The 4th Focus Group Meetings organized by BEKAM were held with the title "Resilient Civil Society".

Within the framework of the cooperation of Bülbülzade Foundation and Rahme Association, aid trucks prepared for the oppressed people living in Syria were sent to Syria with a ceremony from Hatay's Cilvegözü Border Gate. The aid trucks set off to be delivered to those in need in the region. Speaking at the ceremony, our Foundation President Turgay Aldemir emphasized the importance of helping each other for the future of our geography. "The relevant units have incredible work; we should meet each other and try to do more. Otherwise, we will only complain under the oppression of imperialists. These lands have witnessed a lot of suffering. From now on, the people of these lands should no longer be the subject of aid, but should undertake a mission for the future of the region. In addition to aid activities, we should also focus on education, culture, art, diaspora and ideas. We should increase the areas of cooperation for permanent solutions in the region." Since the first day of the civil war, Bülbülzade Foundation has been active in national and international arena in many fields, especially in education activities, and has been standing by the people of the region. This cooperation has the mission of drawing attention to the humanitarian crisis in Syria and supporting the oppressed people.

On Saturday, February 10, a concert prepared by teachers and students was held at our Foundation's Katre Art and Science Center. This special concert, bearing the fruits of the education provided by the talented instructors of the center, was held with enthusiasm in the halls of the art center.Participants watched the performances of young students and experienced teachers with great interest and appreciation. This event organized by Katre Art and Science Center was a meeting that emphasized the importance of education with the universal language of music.

The 7th Youth Camp organized by the Anatolian Federation Secondary Education Commission with the theme "Responsible Youth" was held at the Akkum Youth Camp in Mersin-Silifke between January 24-27. The camp started with introductory activities and continued with high school students' presentations on "Carrying Responsibility", workshops on "Palestine" and a presentation on "Volunteering and Teamwork" by Şamil Kılıçparlar, President of the AÖB. On the third day of the camp, Necat Yazıcı, Head of the Education Unit of the Anatolian Federation, gave a presentation titled "Embracing Time" and Ahmet Turan Koçer, Head of the Strategy Unit, gave a presentation on "Value-Centered Leadership". During the camp, young people performed all their prayers together and reinforced their spiritual unity. In addition, they played matrak, intelligence and street games with the camp leaders and had fun by taking nature walks and organized music activities together. On the last day of the camp, the camp ended with a quiz competition and a group photo shoot. This camp, which aims to increase young people's awareness of personal and social responsibility, provided valuable experiences for the participants.

Our Foundation organized a special search and rescue and first aid training for the crisis coordination team at Gaziantep Disaster and Emergency Provincial Training Building between 26-28 January. This training was aimed at increasing the operational capability of the team against the increasing number of natural disasters in our geography and strengthening social and institutional resilience against crises.This three-day training program was given by expert teams and included detailed information on search and rescue, first aid, earthquake, flood, fire and many other natural disaster risks. As a result of the trainings, Bülbülzade Foundation completed the accreditation process to the AFAD Presidency and made its team ready to act professionally in partnership with institutions against all kinds of natural disasters and crises in our region and our country.

Under the leadership of our Earthquake Zone Islahiye Coordinator Zemzem Çetin and our volunteers, a full day of activities was organized for about 60 earthquake survivor children from Islahiye. The children visited the Zoo, one of the city's favorite spots.Our Foundation offered lunch to the children after the zoo visit. After lunch, they enjoyed the music festival organized by the teachers of Katre Art Center.Following the activities, the December 25 Panorama Museum was visited. During the museum visit, the historical and cultural richness of Gaziantep was introduced to the children. This special day was an experience that provided both knowledge and morale to the earthquake victims.

Touch Life Orphan Association organized a sewing machine distribution program to enable orphan mothers to develop their professional skills and stand on their own feet. Mr. Yunus Atilla Hamallar, President of the Association, and Turgay Aldemir, President of the Foundation, delivered speeches at the program.In his opening speech, Mr. Yunus Atilla Hamallar, President of the Association, said: "We have been dreaming of this program for a long time and today we are happy to make it a reality with the support of many valuable volunteers. We promise that we will always support our orphan mothers. Our aim is to touch the lives of orphan families in every sense."One of the orphan mothers who participated in the program; "I had a dream of opening a sewing workshop. Thanks to the Touch Life Orphan Association, I achieved this dream. As someone who has been helped by the association, I promise to help other orphan families".Touch Life Orphan Association continues to promote social solidarity and professional development in the society through such programs.

Kuwait Medical Student Association, Rahma International Association, Rahma Foundation and Touch Life Orphan Association came together in Davut Özgül Conference Hall of our foundation and organized an unforgettable day for 250 orphan children.During the event, various games were played with the children, fun activities were organized and special gifts were distributed by the guests from Kuwait.