Country profile

Turkey

Definition
Foundations are legal entities that have goods and rights which are endowed by real and legal persons for a defined and continual purpose.

Turkey’s philanthropy profile

No data

Pool of assets

€569 million (2024)

Total expenditure

No data

Total employment

Turkey’s foundations

4300 (2024)

foundations

Data from General Directorate of Foundations.

Additional links

More on the sector:

TUSEV

Further reading:

Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes and Civil Society, Observation Notes I, Feb 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes and Civil Society, Observation Notes II, Apr 2023 The Global Philanthropy Environment Index 2022 Individual Giving and Philanthropy in Turkey 2021 Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society - Turkey 2019 report

Member organisation

Anadolu Eğitim ve Sosyal Yardım Vakfı Aydin Dogan Vakfi Sabanci Foundation Third Sector Foundation of Turkey (TUSEV) Vehbi Koç Foundation