Yanındayız Derneği

Yanındayız (We Stand By You) Association

The gender equality movement, where men advocate against patriarchy that leads to inequality.

About Us

#WomenAndMenAreEqualPeriod in its 6th year

The 6th #WomenAndMenAreEqualPeriod Conference organized by Yanındayız Association was held on December 4, 2025, at İş Towers Hall.

President’s Message

SELEN OKAY AKÇALI

Yanındayız Association approaches the solution of gender inequality from a completely different perspective. For the last 20 years, men have also been questioning ‘What is gender equality?’ and ‘What is equality based on human rights?’ and have been actively working on this issue. Men are now ready to fulfil their role for equality.

Members

trainings

Conference

Yanındayız Association is a member of the Open Open Platform

Açık Açık is a platform established in Turkey to bring together donors with transparent and accountable associations and foundations that recognise donor rights.

Yanındayız Association is registered in CAF America Database

CAF America is a platform that offers international donors a guarantee of credibility about the projects they donate to.

Yanındayız Association is a Member of Sedefed

It is a platform that contributes to the process of increasing the competitiveness of the country and creating economic policies, creating added value for the non-governmental organisations of the business world.

Yanındayız Association is a Member of Menengage Alliance

MenEngage Alliance is an international network of gender equality workers, established to emphasise the role of men and masculine roles in the struggle for gender equality.

Yanındayız Association is a member of the Men Care Platform

It is a platform that believes that by increasing men's commitment to childcare and caregiving, they can live more compassionate and meaningful lives and support gender equality.

Yanındayız Association is registered in Tüsev

The Turkish Third Sector Foundation (TÜSEV) was established in 1993 to develop solutions to common and current problems faced by civil society organizations (CSOs) in Turkey.

Yanındayız Association is registered in UN Global Compact

Yanındayız Association is a Member of Turkish Philanthropy Funds

Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF) is a platform that brings together donors and civil society organizations in Türkiye, the United States, and beyond, supporting the development of an effective, transparent, and sustainable philanthropic ecosystem.

Projects

In line with our main purpose, objectives and concrete outputs, we carry out thematic activities to raise awareness on gender equality among our target group of men.

No Place for Harassment and Violence in the Workplace, Phase V: Equality Perception Index in the Textile Sector

Equality at Work - Phase II

District Level GE Index Project (Research)

All Projects

Events

We attach great importance to learning from each other and growing together by sharing our vision, and we regularly come together with our member network and stakeholders to share ideas and experiences. We believe that we will develop more effective projects and produce more sustainable solutions with the member meetings and events we organise.

All Events