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first period between 1963 and 1969, Environment Football A Team. In addition to handball
the Orhan Imaret and Hammam was “What will the weather be like and football, we also began to sponsor
unearthed. The second period of tomorrow?” Project Tofaş Basketball Team in the 2019-2020
excavations started in 1981 and focused This project, launched in 2010 in season.
on kilns, firing technology, and analyses. cooperation with the Regional
In phase II excavations between 1981 Environmental Center (REC), is ongoing Education
and 2021, approximately 10,000 finds with support from the Ministry of Aygaz Firefly Education Unit
were unearthed, analyzed, and indexed Environment and Forestry. Meanwhile, At Aygaz, we have supported the
in technical records. Many more findings educational programs are offered at the education of children and young people
were archived as study material for Rahmi M. Koç Museum since 2012. The in partnership with the Education
future excavation seasons. Climate Change Awareness Workshop Volunteers Foundation of Turkey
hosted in the museum’s Discovery Globe (TEGV) since 2001. As part of the Firefly
Istanbul Theatre Festival Sponsorship was attended by 1,635 students from Education Unit Program, we reached
At Aygaz, we have supported the 35 schools in the January – December 13,391 students at 67 locations in 31
theater since 2004. In In 2021, Aygaz 2021 period. To date, 101,209 students cities across Turkey remotely via the
continued to be a co-sponsor of the from 2,335 schools have attended these TEGV Digital Education Platform in the
Istanbul Theatre Festival. The 25 edition workshops. 2019-2020 period.
th
of the festival took place in a hybrid
format combining physical and online Sports At Aygaz, we value the importance
stages and featured 25 plays, attracting Sports Club Sponsorships of developing our local communities
nearly 8 thousand viewers to the Sports is another social field that we and the regions where we operate and
theaters and approximately 7 thousand support. Since 2013, Aygaz with its contribute to environmental, social and
to online shows. Mogaz brand has sponsored the Beşiktaş cultural development through social
Handball Team. This sponsorship by a responsibility projects.
Books on the History of Ottoman private sector company as a first in the
Diplomacy handball discipline has continued with
History of Ottoman Diplomacy is among the Aygaz brand since the 2019 season
the many cultural activities of Aygaz. through 2021. Beşiktaş Aygaz Handball
With this project, documents and Team successfully represents Turkey in
information curated from the Ottoman the European Handball Federation (EHF)
archives are published in book form. Champions League. As we continued
With seven more books added in 2021, to extend our support to other sports
the total number of published works disciplines, we became a sponsor of the
now stands at 93. Fenerbahçe Sports Club Professional

At Aygaz, we have supported the theater
since 2004. In 2021, Aygaz continued to be a
co-sponsor of the Istanbul Theatre Festival.