Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsability

At Türk Telekom, we prioritise making information technologies, which are the driving force of sustainable economic growth and social development, available in every corner of Türkiye. In addition to the products and services we develop, we believe it to be our corporate responsibility to contribute to information accessibility for all segments that cannot participate equally in social life due to economic, social, regional, or physical reasons, we transform technology into goodness and benefit through our work. We support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through our corporate social responsibility projects and continue our work by focusing on the principles of equal opportunity and accessibility for all.
Türk Telekom did not made any donations or expenditures to political institutions or organizations, lobbying activities or any organization engaged in lobbying activities, any trade union and any role that has an influence in political campaigns, public policies or legislation in 2023.

100^th Anniversary Libraries, Technology, and Education Support Project

In early 2024, through our partnership with the Red Crescent, we launched the “100th Anniversary Libraries, Technology, and Education Support” project with our subsidiary Sebit Eğitim ve Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. for students in the provinces affected by the earthquakes. With the project, we aimed to contribute to the education of students in the region, especially those preparing for high school and university exams, by providing technology and educational support at the 100th Anniversary Libraries
established in container cities. We carried out activities to improve students’ deteriorating study conditions, support their access to information and materials, and strengthen their socio-cultural and intellectual development. Between February and July, we provided technology and education support to 11 libraries in Adıyaman (Central and Gölbaşı districts), Gaziantep (Islahiye and Nurdağı districts), Hatay (Güzelburç and Kırıkhan districts), Kahramanmaraş (Central and Elbistan districts), Malatya (Battalgazi and Yeşilyurt districts), and Osmaniye (Central district).

Life is Simple on Digital Project

We continue to develop our “Life is Simple with Internet for Women who have Goals”project, which we launched in September 2019 in order to contribute to Türkiye’s digital transformation under the title “Life is Simple on Digital.” We support women’s more equal participation in life by increasing their digital competencies through the “Life is Simple on Digital” project, which we carry out together with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Habitat Association. Thus, we directly contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of Quality Education, Gender Equality, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Reduced Inequalities and Partnerships for the Goals. We provided digital literacy and digital marketing training to 10 thousand women through this program. Selected among the women who received training, we organised design thinking workshops for 500 women. We provided a total of TL 250 thousand in grant support to 10 women picked among 20 women who benefited from the mentoring program.

Telefon Kütüphanesi (Books on the Phone)

Telefon Kütüphanesi (Books on the Phone) project, which enables visually impaired individuals to access information, selected paintings from the National Palaces Painting Museum collection were exhibited with audio descriptions at the Atatürk Cultural Centre from December 3-24, 2023. With the Tablolar Konuşuyor (Paintings Speak) Digital Painting Exhibition, we ensured that all art lovers, especially the visually impaired, were offered an accessible exhibition experience with audio descriptions of the paintings, artistic interpretations, and various effects that appeal to the senses. The exhibition attracted approximately 10,000 people. Within the scope of the project, in order to contribute to access to audio books for the visually impaired, 1 million pages were vocalised through the Kitaplara Ses application we developed for volunteers who want to vocalise books, and 5,000 new books were added to the audio library.

Günışığı (Sunshine) Project

We have been working on the Günışığı (Sunshine) Project since 2014 which raises awareness on preventable blindness and visual impairments. By providing early intervention training, we have found effective results in improving the vision of children with low vision who have been diagnosed as visually impaired in their medical reports. We ensure that they can receive education in the
same schools as their peers without disabilities thanks to the training provided by the Günışığı (Sunshine) project. The TahtApp mobile application was developed within the scope of the Günışığı (Sunshine) Project with the aim to provide special communication activities and equal opportunities for children with low vision in classroom education. We carried out various activities to expand the application in schools that provide inclusive education.

We launched a new phase of the project in 2023 with the goal of establishing it in 25 schools. We organised 8 training sessions between September and December 2023 as part of the project’s 20-session online training series. In these training sessions attended by Günışığı children and their families, we discussed topics such as the achievements of the Project and the TahtApp application, the medical diagnosis of low vision, and the importance of early intervention training. We organised seminars to raise awareness of children with low vision as well as to educate their families and tutors. With the project, which we expanded in 2023, we also provided training to children without disabilities on managing differences with their peers with low vision at their schools.

Art Inside and Life Outside, Türk Telekom at the Heart

As Türk Telekom, we support projects that will carry Türkiye into the future in many different fields from sports to arts, from science and technology to education. Through our sponsorships, we develop
projects that embrace different target groups, transform technology into goodness and benefit, and realise partnerships. We are proud to be the main supporter of Atatürk Cultural Centre, one of Türkiye’s most important art assets..

With this collaboration, we have reached more than 5 million art lovers with numerous concerts, ballets, operas and theatre plays since the day it opened in the Türk Telekom Opera Hall, which was named after us. We have been one of the main supporters of the Project organised by the Ministry of
Culture and Tourism at AKM as part of the Culture Roads Festival to contribute to Türkiye’s international brand value. In 2023, undoubtedly the most special project at AKM was the special Republic 100th anniversary concert we organised at Türk Telekom Opera Hall on the 100th anniversary of our Republic.

Accessible AKM

In 2023, we continued to develop new projects for individuals with disabilities at AKM, which we made accessible by introducing the ‘Audio Steps’ application, which enables visually and hearing-impaired individuals to move without assistance in complex structures. On 3 December, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we made 20 works selected from the National Palaces Museum Collection accessible to visually impaired individuals with audio description, painting interpretations and special sound effects with the ‘Paintings Speak Digital Painting Exhibition – National Palaces Painting Museum Collection Selection’ we held at AKM. In the exhibition visited by nearly 10 thousand people, the experience room, which appeals to different senses and is enriched with elements such as sound and smell, attracted great interest.

We Support Our Special Athletes in 15 Branches

We continue to support sports and athletes from past to present, as well as disabled sports. In cooperation with the Turkish Special Athletes Sports Federation (TÖSSFED), we support 730 sports clubs and thousands of athletes with down syndrome, autism, and mental disorders in 15 different branches as the main sponsor of the Turkish Special Athletes Sports Federation National Teams.

Türk Telekom e-Super League 

With our pioneering role in digital transformation and value-generating approach, we invested in the future of eFootball and became the title sponsor and official broadcaster of the eSuper League, organised for the first time by the Turkish Football Federation. We are transferring the support we have been providing in different branches for many years for sports development and its reach to large masses to the eFootball ecosystem, which is reaching more extensive and larger masses. With our cooperation, we bring the matches of 17 teams competing in the eSuper League to eFootball fans on Tivibuspor channels on Tivibu.