Non Governmental Organizations
Bugday Association for Supporting Ecological Living
The Buğday movement, seeds of which were sprinkled at the Buğday’s (Wheat) Vegetarian Cafe, the first all-organic store – restaurant & eco-cultural centre in Bodrum at the beginning of 1990’s, has been operating officially since 2002 under the name of Buğday Association for Supporting Ecological Living. (more...)
CEVKO Foundation
"ÇEVKO VAKFI (ÇEVKO FOUNDATION) believes in the requirement of the separate collection of waste at source, creation of recycling industry and capacity and consumer education and participation as the basic elements for the creation of an appropriate recovery system which is clean, healthy and suiting the realities of the country for the assessment of domestic packaging waste such as glass, metal, plastic and paper/cardboard. (more...)
Deniztemiz Derneği - Turmepa
TURMEPA is a civil society movement that started in 1994 under founding presidency of Rahmi Koc in conjunction with the Chamber of Maritime Trade with the purpose of making the protection of our coastlines and seas to be a national priority and to leave to future generations a liveable Turkey surrounded by clean blue seas. (more...)
Greenpeace Mediterranean
Greenpeace is an independent environmental organization engaging in creative non-violent actions, organizing campaigns in order to draw attention to global environmental problems and to find solutions for a green and peaceful future (Greenpeace Akdeniz; Greenpeace Mediterranean). (more...)
Permaculture Research Institute
Permakültür Araştırma Enstitüsü (Permakültür Research Institute) is the research center in Turkey of permaculture which is a design science performing designs to enable human being to provide the needs for living in a sustainable manner and to enrich the living environment, and it introduces enthusiasts with permaculture by opening a variety of courses each semester. (more...)
Platform to say No to GMO
The platform (GDO'ya Hayır Platformu; Platform to say NO to GMO), which stands against the production of GM food (Genetically Modified) which is one of the biggest problems in the last period, composed of NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations) directly related to the subject and local associations constituting environmental platforms organized throughout the country primarily the ecological product manufacturers and ecology organizations. (more...)
United Nations Development Programme Turkey (UNDP Turkey)
Birleşmiş Milletler Kalkınma Programı Türkiye (UNDP Türkiye),being the leg in Turkey of United Nations Development Programme Representative, is working for progress in three major areas: providing capacity building for democratic governance; making efforts to reduce poverty; environment and sustainable development. In addition to these core areas, UNDP is giving utmost importance to the role of women, the private sector, capacity development and Information and Communication Technology in policies and projects. (more...)
