The Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation was established in 2003 by Suna Kıraç, İnan Kıraç and İpek Kıraç to support the cultivation of empowered citizens that will contribute to Türkiye and its people.
The Foundation supports institutions and activities in the areas of education, culture, arts and health. Foundation activities include cultural heritage management, publications, scientific research, public education, public surveys, and a diverse portfolio of community programs and events.
The Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation is one of Türkiye's leading foundations, contributing to society in the fields of education, culture, arts and health. In collaboration with civil society, universities, museums, foundations, research centers, libraries, institutes, and institutions around the world, the Foundation invests in launching, operating, and supporting institutions of excellence.
Suna’s Daughters has partnered with UNICEF Türkiye to strengthen safe spaces for adolescent girls. Through a cooperation protocol signed by the two organizations, the initiative aims to expand access to physical and digital environments where girls can feel safe, valued, and empowered.
Two exhibitions currently on view at Pera Museum—"Much Is to Be Done", focusing on Samih Rifat, and Dancing with the Moon, featuring Marcel Dzama—are accompanied by two comprehensive publications that enrich and deepen the exhibition experience beyond the visual encounter.
Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation’s collections, which have been displayed at Pera Museum since its founding, are now accessible online. This digital transformation, aimed at sharing art and cultural heritage with a broader audience, allows exploring 2,510 works from the Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics, Orientalist Painting, and Anatolian Weights and Measures collections through the Istanbul Research Institute's online library.
Specialists from Johns Hopkins and Harvard Universities evaluated children diagnosed with Ataxia-Telangiectasia (AT), a rare genetic disorder, at healthcare institutions in Istanbul. This significant meeting marked a step forward in the potential application of advanced treatment methods in Turkey.
