MOBİSAD

What MOBİSAD does

MOBİSAD (Mobil İletişim Araçları ve Bilgi Teknolojileri İş İnsanları Derneği) is a Turkish non-profit professional association founded in August 1998 that represents the mobile telecommunications and information technology sector across Turkey. The association claims to represent approximately 15,000 retail points/locations nationwide, spanning mobile network operators (Turkcell, Türk Telekom, Vodafone), device manufacturers and importers (Samsung, Vestel, Alcatel, General Mobile), distributors (KVK, Genpa, Datagate), and the full chain of dealers and sub-dealers. MOBİSAD is governed by a board elected through general assemblies, with Mustafa Kemal Turnacı re-elected as Chairman at the 9th Ordinary General Assembly held on May 29, 2024. Its stated mission focuses on advocacy, combating the informal economy in mobile retail, pushing for sector certification requirements, and serving as the collective voice of the mobile communication sector to government bodies including BTK, the Ministry of Trade, and Parliament.

MOBİSAD's product/service portfolio includes standard membership (1,000 TL one-time joining fee plus 300 TL annual dues), the MOBİSAD Club e-newsletter, a mobile application for members, the MOBİSAD Magazine publication, and the MOBİSAD-IMEX trade fair co-organized with Marmara Fuarcılık. The IMEX fair (first held September 14–17, 2023) hosted 75+ exhibitors and 18,000+ visitors including over 2,000 international attendees. The association distributes through a network of 72 provincial representatives covering all Turkish provinces and uses a multi-channel marketing approach including social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram), press conferences, and direct advocacy.

The business model is membership-fee-based subscription recurring revenue, with no disclosed commercial product or service revenue. The association's own employee count is in the 11–50 range, while the sector it represents employs an estimated 170,000 people directly and 800,000 indirectly according to an Istanbul University report commissioned by MOBİSAD. No funding rounds, subsidiaries, M&A activity, patents, or proprietary technology platforms were disclosed.

Name

MOBİSAD

Legal name

Mobil İletişim Araçları ve Bilgi Teknolojileri İş İnsanları Derneği

Website

https://mobisad.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MOBİSAD is a Turkish non-profit industry association founded in 1998 representing approximately 15,000 mobile telecommunications and IT retail points, serving operators, manufacturers, distributors, and dealers through advocacy, certification lobbying, events, and publications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Association generates revenue through membership fees - 1,000 TL joining fee and 300 TL annual dues per member organization

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MOBİSAD is a professional trade association (derneği) founded in 1998 that represents the mobile telecommunications and information technology sector in Turkey. It provides industry representation, regulatory advocacy, certification initiatives, networking, and member services across approximately 15,000 retail points through a provincial representative network covering all 72 Turkish provinces. The association also organizes the MOBİSAD-IMEX trade fair, publishes an industry magazine, and operates a mobile application and e-bulletin for member engagement.

Product overview

MOBİSAD is a professional trade association representing Turkey's mobile communications and information technology sector. The association offers a portfolio of membership services including professional association membership, an e-bulletin subscription service (MOBİSAD Club), a mobile application, the MOBİSAD Magazine publication, and organizes the MOBİSAD-IMEX trade fair. These services collectively provide industry representation, networking, advocacy, and market intelligence to approximately 15,000 retail points across Turkey representing operators, manufacturers, importers, distributors, service providers, and dealers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mobisad Club: E-bülten subscription service for members and stakeholders
• MOBİSAD-IMEX

Products and services

• MOBİSAD Membership Professional association membership providing access to industry representation, advocacy, networking events, provincial representative network, and benefits for mobile communications and IT sector businesses in Turkey.
• MOBİSAD-IMEX Fair Annual international trade fair and conference for the mobile telecommunications and IT sector, bringing together companies to showcase innovative products and services under the 'Mobile Integrated Life' theme.

Quantifiable outcome

• 170,000 direct and 800,000 indirect employment in the sector represented by MOBİSAD
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Marmara FuarcılıkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 September 2023Co-organized the MOBİSAD-IMEX Fair and Conference, the first and most comprehensive exhibition in Turkey's mobile telecommunications and IT sector. 75 local and foreign companies participated with 18,000+ visitors.
• TurkcellmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMain sponsor of MOBİSAD-IMEX Fair along with other telecom operators. Turkcell CEO Bülent Aksu participated in fair opening program.
• Türk TelekommajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMain sponsor of MOBİSAD-IMEX Fair. Türk Telekom CEO Ümit Önal participated in fair opening program.
• Vodafone TurkeymajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMain sponsor of MOBİSAD-IMEX Fair. Vodafone Turkey CEO Engin Aksoy participated in fair opening program.
• BTK (Information and Communication Technologies Authority)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey regulatory partner; BTK Chairman Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu participated in MOBİSAD events including 8th General Assembly and Provincial Representatives Meeting.
• Samsung TurkeyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter of MOBİSAD, listed among institutional supporters.
• VestelminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter of MOBİSAD, listed among institutional supporters.
• KVKminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate supporter of MOBİSAD, listed among institutional supporters. MOBİSAD management visited KVK Technology and KVK Technical Service.
• Türk Standardları Enstitüsü (TSE)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on certification studies; TSE Chairman Prof. Dr. Adem Şahin participated in MOBİSAD Consultation Meeting on certification and refurbished devices.
• Ministry of TrademajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey government partner for certification, informal economy combat, and regulatory matters. Trade Deputy Minister Sezai Uçarmak participated in MOBİSAD events.
• Alcatel, Soultech (Gross Teknoloji), Ttec (Tesan İletişim)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMain sponsors of MOBİSAD's social responsibility project providing tablets and mobile products to students affected by Hatay fire disaster.
• Istanbul Medipol UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner; Prof. Dr. Kerem Alkin (Dean of Faculty of Business and Management Sciences) participates in MOBİSAD events and contributed to industry reports.
• TÜSİADminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOBİSAD management met with TÜSİAD (Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association) for industry collaboration.
• MÜSİADminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMOBİSAD management met with MÜSİAD Chairman Abdurrahman Kaan for industry cooperation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• GSMA: Global mobile industry trade association representing mobile operators and the wider mobile ecosystem. Directly comparable to MOBİSAD as a sector-wide membership body for mobile telecommunications, but operating globally rather than within a single national market.
• TÜTED (Tüketici Elektroniği ve Teknoloji Perakendecileri Derneği): Turkish consumer electronics and technology retailers association. Closely comparable to MOBİSAD as a domestic trade body representing mobile/IT retailers, with overlapping constituencies on the dealer side.

Others

• MÜSİAD (Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association): Major Turkish business association with sector committees covering mobile and IT. Comparable in advocacy function and Turkish policy engagement, but operates across all industries rather than specializing in mobile.
• BTK (Bilgi Teknolojileri ve İletişim Kurumu): Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority — the national telecom regulator. Not a peer in the commercial sense, but a direct counterparty for MOBİSAD's advocacy, certification and IMEI initiatives; included to map the regulatory ecosystem MOBİSAD operates within.
• TÜSİAD (Turkish Industry & Businessmen's Association): Turkey's leading business association representing large industrialists and corporates. Comparable as a Turkish sector-wide association engaging government on regulatory issues, but broader than MOBİSAD's mobile/IT focus.

Regional players

• CTIA – The Wireless Association: US wireless industry trade association representing carriers, manufacturers and the wider mobile ecosystem. Closely comparable in mandate (mobile sector advocacy, certification, policy) but geographically limited to the United States.
• ETNO (European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association): European telecom operator association lobbying on regulation and spectrum policy. Comparable to MOBİSAD's operator-facing advocacy work with BTK and the Turkish Ministry, but focused on EU policy and serving operator members only.

Emerging players

• ESMA (Electronic Services & Mobile Association): Smaller, sector-adjacent association focused on mobile value-added services in Turkey. Comparable as a Turkish mobile-sector membership organization but narrower in scope (VAS only) than MOBİSAD's full ecosystem mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mobisadorg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/mobisad
• Facebookfacebook.com/mobisadorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mobisad
• Instagraminstagram.com/mobisad

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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