Yücel Cultural Foundation

Founded in 1969, Yücel Cultural Foundation is a foundation based in Istanbul, Turkey working on children & youth, arts & culture, education.

Yücel Cultural Foundation is a civil society organisation based in Sultanahmet, Istanbul, founded in 1969. It works to empower young people through culture, the arts, education and international opportunities. Its activities include scholarships and grants for young people in need of financial support, training programmes, seminars, cultural and artistic projects, youth exchanges and volunteering programmes. The foundation operates on principles of transparency and equality, without discrimination on the basis of language, religion, ethnic origin or gender. Its former Yücel Dersanesi provided vocational courses in languages, business, secretarial work and accounting before it was concluded, and the foundation redirected its work toward scholarships, cultural projects and youth programmes.