A charitable and modest social aid organization: Topkapi Poor People’s Association

Authors : Ahmet Zeki İzgöer

Pages : 185-193

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Publication Date : 2025-04-17

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :In our history, there are many health and social service organizations with deep-rooted pasts and traditions, especially Kızılay, Darülaceze and Yeşilay. Topkapı Fukaraperver Association, founded in 1908, continues its services in Istanbul Topkapı in a determined, confident, modest and uninterrupted manner with the excitement of the first years. The activities of the association, which has adopted the principle of extending a helping hand to people in need, being able to solve their problems and meeting their needs to the extent possible, are still carried out with the devoted and patriotic efforts and endeavors of its board of directors, members and volunteers. When examined, it will be seen that the association has an experience that can lead and be an example for many social service organizations today. This article will attempt to summarize the activities of the association from its establishment to the present day and will focus on the aid provided to those in need. It is possible to find practical applications and examples of our understanding of civilization that advises, recommends and even orders to help the helpless, the strange, the destitute and the poor in the Topkapi Poor Society.
Keywords : Topkapı Fukaraperver Cemiyeti, hasta, Kızılay, Yeşilay, Sosyal Hizmet