Women are no longer alone in the struggle for gender equality. Yanındayız Association has been established, with a majority of men among its members and founders including businesspeople, journalists, and artists. Yanındayız Association aims to achieve gender equality in Turkey within the framework of universal human rights. Müjgan Suver, President of the Marmara Group Foundation EU and Human Rights Platform, is also a member of the Advisory Board of Yanındayız Association.
While the association is chaired by gender equality advocate Nur Ger, its founding members include Agah Uğur, Ahmet Dördüncü, Ahmet Ümit, Arda Batu, Ata Selçuk, Bekir Ağırdır, Bernard Arkas, Burhan Karaçam, Bülent Gürcan, Cevdet Mercan, Cüneyt Yavuz, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Can Ger, Dr. Alper Hasanoğlu, Dr. Bahadır Kaleağası, Dr. Bülent Atuk, Dr. Erkan Tozluyurt, Dr. Güven Sak, Ferhat Boratav, Gökhan Öğüt, Gönenç Gürkaynak, Görgün Taner, Hakan Güldağ, Laki Vingas, Mehmet Nane, Mert Fırat, Murat Yeşildere, Murat Yetkin, Necati Özkan, Okan Yılmazer, Prof. Dr. Bülent Bayraktar, Sami Kariyo, Selçuk Pehlivanoğlu, Sinan Altun, Soli Özel, Şükrü Ünlütürk, Tamer Saka, Tolga Egemen, Uğur Gürses, Yekta Kopan, and Yetik Kadri Mert.
Additionally, Yanındayız Association includes an advisory board composed of pioneering women who have worked for gender equality. The YANINDAYIZ Advisory Board consists of Canan Güllü, Emel Armutçu, Fatma Çiğdem Aydın, Leyla Navaro, Meral Tamer, Müjgan Suver, Nazan Moroğlu, Sanem Oktar, Şule Yüksel, Tijen Mergen, and Ümit Boyner.
