Türkiye

The Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) is an independent non-governmental think-tank, analyzing Turkey’s most pressing social, cultural, political and economic issues. Based in Istanbul, TESEV was founded in 1994 to serve as a bridge between academic research and the policy-making process in Turkey, by opening new channels for policy-oriented dialogue and research.
By opening new channels for policy-oriented dialogue and research, TESEV focuses on the most urgent and important policy questions facing Turkey and its neighborhood in the new century, to help consolidate an inclusive and participatory democracy in the country and its neighborhood. TESEV also aims to promote the role of civil society in the democratic process and seeks to share its research findings with the widest possible audience. TESEV studies are grouped under three Programs: Democratization, Foreign Policy, and Good Governance.

A main part of this work is the implementation of a TAVAK-University, a german- and english speaking foundation-university, which will close a gap in the Scientific landscape of Turkey. Through an connection with partner-Universities in Zurich, Vienna, and Maastricht, TAVAK was able to build its interests widely over europe. Additionally, TAVAK is working with other european-turkish related issues. You can find an excerpt of this work on our Website.

Building on the initial experience of a series of successful summer programmes, the division aims at fostering institutional collaboration between the academic communities of the two countries, with a view to contributing to the spirit of rapprochement that characterizes the current state of bilateral relations through joint seminars, conferences, summer programmes, and exchange of students and scholars.

The utmost objective of the Theater Foundation of Turkey (TTV) is to establish the Theater Museum of Turkey (TTM) in Istanbul, which will constitute the first and a unique repository of information on theatre in Turkey. The objectives of the Theatre Foundation of Turkey can be grouped under four headings:
To establish a “memory” of theatre in Turkey, to draw the interest of the population in it, to initiate the concept of indispensability and to enable Istanbul, the crossroad of cultures, to own a significant theatre archive and museum.
To enable the Theatre Museum of Turkey to function as a cultural center, similar to all contemporary museums, and, thereby, to expand the art of theatre which struggles to survive on its own, to establish a permanent substructure of theatre culture, to gather and protect the documents and all items (costumes, sketches and models, accessories, etc.) that disperse and disappear as their owners pass away and to organize performances and conferences on the topic.
To pioneer in the treatment of children as adults/individuals both in museum visits (in explanations, organization of exhibitions, etc.) and activities.
To establish a center that will constitute a reference source for researchers, scholars, institutions and artists.