The Balcı Foundation was founded in 2010 after more than twenty
years in the making by the late Math teacher and an education volunteer Mehmet
Balcı who believed in the idea that education is the most precious building
block of society. The foundation has aimed to institutionalize and sustain
education that late Mehmet Balcı supported throughout his life.
The Balcı Foundation institutionalized the educational ideals
of its late founder by establishing T.R Istanbul Rumeli University on April 23,
2015. Since then, the number of financially supported students has increased
from hundreds to thousands. In the future, ten thousands are aimed in line with growing pace of the University.
Besides the Mehmet Balcı Campus in Silivri, the Fikriye
Balcı Campus in Çatalca has been landscaped for 30 years since 1986 and turned
into a green heaven with many trees, plants and designed recreational areas to
raise environmental awareness among young people.
Made with great efforts, Balcı Foundation supports hundreds
of students with scholarships at T.R Istanbul Rumeli University and guides them
to discover their talents.