Kayseri Talas Mayor Mustafa Yalçın and Businessman Mehmet Öztürk visited our foundation and met with our President Turgay Aldemir. During the visit, detailed information was shared about the activities of Bülbülzade Foundation in Gaziantep and Syria. They were also informed about the activities of the recently opened Bülbülzade Foundation Aleppo Liaison and Consultancy Office.Yalçın and Öztürk visited Zade Life Hotel, Katre Art and Science Center, Istiqrar Sports Hall and BEKAM (My Education and Culture Research Center) units within the complex of our foundation and examined the work done on site. During the visit, they received detailed information about our foundation's services in the fields of education, culture, arts and sports.

Turgay Aldemir, President of Anadolu Federation, and Mustafa El Hüseyin, President of Gaziantep Syrian Community, attended the “Voluntary, Safe, Dignified and Orderly Returns” meeting held at the Migration Research Center of the Ministry of Interior under the chairmanship of Minister Ali Yerlikaya.Representatives of non-governmental organizations and the business world came together at the meeting. Evaluations were made at the meeting. Participants shared their views and proposed solutions for a more effective implementation of this process:Turgay Aldemir, President of the Anatolian Federation, stated in his speech that Syrians should definitely be included in the process of improving Syria, that Syria has the pluralistic spirit of an ancient and fertile civilization, that it should not be wrong to read Syria through the immigrants in our country, that Aleppo is one of the trade centers with its importance, mission and urban people profile in world trade, that Iraq and Azerbaijan are our brothers like Syria, and that any process to be carried out in these countries should be carried out in accordance with the brotherhood law. Aldemir said that the improvements to be made inside Syria should prioritize schools, mosques and hospitals in order to build a safe and promising Syria for the returnees, and that the stories experienced should be processed in the world of cinema with films and documentaries, and in the world of literature with stories and novels, and to ensure the security of ideas, He emphasized to the business people and NGOs that the cumbersome and tiresome security procedures at the border crossings should be improved and the crossings should be facilitated, that the activities of Western real estate offices in Aleppo and other parts of Syria are not very encouraging for both us and Syria, and that the region should be culturally and demographically studied.  Mustafa El Hussein, President of Gaziantep Syrian Community, expressed his satisfaction with the opening of a liaison and consultation center in Aleppo by Bülbülzade Foundation and said that we, as Gaziantep Syrian Community and opinion leaders, thank Turkey as the state, nation and NGOs for sharing your bread and food for 14 years.  We achieved this victory together, our joy is great but not complete because some of our provinces are under PYD/PKK rule. We want to live under the roof of one and only one state with its Arabs, Kurds and Turkmens.

Mr. Tarek Alfaraj, Turkey Officer of Bünyan Association, visited the President of the Foundation. During the meeting, the offices and activities of the association in Syria and in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey were discussed. It was stated that the association focuses on infrastructure and superstructure projects and builds sports facilities in the regions where refugees are located.In addition, information was given about Bülbülzade Foundation's Anatolian Cultural Centers operating in safe areas and the newly opened Liaison and Consultancy Office in Aleppo, as well as its active ongoing and realized projects related to migration studies.During the visit, views were exchanged for future activities in Turkey and the region.

A delegation from the Bülbülzade Foundation Aid Commission visited Sabahattin Zaim Social Sciences High School. In addition, winter boots and sweaters were given to the students staying in the boarding house of Sabahattin Zaim Social Sciences High School.During the visit, detailed information was given about the artistic, sportive, cultural and educational activities of Bülbülzade Foundation.

As Bülbülzade Foundation, we have been providing clothing aid to thousands of children and families in need every year since 1994. Through the Aid Unit of our Foundation, families and children in need can choose and buy their clothes in a shopping store environment. In December, a new clothing donation was made within the scope of the “Dress Another Child” campaign.Within the scope of the Social Sensitivity project, face painting and various activities were organized for children with volunteers from Gaziantep University and the Anatolian Student Union.We would like to sincerely thank Touch Life Orphan Association, Anadolu Student Union, Bülbülzade Foundation and BEKAM ESC volunteers who contributed to the “Dress a Child” campaign and our valuable supporters who donated.

BEKAM held its second Focus Group Meeting with the title “Psychological Degradation of Human from Modernism to Postmodernism” moderated by Gaziantep Provincial Director of National Education Dr. Erdal Kılınç.The Science Education Culture Research Center, which organizes Focus Group Meetings under the title of Human Degradation, discussed psychological degradation with the participation of relevant people in the field and moderated by Dr. Erdal Kılınç. In the meeting where the foundations of modernism and psychology were discussed, issues such as modern man trying to keep up with the pace of change in society, isolation, consumer culture, loss of empathy, the age of anxiety, distraction were also discussed.The meeting also discussed the need to increase our awareness and adopt a value-centered life in order to prevent technological developments from turning into disruptions.BEKAM's focus group meetings will continue with sessions consisting of different perspectives and sub-headings on “Human Degradation”.

Gaziantep Provincial Director of National Education Erdal Kılınç visited our Foundation President Turgay Aldemir with the accompanying delegation.During the visit, information was given about the educational activities carried out by our foundation in Gaziantep, safe zones and İslahiye and Nurdağı earthquake zones. In order to further develop and expand these activities, ideas were exchanged and cooperation opportunities were evaluated.Following the visit, Provincial Director of National Education Erdal Kılınç visited Katre Art and Science Center of our foundation. After receiving detailed information about the projects and activities carried out here, Kılınç visited the courses and chatted with teachers and students.

A new critical study organized within the framework of Bülbülzade Foundation's book and article reviews was held on December 27th at the Foundation Center. The critique session started with a presentation by Turgay Aldemir, President of the Foundation. Aldemir emphasized that critical studies play an important role in understanding our accumulation of history, culture and civilization, and drew attention to the importance of such events in keeping social memory alive and offering different perspectives.In the critical study, the article titled “Aleppo: The Caravan City of the Ottoman Empire” in the archives of Georgetown University in the United States, which is considered an important academic work, was discussed. The participants shed light on the historical background of Aleppo through the article. Focusing on the economic, architectural and cultural structure of Aleppo during the Ottoman period, the discussions revealed the city's central role in caravan trade, its socio-cultural richness and cosmopolitan identity in detail.Participants included academics, historians and experts in related fields. During the meeting, in-depth discussions were held on the strategic position of Aleppo during the Ottoman Empire, as well as the trade routes and caravanserais that shaped its economic structure. The city's architectural fabric, cultural diversity and regional influences were also discussed.

Anatolian Student Union Secondary Education Unit analyzed Turgay Aldemir's book “Journey to O'na” with high school students. Necip Sohbet and Mira Çelik presented the analysis program hosted by Bülbülzade Foundation under the moderation of Nesibe Çetinkaya.“The work, which presents important sections from the life of the Prophet, calls people of all ages to take advice and travel to Him with its exemplary parables. He was a value that sprouted from the bosom of the society he lived in. His trade was characterized by trust. This trust also manifested itself in his generosity and humility in his neighborliness. Because he would never go to bed hungry while his neighbor was hungry. He put servitude at the center of his life. He emphasized qiyam at night and sıyam (fasting) during the day. His righteous deeds encompassed every aspect of his life. His practical life was also in integrity and harmony with life. He was the master of the universe, the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad (peace be upon him). Our duty today is to turn our direction towards him and travel to him.”