Ketümo Genossenschaft

The cooperative aims to provide services and advice to Turkish compatriots and related goods, products, and services of good to high quality, as well as consumer goods and cultural assets, in a mutually beneficial and self-help manner, thereby contributing to the material and social well-being of individuals; to purchase products for the cooperative members; to sell products to the cooperative members; to provide the necessary business infrastructure; to protect the interests of the cooperative members in a mutually beneficial and self-help manner; to promote and represent the economic, social, legal, and cultural ideals and interests of the members in general; to conduct courses, training sessions, seminars, and information events; to implement a work and employment program for socially disadvantaged people; to coordinate the business policies, objectives, and activities of all companies, organizations, and foundations cooperating with the cooperative, while preserving their autonomy, in the interest of the whole; to disseminate and deepen the cooperative idea; to jointly manage and market rights (licenses) to products and methods developed by members or the cooperative; to promote, in particular, publications and communication among members. The cooperative can participate in any actions and business projects that are in line with the cooperative philosophy at any time. To this end, the cooperative can also acquire participations or participate in companies. The measures taken in accordance with this provision can also be outside the direct objective. Within the framework of its purpose and objectives, the cooperative takes all necessary actions, directly or indirectly. The cooperative can carry out the implementation of these measures itself or transfer them entirely or partially to third parties. The cooperative can also acquire real estate. The cooperative can also restructure members in business difficulties and take all necessary measures on behalf of the member if necessary. The cooperative particularly promotes the social gathering of Swiss and Turkish people, especially their integration into Switzerland and the promotion of Turkish folk culture. The cooperative can take all suitable measures to achieve this purpose, such as running meeting places, restaurants, bars, kiosks, and performance venues, etc. It therefore supports all persons and endeavors that promote the cooperative's goal. The cooperative is politically and denominationally neutral.