5-7 November 2007, Vienna, Austria: Our association is chosen to the Scientific Committee of the 12th International Congress "Cultural Heritage and New Technologies"
2. "Appeal for the protection of cultural property in Israel and Lebanon": EUROPA NOSTRA (*) , ICA, ICCROM, ICOM, ICOMOS and OWHC 10 August 2006 (*) FOCUH is the Instutional Member of Europa Nostra (Details »)
25 Jul 2006
1. "Appeal" 15 July 2006, (*): Prof. Dr. Fabio Maniscalco, Professor of Protection of Cultural Property. (*) It was signed by FOCUH on 25 July 2006 (Details »)
11 Jul 2006
18-19 October 2006, Vienna, Austria: Our association is chosen to the Scientific Committee of the 11th International Congress "Cultural Heritage and New Technologies"
5-8 Jul 2006
Our Member Mr. Mahmut AYDIN (Archelogist, Ankara) participated to the training session on “Project Design” organized in Venice by the Regional Management Support Unit (RMSU) of the Euromed Heritage Programme, Session.
26 Jun 2006
Our association became the Partner of the Leonardo Da Vinci Project of ARCH, UK
18 May 2006
Our association became new “Member Organization” of Pan-European Federation for Heritage (Europa Nostra), The Netherlands
27 Mar 2006
The UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was ratified by Turkey on March 27, 2006
About Us
Friends of Cultural Heritage (FOCUH) was formed as a volunteer, non-profit and non-governmental Association on December 6, 2005 in Istanbul, Turkey in order to protect cultural heritage all over the world, both in times of peace and in anticipation of or in the aftermath of conflict; to properly transfer that heritage to the next generations; to build good relationships and provide necessary cooperation and support to inter-governmental, public, military, non-governmental, private and civilian organizations, institutions, experts and individuals working in Turkey and abroad on the protection of cultural heritage. The Association can establish its branches in Turkey and abroad.
OUR DONORS
The words are insufficient to explain our sentiments for kind supports of our donors. We would like to thank cordially each and every one of them. The future of FOCUH would not be possible without the help of all our members, volunteers, supporters and donors. So, financial donations or donations in kind of our donors in any form, no matter how big or small are important to the future of our cultural heritage which they are the witnesses of our past and future and future activities of FOCUH which they are made to protect them.
Special Thanks to Our Donors
I. FINANCIAL DONATIONS a) 500 YTL to 1.000 YTL ($350 to $750) 1. Baykal GUNER, General Director, Baynur Food Industry and Commerce Ltd. Istanbul http://www.nurkollektif.com
2. Dr. Mustafa AKYÜZ, General Director, ETKO-Ecological Farming Control Organization, Izmir-Turkey http://www.etko.org/
b) Up to 1.000 YTL (Up to $ 750)
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II. DONATIONS IN KIND 1. Mustafa Bayer GÜNER, Manager, İstanbul;
He presents the room of his office including in computers, tables, chaires etc to the head office of FOCUH and he also covers the expenses of electricity, internet communication, photocopies..etc of FOCUH.
