The Turkish Cultural Foundation was established on January 1, 2000.

The Foundation's main goals can be summarized as:

1. Promoting and preserving Turkish culture and heritage worldwide, through original programs and cooperation with like minded organizations.
2. Supporting education, particularly in the area of humanities, for disadvantaged students in Türkiye.
3. Supporting research, documentation and publication in the humanities related to Türkiye.
4. Supporting the preservation of Turkish cultural heritage abroad.
5. Helping to build cultural bridges between Türkiye and other countries to support a better understanding and appreciation of Turkish cultural heritage.

The Foundation is a US tax-exempt public charitable organization supported entirely by private donations, with offices in Boston, Istanbul and Washington DC.

In 2015, TCF was accepted to establish official relations with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - UNESCO.

Organizations and individuals wishing to display the TCF logo to acknowledge TCF grants and sponsorships or links provided to the TCF portals may use the following TCF logos:

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