Canan Bayraktar Toplum Sağlığı Vakfı

What Canan Bayraktar Toplum Sağlığı Vakfı does

The Cansağlığı Foundation (Canan Bayraktar Toplum Sağlığı Vakfı) is a Turkish public-health non-profit (vakfı) founded in 2022 and headquartered in Üsküdar, Istanbul. It conducts work in psychology, behavioral sciences, genetics, immunology, oncology, and rare diseases, structured around three core program lines: (i) annual scholarships for health-sciences students via three programs (Toplum Sağlığı, Geleceğin Sağlık Elçileri, and Sağlıkta Araştırma Destek) collectively disbursing monthly stipends of 5,000-18,000 TL to ~970 recipients; (ii) free hands-on training for medical students covering biostatistics, ECG, ultrasonography, and advanced life support; and (iii) large-scale convenings including the CIMSC International Medical Student Conference, the MedAI Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Congress, and TEKNOFEST-affiliated technology competitions (3T in Oncology, Psychological Technology Applications). Its Science Board draws credibility from Nobel laureate Aziz Sancar, Harvard's Gökhan Hotamışlıgil, and artificial-heart specialist Dilek Gürsoy.

The foundation operates a 81-province volunteer representative network and university-based Cansağlığı Clubs, which together function as both delivery infrastructure and recruitment funnel. Technology assets include an AI-supported lung cancer screening program (predictive analytics plus computer vision), biomarker-based drug development exploration, and a Da Vinci XI robotic surgery experience zone. Programs are delivered free to recipients, financed through philanthropic donations, grants, and likely corporate sponsorships; pricing details across scholarships and training are publicly disclosed at zero or stipend-only cost. Governance is anchored by a Board of Trustees chaired by Selçuk Bayraktar and a Board of Directors chaired by child psychiatrist Mücahit Öztürk, with operational management led by General Manager Perihan Kılınç, situating the foundation within the broader Baykar/T3 ecosystem via shared legal counsel and recurring TEKNOFEST presence.

Name

Canan Bayraktar Toplum Sağlığı Vakfı

Legal name

Canan Bayraktar Toplum Sağlığı Vakfı

Website

https://cansagligivakfi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Cansağlığı Foundation (founded 2022, Istanbul) is a Turkish non-profit that runs annual scholarship and free-training programs for ~970 health-sciences students, convenes the CIMSC medical-student congress and TEKNOFEST health-technology competitions, and develops AI-supported lung-cancer screening anchored by a Nobel-laureate Science Board and an 81-province volunteer network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Foundation Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Public health research
• Medical scholarship programs
• Health sciences training
• Oncology research initiatives
• Volunteer health network

Headquarters

HQ city

İstanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Donations and Grants: As a public health foundation, the organization operates primarily through charitable donations, institutional grants, and possibly corporate sponsorships to fund scholarship programs, research initiatives, and community health projects.
2. Free Educational Programs: All training programs (biostatistics, ECG, ultrasonography, advanced life support) are provided completely free of charge to eligible participants, funded through foundation resources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Cansağlığı Foundation is a Turkish non-profit public health foundation that funds and runs scholarship programs for nearly 1,000 medical and health sciences students, delivers free medical training (biostatistics, ECG, ultrasonography, advanced life support), organizes international medical student conferences (CIMSC), and hosts health-technology competitions (3T in Oncology, Psychological Technology Applications) under TEKNOFEST. It supports public health research and community initiatives through a volunteer network spanning all 81 Turkish provinces.

Product overview

Canan Bayraktar Toplum Sağlığı Vakfı is a public health foundation operating three scholarship programs (Toplum Sağlığı Burs Programı, Geleceğin Sağlık Elçileri Burs Programı, and Sağlıkta Araştırma Destek Burs Programı) supporting over 970 health sciences students annually. The foundation conducts educational services including biostatistics training, ECG reading courses, ultrasonography training, and advanced life support training. It organizes the annual CIMSC International Medical Student Conference and hosts technology competitions (3T in Oncology and Psychological Technology Applications) under TEKNOFEST. The foundation also develops AI-supported healthcare projects including lung cancer screening programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Toplum Sağlığı Burs Programı (Community Health Scholarship) Annual scholarship program supporting 230 undergraduate health sciences students with 5,000 TL monthly stipends for 10 months, plus access to foundation projects and social responsibility opportunities.
• Geleceğin Sağlık Elçileri Burs Programı (Future Health Ambassadors Scholarship) Annual scholarship program providing 700 students with 7,000 TL monthly stipends for 10 months, managed through 81 provincial representative offices and focused on strengthening participants' social engagement.
• Sağlıkta Araştırma Destek Burs Programı (Health Research Support Scholarship) Graduate research scholarship program supporting 40 master's students with 13,000 TL monthly and 30 doctoral students with 18,000 TL monthly for 10 months, including conference participation support for health science research including AI in healthcare.
• Basic Biostatistics Training Free intensive biostatistics training for health sciences students and researchers, covering data analysis, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, and IBM SPSS application. 12–24 hours of practical instruction, limited to 20 participants who pass the interview.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,612 participants at first International Medical Student Congress (CIMSC 2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TEKNOFEST / T3 FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 September 2025TEKNOFEST is the world's largest aviation, space and technology festival. Cansağlığı Foundation participates as a health-focused exhibitor and competition organizer, bringing technology and public health together through the 3T in Oncology and Psychological Technology Applications competitions.
• Haliç UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2025Haliç University serves as the host and academic partner for the Cansağlığı International Medical Student Congress (CIMSC), providing conference facilities and academic credibility. The congress brings together medical students and academics for scientific sessions and training courses.
• Istanbul Medipol UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for the Nephrology Summit, hosting expert speakers and panel sessions on kidney disease, cardiac risk assessment, and patient care with multidisciplinary clinical perspectives.
• Baykar Milli Teknoloji MTALminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaykar Milli Teknoloji MTAL (Vocational High School of Science) hosted the Communication seminar and practical training program organized by the foundation for students.
• Istanbul Medipol UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic institution involved in various foundation events and educational programs, including TUS Tactics Seminar for medical students.
• Public Hospitals (Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Departments)minorOthersPartnership with hospital pediatric oncology departments for Leukemia Children's Week activities, visiting patients at Kartal Dr. Lütfi Kırdar City Hospital, Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Göztepe Prof. Dr. Süleyman Yalçın City Hospital, Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine Oncology Institute, and Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Hospital.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Turkish Green Crescent Society (Yeşilay): Turkish non-profit focused on public health (addiction prevention, behavioral health) with nationwide volunteer network and educational programming. Highly comparable to Cansaglığı as a domestic Turkish public-health non-profit; notably, Cansaglığı Chairman Mücahit Öztürk previously served as Green Crescent President (2015-2024), evidencing direct leadership overlap.
• Turkish Education Foundation (TEV): Major Turkish scholarship foundation supporting thousands of students annually across disciplines with similar monthly stipend model. Directly comparable to Cansaglığı's scholarship programs as a Turkish non-profit focused on student financial support, though TEV operates across all fields rather than health-sciences-specific.
• Turkish Cancer Society: Long-established Turkish non-profit dedicated to cancer awareness, patient support, and oncology research funding. Directly comparable as a Turkish disease-specific health non-profit; operates at greater longevity than Cansaglığı but with similar cancer-research grantmaking focus, making it the closest disease-specific peer.

Broad incumbents

• American Cancer Society: Major US voluntary health organization funding cancer research, patient support, and public education. Comparable to Cansaglığı as a voluntary health organization with cancer-research focus, scholarship/researcher grants, and nationwide grassroots outreach — closer model-match than global foundations but operating in a different regulatory and donor environment.
• Türk Kızılay (Turkish Red Crescent): Largest humanitarian non-profit in Turkey, operating nationwide health, disaster-relief, and social-services programs. Comparable to Cansaglığı as a domestic Turkish non-profit delivering public-health services and operating a national volunteer/representative network, but at vastly larger scale and with broader humanitarian scope beyond health sciences education.
• Wellcome Trust: UK-based charitable foundation funding biomedical research, mental health, and scientific training with a long-established Science Board model. Highly comparable to Cansaglığı's Science Board (Nobel-tier scientists advising on grantmaking) and its blend of research funding + researcher training, though at substantially larger scale.
• Sabancı Foundation: One of Turkey's largest family-founded philanthropic foundations, with significant health, education, and social-innovation grantmaking programs. Comparable as a Turkish grantmaking foundation of greater scale and longer history; Sabancı Foundation operates a broader portfolio but shares the model of high-net-worth-donor-funded program delivery.
• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Global philanthropic foundation funding health research, scholarships, and disease-specific programs at unmatched scale. Comparable to Cansaglığı as a grantmaking foundation funding health research and student support, but operating at vastly greater endowment scale and global reach.
• Vehbi Koç Foundation: Historic Turkish philanthropic foundation funding education, healthcare, and culture, including Koç University Hospital. Comparable as a Turkish non-profit with deep health-sector involvement, though Vehbi Koç Foundation operates established healthcare institutions rather than the convener/scholarship model that defines Cansaglığı.

Regional players

• Aga Khan Foundation: International development foundation focused on health, education, and rural development across multiple geographies including some Muslim-majority regions. Comparable to Cansaglığı as a values-driven philanthropic foundation integrating health, education, and research, but with established multi-country footprint that Cansaglığı lacks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cansagligivakfi
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Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

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