Association for the Support of Contemporary Life Association for the Support of Contemporary Life (Turkish: Çağdaş Yaşamı Destekleme Derneği) is a non-profit NGO in Turkey.[1] The main office is in Istanbul and there are 103 branch offices nationwide.[2] The association helps girls across Turkey to obtain an education, ultimately promoting gender equality.[3] HistoryAssociation for the Support of Contemporary Life (abbreviated ÇYDD) was founded on 10 February 1989 by a group of Turkish female academicians headed by Aysel Ekşi in Istanbul.[4] Next year Türkan Saylan was elected as the chairperson of the ÇYDD; from then on she became the symbol of ÇYDD. In the same year branch offices of ÇYDD began to be opened in other cities. In 1995, a subsidiary foundation of ÇYDD was founded. On 18 May 2009, Türkan Saylan died and in the next week, Aysel Çelikel a former government minister became the next chairperson.[4] (Aysel Çelikel was the Minister of Justice of Turkey at 57th Cabinet.) PurposeÇYDD supports the modernization reforms of Kemal Atatürk. The official statement of ÇYDD is:[5]
ÇYDD is especially active in fighting against the gender discrimination and illiteracy of women. Its motto is "Future assurance of Modern Turkey". Achievements
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