🌍 Volunteer in Türkiye with Bulbulzade Foundation 🌟🤝 Inspire Youth and Embrace Culture! 🇹🇷

Youth Volunteering 🇹🇷🌈
Join Bulbulzade Foundation in Gaziantep to empower disadvantaged youth and immerse yourself in vibrant Turkish culture!

💡 Activity Type
European Solidarity Corps (ESC) Individual Volunteering.

📍 Location
Gaziantep, Türkiye – a dynamic city rich in history, culture, and community spirit.

📆 Period and Duration
15 July 2025 – 11 September 2025, 8 weeks.

📝 Description
Bulbulzade Education, Health, and Solidarity Foundation in Gaziantep invites volunteers to engage with local youth, fostering social responsibility and cultural exchange. Volunteers will inspire disadvantaged youth through educational activities, sharing personal experiences, and supporting community initiatives. Opportunities include working in the foundation’s media center, contributing to content creation, video editing, photography, and digital storytelling, or utilizing the professional TV studio and two radio stations for broadcasting and audio production.
Volunteers can also participate in arts and sports programs, including music courses (guitar, piano, violin, bağlama) and access to facilities like a gym, swimming pool, and basketball court. Accommodation is provided in safe, fully equipped shared rooms (2 per room, separated by gender) next to the foundation, with three daily meals or access to a fully equipped kitchen. Travel costs, visa, residence permits, airport transfers, and health insurance (Henner) are covered, along with monthly pocket money.
The program includes induction sessions to familiarize volunteers with Turkish culture and project activities, Turkish language courses, and English-speaking clubs. Volunteers will develop skills in creativity, teamwork, and project coordination through media production, creative workshops, and sports coaching, with continuous guidance throughout the project.

🎯 Participant Profile

• Active and effective communication skills.
• Adaptable to innovations and changes.
• Digital competences and effective technology use.
• High sense of social responsibility and respect for diverse cultures.
• Skills or interests in arts, sports, language, environment, media, or science.
• Willing to help and open to challenges.
• Fluent in English.

🌍 Eligible Countries
Armenia 🇦🇲, Austria 🇦🇹, Azerbaijan 🇦🇿, Belarus 🇧🇾, Belgium 🇧🇪, Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦, Croatia 🇭🇷, Cyprus 🇨🇾, Czech Republic 🇨🇿, Denmark 🇩🇰, Estonia 🇪🇪, Finland 🇫🇮, France 🇫🇷, Georgia 🇬🇪, Germany 🇩🇪, Greece 🇬🇷, Greenland 🇬🇱, Hungary 🇭🇺, Iceland 🇮🇸, Ireland 🇮🇪, Israel 🇮🇱, Italy 🇮🇹, Jordan 🇯🇴, Kosovo 🇽🇰, Latvia 🇱🇻, Lebanon 🇱🇧, Lithuania 🇱🇹, Luxembourg 🇱🇺, Malta 🇲🇹, Montenegro 🇲🇪, Netherlands 🇳🇱, North Macedonia 🇲🇰, Norway 🇳🇴, Palestine 🇵🇸, Poland 🇵🇱, Portugal 🇵🇹, Romania 🇷🇴, Serbia 🇷🇸, Slovakia 🇸🇰, Slovenia 🇸🇮, Spain 🇪🇸, Sweden 🇸🇪, Tunisia 🇹🇳, Ukraine 🇺🇦.

📩 Application Info
Apply through the European Youth Portal as soon as possible (no fixed deadline).

🌐 Official Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/47150_en