Evaluation of the practices of faith-based aid organizations from the social work perspective: a qualitative study in Konya province of Turkey

This article aims to evaluate the practices of faith-based aid organizations operating in the Konya province of Turkey from a social work perspective. For this purpose, semi-structured interviews are conducted with 10 employees from faith-based aid organizations. As a result of the analysis, 4 main themes are identified: “Service delivery,” “staff characteristics,” “perspectives on the concept of social work,” “perspectives on the concept of poverty.” The research findings indicate that organizations see their mission as providing humanitarian aid without any discrimination, they often perceive poverty from a fatalistic perspective and share certain principles and practices that resemble those in professional social work.