The notion of civil society is a many-sided notion which has gained recognition through a process of historical and intellectual development and has contemporary relevance. It also draws the attention of academia and is a matter of discussion. It has achieved perfection and its modern significance by acquiring a status in which it can act separately from the State but still retain an understanding of a citizenship built on a basis of equal rights and influence the political authority by creating a public opinion in compliance with its own rules and principles. Civil society’s realm of existence and domain have expanded in the historical process and it has become one of the widely debated issues in the global world. (Eraslan, 2008;11). Today, civil society, with its organized structure based on volunteers and the societal cooperation and acting independently from the government and bureaucracy, constitutes a democratic living space due to its capacity to influence political and social life in a country and its characteristic as a power in its own right. This space is where public awareness can be fostered and democratic participation is allowed. It is an organized and social space which is open to communication, solidarity and participative (Özalp, 2008; 15). Non-governmental organizations, whose aim is to obtain and sustain the social good and which are formed by the friendly and selfless cooperation of volunteers in order to find solutions to social problems, are autonomous entities free from the state influence (Gültekin and Bitirim, 2006; Akgemici, 2007).