Kadir Yağız Çetin

Fellowship

Türkiye Europe Future Forum

Period of the Fellowship

2026

Project title

Türkiye Europe Future Forum 2026

Short biography

Kadir Yağız Çetin is the Founder and President of CDR, an independent technology and research organization focused on public policy. CDR develops AI-powered public policy monitoring tools, citizen engagement technologies, AI capacity-building programs for CSOs, and youth civic engagement programs. CDR’s work aims to strengthen transparency, participation, and evidence-based decision-making in emerging democracies. Kadir Yağız Çetin previously worked as a researcher at the Oxford Centre for Technology and Development (2021–2023) and was a Hurford Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy (2023). He holds a B.A. in International Trade from Boğaziçi University. JCI Türkiye recognized him as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons in political, legal, and governmental affairs (2021).