AKDIM (The Antalya Intercultural Dialogue Center, original Turkish: Antalya Kültürlerarası Dialog Merkezi), founded in 2005, is a

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which focuses on promoting intercultural dialog within and across different cultural backgrounds. AKDİM describes its mission as bringing people from a wide range of cultural backgrounds together to encourage dialogue, and to improve cross cultural awareness. It organizes a number of activities in varying disciplines from art to sport, trips to conferences. AKDİM receives operational funding from activity sponsors and member donations.

Platforms

KABİP

The Intercultural Togetherness Platform (Kültürlerarası Birliktelik Platformu) is aimed primarily at bringing together Turkish citizens and foreigners in Antalya. Activities to encourage this include "Tuesday tea", hiking, cooking club, information seminars, a Turkish course for foreigners, and theme and special occasions (

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, etc.).

BİYAP

The Platform for Living Together (Birlikte Yaşama Platformu) aims to bring people together through

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and the

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. Activities include conferences and seminars, concerts, exhibitions, Turkish Language Olympiads, etc.

GEP

The Self-Improvement Platform (Geliştirme Platformu) is to encourage

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and career growth through organized activities like computer, language and speaking courses.

RESOP

The Relax and Outdoor Platform (Relax ve Spor Platformunda) organizes different

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and

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activities like hunting, riding, etc.

Recognition

Thanks to its organizations, activities and events in number and quality, AKDİM has become a well-known organization in its area in Turkey and especially in Antalya. Many ministers and bureaucrats enjoy its activities. Some of its events include: * Impact of civil society on the democratization process, 'Hizmet' movement conference * Civil Constitution Conference * Does The 'Underground' Government Get Liquidation? Conference * Universal Parameters of The Law and Human Rights Conference * Turkish Language Olympiads Provincial Events (2009–2010 – 2011–2012) * Dialog Fast Break (2011–2012)

Advisory committee

*Erdoğan Çiğdem – Pedagogue Haşmet Öyken Gazeteci. tuncer çetinkaya .. *Prof. Helen Rose Ebaugh – Academician *Hasan Tarık Şen – Lawyer *Prof. James C. Harrington – Academician *Ahmet Sözgen – Antalya University Secretary-General *Uğur Kepir – Pedagogue **Prof. Alexander Scott – Academician *Prof. Martha Ann Kirk – Academician *Dr. Murat Kaplan – Academician

External links

www.akdim.org

References

{{reflist Culture in Antalya