Benter: The main purpose of Evkaf, which is 450 years old, is to ensure that he does not remain poor in society.

İbrahim Benter, the General Manager of the Cyprus Foundations Administration, who is the guest of the Agenda Plus program broadcast on BRT screens, said that 450 years is an important date for an institution. How many institutions have survived this long, not only in Cyprus, but all over the world? Even most states have not survived this long.

This charity has survived this long and is still struggling to serve the community today.

In other words, we should learn lessons instead of just talking about these events as if they were talking about history.

When our ancestors came to the island in 1571, they immediately established foundations as the first thing after the conquest.

More than 2200 foundations have been established on our tiny island in Cyprus.

This shows what the intent is. The aim of our ancestors is not to increase their income, but to provide services to the society with foundations, he said.

Benter, who said that the thought in Europe and the idea of ​​foundations are completely opposite, gave information about the understanding of conquest in European history and made comparisons with the foundation system.

The Ottoman administration gave goods to the pashas during their tenure. However, these goods were given not for the pashas to become even richer, but for them to both fulfill their duties and serve the society by establishing foundations, Benter said.

"The main purpose of Evkaf, which is 450 years old, is to ensure that he does not remain poor in the society with income distribution," he said.