Aegean Ecotourism Association (Ege Ekoturizm Dernegi)

Aegean Ecotourism Association is a non-profit association committed to promoting responsible tourism practices that benefit conservation and communities with young members who have taken part local and international responsibility projects voluntarily. They have got experience local and international projects.
Our mission is to get a leading role and take part in international activities such as trainings, projects and educational programs relating to sustainable tourism.
Our aim is to promote ecologically sustainable tourism with a primary focus on experiencing natural areas that fosters environmental and cultural understanding, appreciation and conservation.
We would like to give a positive contribution with good, innovative practices to ecotourism while encouraging local people on sustainable tourism in our Aegean region including its villages. We would like to build up environmental and cultural respect for hosts and tourists visiting our place.
Aegean Ecotourism Association is committed to promoting and supporting efforts in leading sustainable change in the global tourism and travel industry in Ayvalık in the long run.
In the frame of association we would like to focus on local cultures, environment volunteering, personal growth and learning new ways to live on in our precious place Ayvalık and Turkey through different projects to support ecotourism while showing the side effects of mass tourism.