The Landscape Sector Association (PEYSED) is a civil society organisation founded to bring together all sectors and stakeholders working within the discipline of landscape architecture — academics, professionals, growers, companies, contractors, suppliers, young people and citizens — under one roof. Subject to the Associations Law No. 5253 and the Turkish Civil Code No. 4721, the association was founded in İzmir on 14 July 2026; its head office is in Bayındır, İzmir.
Why we were founded
Landscape is not merely “decoration” or “planting”; it is an essential sector that produces and improves healthy, high-quality and liveable built environments. Yet the links of the sector — design, construction, maintenance, plant production, manufacturing of materials and equipment, supply and academia — often work in isolation. Unskilled labour, unfair competition and a lack of standards weaken both professional work and the quality of the services the public receives.
PEYSED was founded to unite these links in a professional solidarity network, to raise quality within an ethical framework and in line with national and international standards, and to give the landscape sector a strong, common voice.
Our objective
As set out in Article 2 of our Statute, the association aims to develop coordination and cooperation among all sectors and stakeholders within landscape architecture, to build a professional solidarity network that ensures integration, to organise professional, scientific and educational events, to produce projects at national and international scale, and to create multifaceted added value for the sector.
Who we bring together
- Landscape architects, agricultural and forest engineers, architects, interior architects, urban and regional planners, technicians and gardeners
- Ornamental plant growers and nursery operators
- Manufacturers of hard landscape materials, urban equipment, furniture and paving
- Suppliers of irrigation, lighting, stone, timber and other materials
- Landscape planning, design, construction, conservation, restoration and maintenance firms and practices
- Academics, researchers, students and young people working in the sector
Our fields
- Urban and rural landscape planning, design and construction; landscape management, restoration and conservation
- Cultural landscapes, tangible and intangible cultural heritage
- Climate change, carbon management, nature and environmental protection
- Tourism, recreation, culture and the arts
- Production, growing and marketing of plant material
- Production and marketing of structural and urban equipment, furniture and paving materials
- Urban design
What we do
Training and professional development
Under “PEYSED Academy” we organise certified training programmes for professionals, technical staff, gardeners and site supervisors, as well as courses, seminars, conferences, congresses, symposia, workshops and panels. Mastery and competence courses strengthen the skills of people working on site.
Solidarity and cooperation
We develop strategic partnerships and a culture of joint projects among members, and organise technical visits, fair participation, sector gatherings and solidarity events. We aim to provide collective representation for members at national and international fairs through a “PEYSED Area”, and to offer advantages through group purchasing agreements.
Knowledge and standards
We prepare scientific and technical standard guidelines, technical specifications and standard contract templates for members, and spread sector know-how through magazines, newsletters, guides and digital content.
Projects, R&D and innovation
We prepare projects with national and international funding such as TÜBİTAK, development agencies, TKDK and the European Union. Climate adaptation, carbon management, quality local plant production, urban agriculture and digital transformation are among our priorities.
Advocacy and representation
We act as the voice of the landscape sector before public institutions, local governments and other bodies, contribute to legislative processes and prepare reports. We advocate reducing unfair competition and protecting professional work.
Young PEYSED
We create internship, job, mentoring and entrepreneurship opportunities for students and young people working in the sector, helping them make a strong start.
Our principles
- Ethics: we put the reputation of the landscape sector before any commercial interest.
- Quality: we advocate that every process in the sector be carried out by competent, trained people.
- Fair competition: the association does not act as an intermediary in members’ commercial activities, does not distribute profits and grants no privileges to any member.
- Sustainability: we prioritise practices that respect nature, biodiversity and the climate.
- Transparency: we share our activities and decisions with our members and the public.
Governance
The organs of the association are the General Assembly, the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board. Until the first General Assembly, the association is represented by an Interim Board of Directors made up of the founding members. The Board of Directors may set up working committees.
Scope
While our head office is in İzmir, we work in all provinces of Türkiye and internationally — primarily in the European Union, the Middle East and the Turkic Republics.
Official details
- Official name
- Peyzaj Sektörü Derneği (PEYSED)
- Legal status
- Association subject to the Associations Law No. 5253
- Date of foundation
- 14 July 2026
- Associations registry no.
- 35-090-050
- Tax office / tax no.
- Bayındır V.D. 729 137 8186
- MERSİS no.
- 0729137818600001
- Head office
- Yusuflu Mah. Yusuflu Küme Evler, Dış Kapı No: 308, İç Kapı No: 1, 35840 Bayındır / İzmir