter etc.) which we use for our advertisement. Then it can be also visible for our another connections(partnerships,collobration,art centers and sponsors)

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Our main aim to reach young artists from different cultures and bring them together to work and create and discuss about art. Istanbul is a center of festival will be connected to different cities in the world. We started from Vienna we go on with Amsterdam and next year we would like to go on with Mediterrenean cities like Beirut and Chairo. So we would like to join ALF network to establish partnerships, to reach artists and art managers in these countries. We would like to share our experiences, our ideas and activities.

Contact (1) Full Name
Serkan Bozkurt
Head of the organisation
Serkan Bozkurt
Contact (2) Full Name
Evrim Doğan