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Read moreSüleyman Doğan serves as Founding President at Mardin Midyat Zahuranlılar Social Solidarity and Culture Association.
Founded in Istanbul in 2018, MİZADER works to strengthen family ties and to carry out cultural and social solidarity activities.
Mission
Strengthening family ties and carrying out cultural and social solidarity activities.
About the Organisation
The Mardin Midyat Zahuranlılar Social Solidarity and Culture Association (MİZADER) was founded in 2018 in the Fatih district of Istanbul. The association works to strengthen family ties and to carry out cultural and social solidarity activities.
MİZADER aims to build good relations with public institutions and civil society organisations in the region and, through these relations, to become a leading civil society organisation in the region.
In 2026, the association played an important role in the founding of the Mardin Federation (MARFED) and the International Eastern and Southeastern Confederation.
Areas of Activity
- Family history and cultural heritage research
- Social solidarity and mutual aid
- Communication and social networks among members
- Encouraging return to ancestral lands
- Joint projects with public institutions
Highlights
- Researching a family history of more than 200 years and passing this heritage on to future generations through documentaries, research documents and books
- Mapping the regions, villages and hamlets to which the family history extends
- Building technology-supported social networks so that family members spread across many parts of the world can get to know one another
- Acting together as a community on occasions such as weddings, condolences and funerals
- Initiatives encouraging return to ancestral lands
- Developing projects with public institutions and encouraging participation in them
- An important role in the founding of MARFED and the International Eastern and Southeastern Confederation in 2026
Role and Contributions
- Served as the association’s Founding Secretary General from its founding in 2018 until 2022
- Has led the association as Founding President since 27 May 2022
- All of the association’s work has been carried out under his and his board’s leadership
