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Introduction to the Partner

TUSEV was established in 1993 by Turkey’s leading CSOs, and has now grown to a supporting network of over 100 associations and foundations that share a vision of strengthening the legal, fiscal and operational infrastructure of the third (non-profit) sector in Turkey.

Over the past fifteen years, Turkey’s third sector has taken on a heightened momentum of growth and expansion and civil society organizations have taken on a new role as a critical element in an emerging democracy. The number of CSOs being formed continues to grow and they operate at increasing sophistication. With this growth comes a need for more support- more human and financial resources, better management skills, and most importantly, a more enabling environment.

As such, TUSEV’s programming is designed to:

• Promote a legally and fiscally enabling environment for nonprofit organizations,
• Encourage strategic and effective flow of resources (human and financial) ,
• Facilitate partnerships across the public, private & third sectors,
• Support and engage the international community in learning about and collaborating with the Turkish third sector,
• Conduct research on the sector’s role, needs and dynamics to serve as a basis for civil society strengthening initiatives.