Description

We are four cooperatives in Turkey, all governed by sociocracy. Our intention is to create a circular system with an innovative approach to inter-cooperative solidarity and cooperation applications, and develop a sustainable business model based on employment for individuals with fewer opportunities. Our roles will be Şirince Koop for agricultural production, Turna Koop for processing agricultural products, Yaren Koop for project planning and documentation of the processes and Kadim Koop contributes with Research & Development studies for innovative products – its members are all powerful business women so they will also contribute by offering network and sales channels.

In our workshop we will share how these cooperatives implement sociocracy in their organisations and how they plan to implement it between cooperatives in this circular system. In general, a project circle will be created in every cooperative. Secondly, these four project circles will create a general project circle and methods will be developed. Şirince Koop and Yaren Koop will explain how they implement sociocratic government in their organizations, Turna will share two case studies and Kadim will share another case study.

Bio

Gonca Eti, is a mother, an economist, a professional coach and trainer, partner of Yaren Cooperative. Yaren cooperative is a social cooperative based on intellectual property rights and project consultancy. Yaren means friend. Our cooperative is your friend who aims to blend the future with cultural values and whose desire is to contribute to social development.   

Aslı Kaya is an entrepreneur living in İzmir, Turkey; focusing on activities for women empowerment and the chairperson of Turna Koop which is a women-led and multicultural producer cooperative.

• Şirince Koop is an agricultural development cooperative
• Yaren Koop is a non-profit property rights and consultancy cooperative
• Turna Koop is a multi-cultural cooperative operating in the food sector – among their team there are Turkish citizens, Syrian refugees, Lebanese and Bulgarian immigrants, Circassian-originTurkish citizens, citizens from east, west and northern part ofTurkey
• Kadim Koop is engaged in honey production