Today, the globalization process and the developing opportunities of communication and transportation oblige the Anatolian people to develop cultural, economic and social relations with the communities around the world. We are also looking forward to the same thing since we not only learned from our journey of thousands of years of migration but also taught the world what we had. We do not hesitate to meet different cultures and learn from them. We will be pleased to share the values that we developed as part of our cultural heritage with others.

After a long sought endeavor of development and western-oriented modernization process, Türkiye grew maturer in accessing to universal knowledge and catching up with the contemporary civilizations. Today, she is in a process of rediscovering her own historical and cultural traditions. As a nation with an heritage of a worldwide civilization in her past, we enter the international arena with the consciousness of reuniting the local and universal in the process of the reconstruction of the global system. What makes us unique and distinctive is this assertive stand of ours. Maarif Foundation was constituted in such a global political atmosphere. As stated in our law of establishment, our mission is to provide formal and informal educational services on the basis of the common values and heritages of humanity; to raise virtuous “good people” who will serve for the hope of peace, justice and development and combine the knowledge and experience of the Turkish community with universal values. We aim at convey the richness of our spiritual geography to any community around the world by means of these schools. Our main objective is to heal the hearts that were broken because of wars, terror and violence and to convey a message that may help rehabilitate the wounded consciousnesses. In this long walk, our guides are Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi who had said “We cultivated nothing but love in this land”, Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Haji Bektash Veli, Yunus Emre and Haji Bayram Veli who had tried to bring people together in goodness and truth based upon knowledge and wisdom. They did not lose heart; they came from Khorasan and changed Anatolian land with their humanitarian values and their warm hearts. Today, it is our duty to convey these values to the communities around the world. The meaning of the word “maarif” is not simply educating, it also includes the meanings of wisdom and culture. It is also our major vision to introduce all the children around the world with Türkiye and Anatolian culture, to represent our people and values successfully, to open up the communicational channels between Türkiye and the world in order to introduce the Anatolian culture and to help build long-lasting bridges.

Our biggest support in this process is the effort of the Anatolian people and prayers of our society. We consider any person who believes in this mission as a member of the Maarif Foundation family.