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ACTIVITIES
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With the “81 Students from81 Cities” project, İşbank
implemented one of the most comprehensive and long-
term education projects in Turkey.
İşbank Chess Festival for Children Under 8
The “İşbank Chess Festival for Children
under 8” has been held following the end
of the academic year since 2006 to provide
children with a fun and a family-friendly
chess playing environment.
Held only in Istanbul until this year, the
Chess Festival for Children Under 8 was also
organized in Ankara and İzmir in 2014. 9th
annual festival was held this year in which a
total of 777 children participated.
Turkey Junior Chess Championship
The 2014 Turkey Junior Chess
Championship was held in Kemer/Antalya.
A total of 1,459 players in 7-12 age group
attended the championship from 63 cities
in Turkey and from Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus (T.R.N.C.).
Turkish Youth Chess Championship-U12
The U12 Championship was held in Konya
in 2014. A total of 299 players ages 13-
18- from 34 cities in Turkey and T.R.N.C.
participated in the championship. 74 players
were selected for the National Team pool.
Türkiye İş Bankası Chess League
Chess tournaments continued to
be organized by the Bank under the
designation “Türkiye İş Bankası Chess
League.” The “İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
(İstanbul Technical University) Socar - KNI”
won the League’s 2014-2014 season
championship.
The Türkiye İş Bankası Chess League is the
strongest league in its field in Turkey; it is
also considered to be one of the strongest
leagues in Europe.
Akıl Oyunu Documentary
In order to promote chess in different layers
of life, another project supported by İşbank
in 2014 was the “Akıl Oyunu (Mind Game)”
documentary. The documentary film, which
phrased the importance of chess sport in
education and the Bank’s main sponsorship
activities, was broadcast on İZ TV.
“81 Students from81 Cities”
With the mission of “equal opportunities in
education,” Darüşşafaka Society provides
education to talented students who have
lost one or both parents and are in financial
need. Darüşşafaka offers high quality
education and boarding in contemporary
conditions through full scholarship from
student’s fifth year through to the end of
high school.
The Bank’s “81 Students from 81 Cities”
project, initiated with the collaboration
of Darüşşafaka Society in the 2008-
2009 academic year, is one of the most
comprehensive and long-term education
projects in the country. Under the project,
each year İşbank covers all the educational
expenses from the fifth grade through the
end of high school 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 students, who were
admitted to Darüşşafaka in the first year of
the project, are expected to graduate from
university in the 14th year of the project.
By that time, the number of students
supported by the İşbank is expected to be
more than 1,000.
In this school year, in addition to 81
students accepted to the project every
year, 5 students who lost their fathers in
the Soma mining disaster and who were
accepted to Darüşşafaka were included in
the project scope.
İşbank also contributes to students’ social
progress beyond financial support through
several other activities.