Yeşim Bekyürek - Cappadocia Organic Agriculture Producers Association

Hale Uçuş - Barrier-Free Mathematics Education Platform

Gülçin Cömert – Antandros Association

Murat Kefeli - Körüz Biz

Nesteren Şencan Görgülü - Kadınlar Matinesi

Onur Kahvecioğlu - Müzikist

Rumeysa Çevlik - Doğadaki Sınıf

Ferda Salık – Diyarbakır’s Cultural Ambassadors

Erdinç Erdem Bakkal - A Spark of Science in Şırnak

Suat Arı – Everyone in This Village Is Athlete

Suat Arı, who introduced 120 students, 45 of whom were girls, to 14 different branches such as bocce, dart, softball, baseball, field hockey, cricket, rugby, flag football, and orienteering and made them become licensed athletes.

Gamze Elibol - Culture, Art and Education Center for People With Disabilities of Turkey

Elibol, who so far has performed 500 plays and eight musicals on many different social issues such as traffic accidents to violence against women, meets the educational and medical needs of more than 120 disabled girls with all the income from these shows.

Nusrettin Biçer/ Abdulkadir Korkmaz - Reading is Being on the Road

Nusrettin and Abdulkadir are teachers who visit the villages of Şanlıurfa with the project 'Reading is Being on the Road' and come together with the children.

Cystic Fibrosis Patient and Family Association of Turkey

The Association works to both improve the lives of patients and their relatives, and to raise the awareness of public and health workers.

Theodora Giggle Doctors

Visit children receiving long-term treatment in hospital and make them laugh, taking them out of the hospital environment...

Don’t Throw It Away! Get It Repaired, Let It Be A Hope for Children

Works to collect unused, broken, faulty, malfunctioning toys, repair them and get them to children in need and make the children happy...

Lisinia Nature

Within the scope of the Lisinia project, plants indigenous to the region’s nature were started to be produced at the villages near Burdur. In this way, the local people were both introduced to new products and continuing to farm without disrupting the natural balance.

Living with Allergy Association

The Living with Allergy Association operates to defend the rights of allergy patients, to communicate their problems to the relevant authorities and to find solutions together.

Hasan Kızıl (Life Mendel)

Hasan Kızıl initially made the walkers he designed for animals by breaking up wheeled paraphernalia he found at home like the toy car.

Elazığ Social Cooperation Sports Club Association

İsmail Bayraktar is a teacher; at the same time, he has dedicated his life to the sport of handball since 1991.

Bedriye Berber Engin

Bedriye Berber Engin and other women villagers started to sell their products in the local bazaars.

Center for Spatial Justice (MAD)

The Center is working on gathering urban planners, architects, social scientists, journalists to develop participatory urban planning and implementations that consider social, environmental and human rights.

Informal Learning Youth Center (YAŞÖM)

Informal Education Youth Center, YAŞÖM, was founded by a group of young people mentored by Hülya Denizalp in 2011.

Mediterranean Conservation Society

The guardians of Mediterranean

Boğatepe Environment and Life Association

An exemplary model for rural development

Midnight Library

A new model of library open to reader’s participation

Animal Rights Watch Committee

A more equal and peaceful world for all living creatures...

Wheelchair Dance Project

A dance group of individuals with physical disabilities...

Yeşilist

Turkey’s first sustainable life network

Leyla'dan Sonra

Leyla'dan Sonra realizes the dreams of children who undergo medical treatment

Living Museum

Turkey's first applied open-air museum: Living Museum

Earth Association

Sustainable, ecological, joyful living

Askıda Ne Var

A platform for enriching students’ education lives

Map of Needs

Map of Needs: Evoking the solidarity feeling in the society

Good4Trust

Trust to Goodness

Ahmet Naç

An idealist teacher, who recreated his classroom

Robotel Turkey Association

Children reach their robohands with Robotel Turkey Association

Tics and Tourette Syndrome Volunteers of Turkey

A support mechanism for families, a common platform for sharing experiences

ÇABA-ÇAM

ÇABA-ÇAM proposes an alterative model to social inequality in early childhood education

Fatma Ayan

Turkey’s first open-air library has been opened with the efforts of Fatma Ayan, a teacher with 20 years of experience.

The Hope Foundation to Children with Cancer

Founded in 2000, The Hope Foundation for Children with Cancer (KAÇUV) develops many different projects for children diagnosed with cancer.

Basic Needs Association

Food Banking Association was established in 2010, under the leadership of entrepreneur Serhan Suzer, for the people who are unable to meet their basic needs.

Vote and Beyond

Vote and Beyond (Oy ve Ötesi) has been founded by Sercan Çelebi and his friends both to check these claims through the means of participatory democracy and to develop a sense of citizenship.

Yuvarla Social Startup

Yuvarla.org initiative conducts projects in partnership with 15 different civil society organizations.

Ayşe Tükrükçü

A bowl of soup, a hope...

Dilek Livaneli

Dilek Livaneli is a teaching profession since 13 years, the last 6 years of which were in Kumköy Primary School in Samsun.

Leyla Karabulut

Leyla Karabulut supported social participation of women living in a city opportunities are limited.

Abdullah Oskay

Abdullah Oskay worked with children and young people raised under similar conditions. Together with his friends, he established Hayat Sende Youth Academy Association in 2007.

Duygu Kayaman

Duygu worked on the development of “My Dream Partner” application with the support of Turkcell that eases the access of visually impaired people to information.

Nusratlı Village Association

Süheyla Doğan, a retired civil engineer, has moved to Ida Mountain with her family for a tranquil life after living in Antalya for many years. Thanks to her socially responsible character, she established “Nusratlı Village Culture Tourism and Solidarity Association” in 2005 with the support of villagers of Nusratlı.

LİSTAG

LİSTAG was established in January 2008 in İstanbul as a civil society organization by the families of LGBTI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) people.

Seferihisar Cittaslow

Capital of Slowness: Seferihisar

Hülya Aydın

Life of A Determined Woman

Cansu Akarsu

"Happy Baby"

Karabiga Women's Cooperative

Visionary Women of Karabiga

Ödemiş Women's Cooperative

They Weave Their Future With Silk

Selma Yıldız

"Small Codas" Are Not Alone

Özlem Arman

Let's Be Happy For The Children In Hospital

Ergin Erenuluğ

Two Eggs Are Enough To Go To The Cinema And To Fight Against Obesity

Salih Yüce

Salih Yüce works to raise awareness on cancer by establishing the “Help and Love Association for Cancer Patients”.

Lütfiye Kelleci Birer

Story Of The Effort To Make Obstacles Invisible

YouthBank

Youth Makes A Difference By Receiving Grants From YouthBank

Sami Altunel

A New Door From İzmir Into A Different World

K. Demirel Youth Association

Down Cafe Became The Light Of Hope For People With Disabilities

Ömer Faruk Arınç

Disadvantaged Kids Are At Playhouse

Tülin Akın

Farmers Open Up To The World Through Internet

Women Association of Muş

Early Marriage Is Not Their Destiny

One Rubber One Pencil

“One Rubber One Pencil Project” Brings the Schools and the Donors Together

Bedriye Hülya

B-Fit Sports Center Encourages Women to Become Entrepreneurs

Disaster Relief Interpreters

Life-Saving Interpreters

Play For Nature

"Play For Nature" Creates Nature Awareness Through Social Media

GÖZDER

Persons with Disabilities Fighting Against Discrimination

Mehmet Münir Cura

Athletes in Mardin are “running” to a better future

Meral Kekeçoğlu

‘Bee-like’ Entrepreneurs are On Their Way

Ayşegül Güzel

A Bank Where the Currency is Time, Instead of Money: “Zumbara”

Enver Özkahraman

Persons with Disabilities Are Fighting Against Discrimination

Nurcan Baysal

A Success Story Written From West To East

Melek Erman Köni

Melek Erman Köni Helps Rural Women Adapt to City Life in İstanbul

Melahat Aydın

Galloping for Girls’ Education in the Eastern Province of Muş

Open Istanbul

They Hit the Streets for an Accessible City

Ati Youth and Sports Club Association

Ati Youth and Sports Club Association Creates Hope for Future of Youth in Hakkari

Sulukule Children's School of Arts

Children in Sulukule Make their Voices Heard through Music

İZEV - Down Cafe

İstanbul Foundation for People with Mental Disabilities (İZEV) provides employment opportunities to youth with Down syndrome.

Güney Hastemoğlu

Güney Hastemoğlu Fights to Prevent Juvenile Delinquency

RUSİHAK

Human Rights in Mental Health Initiative Makes a Difference with its Community Based Approach in Mental Health Care

Selçuk Var

Selçuk Var Motivates Teachers through Theater

Selma Demirelli

Selma Demirelli Empowers Women to Economic Independence

Nihat Kihtir

Nihat Kihtir Removes Barriers to Participation through Sign Language

Senem Gül

Senem Gül Encourages Women Participation in Social and Economic Life

Tahir Dadak

Tahir Dadak Develops Capacity to Improve Agriculture

Child Brides Project

Child Brides Project Fights Early Marriage Tradition in Turkey

İsmail Gündüz

İsmail Gündüz Adapts Education to the Roma Children's Culture

Zekeriya Ersoy

Zekeriya Ersoy Makes Education Accessible to Village Children

Hüsamettin Koçan

Hüsamettin Koçan Created a Museum to Revitalize the Local Economy

Cavidan Yılmaz

Cavidan Yılmaz Advocates the Women Rights in the Northern City of Trabzon

Şengül Akçar

Şengül Akçar Developed the First Women's Micro-Credit Program in Turkey

Şahhanım Kanat

Şahhanım Kanat Helps Families Face the Challenge of Urban Migration

Hacı Ormanoğlu

Hacı Ormanoğlu Empowers Children through After-School Programs

Bener Erkorur

Bener Erkorur Trains Athletes with Autism

Kamil Çetin Oraler

Kamil Ç. Oraler is a microbiologist with Ph.D. and established Kadıköy Health and Education Center Foundation (KASEV) with other volunteers in 1986.

Gülcan Nitsch

Gülcan Nitsch Raises Awareness on Environment among Turkish Communities in Germany

Fasla Anter Alp

Fasla Anter Alp Offers a New World for Women in Kızıltepe, Mardin

Erhan Ağbaba

Erhan Ağbaba Helps Promote the Self-Esteem of Children

Rodin Alper Bingöl

Rodin Alper Bingöl Raises Awareness about Disability

Şaban Tören

Şaban Tören Makes a Difference in Children's Lives with Art

Tahsin Aksu

Tahsin Aksu Devotes Himself Serving the Community of Van-Gevaş

Arzu Kaykı

Arzu Kaykı Provides Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS

Victor Ananias

Victor Ananias Works for a More Ecologically Balanced Turkey

Mehmet Selim Baki

Mehmet Selim Baki Brings Music Education for Children in the Inner City

Ahmet Besim Toker

Ahmet Besim Toker Helps Families with Members that Have Disabilities

Alper Kaya

Alper Kaya Strives to Raise Public Awareness about ALS and Help Patients

Ercan Tutal

Ercan Tutal Makes a Difference in the Lives of People with Disabilities

Zeynep Şimşek

Zeynep Şimşek Improves Conditions of Migrant Farm Workers