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Türkiye'de herhangi bir şekilde bağış yapanların yüzdesi, Avrupa ve küresel ortalamalardan daha yüksektir. Ancak bu fark büyük ölçüde ihtiyaç sahiplerine doğrudan yardımdan kaynaklanmaktadır; Türkiye'de gönüllülük daha düşüktür. Bağışların ağırlıklı olarak yoksulluk ve afet dönemlerinde yoğunlaşması ve verilerin 2023 depremlerinden sonraki döneme denk gelmesi, bu yüksek oranların sürdürülebilirliğini belirsiz kılmaktadır.
Türkiye'de bağış yapmanın başlıca motivasyonları arasında bağışı bir görev olarak görmek, yakın çevreyi destekleme arzusu ve örnek olmak yer almaktadır. Bütçe kısıtlamaları, STK'lara duyulan güvensizlik ve ilgi çekici bir amaç bulamama ise bağış yapmama nedenleri arasında gösterilmektedir. Avrupa ve küresel ölçekte etkili olan bağış toplama etkinlikleri, kampanyaları ve teşvikleri Türkiye'de daha sınırlı bir etkiye sahiptir.
Ayrıca, Türkiye'deki bağışlar büyük ölçüde ulusal çapta faaliyet gösteren STK'lara giderken, Avrupa ve dünyanın diğer bölgelerinde yerel kuruluşlar daha ön plana çıkmaktadır. Şeffaflık ve etki iletişimi her yerde önemli olsa da, "aidiyet duygusu" ve "daha büyük bir amaca hizmet etme" hissi de Türkiye'de bağışları artıracak belirleyici faktörlerdir. Sivil toplum kuruluşlarıyla karşılaşmalar çoğunlukla tanıdıkların tavsiyeleriyle gerçekleşmekte ve "Katılmak istiyorum ama nasıl yapacağımı bilmiyorum" diyenlerin oranı da daha yüksektir.
Veriler, Türkiye'de sivil toplum kuruluşları ve bağışçılar arasındaki ilişkinin güçlendirilmesi ve özellikle yerel düzeydeki sivil toplum kuruluşlarının, etkilerini daha görünür hale getirerek bağışçılarla daha güçlü ilişkiler kurması gerektiğine işaret etmektedir.
The percentage of people in Turkey who have donated in any form is higher than the European and global averages. However, the difference largely stems from direct aid to those in need — volunteerism is lower in Turkey. The fact that donations are concentrated mainly during periods of poverty and disaster, and that the data coincides with the period after the 2023 earthquakes, makes the sustainability of these high rates uncertain.
In Turkey, the primary motivations for donating include seeing donation as a duty, a desire to support one's immediate environment, and setting an example. While budget constraints, a lack of trust in NGOs, and the inability to find a cause of interest are cited among the reasons for not donating. Fundraising events, campaigns, and incentives that are effective in Europe and globally have a more limited impact in Turkey.
Furthermore, donations in Turkey tend to go to largely, to nationally operating NGOs, with local organisations more prominent in Europe and elsewhere in the world. While transparency and impact communication are important everywhere, "a sense of belonging" and "being part of a greater cause" are also decisive factors that would increase donations in Turkey. Encounters with NGOs mostly come through recommendations from acquaintances, and the percentage of those who say, "I would like to participate but I don't know how," is also higher.
The data shows that there is a need in Turkey to strengthen the relationship between NGOs and donors, and for NGOs, especially at the local level, to build stronger relationships with donors by making their impact more visible.
How often did you give money away in 2025, either to charity, a person or family in need, or to a religious organisation?
The average proportion of income people gave to each of the three donation routes, and overall.
What would you say are the main reasons that you gave / did not give money away in 2025?
Which cause(s) did you donate to / do unpaid voluntary work for in 2025?
Of the total value of your donations to charities in 2025, approximately how much went to each of the following?
To what extent, if at all, have charities had a positive or negative impact in your local community, or have they made no difference?
For the last charity that you gave money to, how did you first find out about them?
How trustworthy do you tend to find each of these types of charities?
How could charities encourage you to donate in 2026?
Of the xx% that did unpaid, voluntary work in 2025 that benefitted people other than their family or friends, how many shifts did they do?
Think about the opportunities you have to get involved in making positive changes to society (whether locally or further afield). Which best describes your perspective?
"The Government encourages people to give to charity." Do you...
The Support Foundation for Civil Society (STDV) was established in 2015 with the aim of bridging the gap between grassroots organisations and donors by bringing together the priorities of donors and the needs of civil society, thereby contributing to the development of a culture of philanthropy in Turkey. Our foundation as a demand driven grant making and capacity building organisation, believes that philanthropy must be developed to address Turkey’s social challenges.
On the one hand we listen to the agenda of our donors and on the other end understand the needs of the civil society; specifically grass roots organisations’. We act as a translator between these two stakeholders, we run grant programmes and capacity-building initiatives to help civil society generate innovative and sustainable solutions. We also support the development of a giving culture by implementing various activities for the development of strategic giving at individual and corporate levels in Turkey.
On this journey to serve as a bridge between donors and civil society organisations, between 2016 and 2025, we distributed a total of 462 grants worth 7.158.815 Euro, supported by 4.467 individual and corporate donations.
The Support Foundation for Civil Society (STDV) was established in 2015 with the aim of bridging the gap between grassroots organisations and donors by bringing together the priorities of donors and the needs of civil society, thereby contributing to the development of a culture of philanthropy in Turkey. Our foundation as a demand driven grant making and capacity building organisation, believes that philanthropy must be developed to address Turkey’s social challenges.
On the one hand we listen to the agenda of our donors and on the other end understand the needs of the civil society; specifically grass roots organisations’. We act as a translator between these two stakeholders, we run grant programmes and capacity-building initiatives to help civil society generate innovative and sustainable solutions. We also support the development of a giving culture by implementing various activities for the development of strategic giving at individual and corporate levels in Turkey.
On this journey to serve as a bridge between donors and civil society organisations, between 2016 and 2025, we distributed a total of 462 grants worth 7.158.815 Euro, supported by 4.467 individual and corporate donations.
