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Türkiye Fotoğraf Vakfı

İstanbul, Turkey

Arts & CultureHeritageEducation
Operating foundationNational reach
Profile last updated: June 25, 2026

About

Türkiye Fotoğraf Vakfı is a foundation based in İstanbul, Turkey working on arts & culture, heritage, education.

Türkiye Fotoğraf Vakfı (Turkish Photography Foundation, TFV) is a foundation based in Istanbul, Turkey, dedicated to photography. Its stated aims include documenting Turkey's cultural life through photography, compiling, preserving and making use of the country's photographic heritage, promoting Turkish photography, supporting the development of photographic art, and reaching wider audiences. The foundation also seeks to cooperate with photography education institutions on scientific research and development, strengthen solidarity among artists, and produce and distribute photography-related products. Its stated activities include creating archives, libraries and information centres for photographic and visual materials, offering workspaces and courses for photographers, building resources and scholarships for photographers, and raising awareness of photography. Public-facing activity visible on its site includes photography exhibitions, photo competitions and a monthly photo-talk event calendar.

Location

İstanbul, Turkey

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Legal form

Vakıf

Legal name

Türkiye Fotoğraf Vakfı

Focus areas

photographyphoto heritagearchiveexhibitionsphoto competitionsculture

Languages

TREN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureHeritageEducation

Works for

Communities

How they work

Awareness & educationResearchCommunity programmes

Programmes

Photosphere

Arts & Culture · Turkey

Magazine publishing original articles, interviews and photographer portfolios, with a different photography theme in each issue.

Countries of operation

Turkey

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