The Foundation tradition is the gift of Islamic civilization to humanity. Our ancestors have been entrusted with this holy relic and given good service through foundations. The Turkish Religious Foundation was established in 13 March 1975, as a continuation of the centuries-long link of kindness in our society. With the aim of conveying religious services to larger masses and raising a generation that would be involved in religious services, this blessed route has grown; reaching seven continents with the strong support of our nation, the sincere efforts of our endowment and the people who set their hearts on our endowment, and has became an immense civil society movement that serves efficiently around the world. The Turkish Religious Foundation, which has been firmly trusted by our nation since the day of its establishment, has been the most robust link of the foundation tradition with the activities it has conducted to date. The Turkish Religious Foundation continues its activities, ranging from education to culture, from social and auspicious services to activities supporting religious services and international relief efforts regardless of religion, language, ethnicity, color and gender with its 1,000 branches within Turkey and in 135 other countries, internationally.<\/p>\n
Republic of Turkey PRESIDENCY OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS Education is Our Priority<\/p>\n
Vision of Education That Shapes the Future We are aware that an educated, hard-working, and skilled generation who adopt the principle of following the wisdom will enable the domination of kindness in the world and carry it forward. In this process of walking towards the goal of a fully cultivated generation, our greatest hope is our school-age children and youth. They are the messengers of our bright future, a sure, consistent, happy, and serene future. The road to thoroughly prepare our children and youth for the future runs through being able to provide them with a quality education. As the Turkish Religious Foundation, with the awareness that the investment for education is investment for the future, we value our work in the field of education, and we work to cultivate generations filled with love for their homeland, ummah, and religion. Today, the Turkish Religious Foundation is working to cultivate generations fully aware of our ancient civilization, caring deeply for our ummah, with high self-esteem, and specialized in their field. Within the scope of our actions for education, we establish higher education student dormitories, student housing, colleges and universities; we build bridges of affection between nations by providing an educational opportunity to students from 110 different countries world-wide in International Imam Hatip High Schools, international student and international Theology programs and educational institutions abroad. Our foundation still provides educational service to students in\u00a0 international student programs, 29 May\u0131s University, student dormitories, student housing, Bornova College, and educational institutions abroad.<\/p>\n
We Build the Future Through Education Building a healthy society in which we can all live in serenity and peace is among the important duties of individuals, society, and government. It goes without saying that one of the basic rules of establishing a healthy society is to cultivate the young people, future adults, in a healthy way, in all aspects. Each and every individual and institution with a sense of responsibility, primarily mothers, fathers and educators, should exert themselves to raise young people who are dedicated to themselves, their families, to the environment,
\nhomeland, nation, and values, who are at peace with their inner world, and who are useful to their society and country, and finally to humanity. In our world, in which the values and life styles
\nof humanity have been ongoing for centuries in terms of physical boundaries and distances, are changing fast due to technology and means of communication, corporate responsibility, particularly in the field of education, is gaining importance every day. The Turkish Religious Foundation, giving great importance to raising generations useful to humanity, have always considered that
\ncontributing to every aspect of educational services is an indispensable duty. Our foundation, which started to work in the field of education right after its establishment, has played important roles in the cultivation of future generations and produced useful projects for humanity. Our foundation continues to work inhe field of education both in our country and abroad to prepare our youth for the future.<\/p>\n
Mosque services Foundation culture, which has an important place in Islamic civilization, has led the way in building and maintaining mosques, reaching its peak particularly during the Seljuk and Ottoman eras. The Turkish Religious Foundation, a robust link in the tradition of foundations today, has been carrying on this blessed tradition with the mosques and educational buildings built both in the country and abroad since the day it was established. Following the completion of the Ankara Kocatepe Mosque and its dedication to the service of our nation, our foundation has
\nbuilt 3,603 mosques, 419 small mosques and five educational centers in our country. Furthermore, 2,582 Quran courses have been established. Overseas, more than a hundred mosques and
\neducational buildings have been built in 25 countries. Our foundation still has a total of 15 mosque projects, including five mosque constructions in five countries and the allocation and planning operations for ten mosques in nine countries. The construction of 14 mosques in nine cities, and the allocation and planning operations for 23 mosques in 13 cities is still ongoing in Turkey.<\/p>\n
B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li known as \u201cSublime Porte\u201d, \u201cHigh Porte\u201d or \u201cOttoman Porte\u201d was the residence of the Grand Vizier (Prime Minister of Ottoman Empire). As the concept developed in time the residence was also called as \u201cPasha Gate\u201d or \u201cB\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00c2safi\u201d. After the \u201cAlemdar Incident\u201d it was rebuilt and began to be called as \u201cB\u00e2b-\u0131 Adl\u201d or \u201cB\u00e2b-\u0131 Adli\u201d referring to the ruling monarch of the period, Sultan Mahmud, who was also known as \u201cMahmud-\u0131 Adli\u201d. In earlier times of the empire state affairs are being discussed in \u201cDivan-\u0131 H\u00fcm\u00e2yun\u201d equalled to the cabinet of the time were the viziers met four days a week at the palace of sultan. Additionally an \u201cAfternoon Divan\u201d was convened in the residence of the Grand Vizier once a week. In the last two centuries of the empire with the change of the governing processes thev Afternoon Divans of the Grand Vizier took over the discussion of state affairs totally and a new meeting system was established. The registries, books and records of the \u201cDivan-\u0131 H\u00fcm\u00e2yun\u201d were transferred to the B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li. Reis\u00fclk\u00fcttap (meaning \u201cchief of the scribes\u201d; the president of bureaucrats or head clerk and later the minister of foreign affairs), the registries of the Divan, \u201c\u00c7avu\u015fbas\u0131\u201d (the chief usher of the palace) and his office and subordinates, \u201cTe\u015frifat\u00e7\u0131ba\u015f\u0131\u201d (master of ceremonies) and others were all moved to B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li. Together with Keth\u00fcda (chamberlain) and Mektup\u00e7u (Chief Secretary) which were the subordinates of the Grand Vizier they were called as \u201cHademe-i B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li\u201d (Servants of B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li). Al B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00c2li is the Symbol Of the Legacy<\/p>\n
The councils established after \u201cTanzimat\u201d (political reforms in 1839) have played an
\nimportant role in the organization of B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li.
\nThese supreme councils called as \u201cMeclis-i
\nV\u00e2la-y\u0131 Ahk\u00e2m-\u0131 Adliye\u201d and \u201cDar-\u0131 \u015e\u00fbra-y\u0131
\nB\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li\u201d brought a new dimension to the
\nOttoman bureaucracy.
\nThe residences of the Grand Viziers
\nwere in different locations but all
\nwere located in the district called
\nCa\u011falo\u011flu, in the neighbourhood
\nof the palace. In the History of
\nNaima (Ottoman official historian
\nof the 17th century) it is noted that
\nKemanke\u015f Kara Mustafa Efendi,
\nthe Grand Vizier during the period
\nof Sultan \u0130brahim I, had his palace
\nin the current location of B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li
\nand the clerks convened at this
\nplace. But this site was inaugurated
\nofficially as B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li in 1756 by Sultan Osman
\nIII. Afterwards it became the residence of all
\nGrand Viziers and the actual government
\ncentre of the Empire. After the fire in 1839
\nthe building was rebuilt and used only as a
\ngovernment office and not as the residence
\nof the Grand Vizier anymore.
\nB\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li has experienced six conflagrations.
\nAll were major conflagrations of Istanbul and
\nthe wooden buildings of Istanbul are easily
\nbeing burned down. But it is also important
\nthat most of these conflagrations were
\nstarted by revolting janissaries (regular army
\nof the Empire) by burning the residence of
\nthe Grand Vizier who was held responsible
\nfor the deterioration of the government.
\nThese buildings were burned down and rebuilt
\nagain several times. The remaining buildings
\nare the ones architected by Stefan Kalfa
\nwith unornamented fa\u00e7ades in Empire Style.
\nOpposite to the \u201cAlay K\u00f6\u015fk\u00fc\u201d (regimental
\nheadquarters) which represents the power of
\nthe palace, the B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li gate with its image
\nof an arch of triumph with the eaves, fringes
\nand fountains in baroque style is the symbol
\nof the executive power, but also as levelled
\nbelow Alay K\u00f6\u015fk\u00fc it also shows the hierarchy
\nin architectural way. B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li is the first
\npublic building in the Ottoman Empire.
\n73 Turkey\u2019s Here-Nisan 2017
\nThe new B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li building architected
\nby Stefan Kalfa was different from its
\npredecessors with its storey floorings and
\nmore important by being built with stones
\nand bricks. Although it\u2019s modified and rebuilt
\npartly the original outline of the architecture
\nstill remains. But the inner structure is
\nprotected only in \u201cSadaret Dairesi\u201d (Office
\nof the Grand Vizier) which serves as the
\nGovernor\u2019s Office today. The original
\nbuilding was composed of three anterooms
\nsurrounded by office rooms connected in the
\nnorthwest -southeast direction. The complex
\nwas 220 metres in length and the middle
\npart was higher than both ends. The lower
\nend at northwest was the Office of the Grand
\nVizier and the other end at southeast was the
\nMinistry of Foreign Affairs. The higher middle
\npart between them was reserved for the
\noffices of \u201c\u015eura-y\u0131 Devlet\u201d (Supreme Court).
\nAlthough the new B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li was different
\nfrom its predecessor in architectural terms
\nthe main principles of the new government
\ncentre were linked closely with the traditional
\napproach. For example since the classical
\ntimes the financial and civil administrations
\nwere autonomous and separate with their
\nmassive bureaucratic forces. This formation
\nis the evidence of a former existence of the
\nprinciple of separation of powers.
\nThe new B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li constructed in 1844 was a
\nchange of place and also a change in function
\nconcurrently. Afterwards the Topkap\u0131 Palace
\nlost its significance and remained as an
\nendorsement authority only. Therefore the
\ngate opposite of the \u201cAlay K\u00f6\u015fk\u00fc\u201d lost its
\nimportance and the south gate facing the
\nAnkara Street near the Ministry of Foreign
\nAffairs came into prominence. B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li
\nbecame the definition of the government of
\nthe Ottoman Empire. While the Ministry of
\nForeign Affairs gained importance the newshungry
\njournalists began to settle down in the
\nneighbourhood and the B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li concept as
\nthe headquarters of Turkish Press was born.<\/p>\n
In the following years two other buildings was
\nconstructed besides the above mentioned
\nmain unit. One is the archive building of
\nthe Ministry of Records (Hazine-i Evrak
\nNezareti) architected by the Swiss-Italian
\narchitect Gaspar Fossati. The walls of the
\nFossati\u2019s building was constructed with
\nbricks but the storey floorings, stairs
\nand the features of windows and doors
\nwere made of cast iron manufactured in
\nIstanbul Shipyard. This building is one of
\nthe rare examples of Terrazzo Style in
\nTurkey.
\nThe second building inside the B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li
\nsite is another small archive building from
\n1910 built in the 1. National Architecture
\nStyle. The main B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li building had
\nbeen damaged two times in major
\nconflagrations after its construction in
\n1844. In the first conflagration the middle
\npart with the offices of the Supreme Court
\nand a part of the southeast wing was
\ndamaged and renovated quickly afterwards.
\nIn the second conflagration the middle part
\nof the building was burnt down completely
\nand removed as it couldn\u2019t be restored
\nagain. Thus remained there two independent
\nbuildings. This separation of the buildings
\ndisrupted the architecture representing the
\nbureaucratic organization of B\u00e2b-\u0131 \u00e2li like
\nDolmabah\u00e7e Palace\u2019s architecture which
\nis vibrant but also expressing massive and
\nfunctional integrity.
\nWith the Republic the old Office of the Grand
\nVizier became the Governor\u2019s Office, the
\nfa\u00e7ade ornaments in neoclassical style were
\nremoved and the fa\u00e7ade was simply plastered.
\nThe Governor\u2019s Office was renovated twice in
\nthe late 1980\u2019s and in 1997 in order to regain
\nthe original appearance of the building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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