GMKA Vakfı

GMKA Vakfı is a grant-making foundation based in Ankara, Turkey working on education, arts & culture, environment & climate +2 more.

GMKA Vakfı is a Turkish foundation based in Ankara, Türkiye. Its core activity is providing scholarships to students, most notably non-repayable grants for newly enrolled undergraduates at Turkish state universities, selected from ÖSYM lists and based on exam performance and financial need. It also channels scholarships from conditional donors to primary and secondary school pupils, working through the schools concerned. The foundation publishes its work around education, leadership, culture and arts, and social awareness, and runs an educational arm, GMKA Akademi, focused on knowledge, skills and mindset for young people. Its public materials also address peace, human rights, environmental protection and climate, and the foundation runs youth programmes and volunteering-oriented activities. Scholarship recipients must submit academic status documents twice a year, and the foundation states its scholarships carry no repayment or service obligations.