Purpose
To document the cultural heritage, languages and historical records of Turk communities in a sourced and verifiable way, and to make that heritage visible in academic, cultural and international settings.
About GCTCH
GCTCH is a Washington, DC–based nonprofit foundation that works on the cultural heritage and rights of Turk communities and peoples of Turk descent.
The institution
GCTCH — the Global Council of Turk Communities and Heritage — is a nonprofit foundation working in academic research, archives and digital heritage, human-rights documentation, international dialogue, publishing and education.
It is not limited to independent Turk states: it aims to include, on an equal footing, stateless, indigenous and minority communities as well as displaced and diaspora populations. It is open to cultural dialogue with friendly nations.
Mission
To advocate for the cultural and human rights of communities of Turk descent — in independent states, in stateless nations, in indigenous and minority communities, and among displaced and diaspora populations — in line with international legal standards, and to build a documentation infrastructure grounded in archives and verified by academic method.
Vision
To be a trusted institutional meeting ground that makes the cultural heritage of Turk communities across the world visible, and supports research, international dialogue and rights-based work.
Principles
Inclusiveness
No community, state or region is placed above, or at the centre of, any other.
Sources & verification
Everything we publish comes with its source, and uncertainty is stated openly.
Measured language
On sensitive subjects we avoid partisan, inflammatory or supremacist framing.
Privacy & consent
Personal and genealogical information is handled only with explicit consent and a secure process.
Transparency
Governance, sourcing and correction processes are documented publicly.
Governance & transparency
Legal status
- Legal name: Global Council of Turk Communities and Heritage.
- Type: nonprofit foundation.
- Tax status: a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
- Headquarters: Washington, DC, United States.
Our transparency commitments
- Publish our governing documents and the names of board members once appointed.
- Publish annual activity and financial reports, and make our IRS filings available as U.S. law requires for tax-exempt organizations.
- Label every publication with its sources, and correct errors openly.
- List partnerships only when they are confirmed in writing.