Greeting Cards

Before the New Year not only shopping malls but also the post offices get crowded. There are still people sending greeting cards to their relatives, friends on special days. If you wish to continue send-a-card tradition and also contribute the works of charity associations, the greeting cards prepared for the special days are at the shelves of the bookstores and stationers.

UNICEF
UNICEF is a non-profit international organization dedicated to ensuring the survival, protection and well being of the world's children and UNİCEF postcards are among the important source of income. This year's cards also display the works of Turkish artists. The postcards plus envelops in ten are on sale at well-known stationers, bookstores and at UNICEF's own stores at the price of 12.90 - 15.90 TL. Please click for selection
Unicef Istanbul
Meşrutiyet Caddesi, Çağdaş Apt. 68/3 Tepebaşı
Tel: (212) 252 52 22-249 66 86
Unicef Ankara (only Tuesday and Thursday between 11:30 and 16:0)
Bilkent Merkez Kampüsü Lojmanlar 20/2
Tel: (312) 290 33 90

Children's paintings
The postcards of Çağdaş Yaşamı Destekleme Derneği (Contemporary Life Support Association) are composed of colorful pictures painted by children. Boxes of ten postcards are 7.67 TL.
Şimal Sokak, 10 - Şişhane İstanbul
Tel : (212) 252 44 33 Fax : (212) 252 65 95
e-mail:cydd@cydd.org.tr

LOSEV (Foundation for Children with Leukomia)
LÖSEV Lösemili Çocuklar Vakfı is a non-profit NGO, mainly aiming to provide educational and emotional supports, financial assistance and health services for the children who have Leukemia or chronic blood disorders, to help them cope with their illness that threatens their life. Boxes of ten postcards + envelopes 10 TL.
LÖSEV (Lösemili Çocuklar Vakfı)
Reşit Galip Caddesi, İlkadım sokak, 114
Gaziosmanpaşa/Ankara
Tel: (312) 447 06 60
Fax: (312) 447 68 33

LÖSEV (İstanbul Branch )
Nispetiye Caddesi, Başa sokak, Esen apt. No:11/3
1.Levent /İstanbul
Tel: (212) 268 68 68
Fax: (212) 282 65 01

Türkiye Eğitim Gönüllüleri Vakfı
The greeting cards of Türkiye Eğitim Gönüllüleri Vakfı (Education Volunteers Foundation of Turkey) - TEGV are the works of children painted in the workshop of the foundation. The price of one box with ten postcards and envelopes is 10 TL. You can either order by phone or e-mail (kaynak(at)tegv.org) from the headquarters of the foundation in Nakkaştepe.
Baba Nakkaş Sokak, 8 - Nakkaştepe, Istanbul
Tel: (216) 492 32 32 Fax: (216) 492 32 33-40

Postcards of TAPV
Türkiye Aile Sağlığı ve Planlaması Vakfı (The Turkish Family Health and Planning Foundation) - TAPV offers postcards with the works of famous Turkish artists on Istanbul and nature landscapes. One postcard+envelop is 0.75 TL, the postcards plus envelops in ten are 7.5 TL For more information you can visit the headquarters or can simply call them.
Güzel Konutlar Sitesi, A Blok/3-4, Ulus Mahallesi
Tel: (212) 257 79 41, Fax: (212) 257 79 43
e-mail: info@tapv.org.tr

Special design cards
Türkiye Eğitim Derneği (Turkey Education Association) - TED form the postcards with the donators. Boxes of ten postcards + envelopes 10 TL. Please note the postcards are designed according to your requests and the price varies.
Kızılırmak Sokak, 8 Bakanlıklar, Ankara
Tel: (312) 418 06 14 and 417 42 02
e-mail: info@ted.org.tr

Support the Children Villages
The income from the sale of postcards of Korunmaya Muhtac Çocuklar Vakfı (Association for the Children who need protection) is used in Children Villages. The postcards have landscapes on them and the price of one postcard + one envelope is  1 TL. You can order by phone or e-mail.
Altan Erbulak Sokak, 4/5 Mecidiyeköy-Istanbul
Tel: (212) 274 95 45
e-mail: info@konucuk.org

Also See:

Antiques	Bookstores & Stationery
Carpets & Kilims	Catering Companies
Cosmetics	Department Stores
Dried fruit shops	Dry Cleaning
Florists	Food
Gourmet Stores	Greeting Cards
Hair & Beauty	Home & Living
Jewelry & Ornaments	Kızılay
Malls	Maternity
Music	Natural Shops
Optic Shops	Pastry Shop
Pazars	Pharmacies
Sakarya Market	Souvenir Shops
Supermarkets	Toys
Tunalı Hilmi Caddesi	Turkish Sweets
Ulus wholesale market	Your Wardrobe

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