Yönetim Kurulu Üyeleri Derneği/Board Directors Association Türkiye

Name

Yönetim Kurulu Üyeleri Derneği/Board Directors Association Türkiye

Legal name

Yönetim Kurulu Üyeleri Derneği

Website

https://yud.org.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

YUD is a membership-based professional association that delivers corporate governance services to board directors of Turkish companies. Its core deliverables are the annual Türkiye Yönetim Kurulu Barometresi (Board Barometer) survey research, in-house and member-authored publications, webinars on ESG and sustainability topics, and invite-only Yuvarlak Masa Toplantıları (Round Table Meetings) for knowledge sharing among directors.

Product overview

Yönetim Kurulu Üyeleri Derneği (YÜD) is a professional civil society organization for board of directors members in Turkey, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of research reports, publications, webinars, and round table meetings. The core flagship product is the Türkiye Yönetim Kurulu Barometresi (Board Barometer) — an annual survey-based research report developed in collaboration with consulting firms (Bain & Company Türkiye for 2022–2023 editions; EY Türkiye for 2026) that evaluates board effectiveness across defined themes and generates a Board Effectiveness Score. Complementing this are YÜD Yayınları (own-authored publications covering ESG, climate governance, diversity, and corporate governance topics), Üye Yayınları (member-contributed publications), Dış Kaynaklı Yayınlar (curated external research), Hukuki Görüşler (legal opinions), Yuvarlak Masa Toplantıları (closed round table meetings), Webinarlar (online seminars developed primarily in partnership with IFC on green banking and sustainability topics), and the newly launched YÜD Yönetim Kurulu Güncesi video bulletin series (produced with Compliance House). The portfolio functions as a suite of professional development and knowledge-sharing resources for board members rather than a unified software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Türkiye Yönetim Kurulu Barometresi (Board Barometer) Annual survey-based research report produced in collaboration with consulting firms (Bain & Company Türkiye for 2022–2023 editions; EY Türkiye for the 2026 edition). Evaluates the effectiveness of boards of directors in Turkish companies across defined themes and generates a Board Effectiveness Score. Targeted at board directors, senior executives, and independent board professionals.
• YÜD Yönetim Kurulu Güncesi (Board Gazette) Video bulletin series prepared with Compliance House that provides guidance on strategic decision-making for boards, covering corporate governance principles aligned with updated G20/OOECD Corporate Governance Principles. Directed at board members and senior executives.
• YÜD Yayınları (YUD Publications) YUD-authored publication series covering the Barometer, ESG/sustainability guides, climate governance reports (COP28), green banking notes with IFC, diversity-equity-inclusion materials, and virtual presentation effectiveness guidance. Audience: YUD members and corporate governance professionals.
• Üye Yayınları (Member Publications) Member-authored publications covering board ethics and compliance reporting, family company board effectiveness, board performance evaluation, internal regulations, and board authority delegation. Audience: YUD members and the broader governance community.
• Yuvarlak Masa Toplantıları (Round Table Meetings) Closed, invite-only round table meetings for YUD members and expert facilitators on topics such as sustainability reporting obligations, global and Turkish economic developments, and ESG. Audience: YUD members.
• Webinarlar (Webinars) Online seminar series on topics including green buildings financing, biodiversity investment, the Paris Agreement, waste management financing, and virtual presentation effectiveness, many developed with IFC. Audience: board directors and governance professionals.
• Hukuki Görüşler (Legal Opinions) Legal perspective publications addressing board-related legal and regulatory matters for Turkish boards. Audience: YUD members and corporate governance counsel.
• Dış Kaynaklı Yayınlar (External Source Publications) Curated publications from external sources such as Spencer Stuart (Stakeholder Voices in the Boardroom), Korn Ferry (Boards Reimagined), Deloitte (360° Boards), and IFC (COVID-19 pandemic impact). Audience: YUD members and corporate governance researchers.

Quantifiable outcome

• YUD has been conducting the Turkey Board of Directors Barometer research since 2022, providing quantitative insights into board effectiveness across Turkish companies.
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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• EY TürkiyecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026YUD collaborates with EY Türkiye on the annual Turkey Board of Directors Barometer research. The 2026 edition (third iteration) was conducted in collaboration with EY Türkiye, surveying board directors, senior executives, and independent board professionals from publicly listed and family companies.
• Compliance HousesecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025YUD collaborated with Compliance House to produce the 'Yönetim Kurulu Güncesi' (Board Journal) video bulletin series. The first episode focused on corporate governance principles based on the updated G20/OECD Corporate Governance Principles, providing guidance for strategic decision-making in boards.
• GNDI (Global Network of Director Institutes)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 August 2024YUD represents Turkey in the Global Network of Director Institutes (GNDI), an international network of board director associations. Through this membership, YUD provides Turkish board directors with international connections, best practices, and global governance standards. YUD hosted the GNDI meeting in Istanbul in July 2024.
• Eczacıbaşı Yapı Ürünleri VitraminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Eczacıbaşı Yapı Ürünleri Vitra sponsored the round table meeting on sustainability reporting obligations held at Istanbul Modern Museum.
• Chapter Zero Türkiye (Climate Governance Initiative)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023YUD is the strategic partner and executive board member of Chapter Zero Türkiye, an initiative under the Climate Governance Initiative (CGI) launched by the World Economic Forum. Chapter Zero Türkiye aims to increase board-level awareness of climate change and related risks and opportunities. YUD serves on the Steering Committee of this initiative, which was established to accelerate the 'net zero transition process' under board leadership.
• Bain & Company TürkiyecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022YUD collaborated with Bain & Company Türkiye on the first two editions of the Turkey Board of Directors Barometer (2022 and 2023). The research assessed board effectiveness across Turkish companies under themes including 'Future-Ready Board Agenda' and 'Business Model of Boards.'
• IFC (International Finance Corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017YUD collaborates with IFC on various initiatives including green banking studies, corporate governance training, ESG frameworks, and sustainability topics. The association participates in IFC's Europe-Central Asia (ECA) ESG Program and has produced multiple publications based on IFC content. YUD also serves as a member of IFC's green banking initiatives for the ECA region.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Spencer Stuart: Global leadership advisory and executive search firm with a prominent Board Practice publishing widely cited governance research (e.g., the Spencer Stuart Board Index). An enabling/thematic peer in the broader board-effectiveness ecosystem that YUD draws upon for curated publications.

Regional players

• TÜSİAD (Turkish Industry and Business Association): Turkey's leading business and industry confederation, with significant governance reform and ESG advocacy work. A regionally adjacent organization whose policy and corporate governance initiatives overlap with YUD's mandate among Turkish corporates.

Direct peers

• National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD): The leading US membership association for corporate directors, offering director education, certification, research, and peer networks. Directly comparable to YUD as a national, member-driven organization focused on board effectiveness, though operating at far greater scale.
• Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD): Australia's peak body for directors, offering the Company Directors Course, member education, policy advocacy, and governance research. A structurally similar national director association that YUD's model implicitly benchmarks against.
• Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD): Canada's national membership body for directors, providing the ICD.D designation, governance training, and board-readiness programs. Closely mirrors YUD's mandate of professionalizing board practice at a national level.
• Global Network of Director Institutes (GNDI): The international federation of national director institutes through which YUD represents Turkey. Peer at the meta-level: it both aggregates YUD and connects it to peer director institutes globally.
• Institute of Directors (IoD): The UK's long-established institute for directors, providing Chartered Director status, training, policy voice, and member services. Represents the most mature expression of the national director-association model YUD is building in Turkey.
• Climate Governance Initiative (Chapter Zero): World Economic Forum-backed global initiative of which YUD's Chapter Zero Türkiye is the national arm. Comparable as a network of national chapters focused specifically on climate competency and governance at the board level.

Broad incumbents

• International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN): A global investor-led network promoting corporate governance standards and engagement. Comparable to YUD in promoting governance best practice, but oriented toward investors rather than sitting directors.
• European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI): An international scientific foundation producing high-level research and policy work on European corporate governance. Overlaps with YUD's research mission on board effectiveness, though operating at academic rather than practitioner level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yud-yonetimkuruluuyeleridernegi-bda-boarddirectorsassoc-turkiye

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Profiles2 records

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