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Vehbi Koç Foundation

Founded to revive the long-standing but nearly forgotten tradition of charitable organizations in Türkiye, and established as the first private foundation of the Republic of Türkiye, the Vehbi Koç Foundation was brought to life by Vehbi Koç on January 17, 1969. With the aim of a modern and developing Türkiye, the Vehbi Koç Foundation began operating in the fundamental areas of life, education, health, and culture, and has served as a model for philanthropists since its establishment. It built facilities such as schools, dormitories, libraries and clinics, and handed them over to the relevant public institutions. It achieved significant firsts through the educational, health and cultural institutions it established and operated without profit. It granted scholarships to thousands of talented young people with limited financial means in order to create equal opportunities in education.

In the early 1980s, the Foundation administration embarked on an intensive period of work to carry out well-organized projects with secured resources in its areas of activity. Experience showed that keeping the work alive was just as important as creating it. By taking on the operational responsibility of the facilities, it established with meticulous planning, the Foundation would be able to maintain the quality of the services provided at the highest level. It would present exemplary models to society with its institutions transformed into centers of excellence. Institutions established under the Foundation with this understanding continue their efforts with the goal of illuminating the educational, health and cultural landscape in Türkiye. In addition to the institutions that serve its founding purpose, the Vehbi Koç Foundation also serves society through broad-scale project support in the fields of education, health and culture.

Through the institutions it manages, the projects it supports, and its ongoing programs in these fundamental areas of life, the Vehbi Koç Foundation aims to contribute to Türkiye’s faster development and to benefit the country with sustainable and repeatable models that set an example of “the best” in all its activities.

Institutions of the Foundation

Education

In 1998, the 75th anniversary of the Republic, the Foundation opened 13 elementary schools across the country. Four new state schools were added to this project between 2006–2008, bringing the total to 17.

Health

Culture

Vehbi Koç Award

The Vehbi Koç Foundation launched the Vehbi Koç Award in 2002, a project its founder had wished to realize during his lifetime. Considering it a social responsibility and an honorable duty to support individuals and/or institutions that serve and contribute to the benefit of the country, the Foundation aims to highlight and reward services that add value to society and set an example through the Vehbi Koç Award. Each year, the Vehbi Koç Foundation presents the Vehbi Koç Award to individuals or institutions that have made significant contributions to the development of Türkiye and its people in one of the fields of education, health or culture.

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