The Human Resources Foundation of Turkey

Akfen Holding AŞ established the Human Resources Foundation of Turkey to help university students in Turkey become successful and active individuals, socially and culturally. The Human Resources Foundation of Turkey (TİKAV) was established by Hamdi Akın and his wife Şafak Akın on January 15, 1999. TİKAV believes in doing its part to support education rather than expecting all services from the state. TİKAV strives to increase the quality of Turkey’s young human resources by means of the programs it implements. TİKAV is a civil organization that is dedicated to the tenets of Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey.

Since its establishment, the Foundation has provided scholarships and educational opportunities to university students through a program called the Individual Development Program. Between 2001 and 2003, the Foundation implemented the International Youth Awards Program on a national scale.