Officially established in Bolu, Turkey in 2021, YERKÜRE is a non-profit, non-governmental organization.

We believe that sustainable development starts locally and that sustainable development goals will be achieved at the desired level and in a shorter time through education and impact-oriented studies.

As the Local to Global Sustainable Development Association, our mission is to carry out studies aimed at strengthening local communities and producing sustainable solutions to global problems starting from the local level with education-based and an impact-oriented management approach. As YERKÜRE, we work for a sustainable future in environmental, economic and social terms, while acting in cooperation with all relevant stakeholders for the social development goal. We develop projects that embrace all segments of society together with our experts in order to create a global impact starting from the local level. In local development, we adopt a working system where social inequalities are reduced and human well-being is increased, and social, environmental and economic impacts can be measured. Thus, we aim to leave a sustainable legacy to future generations by taking steps for a more livable world.

Focusing on sustainable development from the local to the global level, our Association, as stated in the association charter; In line with the national and international sustainable development goals, in cooperation with the relevant institutions and organizations, by conducting research, developing projects, establishing comprehensive partnerships and carrying out national and international activities for this purpose in social, economic, educational, cultural, artistic and environmental areas, it aims to contribute to the protection, survival, activation, evaluation and development of the local potential in our region and especially in our region and to transform this sustainable potential into a global potential. In this context, our association, which focuses on humans and the earth, consists of people with common principles, values, goals and a common vision, carries out its work in the following priority areas in order to achieve these goals with an understanding that adapts to changing and developing conditions, constantly learns and shares what it learns.