Children's Day Cupcake Atelier

On the occasion of 23rd of April, National Sovereignty and Children's Day, we organized a cupcake workshop at Çankaya Municipality Zübeyde Hanim Social Facility for the

We Prepared Ramadan Packages For LÖSEV

On April 15, 2022, together with our scholarship students, we prepared Ramadan packages for the children with leukemia and their families.

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Music and Art at Evliyagil Museum

We organized a special art event at Evliyagil Museum. Our program started with a mini-concert with the selection of arias from famous operas performed by two talented musicians, soprano

Olgunlaşma Institute Cultural Promotion Program

With the collaboration of DMEDD and ASEAN Ladies' Circle, with the contributions of the Philippine Embassy, we organized a program at Ankara Olgunlaşma Institute within the framewor

DMEDD Donation to Ankara University

Within the framework of the projects carried out on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of DMEDD, foreign publications provided for donation to the library of Anka

Rehearsal at the PSO

We watched the rehearsal of Presidential Symphony Orchestra with Pianist Emre Yavuz and world-famous Conductor Rengim  Gökmen.  The participants had the opportunity to me

18 March Martyrs' Day

On the occasion of 18 March Martyrs' Day we attended the ceremony held on at the Martyrs’ Cemetery of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara to commemorate our fallen 

Special Film Screening and Artist Talk

In the framework of International Women's Day, we organized the screening of an award-winning documentary film “Vendetta Song” written and directed by Eylem Kaftan with th

Anıtkabir Visit

As Turkish women representing our country all over the world and as a prominent NGO contributing to the education of future generations, we expressed our respect and gratitude to our Grea

42nd Executive and Supervisory Board

The DMEDD General Assembly was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 14 February 2022. Following the presentation of the Annual Activity Reports, members of the 42nd Term Executive and Supervisory Board have been elected. The

Meeting With Our Bursaries

After a long interval, we met with our scholarship students who graduated from university in the past five years. 

They received their Graduation Certificates from our Chairperson Mrs.Simay Gümrükçü, Head of Academic Committee Mrs. Olcay Doğan and Mr

Completion of our Special Project

One of our special projects in an attempt to celebrate the 40th anniversary of DMEDD was to support the Vocational and Technical Anatolian High Schools that are named after our Martyrs. These projects were conducted in five different cities (İstanbul, Ankara, Kahramanmaraş, Adana and İz

Support for those affected by natural disasters

We are dedicated to support those affected by natural disasters.

We have completed the refurbishment of the IT classroom in Belenobası Primary and Middle school in Manavgat, Antalya; one of the regions that were severely affected by the forest fire in the Mediterrane

Visit to LOSEV Village and Gift Wrapping Event

Just before New Year’s Eve, we have been kindly invited to participate in the gift wrapping event for the children of LOSEV in their wonderfully designed shop/cafe. It has been a great pleasure to take part in one of LOSEV’s many events and help children with leukaemia&rsquo

Donation to the Scholarship Fund

The donation made by the Spouses of Heads of Mission, Ankara (SHOM) to our Association has been transferred to the Scholarship Fund of the Gazi University Medical Faculty Alumni Association.

On our visit together with SHOM members, Prof. Dr. Mustafa İlhan, Dean of th

The Traditional Turkish Embroidery Conference

We have organised an event in collaboration with the Turkish Japanese Foundation to present the impressive Turkish embroidery collection that belongs to the owner of Çeşni Turkish Art Shop, Archaeologist Mr. Alper Yurdemi.

The collection that contained unique

Trips to Ankara Castle and Its Environs

We have organised two trips to Ankara Castle and its surroundings to introduce the history of Ankara to our foreign friends on November 16 and 19.

Our tour started in Erimtan Museum and went on to Ahi Şerafettin Mosque, Pilavoğlu Han. We discovered and history i

Evaluation of our Scholarships Has Been Completed

Evaluation of our scholarships has been completed. After a thorough and meticulous evaluation of the Education Fund Committee, we are happy to announce that DMEDD wil assist 136 students from different disciplines for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Happy 98th Anniversary!

This year, October 29 was even more meaningful for DMEDD.
As we celebrate the 98th anniversary of our Republic, we were in the presence of Atatürk at Anıtkabir together with DMEDD’s first-time scholarship recipients. Since 40 years, s

Welcome Breakfast

We welcomed spouses of the chiefs of foreign missions to Ankara at a traditional Turkish breakfast. 

One of the main missions of DMEDD is to assist the promotion of Turkey and to introduce its cultural and gastronomic heritage to the new members o

Assistance to Mardin Artuklu Primary School

It is such a joy to see that the painstaking efforts of the Social Assistance Committee in the school assistance project have finally produced their initial results.

A primary school in Mardin with only two classrooms needed some essential&nb

We Supported Vocational and Technical High Schools

This year, we supported 5 different Vocational and Technical High Schools bearing the names of our martyrs in various cities of Turkey.

With this issue, we would like to share the one in İstanbul among these five since it has a special importance for u

Meeting With DMEDD Founding Members (2)

In collaboration with the Ministry of Foregin Affairs, DMEDD is conducting a project entitled Martyrs: As witnessed by our ranking diplomats.

This project intends to commemorate Turkish diplomats murdered by Armenian terrorists, gain a better understanding

41st Executive and Supervisory Board

The DMEDD General Assembly was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 12 April 2021. Following the presentation of the Annual Activity Reports, members of the 41st Term Executive and Supervisory Board have been elected. The new Board Members were assigned to their committtees at the first Boa

Meeting With DMEDD Founding Members (2)

On 7 April, within the framework of a project run in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, DMEDD organized a meeting with one of its founding members, Mrs. Gunser Gezer. At this online event, Mrs. Gezer talked about the story behind founding of DMED