NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN TURKEY: ÜLKÜ OCAKLARI EDUCATION AND CULTURE FOUNDATION CASE

Abstract

Non-governmental organizations are of great importance in solving many social problems in Turkey such as political, economic, cultural, and social, and in protecting the values ​​of our country. Non-governmental organizations have played important roles around the world, especially in countries in the democratization process. All kinds of support should be given so that the civil society in our country can undertake a similar task both in overseeing the political sphere and in guiding decision-makers and institutions. In Turkey, non-governmental organizations have become widespread as an important control tool, especially in terms of auditing politics.

In this study, on the one hand, some basic information about the NGOs whose importance is increasing, on the other hand, based on face-to-face interviews with the managers of the Ülkü Ocakları Education and Culture Foundation, which has its headquarters in Ankara, the historical, cultural, cultural and Studies on political and social projects were analyzed, and their activities in foreign representations and their importance for the youth of our country were emphasized. In addition, it has been tried to determine the views and expectations of some issues, including the social policy made to prevent the Turkish youth from falling into harmful habits