Turkish Philanthropy Funds Celebrates its 15th Anniversary at MET

TPF has invested more than $26M in more than 177 organizations working across 120+ cities and towns in the United States and Türkiye. The Gala’s honorary benefactors were the Özmen Family, Haldun Tashman, Selin and Ali Gülçelik, Zeynep and Evren Bilimer, Yonca and Halit Özbelli, Bank of America and Chobani as well as all of the sponsors of the evening. Kaan Sekban, one of the most popular stand-up comedians in Türkiye, was the master of ceremonies of the night. The event hosts around 500 Turkish-American prominent figures.








Muhammed Uzum, Esq. , Turgay Yuksel. 

Elmira Bayrasli, Alp Baysal


Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder of Chobani, Fatih Akarsu, President of Fenerbahce USA






Feyza Koksal & Murat Kemahlioglu



Mustafa K. Abadan & Susan Brady Abadan


Barbaros Karaahmet, Moris J. Roso 


The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Temple of Dendur section. 






Alicia & Tarkan V Gurkan, CFO of Chobani  







Mehmet Kirdar, Larry Kaye, Mustafa K Abadan, Murat Agirnasli




Louise Vongerichten & Hamdi Ulukaya






Tavsanoglu Couple 


Berna Ocal, Inci Mercan, Murat Mercan, Turkish Ambassador to the U.S., Cenk Ocal. 


Alev Toruner, Suna Vidinli 







Kaan Sekban