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Borusan
Kocabıyık
Foundation
he BKF’s mission
is to contribute
to Turkey’s
development and
to step in where the
state’s resources
are insufficient. BKF’s social
responsibility projects focus
on education, culture and the
arts, and the empowerment of
women. It spent US$15 million
on social responsibility projects
in 2014.
Education
Over the years,
Borusan
Holding has built
many schools
addressing
different age
groups, such as Borusan
Otomotiv Zehra Nurhan
Kocabıyık Primary School,
Gemlik Borusan Primary
School, Borusan Asım
Kocabıyık Industrial Vocational
High School, Kocaeli University
Asım Kocabıyık Vocational
College, and Uludağ University
Asım Kocabıyık Vocational
College. It continues to support
some of these schools directly
and others through public
contracts.
Moreover, in 2014, BKF
provided scholarships to 131
students to study in Turkey or
abroad.
BORUSAN KOCABIYIK
FOUNDATION
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