Who is ODAP?

Center for Middle East, Eurasia and Asia-Pacific Studies (ODAP)

PRINCIPLES

  • To develop a perspective on events and problems within the framework of national values,
  • To produce scientific methods with an interdisciplinary perspective,
  • Benefit from the knowledge and experience of academics, diplomats and experts in the field,
  • To bring different views and original approaches to the field,
  • Maintain an independent, unconnected and flexible organizational structure.

METHOD

  • To create a scientific research center by bringing together scientists and researchers who are respected for their knowledge and experience within an organization,
  • To follow political, military, economic, technological and socio-cultural developments in the world and in our country, to create a large database containing information and documents within the scope of the center’s work, to process and analyze the information obtained,
  • To prepare scientific research projects that will propose solutions to political, economic, technological, environmental and socio-cultural problems within the framework of Turkey’s bilateral and multilateral relations with other countries,
  • Organizing training programs, meetings, workshops, panels, conferences, congresses, webinar series and roundtables to contribute to field studies,
  • To contribute to the establishment of an understanding by carrying out our activities together with universities and research institutions,
  • Providing internship opportunities to contribute to the professional development of future academics and researchers,
  • To prepare publications such as bulletins, reports, magazines, etc. to inform relevant institutions and individuals about our work,
  • To provide all kinds of technical tools and equipment that will provide a healthy working environment for the realization of these objectives.

OUR TARGETS

  • To analyze the policies of the world power centers on a global scale and towards our region and to try to identify possible developments in the world and in our region,
  • To contribute to Turkey’s vision that appropriately utilizes its geopolitics and to produce projects in line with this vision,
  • To develop security strategies for traditional and new threats by analyzing the changing understanding of security in the world,
  • To contribute to the processes of producing policies to increase Turkey’s effectiveness in the Middle East, Eurasia, Asia-Pacific, Caucasus, Africa, Central Asia and Balkans regions and to propose solutions to international problems,
  • To develop projects on energy, technology and economic policies that will contribute to the achievement of Turkey’s sustainable development goals.