Center for Alternative Policies(CAP), is an non governmental organization that aims to produce the democratic solutions and political alternatives that Turkey needs. It was established in 2004 with the mission to produce high – level policy and to serve these produced policies to the practitioners. It has undersigned many studies that have given directions to Country policies since it was established. 

The Chairman of the Board is Dr. Mahmut KOÇAK, Afyonkarahisar 22. Period Deputy, Foreign Affairs Committee Member. Parliamentarians of ruling and opposite parties, academics, experts, businessman and civil society leaders have act as founding members.
In a period where everyone is taking all power for European integration, CAP also provided enough support to this issue. Furthermore, CAP has also given importance to the latitude on which Turkey’s immediate neighbors are located. Especially,  the United States, the Caucasus, South Asia, Russia and even China and India.

Besides producing policies, Center for Alternative Policies has also implemented policies within the bound of the policies it has produced. Under the sponsorship of important institutions such as the parliament and Türkiye İş Bankası (Turkey Business Bank), in 2003, 2004 and 2005 around 2000 children in were circumcised each year in Afghanistan.  T-shirts, hats, notebooks and pencils were gifted during these organizations, as well as drug assistance to people that were victims of terror and the health screening studies were perhaps most comprehensive civil organization performance that was realized in the last quarter. Because of these studies the founder President of CAP, Dr. Mahmut KOÇAK, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by the T.B.M.M. (Turkish Grand National Assembly) 2006 period President.

CAP has undersigned many periodical and indefinite term publications since it was established. Some of them are: The survey named “''European Union, Turkey and Islam'' that was prepared by 'The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy during the EU integration process, the Diplomatic Newsbridge magazine that is monthly issued, and the work named “Üttüm, I do not play” that was prepared by Dr. Mahmut KOÇAK, addressing the problem of internal party democracy in Turkey.

Many activities were organized at our center during these studies. A lot of listeners from different segments of the society have been brought together for panels, seminars and conferences in which national and international speakers took place.

Those following committed a speech at our center on following issues:
Author and the American Enterprise Institute analyst Michael Rubin, NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan, Hikmet Çetin, Leader of the Democrat Party Serdar Denktas (North Cyprus Turkish Republic), Senior researcher at the Washington Institute for Turkey and the Middle East Program Director; Soner Cağatay; ''The Turkish-American relations and Turkey's Middle East policy'', Iraqi National Congress adviser, director of research firm Nibras Kazimi; Recent developments in Iraq and America's Iraq policy',  U.S. Defense Department Islamic Affairs Advisor, Harold Rhode; ''Sectarian differences, and Syria, Iran, Iraq'', Richard D. Cheney Adviser Samantha Ravich and Smith Richardson Foundation board member, Nadia Schadlow; Terrorism and America's Strategy'

Further to the names mentioned above following conferences were held in following issues;
"Necdet Pamir,''Turkey's energy policies in line with global developments'', Journalist-author Cuneyt Ülsever,''Kurdish problem''in the light of developments in the Middle East, Prof. Dr. Ziya Selçuk,''The world and changes for education in Turkey'', TÜBİTAK President Prof. Advisor. Dr. Bülent Olcay;'The Water Problem “the importance for the region and Turkey, Assoc. Dr. Cengiz Basak,''World peace and international organizations playing role and the role they can play'', Prof. Dr. Yusuf Hallacoglu,''Armenian political upgrading of the problem'', Bilgi University Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Ilter Turan,''Phenomenon''to change the party in Turkey, Bilkent University faculty member Assoc. Dr. Hasan Unal,''Turkey-EU relations in light of new developments analysis'', Kocaeli University Faculty Member Prof.. Dr. Samir Salha,''The Iraqi Constitution in the Context of the Great Middle East Project''
Furthermore, another conference named “Turkey and the World” was committed by Süleyman Demirel, 9th President of Turkey in March 2006.

CAP, has committed a 3 day study in Istanbul under the initiative of the Turkey Youth Council. Youth Commission members of 81 provincial universities were brought together in this meeting focusing on youth problems, trying to find solutions for youth issues together with important participants.

 CAP is also found in public opinion research. First, the questionnaire “ Assessment of University Students to the EU Perception “ was committed with the participation of 1700 students from different universities. The results were later on shared with the public.
Secondly, the survey “The Election System and Democracy in Political Parties “ was committed with the participation of 1200 people generally from Ankara region. Again the results of this survey were shared with the public.

Vedat Güler; health sector; Özer Venice; construction sector, Alemdar Gamze advertising and consulting services, Serdar Yüce; communications and defense industry who share the managing task of the association together with Mr. Mahmut KOÇAK, do also own their own businesses. This diversity also reflects the studies of the association which therefore enables success in much type of works.