Association for the Support of Contemporary Life

Association for the Support of Contemporary Life (Turkish: Çağdaş Yaşamı Destekleme Derneği) is a non-profit NGO in Turkey.

[2] The association helps girls across Turkey to obtain an education, ultimately promoting gender equality.

[3] Association for the Support of Contemporary Life (abbreviated ÇYDD) was founded on 10 February 1989 by a group of Turkish female academicians headed by Aysel Ekşi in Istanbul.

In the same year branch offices of ÇYDD began to be opened in other cities.

On 18 May 2009, Türkan Saylan died and in the next week, Aysel Çelikel a former government minister became the next chairperson.