History

The Turkish Family Health and Planning Foundation (TFHP) was established in 1985 by a group of eminent industrialists, businessmen, and scientists of the country under the leadership of Mr. Vehbi Koç. It is a private, voluntary, non-governmental agency dedicated to increasing family planning information and improving the quality of services to the masses in Turkey. In it’s 13 years of operation, it has obtained an impressive record of achievements both in IE&C activities and service delivery.

The goal of the Foundation was to encourage the private sector to be actively involved in improving the quality of life of families in Turkey by expanding and increasing the efficiency of family planning services. The Foundation, since the International Conference on Population and Development,(ICPD) in 1994 in Cairo, has widened its scope to reproductive health, which includes family planning, sexually transmitted diseases, and safe motherhood.

The Foundation has engaged in active collaboration with foreign institutions including the Johns Hopkins University/Population Communication Services (USAID), The Futures Group (USAID), The Pathfinder Fund (USAID), Family Planning International Assistance (FPIA), United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), John Snow Inc., The Dutch Government, and the European Union. It has also established effective cooperative relations with domestic, government and private agencies.