Turkey

Promise:

Ýzci Andý

Tanrýya,vatanýma karþý görevlerimi yerine getireceðime,Ýzcilik Türesine uyacaðýma,baþkalarýna her zaman yardýmda bulunacaðýma,kendimi bedence saðlam,fikirce uyanýk ve ahlakça dürüst tutmak için elimden geleni yapacaðýma þerefim üzerine ant içerim.

Girl Guide Promise

On my honour, I will try:
To do my duty to God and my country,
To obey the Girl Guide Law,
To help other people at all times,
To keep myself physically fit, mentally awake and morally honest.

Yýldýz Ýzci Andý

Tanrýya,vatanýma karþý vazifelerimi yerine getireceðime,Yýldýz Ýzci Türesine uyacaðýma,baþkalarýna her zaman yardýmda bulunacaðýma,kendimi bedence saðlam,fikirce uyanýk ve ahlakça dürüst tutmak için elimden geleni yapacaðýma þerefim üzerine ant içerim.

Star Promise

On my honour, I will try:
To do my duty to God and my country,
To obey the Brownie Law,
To help other people at all times,
To keep myself physically fit, mentally awake and morally honest.

Law:

Ýzci Türesi

1.Ýzci, sözünün eridir. Þeref ve haysiyetini her þeyin üstünde tutar.

2.Ýzci, yurduna ,milletine,ailesine ve izci liderlerine sadýktýr.

3.Ýzci, baþkalarýna yardýmcý ve yararlý olur.

4.Ýzci, herkesin arkadaþý ve bütün izcilerin kardeþidir.

5.Ýzci, herkese karþý naziktir.

6.Ýzci, bitki ve hayvanlarý sever ve korur.

7.Ýzci,büyüklerinin sözünü dinler ,küçüklerini sever ve korur.

8.Ýzci,cesurdur,her türlü þartlar altýnda neþeli ve güler yüzlüdür.

9.Ýzci, tutumludur.

10. Ýzci, fikir söz ve hareketlerinde açýk ve dürüsttür.

Girl Guide Law

1 A Girl Guide’s honour is to be trusted.

2 A Girl Guide is loyal to her country, her parents and her leaders.

3 A Girl Guide’s duty is to be useful and to help others.

4 A Girl Guide is a friend to all and sister to all other Guides.

5 A Girl Guide is courteous.

6 A Girl Guide is a friend to animals and plants.

7 A Girl Guide obeys orders of her elders and loves and helps those who are younger than herself.

8 A Girl Guide is brave. She smiles under all difficulties.

9 A Girl Guide is thrifty.

10 A Girl Guide is clean in thought, word and deed.

Yýldýz Ýzci Türesi

Yýldýz Ýzci ,Ýzcinin izinden gider ve her gün bir iyilik yapar .
Yýldýz Ýzci çalýþkandýr,iþinde býkkýnlýk ve bezginlik göstermez.
Yýldýz Ýzci Parolasý
Yýldýz Ýzci çok çalýþýr

Star Law

A Brownie lives like a Guide and does a good turn every day. A Star is industrious and never shows boredom or laziness.

Motto:

Ýzci Parolasý
Ýzci daima hazýrdýr.

Girl Guide Motto
A Girl Guide is Always Ready

Ergin Ýzci Parolasý
Ergin Ýzci topluma hizmet eder.

Venture Guide Motto
A Venture Guide serves the community

Age groups:

Rehber Ýzci Young Adults 18-22

Ergin Ízci Venture Guide 15-18

Ízci Guide 11-15

Yyldyz Ýzci Star 7-11

Ýzci Smurf 5-7

Development of the movement:

Scouting started in 1912 and latest research shows that there were Girl Guides units in Turkey as early as 1912. After the foundation of the Turkish Republic in 1923, Girl Guiding spread to several schools over the country. In 1936, the Directorate of Scouting and Guiding was founded. This Directorate acted as the central governing body for both Guides and Scouts.

In 1968 the Association became a joint association, and in 1991, the joint association turned into a Federation: the Scouting and Girl Guiding Federation of Turkey.

In the Federation women and men have equal voting rights and a balanced representation.

There are girl only units and some mixed units in the Association depending on the interests and needs of the young people. No matter what type of unit, the needs and development of girls and young women, and the spirit and fundamental principles of Girl Guiding are emphasised.

Programme:

The programme emphasizes the spiritual and moral values of Guiding as outlined in the Promise and Law and has been recently updated to meet the changing needs of young women and girls. New age sections have been formed in order to include university students and pre-school children. Sea Scouting and Air Scouting has also been revised and interest in this is spreading.

The programme has reached young people in orphanages and juvenile prisons and units have started in these institutions. People with special needs are also welcomed into the Association.

The educational programme is called a ‘golden wheel’ and has eight areas: Citizenship; Health; Skills; Outdoors; Be prepared; Relations; Character; Effectiveness. After renewing the programme, books and materials for young people and adults have been produced.

Through the programme, girls and young women are given the same opportunities as boys and young men in decision making and all other areas.

Relationship to society:

Several campaigns have been organised to meet the needs of the community such as helping in natural disasters like floods and earthquakes, and helping immigrants. Smiling Future was one project developed to help children and young people who had survived the earthquake in the northern part of Turkey. Rescue teams composed of Girl Guides and Boy Scouts have been set up ready to be of service should the need arise and they were very efficient during the recent earthquakes. The Girl Guides and Scouts of Turkey have received awards for this work: E.C Youth Award – Active Young Citizens, UNHCR Award for the Project GOP- From Bosnia-Herzekova to Kosova, and the Lions Youth Year Service Award.

Communication and Co-operation

There is good cooperation between the Association and the Boy Scouts and other NGOs and the media. The Association has good relations with the United Nations, UNHCR, Lions, Turkish Marine Environment Protection Association and International Coastal Clean Up.

During the International Year of Volunteers, Turkish Guides and Scouts took part in a TV series made by UN volunteers along with 49 other organizations chosen from 26,000.

Besides the newsletter, communication is being introduced through the website. The Federation has its own website: www.izcilikfederasyonu.org.

Training:

The Training scheme has been revised to fit the renewed programme. The training courses are as follows:

Introductory Seminar (2 days)

Basic course (7 days)

Specialized seminars for leaders of different age sections

Woodbadge

Training of Trainers

Training courses are also organized to meet any need that may arise. Training is carried out by voluntary and professional trainers.

Outdoor and Environmental Activities

Girl Guides have been participating in the ‘Clean Up the World’ campaign for ten years and have started to take part in International Coastal Clean Up activities and received a letter of appreciation from the Coastal Clean Up President.