completion of their final year at high school. The roots of
cooperation between İşbank and Darüşşafaka, which aims
to provide a quality education, social progress and a warm,
supportive environment to the students, date back 74 years
when the Bank assumed full responsibility for the education
expenses of 83 children at Darüşşafaka, who were earthquake
victims after the Erzincan Earthquake in 1939.
Under the “81 Students from 81 Cities” project, each year İşbank
pays the educational expenses for 81 children from 81 cities
who successfully pass the entrance exam. The Bank intends to
continue supporting these students throughout their university
education.
The first students, who were admitted to the program in the
2008-2009 academic year, are expected to graduate from
university in the 14
th
year of the project. By that time, it is
estimated that İşbank will have supported more than 1,000
students.
Students who started their education in 2008 - the first year of
the project - are 9
th
grade students in the 2013-2014 academic
calendar. A total of 388 students continue their education at
Darüşşafaka under the “81 Students from 81 Cities” project.
İşbank also contributes students’ social progress beyond
financial support through several activities.
One Million Books, One Million Children
As the 2007-2008 academic year drew to a close, İşbank
launched one of the most comprehensive reading-related
campaigns ever undertaken in Turkey. Dubbed “One Million
Books, One Million Children”, the goals of this campaign are as
follows:
- to support children’s cognitive and cultural abilities,
- to contribute to raising a generation that reads and queries,
- to help develop warm relations between the Bank and children
at an early age.
Over the last six years, seven million books have been
distributed to primary students.
Turkish Youth Chess Championship-U12
İşbank closely follows the Turkey Junior and Youth Chess
Championship, another area in which the Bank supports chess,
while also conducting communication activities.
In 2013, Turkey Junior Chess Championship was held in Kemer
between 27 January and 1 February, with 1,329 players from the
7-12 age group attending the championship from 54 cities both
in Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (T.R.N.C.). A
total of 133 players were selected for the National Team pool.
Turkish Youth Chess Championship-U18
The Championship was held in Isparta between 21-27 July,
2013. A total of 303 players between 13-18 age group from 36
cities attended the event and 74 players were selected for the
National Team pool.
Türkiye İş Bankası Chess League
Chess matches and tournaments continued to be organized
by the Bank under the designation “Türkiye İş Bankası Chess
League.” Beşiktaş JK (Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club) won the Türkiye
İş Bankası Chess League’s 2012-2013 season championship.
The “Türkiye İş Bankası Chess League” is the strongest league
in its field in Turkey and is also considered to be one of the
strongest leagues in Europe.
Tournament at İş
Designed to raise popularity for the sport among İşbank
employees and foster employee communication, a chess
tournament entitled “Tournament at İş” was held on 26 May
2013 at the Çamlıca Sports Complex.
81 Students from81 Cities
İşbank invests in the future to support social development and
ensure the improvements are long-lasting. To this end, the Bank
places particular emphasis on education. In cooperation with
the Darüşşafaka Society, İşbank has been conducting one of the
longest running and highest value-added social responsibility
projects ever undertaken in the field of education in our country;
the visionary project entitled “81 Students from 81 Cities”.
The Darüşşafaka Society provides education to orphaned
children and children with a single parent who are in financial
need. Pupils are admitted to the all-expenses-paid boarding
school beginning in their fifth year of education and until
In brief
İşbank has worked in
cooperation with the Turkish
Chess Federation (TCF)
since 2005 with the aim
of transforming chess into
popular, widely played and
easily accessible sport.
2,100 chess classes were
opened in 2013 and the total
number of chess classes
opened in schools reached
10,241.
İşbank became a main
sponsor of the T.R.N.C. Chess
Federation at the end of 2013.
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İşbank
Annual Report 2013
