Other Social Responsibility Projects

Tourism Support Projects

Destınatıon Izmır

Destination Izmir promotion and business development platform was formed as a cooperative project between TAV Izmir, SunExpress, hotel owners and tourism operators of Çeşme and Izmir and Izmir Metropolitan Municipality as well as Çeşme and Alaçatı Municipalities. Destination Izmir aims to transform Izmir and its surrounding region into a global tourism brand and raise the voice of Izmir, the pearl of the Aegean and Çeşme. Within this scope, TAV Izmir takes part in many trade fairs worldwide and contributes to the promotion of Izmir as well as Turkey.

Türkiye from 1000 feet Exhıbıt

The photographs in the book Türkiye from 1000 feet authored by Alp Alper, a Turkish Airlines flight specialist, were displayed at the Atatürk Airport International Terminal. Among the bird’s eye view photos taken by Alper that photograph Turkey as seen from the point of view of the mythological Olympian gods are Yassıca Islands, Kekova (Caravola), Lake Küçükçekmece, Sümela Monastery, Atatürk Dam, Halfeti, Lake Meke, Hagia Sophia and Mount Ararat.

Sports Support Projects

Football Team Sponsorshıp

MIP has been the largest sponsor in the growth and development of the Mersin İdman Yurdu Club, Mersin’s only professional football team.

MIP has provided financial support to the Hatice Uludağ Elementary School Football Team to ensure its participation in the regional tournaments. In addition, the football tournament organized on the occasion of the 163rd anniversary of the establishment of the Police Department was made possible by MIP’s contribution to the event.

Turkey Offshore Champıonshıp

MIP sponsored the Mersin Offshore Races that were organized by the Mersin Chamber of Trade and Industry and the Istanbul Offshore Club.

Other Projects

Turkish Foundatıon for Waste Reductıon

Established in 1998 in Ankara, the Turkish Foundation for Waste Reduction is undertaking efforts to prevent waste and reduce poverty in Turkey. In addition to its food banking operations geared toward people on the hunger borderline, the Foundation works in cooperation with the 2006 Nobel Prize Winner Professor Muhammed Yunus to draw underprivileged women into production and create sources of income through Turkey Grameen Micro Loans Program. Akfen sponsored the micro-loan project as a contribution to its promotion.

The Micro-loans program was initiated for the first time in Diyarbakır on July 18, 2003. The program is being successfully implemented in the provinces of Diyarbakır, Mardin, Batman, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Adana, Ankara, Çankırı, Yozgat, Zonguldak, Amasya, Eskişehir, Kayseri, Niğde, Bursa, Aydın, Erzincan, Sivas and Rize. In addition, micro-greenhouse projects that use the non-earth cultivation techniques were initiated in these provinces. Akfen provides the financing for the micro-loan project in Kayseri.

Akyurt Foundatıon

Hamdi Akın is a member of the Akyurt Foundation Board of Trustees. Established in 1999, the Foundation’s objective is to meet the physical, psychological, social and cultural needs of senior citizens who are unable to take care of themselves.

Supportıng İKSV

TAV Airports Holding is among the entities that provided support for the restoration of the new headquarters building of the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Art (İKSV), Deniz Palas, located on Tepebaşı Refik Saydam Street, which commenced service in December 2008.

The seven-story building, occupying a total area of 4,300 square meters, has a concert hall, a restaurant and outdoor terrace, a foyer café and a shop/café.

SOS Chıldren’s Vıllage

Mercure Hotel, which is managed by Akfen Holding, has assumed a one-year commitment to sponsor four family homes in the SOS Children’s Village that was established in Cyprus to benefit orphans.

Donatıon to the Campaıgn to Support Heroes Fıghtıng Terrorısm

Akfen has made one of the largest donations to the Campaign to Support Heroes Fighting Terrorism, an initiative that was launched by the TV channel Habertürk on October 19, 2007. In addition, MIP, an Akfen subsidiary, has provided the Mothers of Veterans and Fallen Heroes Solidarity Association with the office supplies needed for their activities.

Global Compact

In an effort to contribute to the formation of a common culture on the basis of universal principles in the business world, Akfen Holding signed the United Nations Global Compact on July 2, 2002.

The Global Compact requires participating companies to work in close cooperation with the United Nations by establishing ten principles regarding the issues of human rights, labor standards, the environment and anti-corruption.

These 10 principles are as follows:

Human Rights

Principle 1. Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and

Principle 2. make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.

Labor Standards

Principle 3. Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;

Principle 4. the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor;

Principle 5. the effective abolition of child labor; and

Principle 6. the elimination of discrimination with respect to employment and occupation.

Environment

Principle 7. Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;

Principle 8. undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and Principle 9. encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.

Anti-corruption

Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all of its forms, including extortion and bribery.

Overseas Communıcatıon Fund

TÜSİAD (Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association) established an Overseas Communication Commission to execute the communication and promotion activities geared towards the public opinions in the European countries and an Overseas Communication Fund to finance these activities. Akfen Holding signed a sponsorship agreement for this fund for the period between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2012.

Donatıon to the Turkısh Democracy FoundatIon

Akfen Holding made a donation to the Turkish Democracy Foundation on April 13, 2009.

Other Socıal Responsıbılıty Projects Akfen Holdıng Partıcıpated ın vıa TAV Aırports Holdıng

• The proceeds from the New Year’s activity organized by TAV Esenboğa were donated to the Foundation for Children with                 Leukemia (LÖSEV).
• The works about the unforgettable moments of the Second World War prepared by the Ankara Model Society were exhibited at the Ankara Esenboğa Airport.
• Esenboğa Airport hosted a concert of the Greater Municipality of Ankara’s City Orchestra and the ballet performances of Hacettepe University students.
• Photographs reflecting the most violent moments of the Gallipoli War were  exhibited for 20 days at TAV Gallery located at the Atatürk Airport International Terminal.
• TAV Georgia, the first overseas airport operating company of TAV Airports, was  a sponsor for the Georgia Week that was organized on May 26-30, 2008 at the Ankara Sheraton Hotel.
• Sema Performances were organized  throughout the month of Ramadan at the İstanbul Atatürk, Ankara Esenboğa and İzmir Adnan Menderes Airports.
• “Dreams that Change” Exhibit at the Atatürk Airport with the Contributions of  TAV Istanbul. TAV Istanbul supported the  “Dreams that Change” Exhibit consisting of 77 pieces produced by children of financially challenged families at 11 Educations Parks and 10 Learning Centers of the Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey.
• Turkish Physical Society 25th International       Physics Congress scientific meeting in 2008 was held under the sponsorship of TAV Airports.
• Put together from among the youth by the famous musician Cem Mansur with the premise that music is a necessity in a civil and modern society, the National Youth Symphony Orchestra (UGSO) performed three concerts in Germany with                 the support of TAV Airports Holding.
• TAV Airports is among the sponsors of the Earthquake Awareness Days Project that was initiated by Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute. The first Mobile Earthquake Simulation Training Truck, as part of this project, hit the road on August 14, 2008.
• TAV Georgia lent a helping hand to the children at the Momavlis Sakhli (Home of the Future) Orphanage and launched a donation campaign.
• Investing in the socio-cultural values of the Monastir-Sousse-Enfidha regions as well, TAV Tunisie SA undertakes many social responsibility projects in the region.