Events

As GYİAD, we took our place in the Young Owners Forum, which was held with the participation of young leaders. In the enjoyable GYİAD session at the Forum, as young business world representatives, we evaluated issues such as entrepreneurship, digitalisation and family owned businesses.

GYİAD Networking Breakfast was held on August 17, 2023 in Big Chefs with the participation of our members.

GYİAD Member Gathering was held on 7th August 2023 at Strada Suadiye with the participation of our members.

On 30 July 2023, GYİAD delegation lead by Chairman Mustafa Özer, visited the Governor of Istanbul, Davut Gül, in his office.

Our Economics Research Committee met with the Istanbul Economic Summit Platform and its members. In the meeting where the possible cooperation of the two institutions was evaluated, ideas were exchanged about the projects planned to be held.

GYİAD Hello Summer Brunch Meeting was held on July 8, 2023 at Life Park with the participation of our members.

At the meeting held with the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, on 21 June 2023, they were informed about the working areas of our association and consulted on the development of tourism in Turkey.

The Youth Entrepreneurship and Governance Association was visited within the scope of the delegation visit to Ankara on 20 June 2023, and potential cooperation opportunities between the two associations were evaluated.

Within the scope of the delegation visit to Ankara on 20 June 2023, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ankara Chamber of Industry, Mr. Seyit Ardıç, was visited and the cooperation opportunities between the two institutions were evaluated.

Our association made the first visit of the new term to Anıtkabir with a delegation consisting of our board of directors and members, and commemorated the founder of our Republic, our Great Leader, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, with respect and gratitude.

The virtual reality project "Until the Blink of an Eye", implemented by GYİAD with the motto "Forests Are Our Future, You Own the Future" in order to raise social awareness about forest fires, met with the youth at the Spring Festival held on the Koç School Campus on June 11, 2023.

Our association held its 19th Ordinary General Assembly meeting on May 30, 2023. The opening speech of the meeting was made by Mrs. İrem Pehlivanoğlu Gürkaş, Chairman of the Board of the 18th Term. Then, the Secretary General of our Association, Sinem Sonuvar Birbilen, presented the 18th Term Activity Report. Immediately afterwards, within the scope of the meeting agenda, the details of the 18th Term Balance Sheet, income and expense accounts were shared by Mr. Avni Sönmezyıldız, Vice Chairman of the Auditing Board. At the aforementioned meeting, the election of the permanent and substitute members of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board of GYİAD was held, and Mustafa Özer was elected as the 19th Term Chairman of the Board of Directors of our Association.

The “Young Women Employment and New Economy Report”, prepared in cooperation with GYİAD Employment Working Group and Istanbul Economy Research, has been published. The report states that “it is not possible to achieve sustainable development goals without the participation of women in social, political and economic life”. Along with the presentation of the report to the public, the GYİAD Young Women Employment and New Economy Summit was also held.

Young Executives and Business People Association (GYİAD) Sustainable Environment Working Group has started the Virtual Reality (VR) project “Blink of an Eye” to raise awareness about our forest areas that are rapidly being destroyed by fires.

Young Managers and Businessmen Association (GYİAD) introduced the fourth of the Case Books series that will shed light on the Turkish type of entrepreneurship, the "Club Of Achievers" book.