The Green Thought Association (Yesil Düsünce Dernegi) was created as an independent association in February 2009. YDD’s major objective is promoting green ideas in Turkey. Its main fields of works are green thinking, green economy, sustainability, anti-nuclear and renewable energy policies, and other ecological and eco-political issues. In achieving its aims YDD works together with environmental movements, ecologists, and green political movements, holding seminars, workshops, conferences, and training courses, and publishing reports and briefing papers.