Öğretmen Ağı

Name

Öğretmen Ağı

Legal name

Öğretmen Ağı

Website

https://ogretmenagi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Teacher Professional Development and Education Network Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAKABAL

Professional Development for Inclusive Practices (General Education Staff)

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Inclusive Education & Mainstream Classroom Support

SECONDARYEDAFACAJ

Open Educational Resources (OER) & Curriculum Repositories

Education/Education Technology (EdTech) & Digital Learning/Digital Curriculum, Courseware & Interactive Learning Content

Keywords

• Teacher professional development
• Peer collaboration networks
• Education reform initiatives
• Classroom problem solving
• Teacher community platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants and Support: Öğretmen Ağı is a nonprofit initiative supported by six Turkish foundations: Aydın Doğan Vakfı, BAYETAV, Ekol Vakfı, Enka Vakfı, Sabancı Vakfı, and Vehbi Koç Vakfı. It is implemented by Eğitim Reformu Girişimi (ERG) operating within Sabancı University. All programs and membership are free for teachers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Öğretmen Ağı is a free, nonprofit peer-to-peer collaboration network for K-12 and high school teachers across Turkey, providing creative classroom solutions, professional development programs, and physical/digital solidarity spaces. Core deliverables include the Çözüm Merkezi (Solution Center) of teacher-developed classroom solutions, long-term programs built on Design Thinking (Yaratıcı Problem Çözme Programı) and the Four-Layer Thinking Model (Temel Düşünme Becerileri Programı), and a volunteer Change Ambassador network spanning 66 cities. All offerings are free of charge and funded by six Turkish foundation grants.

Product overview

Öğretmen Ağı (Teacher's Network) is a sharing and collaboration network operated by the Education Reform Initiative (ERG) at Sabancı University. The organization offers a platform-based ecosystem of interconnected programs and resources. The core offerings include the Çözüm Merkezi (Solution Center) containing Yaratıcı Çözümler (Creative Solutions), Dijital Çözümler (Digital Solutions), and Isınma Oyunları (Warming Games), supported by long-term programs like the Yaratıcı Problem Çözme Programı (Creative Problem Solving Program) and Temel Düşünme Becerileri Programı (Basic Thinking Skills Program). Additional programs include Öğretmen Dayanışma Alanı (Teacher Solidarity Space), Adhokratik Topluluklar (Adhocratic Communities), Değişim Elçisi Programı (Change Agent Program), Yaratıcı Özgüven Festivali (Creative Self-Confidence Festival), and Eğitimde Eleştirel Dijital Okuryazarlık (Critical Digital Literacy in Education). Content is disseminated through Blog, Podcast, and Reports platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Çözüm Merkezi (Solution Center) A digital platform/repository containing teacher-developed creative classroom solutions, digital solutions, and warm-up games, organized by themes (peer bullying, child participation, ecology, inclusive education, digital literacy, curiosity, teacher well-being). Free to access for all teachers in Turkey.
• Yaratıcı Problem Çözme Programı (Creative Problem Solving Program) A long-term professional development program using Design Thinking methodology to help K-12 and high school teachers generate creative solutions to classroom challenges. Free to participating teachers.
• Temel Düşünme Becerileri Programı (Basic Thinking Skills Program) A professional development program focused on the proprietary Four-Layer Thinking Model and the social nature of thinking, with negotiation-focused individual and group work on sociological topics. Free for teachers.
• Öğretmen Dayanışma Alanı (Teacher Solidarity Space) A physical and digital gathering space established in collaboration with Sabancı Foundation, providing a dedicated environment for teachers to convene, share, and collaborate. Free access for teachers.
• Değişim Elçisi Programı (Change Agent Program) A volunteer teacher leadership program in which teachers become Değişim Elçisi (Change Ambassadors) after completing three orientation steps: Ağ Kültürü Buluşması, Topluluk Kültürü Buluşması, and Öğretmen Ağı Değerleri Buluşması. Free for teachers.
• Adhokratik Topluluklar (Adhocratic Communities) Self-organized teacher communities formed around shared topics and challenges within the network, meeting both in-person and digitally. Free for network members.

Quantifiable outcome

• 65,377 teachers engaged across 66 cities in Turkey
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Eğitim Reformu Girişimi (ERG)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe implementing organization (yürütücü) of Öğretmen Ağı, operating within Sabancı University. ERG conducts education research and reform initiatives in Turkey.
• ATÖLYEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with ERG and Vehbi Koç Vakfı on the 2014-2015 Öğretmen Araştırması (Teacher Research) that formed the basis for Öğretmen Ağı's Change Theory framework.
• Sabancı Üniversitesi (Sabancı University)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for Eğitim Reformu Girişimi (ERG), the implementing organization of Öğretmen Ağı.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Relay Graduate School of Education: A graduate institution focused on training teachers and school leaders, comparable in teacher professional development scope but operating as an accredited degree-granting body rather than a community network.
• Ashoka: A global network identifying and supporting social entrepreneurs including in education; comparable network-effect-driven mission and changemaker development focus.
• AFS Intercultural Programs: A global education-focused nonprofit operating an international network with peer communities, comparable as a multi-country membership-organization model though focused on intercultural exchange.

Emerging players

• Kaospilot: An alternative education institution focused on leadership, entrepreneurship, and design thinking, conceptually aligned with Öğretmen Ağı's emphasis on creativity, collaboration, and changemaker training.

Direct peers

• Edutopia (George Lucas Educational Foundation): An online community and content platform publishing teaching strategies and educator stories, directly comparable to Öğretmen Ağı's blog, podcast, and content library approach to teacher empowerment.
• Education Pioneers: A network that identifies, develops, and connects leaders in education including teachers, structurally similar in its focus on building teacher-leader pipelines and peer collaboration.
• Teach For All: A global network of independent partner organizations working to expand educational opportunity, operating a multi-country teacher leadership community analogous to Öğretmen Ağı's nationwide network.
• Teachers Guild (now Dreamspring): A teacher innovation community that uses design thinking methodology to crowdsource classroom solutions, structurally similar to Öğretmen Ağı's Çözüm Merkezi and Change Ambassador model.

Regional players

• European Schoolnet: A network of European education ministries and stakeholders that supports teacher collaboration and digital learning initiatives, structurally similar but operating at a European rather than Turkish national scale.

Others

• WISE (World Innovation Summit for Education): A Qatar-based global education platform convening stakeholders around education innovation, comparable as an ecosystem builder in the teacher empowerment and education reform space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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