Murat Kefeli - Körüz Biz

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.

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.

Talking Hands

Pelin Baykan who has learnt Turkish Sign Language voluntarily, started a social initiative called “Talking Hands”.

Accessible Film Festival

The festival has worked for equal access to the cultural life for everyone and touched thousands of lives of persons with disabilities.

Wheelchair Dance Project

A dance group of individuals with physical disabilities...

Otsimo

Quality education opportunity for children with autism

Guide Dogs Association of Turkey

According to Ministry of Family and Social Policies, there are 750 thousands of persons in Turkey with visual disabilities including persons with low vision. Lawyer Nurdeniz Tuncer...

Co-Pedal Association

Co-Pedal Association provides physical and social rehabilitation for the disabled and creates companionship among persons with and without disabilities through using tandem bikes.

Süleyman Akbulut

Süleyman Akbulut played a significant role in the change of approach on disability from help-basis to rights-basis.

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.

Engelsizkariyer.com

Mehmet Kızıltaş, who is aware of the obstacles to disabled people’s participation in employment, created www.engelsizkariyer.com website in 2005.

Umut Koşan

A Man Who Follows His Dreams

BuradaEngellendim.com

BuradaEngellendim.com Platform Fights Against The Architectural Barriers

Engin Yılmaz

Series And Movies Are Accessible For Everyone With The Audio Description

Selma Yıldız

"Small Codas" Are Not Alone

Lütfiye Kelleci Birer

Story Of The Effort To Make Obstacles Invisible

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

Galata Dialogue Association

Be Ready To Forget What You Know In The Pitch Dark

Gülçin Kaya

Don't Hide Under The Blanket

GÖZDER

Persons with Disabilities Fighting Against Discrimination

Open Istanbul

They Hit the Streets for an Accessible City

İZEV - Down Cafe

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

Özgür İnam

Özgür İnam Helps Children with Disabilities Sail for a Better Future

Nurselen Toygar

This Week's Changemaker; Nurselen Toygar Mobilizes Turkey to Raise Awareness on Environment and Persons with Disabilities

Kenan Zülaloğlu

Education For Young People with Hearing Impairments

Bener Erkorur

Bener Erkorur Trains Athletes with Autism

Rodin Alper Bingöl

Rodin Alper Bingöl Raises Awareness about Disability

Ahmet Besim Toker

Ahmet Besim Toker Helps Families with Members that Have Disabilities

Ercan Tutal

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