Yaşama Dair Vakıf (YADA Foundation) was founded in 2005 with a vision of being a bridge between “knowledge” and “society”. YADA aims to produce knowledge regarding the different aspects of social life and convert this knowledge into application. YADA conducts its work in Istanbul, Ankara and İzmir with a team of experts in the fields of political sciences, sociology, communication, statistics, environment and cultural studies. Thus far, YADA published 24 reports, 2 books, 2 guides based on the 27 research projects in the fields of civil society, corporate reputation, corporate social responsibility, environment, youth and social media; conducted 19 implementation projects with local NGOs, public institutions and universities in 21 provinces of Turkey.