Remote Learning Package

Nearly 1000 Darüssafaka students, without a mother or a father, who have been remote-learning from their family homes in 70 cities of our country for a year and a half due to the coronavirus pandemic, are returned to Darüssafaka, their abode of compassion.

We prepared welcome back our students one more time after a year and a half, as Darüssafaka, where students have been happily running in its corridors, waking up peacefully in its dorm, and where warm food has been cooked in its kitchens and students have worked in its study halls since 1863.

We are both a school and a home to these children. We have prepared for the 2021-2022 school year with this understanding in mind. With your support we will carry through this difficult year too, and as it has always been for the last 158 years, we will continue to turn promising gems into valuable assets who will change the future.

Thank you once again for making these accomplishments possible and sharing in our mission to create "equal opportunity in education” in Turkey.

Today, the 158-year-old Darussafaka Society creates a better future for high potential students who lost one or both parents and are from financially disadvantaged communities.  At its school, the Society provides high-quality formal education to eligible students, starting at fifth grade through to the end of high school.

Every year, fourth-grade students who lost one or both parents apply for the Darussafaka Entrance Exam.

The Darussafaka Entrance Exam was held in 28 cities, on 20 June 2021 and 1508 students have participated in the exam. Later a week, the exam results have been announced. 120 students passed the exam successfully and have the right to begin their education at the Darussafaka Schools in September 2021, on a full scholarship and full boarding status. 

Darussafaka works toward closing the achievement gap in Turkey by ensuring equal access to education. The Society can achieve this goal by offering full scholarships to all students who are admitted to its schools, thanks to the unwavering support of its donors. Darussafaka Society receives no state funding. In addition to all educational expenditures, student’s daily needs such as clothing, accommodation, food, and health services are all covered by donations to the Society. Darüssafaka also supports its graduates by providing scholarships for their university education.

Each student at Darüssafaka is a member of one of the most extensive and connected families in Turkey. The sense of fraternity, and the support that comes with it, remain with our students throughout both their personal and professional lives.

Thank you once again for making these accomplishments possible and sharing in our mission to create "equal opportunity in education” in Turkey.