Yanal Foundation Loyalty Awards found their owners

The first of the Yanal Foundation Loyalty Awards, which awards civil society and private sector organizations that produce projects focused on sports, arts, science, technology and education, as well as social enterprises and institutional professionals, was held on Thursday evening, October 10, hosted by Bahçeşehir University.

Yanal Foundation, which works to support the development of children and young people in the fields of sports, arts, science-technology and education, to work towards their access to equal opportunities in the areas they will need, to contribute to their well-equipped participation in business life, to make young people love and encourage sports, and to ensure that they turn to a healthy life, held the first of the Loyalty Awards. At the ceremony, civil society and private sector organizations that produce projects focused on sports, arts, science, technology and education, as well as social enterprises and institutional professionals were awarded in 20 categories.

All income from applications will be converted into scholarships for young people
All income obtained within the scope of the Loyalty Awards was transferred to the Development Support Scholarship Fund, which was established to support young people who continue their education and are interested in sports as amateurs/professionally in the fields of sports and education.

The Development Support Scholarship, which will be given regularly every year, aims to create equal opportunities for successful young people by providing support in areas such as regular mentoring, personal sports trainer, dietician, psychological support, academic education support, 21st century skills training, social events, cultural and artistic activities, materials and reinforcement.

“Everyone who works hard deserves the debt of loyalty of this society.”
Yanal Foundation founder and Chairman of the Board Ersun Yanal expressed his views on the Yanal Foundation and the Loyalty Awards in his opening speech as follows: “After a preparation and planning process that lasted approximately two years, our goal with the Yanal Foundation we established was to maximize the potential of our young people and provide them with equal opportunities. We have gathered here tonight to honor the projects and individuals who contribute to these goals and add value to society.
The Loyalty Awards are not just an award ceremony; they are a platform that aims to create more inspiration by increasing the visibility of meaningful work that addresses the needs of society. The inspiring stories of civil society organizations, the private sector and social enterprises once again show how important they are in the development of our society. In this context, I would like to thank you all for your devoted work and contributions to society.

In addition, our applications for the Loyalty Awards for 2025 will open soon. I invite everyone to apply now so that more people can take part in this platform next year with new projects and different perspectives.

Together, we will continue to add more value to society and multiply these beautiful stories. Let’s not forget that everyone who works for the progress of society deserves the debt of loyalty of this society.”