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VGM (website), originally founded by law on 3 March 1924, is organized in compliance with the Law on Foundations,No. 5,737, enacted on 20 February 2008.
The oldest recorded foundation dates back to 1048. During the Seljuk and
Ottoman periods, foundations have funded the building of thousands of
religious (mosques, churches, synagogues, shrines, dervish lodges domes,
madrasahs) and civil (baths, caravansarais, covered bazaars, fountains,
bridges, mansions, pavilions, palaces, clock towers). In the modern era,
foundations have increased their scope to prosperity activities, social
services, education, health, religious and town planning.
A foundation (Arabic: waqf, wakf; Turkish: vakıf) is an
inalienable religious endowment in Islamic law, typically denoting a
building or plot of land for Muslim religious or charitable purposes.
The donated assets are held by a charitable trust.
The term waqf literally means "detention". The legal meaning of waqf
according to Imam Abu Hanifa is the detention of specific thing and the
devoting of its profit or products "in charity of poor or other good
objects".
Imam Abu Yusuf and Imam Muhammad say: "Waqf signifies the extinction of
the waqf`s ownership in the thing dedicated and detention of all the
thing in the implied ownership of God, in such a manner that its profits
may revert to or be applied 'for the benefit of Mankind'."
There is no direct injunction of the Quran regarding waqf, but there
is a hadith which says "Ibn Umar reported, Umer-Ibn-Al-Khitab got land
in Khyber, so he came to the prophet Muhammad Swl and asked him to
advice him about it. The Prophet said, if you like, make the property
inalienable, and give the profit from it to charity." Waqf means the
permanent dedication by a Muslim of any property for any purpose
recognized by the Muslim law as religious, pious or charitable.
Between 2003 and 2010, VGM has supervised archive collection and
digitalization, protection and restoration of 8,110 cultural properties
owned by foundations - out of the 65,000 hitherto recorded.
VGM has established foundation museums in Ankara, İstanbul (4), Tokat,
Kastamonu, Gaziantep, Edirne and Konya (2), keeping o total of more than 12,000 artifacts.
A specific office was established on 28 May 2002 2002 for struggle
against smuggling, resulting in a significant decrease in the number of
smuggling affairs and in the return of more than 600 stolen artifacts to
Turkey.
The flag of VGM (photo, photo, photo, photo) is blue with the directorate's emblem, which features a factory and a mosque, highlighting the historical and modern foundations supervised by VGM.
Ivan Sache, 29 April 2018Cem Foundation
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Flag of the Cem Foundation - Image by Ivan Sache, 5 November 2019
The Cem Foundation (website) was established on 27 March 1996 by İzzettin Doğan, Professor of International Law, to teach the understanding of Alevi Islam.
The flag of the Cem Foundation (photo, photo, photo, photo, photo) is white with the foundation's emblem.
Ivan Sache, 5 November 2019
Crimean Development Foundation
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Flag of the Crimean Development Foundation - Image by Ivan Sache, 26 February 2018
The Crimean Development Foundation (website), planned in late 2014, was fully established in 2016, at the end of the political crisis between Turkey and Russia.
In the framework of the Decree rehabilitating Crimean Tatars, signed by
Vladimir Putin in early 2014, the foundation believes that the Republic
of Turkey and the Russian Federation are the bridge between the Crimean Republic and the Crimean Tatars. The foundation plans to conduct social and community studies on the return of Crimean Tatar citizens to Crimea.
The flag of the Crimean Development Foundation (photo,
photo,
photo,
photo) is white with the
foundation's emblem in the center. The circular emblem is made of the
Turkish (in upper half) and Russian (in lower half) flags, superimposed
in the center with a celestial blue map of Crimea charged with the
yellow emblem (tamga) of the Crimean Tatars.
The foundation's name is written in the emblem border's in Turkish (top)
and Russian (bottom), respectively.
Ivan Sache, 26 February 2018
Economic Development Foundation
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Flag of İKV - Image by Ivan Sache, 22 October 2017
İKV (website) is a non-governmental research organization specialized on EU and Turkey-EU relations.
İKV was established with the initiative of İstanbul Chamber of Commerce
and İstanbul Chamber of Industry on 26 November 1965, two years after
the entry into force of the Ankara Agreement, to inform Turkish business
world and Turkish public about European integration and Turkey-EU
relations. Since its establishment, İKV has become an effective expert
organization on EU and Turkey-EU relations both in Turkey and in the EU,
through its publications, seminars, lobbying activities and the close
cooperation with foreign and domestic institutions. İKV Brussels Office
has been conducting İKV’s relations with the EU institutions since 1984.
Turkey’s accession process has started on 3 October 2005 upon the decision of heads of states and governments of the 25 EU Member States on 17 December 2004. In the course of this important and challenging process, İKV's activities are focused on informing the Turkish public concerning the issues formulating the agenda of European Union and Turkey-EU relations. Special emphasis is given to the accession negotiations; ensuring the active participation of the business world and NGOs in the process; and promoting Turkey in the EU Member States.
The flag of İKV (photo, photo, photo, photo, photo, photo, photo, photo, photo, photo, photo, photo, photo) is white with the organization's emblem.
Ivan Sache, 22 October 2017
Server Foundation
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Flag of Server Foundation - Image by Ivan Sache, 31 March 2018
The Server Foundation, subtitled the Press, Science and Solidarity Foundation, was established in 1991.
The flag of the Server Foundation (photo, photo, photo) is white with the foundation's emblem.
Ivan Sache, 31 March 2018
TürkBirDev Foundation for Culture and Education
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Flag of the TürkBirDev Foundation for Culture and Education - Image by Ivan Sache, 1 March 2018
The TürkBirDev Foundation for Culture and Education promotes the establishment of the Union of Turkish States (Türk Devletler Birliği). I understand that TürkBirDev would stand for Türk Birliği Devlet, something like Turkish United State.
The flag of TürkBirDev (photo) is celestial blue with a blue crescent and a white star placed like on the Turkish flag, and another seven red stars forming, the white star included, a circle. The seven Turkish states are
represented by their national flags, placed horizontally beneath the
crescent and stars and separated from it by the red world "TÜRKBİRDEV",
from left to right:
- Azerbaijan;
- Kazakhstan;
- Kyrgyzstan;
- Northern Cyprus;
- Uzbekistan;
- Turkmenistan.
The row is completed by a plain white flag matching the white star.
Ivan Sache, 1 March 2018
Turkish Maarif Foundation
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Flag of the Turkish Maarif Foundation - Image by Ivan Sache, 22 October 2017
The Turkish Maarif Foundation was established by
Law No. 6,721, adopted on 17 June 2016 by the Parliament and published
on 28 June 2016 in the Turkish official gazette, No. 57.
The aims of the foundation are "to award scholarships in all educational
processes from preschool to University education, to open facilities
such as educational organizations and dormitories, to train educators to
be assigned to these organizations including domestic organizations, to
conduct scientific research, and to carry out research and development
studies, publish academic works and develop methods and conduct other
educational activities which are in accordance with the laws and
regulations of that country which these are operated in order to service
and improve formal and informal education by taking common human values
and knowledge as basis" (Article 1 of the Law).
The flag of the foundation (photo, photo, photo, photo, photo) is white with the foundation's emblem.
Ivan Sache, 22 October 2017
Turkish Tradesmen and Artisans Ahilik Foundation
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Flag of TESVAK - Image by Ivan Sache, 26 November 2017
TESVAK is the modern form of the merchants and traders fraternity known as Ahilik / Ahi (from "ahi", "my brother").
Established in Anatolia during the Seljuk period as a Sufi-oriented
fraternity, Ahilik contributed profoundly to the establishment of the
Ottoman Empire. During the Ottoman period, Ahilik became a craftsmen' organization similar to a guild.
[M. Malik. Foundations of Islamic Governance. A Southeast Asian
Perspective. 2017]
The flag of TESVAK (photo, photo, photo) is white with the foundation's emblem.
Ivan Sache, 26 November 2017
Turkish Youth Foundation
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Flag of TÜGVA, two versions - Images by Ivan Sache, 23 October 2017
TÜGVA was established in 2014 in İstanbul.
The flag of TÜGVA (photo, photo, photo, photo, photo, photo) is white with the foundation's emblem. Another version of the flag (photo) is light blue with the foundation's emblem in white.
Ivan Sache, 23 October 2017
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