What eSTK is
Türkiye has more than 100,000 associations, foundations and branches, yet for most of them it is hard to find out what they do, where they work and how to support them. eSTK turns the official public registry into a directory anyone can search by province, type and field of work, and gives every organization a page it can claim and manage for free.
- Directory: official registry records of associations and foundations, searchable and open to everyone.
- Funding: open national and international grant calls, collected in one place.
- Opportunities: jobs, internships, volunteering, scholarships and tenders in civil society.
- News: activities, announcements and events published by the organizations themselves.
- Guide: plain-language articles on founding and running an association.
The site is in Turkish. You can browse the directory or see open grant calls.
Who it is for
- Organizations that want an accurate, up-to-date public page, a place to publish their work and a way to find funding.
- Funders, companies and public bodies looking for organizations by location and field of work.
- Citizens who want to volunteer, donate, find a job in the sector or simply see who is doing what.
Business model
eSTK is an independent, privately run software business. It is not a public institution and not a nonprofit. Being listed, claiming a page and managing it are always free. Revenue comes from an optional paid plan for organizations, Kurumsal Profil (“Corporate Profile”), priced at 1,000 TRY per month or 10,000 TRY per year including VAT. It adds unlimited publishing of activities and listings and priority support; the verified seal is free for every organization verified by eSTK. This keeps the core directory free for everyone.
Organization pages can only be managed by people verified with an authorization document. We do not track visitors with advertising cookies.
In development
These features are being built and are not live yet:
- Automated collection of grant calls from funders' websites, with matching to organizations by field of work and location.
- Notifications when a suitable call opens.
- An annual impact report generated from an organization's published activities.
- A compliance calendar for statutory filings and general assemblies.
Company and contact
- Operated by
- Araf Şan (sole proprietorship)
- Address
- Merkez Mah. Abide-i Hürriyet Cad. Sibel Apt. No: 161 İç Kapı No: 3, Şişli / İstanbul
- Tax office / number
- Şişli / 7980636001
- destek@estk.org
- Founded
- June 2026
- linkedin.com/company/estkplatform (opens in a new tab)
Registry data is compiled from the open data of the Directorate General for Relations with Civil Society (Ministry of Interior).