Volunteer in Turkey! The great link between the Middle East, Asia, and Europe. Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopted wide-ranging social, legal, and political reforms. After a period of one-party rule, an experiment with multi-party politics led to the 1950 election victory of the opposition Democratic Party and the peaceful transfer of power. A separatist insurgency begun in 1984 by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - now known as the People's Congress of Kurdistan or Kongra-Gel (KGK) - has dominated the Turkish military's attention and claimed more than 30,000 lives, but after the capture of the group's leader in 1999, the insurgents largely withdrew from Turkey, mainly to northern Iraq. In 2004, KGK announced an end to its ceasefire and attacks attributed to the KGK increased. Turkey joined the UN in 1945 and in 1952 it became a member of NATO. In 1964, Turkey became an associate member of the European Community; over the past decade, it has undertaken many reforms to strengthen its democracy and economy, enabling it to begin accession membership talks with the European Union.
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Visit the following organizations offering volunteer abroad opportunities in Turkey:
Concordia - A non-profit making youth organization and registered charity offering international volunteer opportunities in Turkey.
Peace Corp - Peace Corps volunteers travel to Turkey and make real differences in the lives of real people.
Volunteers for Peace - Offers over 2400 affordable short-term volunteer opportunities abroad in 90+ countries including Turkey.
EIL Intercultural Learning - EIL is a worldwide intercultural learning organization founded in 1932 as the Experiment in International Living. It is the oldest educational exchange organization in the world, operating in over 30 countries and involving over 25,000 people each year on a variety of cultural integration programs.
