TCF sponsored the restoration of antique carpets of the Museum for Turkish and Islamic Art

Istanbul hosted theXI. Conference on Oriental Carpets.The Turkish Cultural Foundation was the principal sponsor of the event. Specifically, the Foundation sponsored the restoration and exhibition of 118 antique carpets at the Turkish and Islamic Art Museum. The carpets and exhibition received great admiration from carpet expertsvisiting the exhibition from all over the world.

 The TCF and Word Affairs Councils of America announce educational program for 2008

The Turkish Cultural Foundation became an affiliate organization of the World Affairs Councils of America (WACA). As part of this program, TCF and 12 World Affairs Councils around the US have joined to organize two study tours to Turkey for a total of 49 educators in the Summer of 2007. In 2008, 21 World Affairs Councils participated in three study tours with a total of 84 teachers. Please see their comments above and photos at ourTeacher Study Tours page. Similar study tours are planned for the summer of 2009. For more information on this program, please visit:
www.worldaffairscouncils.org/programs/featurewacs

Turkish Cultural Foundation announced Turkish Cultural Foundation Fellows

The Turkish Cultural Foundation Fellowship Program in Turkish Culture and Art was instituted in 2008 with a view to support research on subjects related to the art and culture of Turkey, and studies related to the preservation of Turkey's artistic and cultural heritage. For more information on the program, visit here.

The mission of the TCF Fellowship Program is also to recognize and to assist students and researchers whose scholastic achievements reflect the commitment of the Turkish Cultural Foundation to disseminating knowledge of Turkey's cultural heritage.

In its first year, the Foundation's Fellowship program received an inspiring number of applications from scholars in Turkey and abroad. Ten scholars were selected to receive the Turkish Cultural Foundation Fellowship in 2008. To learn more about the TCF Fellowship program and our selected Fellows, please visit here. 

 
The TCF gave a scholarship grant to the Georgetown University in Washington, DC for studies at McGhee Center in Alanya

For the second year in a row, the TCF awarded a scholarship grant to Georgetown University to give financial assistance to students who study a semester at the University’s McGhee Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies in Alanya, Turkey.

TCF Sponsored Artists' Exhibit at the Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art - SOFA Chicago 2007

The Turkish Cultural Foundation participated in the 2007 Chicago SOFA exposition, the premier show on sculpture objects and functional art.

The Turkish Cultural Foundation booth at SOFA 2007 Chicago featured the works of Beril Anilanmert, Tan Mavitan and Erkin Saygi & Ruhcan Topaloglu.

Beril Anilanmert Transformation, 2006 17.25 x 17 x 17.25" ceramic photo: Oktay A.	Erkin Saygi and Ruhcan Topaloglu Troy, 2004 3.75 x 8" glass photo: Suleyman Kacer
Tan Mavitan Try Your Wings, 2007 10.5 x 8 x 4" bronze photo: Tan Mavitan	Beril Anilanmert Hard-Soft, 2006 19.75 x 33.5 x 8.25" ceramic, felt photo: Necati Gulaydin