Touching the Lives of Children in Need by Heart

Touching the Lives of Children in Need by Heart

Darussafaka is Turkey's first private school opened by a non-governmental organization. It gives an opportunity of quality education to underprivileged students whose mothers and, or fathers are deceased. It has undertaken the mission of changing lives through education and provided a modern education for thousands of students since 1863. After the graduation from high school, it also provides the students who continue their education in university with a scholarship.

Dar?ssafaka adopts theideathat the development of any country depends on the development of its people. Thus, the foundation aims to raise individuals who are adherent to Atatürk principles, lifelong learners, inquirers, modern, self-confident and responsible for the society.

Only the students who have passed the

Darussafaka admission examination are accepted by the schools. And, today, there are around 1000 students who are having education at Dar?ssafaka Schools in Maslak with a full scholarship for boarding education, for a period of 9 years. In order to bring up well-raised individuals, Darussafaka schools provide their students with various social and cultural activities and use English as the official education language.

Source : MEB