International Turkish Ukrainian Business Association

What International Turkish Ukrainian Business Association does

The International Turkish Ukrainian Business Association (TUİD, legally Uluslararası Türkiye Ukrayna İş İnsanları Derneği) is a non-profit membership association founded in 2004 in Kyiv, Ukraine, under the patronage of the Turkish Embassy. It operates as the primary bilateral convening body for Turkish and Ukrainian businesses, with branches across Ukraine and an Istanbul representative office. The association serves over 1,100 member companies, including major Turkish corporations such as Eczacıbaşı, Arkas Holding, Turkish Airlines, Credit Europe Bank, Lifecell (Turkcell), Onur İnşaat, Dalgakıran, Nobel İlaç, Colin's, and Evyap, as well as Turkish executives of international groups including EBRD, Arcelor Mittal, BASF, Hilton, Intercontinental, and Reckitt Benckiser.

TUİD's core activity is facilitating trade and investment between Turkey and Ukraine through approximately 40 commercial, educational, cultural, and artistic events per year, plus business delegations, matchmaking forums, and a daily three-language news platform (Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian/English). Its website and social channels are the most-followed Turkish-language source on Ukraine globally, with 26,500+ Facebook followers and 3,989 YouTube subscribers. The association is governed by a board chaired by Burak Pehlivan (since 2016) and structured as a Yönetim Kurulu with vice-chairmen and additional board members drawn from member-company leadership.

Revenue is generated through recurring membership fees and event-related income; no public disclosures of fee schedules, audited financials, or external funding rounds are available. The association is independent, has no parent company, and operates from a Kyiv headquarters (Saksaganskogo Sok.) with an Istanbul representative office. Strategic positioning is reinforced by core partnerships with the Ukrainian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (TPPU) and the Turkish Ministry of Economy, alongside membership in the DAİB coalition of Turkish business associations across Eastern Europe.

Name

International Turkish Ukrainian Business Association

Legal name

Uluslararası Türkiye Ukrayna İş İnsanları Derneği (TUİD)

Website

https://tuid.org.ua

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

TUİD is a non-profit business association founded in 2004 in Kyiv that connects over 1,100 Turkish and Ukrainian companies through ~40 annual events, trade delegations, and Turkish-language news, with branches across Ukraine and an Istanbul representation office.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Association & Trade Facilitation Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International Economic & Trade Cooperation Organizations (BPADAAAC)

Keywords

• Business association services
• Bilateral trade facilitation
• Business networking events
• Turkish Ukrainian relations
• Commercial delegation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kiev

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: TUİD generates revenue through membership fees from Turkish and Ukrainian companies operating in Ukraine. Members include major Turkish corporations and international companies with Turkish executives in Ukraine.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TUİD is a non-profit membership-based business association that connects Turkish and Ukrainian companies through networking events, business forums, trade delegations, and direct introductions. It operates as a bilateral trade facilitation platform, organizing approximately 40 commercial, educational, cultural, and artistic events annually while publishing Turkish-language news and analysis about Ukraine. The association functions as a bridge between Turkish investors and the Ukrainian market, supported by a network of over 1,100 Turkish companies and partnerships with government and industry bodies.

Product overview

The International Turkish Ukrainian Business Association (TUİD) is a business association, not a product company. It serves as a networking and information platform for Turkish and Ukrainian business professionals, providing news aggregation, business events, forums, reports, and member services. The organization facilitates trade and economic relations between Turkey and Ukraine through its website, which publishes news in Turkish, Ukrainian, and other languages covering politics, economy, culture, and sports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• American Chamber of Commerce (ACC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTUİD collaborates with ACC on joint events and business forums to foster communication between foreign businesses in Ukraine.
• German Business Association (DWK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint activities with German business association for cross-national business networking in Ukraine.
• Italian Ukrainian Business Association (AIU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with Italian business association for joint events and business forums in Ukraine.
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organizational activities with ICC Ukraine chapter.
• British Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce (BUCC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for bilateral business development between UK and Ukrainian businesses.
• Ukrainian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (TPPU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore partner for business cooperation between Turkish and Ukrainian industries, joint events and delegations.
• Turkish Ministry of Economy / Trade DelegationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTUİD is a required stop for Turkish trade delegations from Chambers of Commerce and Industry visiting Ukraine, as well as TIM delegations and TÜRKONFED confederation visits.
• EBRDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Bank for Reconstruction and Development participates in joint business forums with TUİD and has contributed to business events in Kyiv.
• UNDPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Development Programme co-organized a business forum in Kyiv with TUİD.
• East Europe Turkish Business Associations Union (DAİB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDAİB project aims to create a communication platform among Turkish business associations in Eastern Europe. TUİD has cooperation agreements with Turkish business associations in Poland, Russia, Hungary, Slovakia, Greece, Romania, and Austria.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine: Largest foreign business association in Ukraine with a similar membership, events, and advocacy model serving US companies. Directly comparable in scope, governance, and value proposition to Turkish executives seeking bilateral representation.
• European Business Association (Ukraine): Pan-European business association in Ukraine offering member services, advocacy, and events. Highly comparable to TUİD in structure and target audience (foreign corporate executives in Ukraine).
• German-Ukrainian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Ukraine): Official bilateral German business chamber in Ukraine providing networking, trade missions, and member services — directly analogous to TUİD's Turkish-Ukrainian bilateral mandate.
• British Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce (BUCC): Bilateral UK-Ukraine business association already partnered with TUİD. Directly comparable in operating model, membership base, and event programming for British firms in Ukraine.
• Italian Ukrainian Business Association (AIU): Bilateral Italian-Ukrainian business association partnered with TUİD for joint events. Mirrors TUİD's structure as a community-led, membership-based bilateral chamber for foreign executives.
• Ukrainian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (TPPU / UCCI): Core institutional partner of TUİD and the Ukrainian counterpart chamber. Comparable in providing member services, business matchmaking, and trade facilitation between Ukrainian and foreign companies.
• French-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce (CCIFU): Bilateral French business chamber in Ukraine offering events, advocacy, and member services — directly analogous to TUİD's bilateral facilitation model.

Broad incumbents

• DEİK (Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey): Turkey's umbrella organization managing business councils with 140+ countries, including Ukraine. Comparable in bilateral trade facilitation mandate but at much larger scale and state-backed scope.
• Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM): Turkey's national exporters confederation that runs delegations to Ukraine (TUİD is a required stop). Comparable in connecting Turkish exporters to foreign markets but at a country-wide mandate.

Regional players

• TÜRKONFED (Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation): Confederation of Turkish business associations federating regional groups. Comparable as an umbrella platform for Turkish business interests, including those operating abroad through affiliated associations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/TUID_WEB
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@tuidtv430
• Facebookfacebook.com/tuidweb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/tuidweb
• Instagraminstagram.com/tuidweb

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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