Friends of Turkey

Analysis

Friends of Turkey is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Friends of Turkey reported income of £64k and spending of £52k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £40k to £64k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2024, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Friends of Turkey sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thaxted United Reformed Church (£63k), Rotary Club of Marlow Thames (£64k) and The Mothers' Union (Diocese of Chichester) Branch (£63k).