The Turkish Ministry of Trade and Technology has designated GAD as a “Design Center” in Turkey.
The official an nouncement was made on November 19, 2019 with the certificate given by the Minister Mustafa Varank to Deniz Ergin, GAD Director of Finance and Administration at a ceremony in Ankara. GAD has become a Design Center in order to create and disseminate innovative design in Turkey and internationally through marketing, employment and consultancy as outlined by the Ministry Program in order to enable the country's economy to become competitive internationally through design in the private sector.