AKÜDER– Akümülatör ve Geri Kazanım Sanayicileri Derneği

What AKÜDER– Akümülatör ve Geri Kazanım Sanayicileri Derneği does

AKÜDER (Akümülatör ve Geri Kazanım Sanayicileri Derneği) is a Turkish non-profit trade association founded in 2004 by leading accumulator manufacturers and recycling industry professionals, headquartered in Istanbul (Zeytinburnu). It is authorized by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change under the APAK (Waste Battery and Accumulator Control) Regulation to manage waste battery and accumulator collection and recovery across Turkey. The association represents approximately 90% of the Turkish accumulator sector, with a membership that spans accumulator manufacturers, importers, licensed temporary storage facilities, and licensed waste battery recovery facilities. In 2025, AKÜDER members placed 159,066.95 tonnes of lead-acid accumulators on the market and collected 111,056.40 tonnes of waste accumulators through the association's systems.

AKÜDER's core offerings are its AYMEP (Akümülatör Yönetimi Mesleki Eğitim Projesi) vocational training program—delivered in partnership with Provincial Directorates of National Education across multiple Turkish cities—and the AKÜDER Battery Technologies Workshop at Pendik Borsa İstanbul M.T.A.L., the first battery technology workshop in a Turkish vocational school, opened in April 2024. The association operates or interfaces with several regulatory IT systems: the Akümülatör Depozito Bilgi Sistemi (ADBS) for deposit management, the Mobil Tehlikeli Atık Takip Sistemi (MoTAT), the Ulusal Çevre Bilgi Sistemi (UÇBS), and the Tehlikeli Atık Beyan Sistemi (TABS), with TAREKS referenced for regulatory compliance tracking.

The association is funded primarily through membership dues from its member companies. It is not a commercial entity and does not sell products to the public. Its go-to-market is event-driven: it engages members and stakeholders through industry trade fairs (Solarex, Automechanika Istanbul, Electricity Eurasia, Electrocity Eurasia), stakeholder workshops, certificate ceremonies, and public environmental awareness campaigns in schools. The organization is led by Chairman Abdurrahman Acar and General Secretary Serpil Özkan, with a 5-person staff, and recognized as the Environmental NGO of the Year at the 2023 Crystal City and Success Awards.

Name

AKÜDER– Akümülatör ve Geri Kazanım Sanayicileri Derneği

Legal name

Akümülatör ve Geri Kazanım Sanayicileri Derneği

Website

https://akuder.org.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AKÜDER is a Turkish non-profit trade association authorized by the Ministry of Environment under the APAK Regulation to manage waste battery and accumulator collection and recovery, representing approximately 90% of the Turkish accumulator sector through its manufacturer, importer, storage, and recovery facility members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Association Services

NAICS

Hazardous Waste Collection (562112), Waste Collection (5621), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411)

SIC

Hazardous Waste Management (4955), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL), Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK), Supply Chain & Product Environmental Compliance (RoHS, WEEE, Packaging EPR, Eco-Design/Labeling Regulations) (EUAHABAJ)

Keywords

• Waste battery management
• Accumulator industry association
• Lead-acid battery recycling
• Hazardous waste compliance
• Vocational battery training

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul (Zeytinburnu)

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Contributions: As an industry association, AKÜDER's primary revenue appears to come from membership fees paid by accumulator manufacturers, importers, and licensed waste battery recovery facilities. Members include accumulator manufacturers, importers, licensed temporary storage sites, and licensed waste battery recovery facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AKÜDER is a Turkish non-profit trade association (Derneği) founded in 2004 and authorized by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change under the APAK (Waste Battery and Accumulator Control) Regulation to manage the collection and recovery of waste accumulators on behalf of the sector. Its membership, covering ~90% of the Turkish accumulator industry, includes manufacturers, importers, licensed temporary storage sites, and licensed recovery facilities. The association's principal offerings are the AYMEP vocational training program for accumulator management and the Battery Technologies Workshop, which provide skilled workforce development and lithium-product service/maintenance.

Product overview

AKÜDER operates as an industry association, not a unified product platform. The organization provides two distinct offerings: AYMEP (Akümülatör Yönetimi Mesleki Eğitim Projesi) - a vocational training program for accumulator management covering production, service, waste storage and recycling; and Batarya Teknolojileri Atölyesi - a battery technology workshop at Pendik Borsa İstanbul M.T.A.L. enabling students to study battery technologies and providing lithium technology service and maintenance capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AYMEP (Akümülatör Yönetimi Mesleki Eğitim Projesi): Vocational training project for accumulator management, providing environmental and industry-friendly education to students in technical high schools, enabling internship and employment opportunities in the sector.
• Batarya Teknolojileri Atölyesi

Products and services

• AYMEP (Akümülatör Yönetimi Mesleki Eğitim Projesi)

Quantifiable outcome

• 159,066.95 tonnes of lead-acid accumulators placed on the market in 2025 by AKÜDER members
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Pendik Kaymakamlığı (Pendik District Governorate)minorOthers · 30 April 2024Pendik Kaymakamı Mehmet Yıldız attended the opening ceremony of AKÜDER Battery Technologies Workshop on April 30, 2024, along with İl Milli Eğitim Müdürü and Pendik İlçe Milli Eğitim Müdürü.
• İstanbul İl Milli Eğitim MüdürlüğüminorOthers · 30 April 2024İl Milli Eğitim Müdürü Doç. Dr. Murat Mücahit Yentür and Müdür Yrd. Hüseyin Aydın attended the AKÜDER Battery Technologies Workshop opening ceremony.
• Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change (Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı)coreOthersThe Ministry authorized AKÜDER under the APAK (Waste Battery and Accumulator Control) Regulation to manage waste battery collection and recovery in Turkey. This government mandate is the foundation of the association's regulatory role and sector representation.
• İstanbul İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü (Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with AKÜDER on the AYMEP (Accumulator Management Vocational Training Project), signing revised protocols to deliver vocational training in accumulator management to vocational school students in Istanbul.
• Manisa İl Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü (Manisa Provincial Directorate of National Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with AKÜDER on the AYMEP program for the 2024-2025 academic year in Manisa, partnering with İnci GS Yuasa Akü to deliver vocational training in accumulator management at Esnaf ve Sanatkârlar Odaları Birliği M.T.A.L.
• TOBB (Türkiye Odalar ve Borsalar Birliği — Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAKÜDER participates in the 1st Paydaş Çalıştayı organized jointly with TOBB and the Ministry of Environment on EU Battery Regulation compliance and electric vehicle battery management systems.
• TOBFED (Türkiye Otomotiv Bakım, Onarım ve Konut Yönetimi Federasyonu)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAKÜDER's Chairman Abdurrahman Acar and Secretary General Serpil Özkan visited TOBFED to explore potential collaboration in waste battery management, recovery processes, technician training, and professional certification, assessing synergies between AYMEP and TOBFED's MYK certification activities.
• Pendik Borsa İstanbul M.T.A.L. (Pendik Borsa İstanbul Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost school for AKÜDER's Battery Technologies Workshop — Turkey's first battery technology workshop established in a vocational school. The workshop provides students battery technology education and offers service/maintenance for lithium technology products to external customers. Also partner school for AYMEP vocational training.
• Savunma Sanayii Başkanlığı (SSB — Defense Industry Presidency)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAKÜDER participated in the Battery Technologies OTAĞ (Focus Technology Network) Launch event organized under SSB leadership on September 10, aimed at mapping Turkey's battery and battery component technology roadmap.
• BEM Emobility TürkiyeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with BEM Emobility Türkiye representative Mustafa Atik and Mr. Marcus at Automechanika Istanbul 2023 to discuss electric vehicle battery management trends and Emobility's future.
• Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı (Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change) — Sıfır Atık YönetimicoreOthersCo-organized the Sıfır Atık Yönetim Sistemi Uygulama Çalıştayı (Zero Waste Management System Implementation Workshop) in Antalya, November 2024, with the Ministry as host. AKÜDER participated in sessions reviewing EU examples for each waste group and discussing Turkey's zero waste policy implementation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Çevre Koruma ve Ambalaj Atıkları Değerlendirme Vakfı (ÇEVKO): ÇEVKO is the Turkish foundation operating packaging-recycling producer responsibility schemes under the Ministry's authorization. Comparable as a fellow authorized Turkish EPR organization with similar mandate structure to AKÜDER, but operating in packaging rather than batteries.
• Türkiye Çevre Koruma Vakfı (TÇK Vakfı / ÇEK): Turkish environmental foundations active in compliance advocacy, training, and EPR-adjacent programs. Adjacent Turkish peer to AKÜDER for compliance-driven environmental training programs (such as AYMEP) and zero-waste awareness initiatives in schools.

Direct peers

• EUROBAT — Association of European Automotive and Industrial Battery Manufacturers: EUROBAT is the European umbrella association for the automotive, industrial, and traction battery industry. Most comparable to AKÜDER as a sector trade association authorized to represent battery manufacturers and engage with EU regulators on the Battery Regulation, EPR, and recycling policy that AKÜDER is positioning for in Turkey.
• SCBP / Screlec (France): SCBP/Screlec is the French battery sector PRO managing collection and recycling compliance for portable, automotive, and industrial batteries. Comparable as a regulatory-authorized industry organization performing producer responsibility collection and traceability functions analogous to AKÜDER under APAK.
• Call2Recycle (RBRC): Call2Recycle is the leading North American battery stewardship PRO running industry-funded collection and recycling programs across the US and Canada. Highly comparable to AKÜDER's sector-wide waste battery mandate, with similar member-funded model and public education footprint.
• RECHARGE — The Advanced Rechargeable & Lithium Batteries Association: RECHARGE represents the European rechargeable and lithium battery value chain. Comparable as an industry association focused on advanced battery chemistries, particularly relevant given AKÜDER's explicit expansion toward lithium/next-generation energy storage through the Battery Technologies Workshop.
• GRS Batterien (Stiftung Gemeinsames Rücknahmesystem Batterien): GRS Batterien is Germany's authorized industry-wide collection scheme for used batteries, established under the German battery law and serving as the same kind of authorized Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) that AKÜDER operates under Turkey's APAK Regulation. Closest analogue in function and regulatory mandate.
• Portable Rechargeable Battery Association (PRBA): PRBA is a US-based industry association for rechargeable battery manufacturers and recyclers covering portable, automotive, and industrial battery chemistries. Directly comparable to AKÜDER's mandate representing accumulator manufacturers and licensed recovery facilities.
• Ecopilas (Spanish battery PRO): Ecopilas is a Spanish integrated management system for waste batteries and accumulators, operating under Royal Decree for producer responsibility. Comparable as a producer-responsibility / collection scheme organization in a regional market, paralleling AKÜDER's domestic-only authorized collection mandate in Turkey.

Broad incumbents

• Battery Council International (BCI): BCI is the established US-based lead-acid battery industry trade association. Comparable as a broader industry body representing the lead-acid battery manufacturing and recycling ecosystem — the same constituency AKÜDER represents for ~90% of the Turkish market under APAK.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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