Türkiye

Natural Life Association

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Kentkoop Mah. Batıkent Bulvarı, Batıkent Meydan AVM Kat: 1 No:14, 06370 Yenimahalle/Ankara, TURKEY
06370 Yenimahalle/Ankara
Turkey

Telephone
+905322051697
Telephone (other)
+905062733993
E-Mail
dogalyasder@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
merhaba@dogalyasamdernegi.org
Website
http://www.dogalyasamdernegi.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2006
Fields of Activity
  1. Environment/Sustainable development
General Information

Life Association ( Doğal Yaşam Derneği ) is an non-governmental organization which believes that the youth has the right to live not just as a human being; that’s why our association has been trying to raise awareness in this manner, to create projects, to engage not only with our volunteers but also other people who are not working for us to organize activities related to nature, culture, education, tourism, environment, social, and health etc. Our main mission is creating sustainable
social good since it was founded in 2006.

Mission and Objectives

Writing projects and giving training to set up the consciousness that we are not the only creature in nature and every living thing has the right to live. Working for creating more active youth at the social area and trying to increase their social responsibility and
solidarity.

Main Projects / Activities

A world which smiles and makes people smiling!
Our aims are as the following:
⦁ Protection and development of natural resources, cultural properties and historical places,
⦁ Sustainable development of rural and urban places,
⦁ Empower of the women rights and conditions,
⦁ Raise social consciousness,
⦁ Development of capacities of these issues: culture, tourism, environment, human rights, humanitarian assistance, democratization, education, information techniques, science, development, natural sports, awareness for natural disasters & rescue, public health & education (about physical and mental health),
⦁ Sharing of experiences in national and international level under the scope of these issues,
⦁ Contribution to process of integration for European
Union.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

Seminars That Held by Our Association
⦁ Hand in Hand for a Livable World for Future Generations,
⦁ Come and Join Us,
⦁ Seminars were organized for primary schools
Our Radio and TV Programmes TRT FM, Kent Radio and TRT Sırt Çantam
⦁ Police Radio
⦁ TV8 Channel- Batman GAP Youth Fest
⦁ Toprak TV- Leading Child Agricultural Camp
⦁ Others

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We are an active association that is working for nature and the environment. İn this case, we are studying and developing projects about climate change, healthy foods, clean environment, recycle, and sustainable management which are we participate of the institutions and collaboration with them. Simultaneously we are a Eurodesk connection point for youth exchange programs as a sending organization especially for Erasmus Solidarity Corps and other sources of funding from Erasmus+. According to our aims, we are keenly motivated to get new agreement and unique collaborations for more sustainable projects in the future.

Contact (1) Full Name
Yıldırım Kaya
Job Title
President of NLA
Head of the organisation
Yıldırım Kaya
Education
Cities

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Villes

Necdet Saglam

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Netherlands Institute for Higher Education Ankara

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Koza Sokak No:111 GOP, Ankara / Turkey
Ankara/
Turkey

Telephone
00903124373347
Fax
00903124373342
E-Mail
info@nihankara.org
Website
http://www.nihankara.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2006
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Heritage
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Others
  6. Youth and education
General Information
The initiator and most important financial supporter of NIHA is the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, politically represented by the Minister and the Undersecretary, professionally represented by Dr. L.J. Roborgh (Director-General for Higher Education, Vocational Education and Science), Mr. J.P. van Ham (Director for Higher Education) and Mrs. E. Dankert (Policy Advisor Higher Education). The Administrator of the NIHA is the Leiden University. Because of the regulations of the Turkish law system the “Association for Higher Education Turkey-the Netherlands” had to be founded on behalf of the foundation of NIHA. The Board of Directors consists of the members of the Executive Board of Leiden University: Prof.mr. P.F. van der eijden, Prof. Dr. T. van Haaften and Mr. H.W. te Beest. The Board of the Turkish representation of this Association consists of Mr. Ahmet Yüksel, at the same time Public Relations Advisor of NIHA and Mr. Mehmet Ercan Arıkan, at the same time Legal Advisor of NIHA. NIHA has a Scientific Advisory Council (WAR). The President of the WAR is Prof. Dr. E.J. Zürcher (Leiden University). Members are: Prof. Dr. Rinus Penninx (Universiteit van Amsterdam), Prof. Dr. Wim Groot (Maastricht University), Prof. Dr. Henk van Gemert (Tilburg University), drs. Geri Bonhof (Utrecht University of Applied Sciences), mr. Ricardo Winter (Amsterdam VET College) and mr. Henri Geursen (Dutch Trade Board). Currently, 14 proffesiionals and 4 interns are working at NIHA.
Mission and Objectives

The mission of NIHA can be described as follows: NIHA aims to contribute to the internationalization of the Higher and Vocational Education in the Netherlands by acting as effective promoter and intermediary. It is understood that the work areas, objectives and target groups have been chosen in such a way that NIHA can fulfil its mission. In addition to the main activities of supply and acquisition NIHA will carry out other activities as well in the fields of: Environment and Water Management, Agriculture and Horticulture, Tourism and Hospitality, EU Awareness and Youth Networks, Culture, History and Heritage, Mediation and Conflict Management, Healthcare and Wellness.

Main Projects / Activities

Please refer to the link for detailed activities:http://www2.nihankara.org/index.php?p=5&lang=2

Contact (1) Full Name
Jak den Exter

Nevşehir University

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Nevşehir Üniversitesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Ofisi Rektörlük Binası
50300 NEVŞEHİR
Nevşehir/
Turkey

Telephone
+ 90 384 228 10 00 (ext. 1074 & 1079)
E-Mail
erdogancicek@hotmail.com
E-Mail (2)
mehmetonur@nevsehir.edu.tr
Mobile Phone
+90 0530 344 99 38
Mobile Phone (other)
+90 0506 531 55 86
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
2007
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Gender
  4. Heritage
  5. Human rights
  6. International/Cultural relations
  7. Research
  8. Youth and education
General Information
Nevşehir University is a public university founded in 2007 in the heart of the Cappadocia Region, which embodies tolerance, mutuality and collaboration. With its more than 6500 students and 500 faculty and administrative staff, the blossoming university has been expanding day by day, building new facilities thanks to the philanthropists and state funds. It organizes various events both on and outside the campus such as seminars, meetings and conferences.The amount of the state funds it annually receives allocated for scientific researches and social activities varies, commensurate with the type and number of activities. Nevşehir University is in constant collaboration with its partners in these activities.
Mission and Objectives

Nevşehir University has adopted the mission to improve open-minded, inquisitive and productive individuals aware of their social responsibilities who respect both national and universal moral values keeping up with the latest social and technological developments.
Located in the cradle of civilization, it gives top priority to being a pioneering university which respects the academic and social values with its staff and publication, promoting science and technology that our country needs in every respect.It aims to achieve many goals including creating and sustaining a modern cultural city, developing and enriching the region’s social, cultural, economical, and technical aspects. In addition, along with the international resources, it analyzes and evaluates the natural assets to attain efficiency and quality.

Main Projects / Activities

Nevşehir University supports many social activities and projects such as:
-Conscious Youths
-Creating an Awareness of Gender Equality among People
-Visits to Nursing Homes and Penitentiaries in the framework of Social Responsibility Projects
- Conference against Violence
- Regional Partnership Project with Romania
- Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Conference by Economy Club in cooperation with Erlangen-Nürnberg University
- Meeting on "Child Brides"

Contact (1) Full Name
Assoc. Dr. Erdoğan ÇİÇEK
Head of the organisation
Prof. Dr. Filiz KILIÇ

Nilüfer Municipality

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Karaman mah.Kultur cad.Nilpark Avm.kat 3 Nilüfer/BURSA
Bursa/
Turkey

Telephone
0090 0224 444 16 03
E-Mail
foreignrelations@nilufer.bel.tr
E-Mail (2)
yigitbagdas@nilufer.bel.tr
E-Mail (3)
umuteroglu@nilufer.bel.tr
Mobile Phone
0090 0 505 249 38 56
Website
http://www.nilufercity.eu/
Organisation Type
Local/Regional Authority
Year of Establishment
1987
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
General Information
Nilufer Municipality (NM) is one of the three central district municipalities of Bursa,our mayor is Mustafa Bozbey and we have five deputy mayor Our EU Projects :TUSENET,TUSEPART,%100 recyling project,sun harvest project United Lifes project our partners: Bulgaria - Ardino Ukraine - Nikolaye Romania - Braila Bulgaria - Pernik Turkey - Dalyan / Muğla* Azerbaijan - Nizami / Baku Japan - Tokai Cuba - Cerro / Havana Sweden - Umea Kekava-Latvia
Mission and Objectives

To provide contemporary services to our citizens,enable Nilüfer to be a prudential and planned city and to make Nilüfer district a leader and representative city where the roads kept clean and universal wastes collected regularly to share experience and knowledge with other institutions

Main Projects / Activities

Our EU Projects: TUSENET,TUSEPART(Turkish-Swedish Municipal Partnership Network),%100 recycling project,sun harvest project United Lives project
main activities EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management)IULA-EMME (Local Agenda 21)

Contact (1) Full Name
Yiğit Bağdaş
Head of the organisation
Mustafa Bozbey

Non-Formal Education Center Assosiation

National Network
Türkiye
Address

MESRUTIYET STREET NR 17/10 KIZILAY CANKAYA ANKARA
06420 CANKAYA/Ankara
Turkey

Telephone
-
Telephone (other)
-
Fax
-
E-Mail
yegmerkezi@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
aytacuzunlas@gmail.com
E-Mail (3)
gulinberfu@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
+905333491509
Mobile Phone (other)
+905385809827
Website
http://yegitim.org.tr/
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2012
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information

Non-Formal Education center established by active youth workers and trainers in Ankara. By becoming a legal entity in 2012, our association has started to its studies and projects with its dynamic and young team. Our association, its members, administrative body and consultative body have generous experiences by participating youth projects from all over the world.Our team’s main objective is to share their experiences with youth people. Main purpose of the Non-Formal Education Center is to thrive and to increase the abilities/skills of youth people by using peer method on youth volunteers. Mission of the Non-formal Education Center is the active citizenship of the youth people therefore our association opened up its doors to all participants from all over the world.
Non-Formal education can be explained as learning by doing. It contains many tools and methods in accordance with the field of education subject. Teaching is not just possible by teachers but also possible by trainers and facilitators.Participants are having a chance to experience both formal learning and active learning methods. Instead of using classing classroom system for the education process, by non formal education, more comfortable and physically active classroom systems are being used. Under the frame of non-education system, in accordance with learning by doing theme, simulations, games, activities, debates and sharing tools are being used by trainers and facilitators for the education method. Non-Formal education is active learning and internalization based on experiencing by learning by doing.
Non-Formal Education Center is a contact point in Eurodesk. We are working in youth information field because of that we are using really actively Eurodesk and we are organizing youth meeting, training,seminars, etc. in the universities for the young people as Eurodesk Contact Point.

Mission and Objectives

To increase the capacity of young people with the Non-Formal Education Center and to direct them to projects within the scope of European Citizenship voluntarily.

Turkey in the last decade started to be heard name "NON-FORMAL EDUCATION" is to introduce young people to the concept and produce new training modules is our association's mission.

Our other objectives are:

- young people have developed key competences;
- young people make career decisions based on their competences and experiences;
- young people have developed intercultural competence and use opportunities of international experience both on local and international level.

Main Projects / Activities

- English Access Microscholarship Programs for 13-30 students in Ankara
- Receiving, sending and coordinating EVS volunteers , supporting voluntary work on local level, running international workcamps, hosting English Teaching Assistants
- Supporting young people’s participation in international projects - youth exchanges, European Voluntary Service, international workcamps
- Youth meetings projects between Turkish and English speaking youngsters
- Training courses for young people (13-30 y.o) on project writing and management
- Communication in English courses for youngsters
- Weekly language cafes: English for youngsters, adults and children,
- Activities of Open Learning Space for youth, supporting youth initiatives
- Providing young people with an opportunity to get working and volunteering experience in Non-formal Education Center
- Day camps for children and teenagers
Our most important target group are young people from 13 to 30 years old, as well as youth leaders and workers. The institutions we work with: schools, hobby-schools, youth open
centres, youth organisations and municipalities. We have partners on regional, state, European and global level. We also support local youth associations, organisations and different
activities of informal groups represented by young people by offering them free counselling service, and supporting in doing their activities through projects.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

As a youth non-governmental organization of our country, which is a bridge between Europe and Mediterranean countries, we will contribute to the network with our youth work.
Our association, which was established in 2005 by experienced youth workers who have been involved in EuroMed youth work, has known the network for many years. Especially after the Covid-19, our institution prioritized cooperation. Therefore, we can contribute to the network in online youth work.
Within the scope of Erasmus +, we can include our contributions to youth work in the field by realizing many projects specific to Euromed.
To implement both long-term as well as multinational projects among Turkey and EU countries. To create an effective link between non-governmental organizations and cultural institutions. by including Turkey in many areas of cultural and intercultural dialogue among EU countries carry out projects and studies amplifiers.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

The Non-Formal Education Center's charter includes the aim of ensuring the activation and development of civil society activities in the European Union countries and the Mediterranean coast and to support organizations working on this issue. It aims to use non-formal education methods in education and activities, to apply and produce various education methods.
To promote intercultural dialogue and also to reflect the diversity and diversity of our own civil society network together with the Anna Ladinth Foundation, which brings together more than 4,000 non-governmental organizations in the region.
As there are many fields of work, topics such as youth, education, community development have been the part where we can meet at a common point.
We recognize the importance of active citizenship and support the development of youth-led dialogue with the impact of your programs. In addition, our target audience being partners and working in the same field has increased our motivation to join the Anna Lindh Foundation network.
Spreading to more countries / NGOs with this network, especially with the activities we have carried out before in the field of youth work.

Contact (1) Full Name
Aytac UZUNLAS
Job Title
Manager
Head of the organisation
Aytac UZUNLAS
Contact (2) Full Name
Gulin Berfu CANLI
Job Title (2)
Project Coordinator

o2 turizm ve gençlik derneği

National Network
Türkiye
Address

değirmiçem mah. ökkeş bahri cad. no:34/a
27090 gaziantep/
Turkey

Telephone
+905393738926
E-Mail
o2turizmgenclik@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
aislam@mynet.com
Mobile Phone
+905393738926
Website
https://www.facebook.com/o2turizm
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2013
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Human rights
  3. Others
  4. Youth and education
General Information
In the organization’s projects our main partners are local and europian youth NGO’s. We have no membership fees but we try to receive donations. We write ERASMUS+ projects to Turkish National Acency for funding. Our action modalities are exchanges and seminars. Our organization has got 20 members. There are 5 people in our executive committee. 2 person are female and 3 person are male. We don’t have any professionals all of us are volunteer. We don’t have any partners too.
Mission and Objectives

We want to facilitate the students to create a positive impact in their personal development of tourism and employment.

Main Projects / Activities

We organise personal development training courses (communication, leadership, entrepreneurship, team work etc.) and internship fairs for tourism students.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

You know a lot of internal and external imigrants (turkish, kurdish and arabic) stay in Gaziantep so we want to contribute to the development of tourism activities in order to increase intercultural dialogue in Gaziantep

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We think we can get support from your foundation to make social dialogue activities.

Contact (1) Full Name
ali islam
Job Title
president
Head of the organisation
ali islam

Odunpazari Culture and Unity Association

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Dede Mh. Yeşil Efendi Sk. No: 16
26030 Eskişehir/
Turkey

Telephone
+902222201843
Fax
+902222201843
E-Mail
odunpazarikulturdayanisma@gmail.com
E-Mail (2)
ikumru26@gmail.com
E-Mail (3)
elvnkrkmz@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1994
Fields of Activity
  1. Others
General Information
Odunpazari Culture and Unity Association is a non-governmental organisation that established in 1994 in Odunpazari, Eskişehir. Target groups of the organisation are youth, adult, disabled, national-international tourist, local peaople etc. There are 65  active members in the organisation and an executive board for 10 members.  
Mission and Objectives

Aims of the association are making national and international projects for  improving Odunpazari, bring together tourist from different countries or cities and presenting Odunpazari Ancient Histort to them.

Main Projects / Activities

We' re devoloping a project named Cultural Heritage for CFCU.

Contact (1) Full Name
Elvan Korkmaz
Job Title
Executive Assistant
Head of the organisation
İsmail Kumru