Foundation

revised: Jan. 3, 2012, 5:08 p.m.

The Bilgi Education and Culture Foundation was founded on 31 October 1994 in Istanbul in accordance with the following provision of the Turkish Civil Law: “To found and operate educational institutions and foundation based higher education institutions of every degree and quality and provide teaching in foreign languages, social sciences, sciences, and technology, to conduct scientific and cultural research, to found and operate museums that aim to protect the country’s cultural heritage, to conduct seminars, briefings, conferences, and similar gatherings to develop the country’s cultural position, and to provide aid or financial aid to people and corporations that conduct cultural activities.”

As the founding foundation of Istanbul Bilgi University, the foundation continues to conduct activities in the fields of education and culture, and provide various scholarships to the students of Istanbul Bilgi University.

Bilgi Education and Culture Foundation Management Board

Rifat Sarıcaoğlu - President
Süleyman Dinç - Vice President
Latif Mutlu (Honorary President) / Serdar Mutlu
Orhan Gemicioğlu - Member
Ural Aküzüm - Member
Çağrı Bağcıoğlu - Member
Mustafa Özer – Member - General Manager