2.14 Cultural, Environmental, and Corporate Social Responsibility Activities

In addition to fulfilling its primary duties and responsibilities, the CBRT has continued to take part in social responsibility activities and provide donations and aid.

In 2023, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility Activities, the CBRT granted 1,639 items of furniture and fixtures (IT equipment, office, kitchen, health and safety equipment, etc.) to 27 public institutions as well as donating books.

In the wake of the earthquakes that struck Türkiye on 6 February 2023, the CBRT donated TRY 30 billion to the “Türkiye Tek Yürek (Türkiye United as One Heart)” charity campaign. Moreover, the CBRT Search and Rescue Team, working together with the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) under the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Türkiye, contributed to rescue efforts in the earthquake zone. Furthermore, the CBRT donated relief items (food, heaters, flasks, hygiene products, clothes, blankets, etc.) worth a total of TRY 26,403,932.21 to the survivors of the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes of 6 February 2023.

With contributions from the Bank of Greece, the CBRT built the Central Bank Derince Anatolian High School after the 1999 earthquake to support the region. In 2023, the CBRT continued to grant scholarships to successful graduates of the high school, who have enrolled in a university and who satisfy certain criteria, for the duration of their university education. While 34 students actively benefited from the scholarship during the 2022-2023 academic year, a total of 136 students, excluding the scholarship recipients for the 2023-2024 academic year, have been awarded scholarships since 2002, when the school graduated its first students. Successful students were rewarded with plaques, cash prizes, and gifts at the graduation ceremony held to encourage the level of success at the school.