The Largest Non-Profit Organizations in Turkey

What are the largest charities and non-profits in Turkey? Based on Wikidata, here is the list of the largest organizations by donations and revenue.

Last updated on September 2, 2025

Non-Profit Organizations of Turkey

The data for these lists is based on the open database Wikidata and is largely taken from tax documents or annual reports of the organizations. By clicking on the edit icon of the organization, you can verify the source or add your own data.

The Largest Nonprofit Organizations by Revenue

A list of all non-profit organizations and charities by annual revenue.

# Organisation Revenue Year
1
Darüşşafaka
1,654,978,586 ₺ 2023
2
Hayata Destek Derneği (STL)
525,889,726 ₺ 2023
3
AKUT Search and Rescue Association
407,529,711 ₺ 2023
4
Association for the Support of Contemporary Living
404,464,254 ₺ 2023
5
Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts
357,977,403 ₺ 2023
6
The Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey
246,835,496 ₺ 2023
7
Gıda Kurtarma Foundation
240,166,240 ₺ 2023
8
Turkish Training Foundation
219,580,094 ₺ 2022
9
Turkish Education Fund
193,195,143 ₺ 2023
10
TEMA Foundation
162,144,871 ₺ 2022
11
UNICEF Turkish National Committee
110,020,288 ₺ 2023
12
Temel İhtiyaç Derneği
69,914,111 ₺ 2023
13
Kadın Hekimler Eğitime Destek Vakfı
64,003,682 ₺ 2023
14
Zihinsel Yetersiz Çocukları Yetiştirme ve Koruma Vakfı
62,436,077 ₺ 2022
15
Genç Hayat Vakfı
49,427,974 ₺ 2022
16
Kanserli Çocuklara Umut Vakfı
48,211,939 ₺ 2023
17
Toplum Gönüllüleri Foundation
45,679,154 ₺ 2022
18
WWF Turkey
43,662,236 ₺ 2022
19
Tohum Autism Science Foundation and Education Fund
42,951,542 ₺ 2023
20
Türk Kültür Vakfı
41,487,403 ₺ 2022
21
Akdeniz Koruma Derneği
36,522,591 ₺ 2023
22
TOÇEV
33,294,627 ₺ 2023
23
Anne Çocuk Education Fund
32,511,847 ₺ 2022
24
Hayal Ortakları Derneği
30,959,978 ₺ 2023
25
Koruncuk Foundation
29,025,577 ₺ 2022
26
Turkish Spastic Paraplegia Foundation
26,789,616 ₺ 2022
27
Türk Üniversiteli Kadınlar Derneği
26,050,320 ₺ 2023
28
Kadın Emeğini Değerlendirme Vakfı
25,493,723 ₺ 2022
29
Köy Okulları Değişim Ağı Foundation
22,534,337 ₺ 2023
30
Turkish National Down Syndrome Society
20,762,228 ₺ 2023
31
Turkish Coding Foundation
20,235,567 ₺ 2023
32
Nesin Foundation
19,734,761 ₺ 2022
33
Boğaziçi University Alumni Association
19,395,644 ₺ 2023
34
Turkish Paraplegic Foundation
19,086,381 ₺ 2023
35
Türkiye İnsan Kaynakları Eğitim ve Sağlık Vakfı
17,181,292 ₺ 2023
36
Bilim Kahramanları Derneği
16,427,192 ₺ 2023
37
Ege Orman Vakfı
16,299,264 ₺ 2022
38
Türkiye SMA Vakfı
16,163,015 ₺ 2022
39
Turkish Clean Ocean Foundation
15,969,592 ₺ 2022
40
Türkiye Engelliler Spor Yardım ve Eğitim Vakfı
14,757,146 ₺ 2022
41
Nirengi Foundation
13,950,657 ₺ 2023
42
Lokman Hekim Sağlık Vakfı
13,459,955 ₺ 2023
43
Saadet Öğretmen Çocuk İstismarı ile Mücadele Derneği
13,425,645 ₺ 2023
44
Bulgurcu Foundation
13,264,173 ₺ 2023
45
Ege Education Fund
13,221,174 ₺ 2023
46
Turkish Farm Animal Rights Movement
13,212,184 ₺ 2023
47
Paylaşma ve Dayanışma Platformu
13,038,230 ₺ 2023
48
Maya Foundation
12,809,882 ₺ 2022
49
KAYD
12,685,795 ₺ 2023
50
Turkish Cerebral Palsy Foundation
12,265,593 ₺ 2023

The Largest Nonprofit Organizations in Turkey by Donations

Which organization receives the most donations.

# Organisation Donations Year
1
Darüşşafaka
487,621,570 ₺
29.5%
 2023
2
AKUT Search and Rescue Association
194,666,952 ₺
47.8%
 2023
3
Association for the Support of Contemporary Living
173,498,397 ₺
42.9%
 2023
4
The Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey
146,379,651 ₺
59.3%
 2023
5
Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts
142,621,614 ₺
39.8%
 2023
6
TEMA Foundation
129,908,129 ₺
80.1%
 2022
7
Turkish Training Foundation
104,725,085 ₺
47.7%
 2022
8
UNICEF Turkish National Committee
81,662,490 ₺
74.2%
 2023
9
Zihinsel Yetersiz Çocukları Yetiştirme ve Koruma Vakfı
58,147,593 ₺
93.1%
 2022
10
Kadın Hekimler Eğitime Destek Vakfı
47,455,701 ₺
74.1%
 2023
11
Genç Hayat Vakfı
43,384,264 ₺
87.8%
 2022
12
Kanserli Çocuklara Umut Vakfı
36,270,787 ₺
75.2%
 2023
13
Temel İhtiyaç Derneği
35,873,750 ₺
51.3%
 2023
14
Toplum Gönüllüleri Foundation
34,255,602 ₺
75.0%
 2022
15
Hayata Destek Derneği (STL)
31,018,996 ₺
5.9%
 2023
16
Tohum Autism Science Foundation and Education Fund
27,122,935 ₺
63.1%
 2023
17
Koruncuk Foundation
26,931,603 ₺
92.8%
 2022
18
Hayal Ortakları Derneği
26,041,112 ₺
84.1%
 2023
19
Anne Çocuk Education Fund
24,933,023 ₺
76.7%
 2022
20
TOÇEV
24,390,732 ₺
73.3%
 2023
21
Turkish Spastic Paraplegia Foundation
23,131,889 ₺
86.3%
 2022
22
Turkish Education Fund
19,648,865 ₺
10.2%
 2023
23
Türk Üniversiteli Kadınlar Derneği
18,941,688 ₺
72.7%
 2023
24
Türkiye İnsan Kaynakları Eğitim ve Sağlık Vakfı
15,999,755 ₺
93.1%
 2023
25
Turkish Paraplegic Foundation
15,246,562 ₺
79.9%
 2023
26
Ege Orman Vakfı
12,112,517 ₺
74.3%
 2022
27
Boğaziçi University Alumni Association
11,965,715 ₺
61.7%
 2023
28
Bulgurcu Foundation
11,319,950 ₺
85.3%
 2023
29
Turkish Clean Ocean Foundation
10,662,534 ₺
66.8%
 2022
30
Saadet Öğretmen Çocuk İstismarı ile Mücadele Derneği
10,258,464 ₺
76.4%
 2023
31
Turkish National Down Syndrome Society
9,948,797 ₺
47.9%
 2023
32
Kırmızı Çocuklar Foundation
9,903,978 ₺
92.8%
 2023
33
Nesin Foundation
8,541,161 ₺
43.3%
 2022
34
Türkiye Engelliler Spor Yardım ve Eğitim Vakfı
8,515,958 ₺
57.7%
 2022
35
KAYD
7,767,685 ₺
61.2%
 2023
36
Türkiye SMA Vakfı
7,673,016 ₺
47.5%
 2022
37
Bornova Anatolian High School Education Fund
7,567,194 ₺
64.5%
 2023
38
Dünya İnsani Dayanışma Foundation
7,525,515 ₺
91.6%
 2022
39
Öğretmen Akademisi Foundation
7,201,975 ₺
61.8%
 2022
40
Köy Okulları Değişim Ağı Foundation
7,002,671 ₺
31.1%
 2023
41
Gülmek İyileştirir Foundation
6,917,634 ₺
72.5%
 2023
42
WWF Turkey
6,841,484 ₺
15.7%
 2022
43
Nirengi Foundation
6,568,567 ₺
47.1%
 2023
44
ALS MNH DERNEĞİ
6,493,450 ₺
96.4%
 2022
45
The Science Academy
6,074,424 ₺
83.7%
 2023
46
Turkish Society of Medical Ontolgy
5,426,892 ₺
52.3%
 2023
47
Gıda Kurtarma Foundation
5,368,809 ₺
2.2%
 2023
48
Yanındayız Foundation
5,100,170 ₺
59.1%
 2023
49
Turkish Open Bionics Foundation
5,046,295 ₺
74.5%
 2023
50
Paylaşma ve Dayanışma Platformu
5,027,367 ₺
38.6%
 2023

The Largest Associations and Organizations by Members

Turkish associations by number of statutory members. For federal associations, this usually results in multiple counting, as the sum of all members of the federal structures is typically reported.

# Organisation Members Year
1
Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Diyarbakir
17,000  2019
2
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Izmir
14,000  2019
3
Patriarchal Exarchate of Turkey
2,000  2018
4
Atheism Association
200  2016
5
Anatolian University Libraries Consortium Association
198  2024
6
Apostolic Exarchate of Istanbul
14  2019