Turkish Institutional Investment Managers’ Association (TKYD) was founded in 1999 in order to work for developing the institutional investors and making them more widespread, introducing them to a wider population, ensuring that the laws and regulations are encouraging the development of capital markets and institutional investment, and enhancing the Professional solidarity among its members. TKYD is an efficient non-governmental organization which acts as a bridge between the public authority and the industry and ensures communication within the industry for the purpose of expanding the institutional investors base. TKYD members are consisted of portfolio management companies, banks, insurance and pension companies, brokerage companies and investment trusts. TKYD organizes various activities for its members aimed at building and developing an industrial solidarity as well as annual industry meetings and conferences that bring the representatives of the industry together, while it also conducts international activities via its EFAMA and IIFA memberships and is included to the World and European fund industry statistics by preparing industry reports. Internationally, TKYD is a permanent member of the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) and International Investment Fund Association (IIFA). TKYD represents our country as a member of EFAMA’s Board of Directors.