The Corporate Governance Association of Türkiye (TKYD) held the first event of its training and dialogue series aimed at strengthening corporate governance in civil society organizations on 22 October 2026, hosted by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO) and in collaboration with TÜRKONFED and SEDEFED. Attended by board members and secretaries general of sectoral associations, the event opened with welcoming remarks by Hande Gürtepe, Acting Secretary General of TKYD.
Following the opening, TKYD Board Member Ali Kamil Uzun delivered a presentation on “Corporate Governance for an Effective Civil Society.”
In the second part of the program, a panel moderated by Burhan Taştan, TKYD Member and General Manager of Kobirate International Credit Rating and Corporate Governance Services Inc., brought together Ali Kamil Uzun; Dr. Ural Aküzüm, Vice Chairman and Treasurer of the SEDEFED Board of Directors; and Dr. Mustafa Cenk Uludağ, Chairman of the Board of the Management Consultants Association (YDD). The panelists shared their experiences with corporate governance practices in business associations, addressing topics such as board structure and functioning, member relations, decision-making processes, and ensuring institutional continuity in associations.
The event concluded with a networking session where participants exchanged views.
Within the scope of this program, carried out with the support of the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), TKYD will continue to organize new events in different cities and with various stakeholders in the coming period.
