TURK EGITIM VAKFI

What TURK EGITIM VAKFI does

Türk Eğitim Vakfı (TEV, the Turkish Education Foundation) is a tax-exempt non-profit foundation established in Turkey in 1968 (Cabinet Decision No. 6/11056, 09/12/1968), headquartered in Istanbul Şişli, with a staff of 361 people. Its core mission is to provide financial and educational support to academically talented but financially disadvantaged students in Turkey, spanning all education levels from vocational high school through doctorate. Since founding, TEV has supported more than 340,000 domestic scholarship recipients and 2,500 international recipients, supported 39 educational institutions, operated 5 girls dormitories in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, and Trabzon, and runs two operating high schools (TEVİTÖL boarding school in Gebze and TEV İnanç Private High School). International graduate scholarship programs are delivered through long-standing partnerships with DAAD (Germany, since 1998), the French Embassy (since 2004), ZZ Garring Foundation/DTU (Denmark, since 1996), TEV-FIAT TOFAŞ (Italy, since 2009), and more recent agreements with Imperial College London (2022), the University of Cambridge (2023), and Chevening (2024).

TEV's revenue model is donation-driven: it raises funds from individual donors, corporate partners, and institutional partners via monthly subscription-style donations tiered at 2,800 TL (high school), 5,800 TL (university), 8,700 TL (master's), and 11,600 TL (doctorate and Üstün Başarı/outstanding achievement scholarships). Additional revenue lines include corporate co-branded scholarship funds (PepsiCo, Yapı Kredi, Cargill, Bosch, Teleperformance, Allianz, Trendyol, Garanti BBVA, Yemek Sepeti, Kansai Altan, Hitit Seramik, İGDAŞ, Six Senses Kaplankaya, Bank of America Charity Foundation), bespoke donation products (taziye / sympathy wreath, "Bir Dünya Çiçek" / A World of Flower gifting), and dormitory/school fees at TEVİTÖL and TEV İnanç. Distribution spans the official website (tev.org.tr), the Obigenç mobile application, the burs.tev.org.tr scholarship application portal, dormitory direct operations, and a strategic partnership with the Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education (MoNE) for school construction, disaster-relief continuity, and CSS projects.

TEV's go-to-market relies on a multi-channel communications and brand-building program combining social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, YouTube), television PR (NOW TV, Bloomberg HT, Halk TV, Sözcü TV, CNBC-e), video documentaries such as "Onu Tanırsınız," and disciplined corporate partnership formation anchored on named scholarship funds. A complementary ecosystem layer — the Alumni Communication Unit (est. 2017), TEV Mentorink mentorship platform (launched 2016, 2019 EMCC Mentorship Award winner), and TEV Ambassador Program (launched 2019, active in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Germany, England, USA) — supports lifetime engagement. No financial figures (revenue, assets, fund balances) are publicly disclosed.

Name

TURK EGITIM VAKFI

Legal name

Türk Eğitim Vakfı

Website

https://tev.org.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Türk Eğitim Vakfı (TEV) is a 1968-founded Turkish non-profit foundation that provides scholarships, dormitories, and educational institutions to financially disadvantaged students across high school, university, master's, doctoral, and international graduate levels, serving 340,000+ scholarship recipients to date and operating 39 educational institutions, 5 dormitories, two high schools, and the Obigenç mobile app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Foundation Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Foundation/NGO & Philanthropic Scholarships (EDAIAOAH), Degree-Level Scholarships (Undergrad/Masters/PhD/Postdoc) (EDAIAOAE), Government-Sponsored Scholarships & Exchange Funding (EDAIAOAF), Application Support, Matching Platforms & Scholarship Administration Services (EDAIAOAN), Higher Education Capacity Building & Scholarships (BPADAKAG)

Keywords

• Education scholarships
• Student dormitories
• Charitable foundation services
• Private secondary education
• Mentorship programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Türk Eğitim Vakfı (TEV) is a charitable foundation that provides educational scholarships across all education levels (vocational high school through doctorate), operates student dormitories for female students in four Turkish cities, runs two private secondary schools (TEVİTÖL boarding school and TEV İnanç Lisesi), and administers international graduate scholarship programs in partnership with leading global universities. Funding for these programs is raised from individual donors, corporate partners, and international institutional partners, with the Obigenç mobile application and TEV Mentorink online mentorship platform serving as supplementary service delivery mechanisms.

Product overview

The Turkish Education Foundation (Türk Eğitim Vakfı - TEV) operates a comprehensive education support ecosystem consisting of: scholarship programs (domestic and international), student dormitories, and educational institutions. Core offerings include the Obigenç mobile application for student services, multiple dormitory facilities across Turkey (in Izmir, Trabzon, and Ankara), the TEVİTÖL boarding high school, and the TEV İnanç Private High School. TEV also provides mentorship (TEV Mentorink) and alumni ambassador programs, all connected through the scholarship application portal burs.tev.org.tr. The foundation focuses on financial support for education rather than technology products per se.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TEVİTÖL: Turkish Education Foundation İnanç Türkeş Private High School - a private boarding high school located in Gebze Muallimköy with approximately 256 students from 40 different cities.
• TEV İnanç Lisesi
• TEV KONSEPT
• Obigenç

Products and services

• Yurt İçi Burslar (Domestic Scholarships) Domestic scholarship programs for vocational high school, university, graduate (master's), doctoral, and distinguished achievement students covering all education levels in Turkey. Monthly stipend rates for 2023-2024 academic year range from 1,100 TL for vocational to 5,000 TL for doctoral and high-achievement students.
• Yurt Dışı Burslar (International Scholarships) International scholarship programs including TEV-USA and Western Europe Graduate Scholarship (since 1969), TEV-DAAD Germany Graduate Scholarship (since 1998), TEV-French Embassy France Graduate Scholarship (since 2004), TEV-ZZ Garring Foundation Denmark DTU Graduate Scholarship (since 1996), Chevening-TEV UK Graduate Scholarship (since 2024), TEV-FIAT Tofaş Italy Graduate Scholarship (since 2009), TEV-Dr. Orhan Birman Medical Research Scholarship (since 1996), and TEV-TEV UK-Imperial College London (since 2022) and Cambridge (since 2023) scholarships.
• Yurt Bursu (Dormitory Scholarship) A scholarship and accommodation program providing support for female students to reside at TEV-operated higher education dormitories, including the Özel TEV Ankara Yenimahalle Yükseköğrenim Kız Öğrenci Yurdu and other TEV dormitory facilities across Turkey.
• Obigenç Mobile Application A mobile application available on iOS and Android that provides students with information about TEV scholarships, educational opportunities, social-cultural events, job and internship opportunities, and student-exclusive discounts. Also enables easy and secure donations to the foundation directly from the app.
• TEV Student Dormitories (Private Higher Education Girls Dormitories) Three (with additional new openings) female-only higher education dormitory facilities operated by TEV: Private TEV Cumhuriyet Higher Education Girls Dormitory in Balçova-İzmir, The Turkish Education Foundation Private Higher Education Girls Dormitory in Trabzon (252 capacity), and TEV Sedef Ölçer Private Higher Education Girls Dormitory in Çankaya-Ankara (189 capacity). New dormitories including the Özel TEV Hamdiye Yıldırım and Özel TEV Ankara Yenimahalle facilities have also opened.
• TEVİTÖL (Turkish Education Foundation İnanç Türkeş Private High School) A boarding school established in 2001, accepting at least 60 students annually (50% female, 50% male) with full or partial scholarships. Located in Gebze Muallimköy on 416 decares of land with science, literature, and foreign language buildings, a 500-person Culture and Arts Center, seminar hall, student dormitories, health center, cafeteria, laboratories, swimming pool, and sports facilities. Graduates have attended Caltech, Columbia, Duke, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, and Yale.
• TEV İnanç Private High School A private secondary education institution operated by TEV, serving as a core part of TEV's educational institutions portfolio. The school has achieved notable success with graduates accepted to top universities including Harvard and Princeton.
• TEV Mentorink Mentorship Program An online mentorship platform that matches TEV alumni, current scholarship recipients, and ambassador organizations, providing leadership coaching for mentors and skill development for mentees. Awarded the 2019 Mentorship Award by the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC).
• TEV Ambassador Program A program initiated in 2019 to reinforce solidarity between ambassadors, grantees, and alumni, strengthen relations, lead social activities, promote the foundation, and improve communication networks. Implemented domestically in Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir, and abroad in Germany, England, and the United States.

Quantifiable outcome

• 340,000+ students supported since foundation
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• Chevening-TEV United Kingdom Graduate ScholarshipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Since 2024, TEV and Chevening have collaborated to offer scholarships for graduate programs at Chevening-approved universities in the United Kingdom, in all fields. Tuition and living costs are co-funded 50% by Chevening and 50% by TEV.
• TEV-TEV UK-University of Cambridge Graduate ScholarshipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Since October 2023, TEV-TEV UK and University of Cambridge offer fully-funded graduate scholarships in all fields. 25% of tuition is covered by the Cambridge Trust, and 75% of tuition and all living expenses by TEV UK.
• TEV-TEV UK-Imperial College London Graduate ScholarshipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Since October 2022, TEV-TEV UK and Imperial College London offer fully-funded scholarships for Master's programs in fields under Natural Sciences, Engineering, and Dyson School of Design Engineering. 25% of tuition is covered by Imperial College London, while 75% of tuition and all living expenses are funded by TEV UK.
• Yemek SepetiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Through a partnership started in 2020, Yemek Sepeti users can donate any amount they wish to TEV while paying for their orders. The TEV Meal Aid Fund is also integrated with the platform. Donations made in 2021 amounted to about 1000 meal scholarships.
• TEV-FIAT TOFAŞ Italy Graduate ScholarshipmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Since 2009, through the TOFAŞ Scholarship Fund within TEV, scholarships have been offered at 'Politecnico' universities in Italy for Master's programs in Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Electronics, Automotive, Aerospace, and Management Engineering. Recipients commit to working at FIAT TOFAŞ for the same duration after completing their studies.
• French Embassy France Graduate ScholarshipcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Since 2004, TEV and the French Embassy have offered scholarships for graduate studies at public universities in all fields except medicine and performing arts. Part of the tuition fee is covered by the French Embassy, with the amount varying annually. Monthly stipend payments are also provided, 55% funded by TEV and 45% by the Embassy.
• Six Senses KaplankayaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThrough the Sustainable Tourism Support Scholarship launched in partnership with TEV, Six Senses Kaplankaya supports tourism students' access to qualified learning opportunities and contributes to the development of individuals who will shape a responsible, conscious, and sustainable future for the tourism sector.
• PepsiComoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerA two-year project providing 200 female university students studying STEM fields with various financial, academic, personal, and professional support, as well as mentorship and internship opportunities.
• Yapı Kredi BankmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerYapı Kredi Private Banking offers high merit scholarships to students studying visual arts, painting and sculpture. A scholarship fund was also created with the Yapı Kredi Afife Theater Awards Scholarship Fund to support undergraduate students studying theater and stage arts.
• TeleperformanceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA partnership to provide scholarships, mentoring and internship support to 50 vocational high school students for at least four years. Technology classes will take place in three schools in Diyarbakır, Uşak and Antalya to facilitate young people's access to technology.
• We Live Healthy and VenaturaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe founders of the We Live Healthy society, Nurçin and Okan Çağlar, created the We Live Healthy and VeNatura Scholarship Fund in partnership with Vefa Pharmaceuticals as part of a social responsibility movement. The fund provides scholarships to students studying Medicine, Nutrition and Dietetics, or Pharmaceutics, growing from 50 students in 2019/2020 to 150 students in 2022/2023.
• TrendyolmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerFollowing the Izmir earthquake, the 'Trendyol Heart to Heart Scholarship Fund' was created for student earthquake victims in partnership with Trendyol. This long-term fund will support 29 student disaster victims affected by the Izmir earthquake throughout their education.
• İGDAŞ (Istanbul Gas Distribution and Trade Inc.)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerİGDAŞ contributed to promoting the 'Loyalty to Corona Heroes Scholarship Fund' and the 'Let's not Give Up Scholarship Fund' through visual work on bills issued to near seven million subscribers.
• Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education (MEB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTEV works in partnership with the Republic of Turkey's Ministry of National Education (MoNE) to conduct educational activities and to build and hand over schools to the MoNE across the country in line with its principles and objectives. Through protocols, they collaborate to ensure that the education of hundreds of children and young people affected by disasters continues. CSS projects in MoNE public schools are carried out through contributions of private-sector stakeholders.
• Açık Açık PlatformminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Turkish Education Foundation was one of the first NGO members to support the Açık Açık (Openly) Platform, established to encourage open communication, transparency, and accountability in Turkey.
• DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 1998, TEV and DAAD have jointly offered graduate scholarships in all fields except medicine and performing arts. 50% of living expenses are covered by DAAD, and the other 50% by TEV.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Türk Eğitim Derneği (TED): Long-established Turkish education association that operates a nationwide network of TED Schools and provides scholarships. Comparable as a foundation/association combining scholarship administration with K-12 educational institution operation in Turkey.
• Vehbi Koç Foundation: Major Turkish charitable foundation established by the Koç family that funds scholarships, educational institutions (Koç University), and cultural projects. Directly comparable as a large-scale, Turkey-based education-focused foundation with similar scholarship, university-partnership, and donor-base operating models.
• Darüşşafaka: Historic Turkish foundation providing full boarding high-school education and university scholarships to financially disadvantaged children since 1863. Directly comparable on the scholarship-plus-residential-school model and Turkish domestic focus.
• Sabancı Foundation: Turkey's other flagship corporate-affiliated foundation, funding scholarships and educational programs including Sabancı University. Closely comparable in mission, scale, corporate-donor model, and scholarship/dormitory/educational-institution ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries6 records

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