Research Information System
in: Sustainability, Policy, and Global Impact: A Comparative Analysis, Abdullah Erol, Editor, Istanbul University Press, İstanbul, pp.173-201, 2024
This chapter highlights how important it is for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to have responsible and
transparent frameworks because these are necessary for building and maintaining donor trust. Legislative regulations
that are obligatory to guarantee transparency cannot always guarantee the desired outcomes. Self- regulation
initiatives stand out as a useful alternative at this point. The study describes self-regulation initiatives that NGOs
participate in to strengthen transparency and, as a result, promote increased confidence and trust in civil society.
Environmental NGOs, which create a strong footprint through the social impact created, attach importance to
transparency, like other NGOs. This study aims to examine to what extent the Açık Açık platform, which operates as
a self-regulation platform in Türkiye, fulfills its self-regulation functions for its members in the environmental area.
While the Açık Açık Platform presents itself as a self-regulation initiative, it is only partially transparent in terms of
information sharing and withholding details of decision-making processes and result assessments. It is possible to
define the platform in its current form as a good-faith effort towards transparency