Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM) was founded on 2 January 2009.

History

The

Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies (Avrasya Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi; ASAM) is a far right, nationalist think tank based in Turkey. The Institute for Armenian Research, created to deny recognition of the Armenian genocide, is referred t ...

( ASAM) which was established at the end of the 1990s in Ankara ceased its operations in 2008.

Institute for Armenian Research Institute for Armenian Research ( Ermeni Araştırmaları Enstitüsü; EREN; ERAREN) was a privately funded think tank sub-working group in Turkey established in April 2001 by the Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies. Ömer Engin Lütem was the ...

( Ermeni Araştırmaları Enstitüsü) ( ERAREN), a sub-working group of ASAM, continued its studies for a while. In 2009, ERAREN decided to carry out its activities as Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM) within the Turkmeneli Cooperation and Culture Foundation in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

. After establishment of AVİM, in addition to the main field of study of ERAREN,

AVİM Institute for Armenian Research ( Ermeni Araştırmaları Enstitüsü; EREN; ERAREN) was a privately funded think tank sub-working group in Turkey established in April 2001 by the Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies. Ömer Engin Lütem was the ...

has expanded its field of study by making studies on the

Eurasian Region The Eurasian Scout Region (russian: Евразийский Скаутский Регион, ua, Євразійський скаутський регіон) is the divisional office of the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout ...

Research

Studies at AVİM are carried out by 12 research assistants. The Center focuses on the following regions and main themes, with researchers, analysts and visiting research assistants continuing their master's and doctoral degrees/doctorate: Regions *

Central Asia Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion, region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes t ...

Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...

Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically ...

* Wider Black Sea Region *

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

Baltic Region The terms Baltic Sea Region, Baltic Rim countries (or simply the Baltic Rim), and the Baltic Sea countries/states refer to slightly different combinations of countries in the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea, mainly in Northern Europe. ...

Research Areas * Turkish-Armenian Relations *

Xenophobia Xenophobia () is the fear or dislike of anything which is perceived as being foreign or strange. It is an expression of perceived conflict between an in-group and out-group and may manifest in suspicion by the one of the other's activities, a ...

and

Racism Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another. It may also mean prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism ...

Turkey–European Union relations Relations between the European Union (EU) and Turkey were established in 1959, and the institutional framework was formalised with the 1963 Ankara Agreement. Albeit not officially part of the European Union, Turkey is one of the EU's main partne ...

International Security International security, also called global security is a term which refers to the measures taken by states and international organizations, such as the United Nations, European Union, and others, to ensure mutual survival and safety. These meas ...

Advisory board

* Çınar Aldemir (R. Ambassador) *

Ertuğrul Apakan Ertuğrul Apakan (born 1947) is a Turkish diplomat. Ambassador Apakan was the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine between 2 April 2014 and 30 May 2019. Ambassador Apakan has had a longstanding diplomatic career, most ...

(R. Ambassador) * Prof. Dr.

Edward J. Erickson Edward J. Erickson is a retired regular U.S. Army officer at the Marine Corps University who has written widely on the Ottoman Army during World War I. He is an associate of International Research Associates, Seattle, Washington and as of July 2 ...

(Historian) * Prof. Dr.

Michael M. Gunter Michael M. Gunter is a professor of political science at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee and considered an authority on the Kurds in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and Iran. Brendan O’Leary referred to Gunter as, "The doyen of ...

(Historian) * Prof. Dr. Justin McCarthy (

University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of ...

) * Dr. Ayten Mustafayeva (Azerbaycan İlimler Akademisi, İnsan Hakları Enstitüsü) * Jeremy Salt ( Bilkent Üniversity) * Prof. Dr. Hakan Yavuz (

Utah University The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of De ...

)

Academic Board

* Prof. Dr. Seçil KARAL Akgün * Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Bağcı (

Middle East Technical University Middle East Technical University (commonly referred to as METU; in Turkish language, Turkish, ''Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi'', ODTÜ) is a public university, public Institute of technology, technical university located in Ankara, Turkey. The ...

) * Prof. Dr. Sadi Çaycı (

Başkent University Başkent University ( tr, Başkent Üniversitesi) is a private university in Ankara, Turkey. The university was founded on 13 January 1994 by Professor Dr. Mehmet Haberal. The University center is located in Ankara and also has Medical and Resea ...

) * Prof. Dr. Kemal Çiçek * Prof. Dr. Temuçin Faik Ertan (Türk İnkılap Tarihi Enstitü Müdürü) * Prof. Dr. Hikmet Özdemir (Cumhurbaşkanlığı Eski Başdanışmanı) * Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Pazarcı * Dr. Bilal Şimşir (R. Ambassador, Historian) * Dr. Pulat Tacar (R. Ambassador) * Prof. Dr. Ömer Turan (

)

Publications

Center for Eurasian Studies publishes four

journal A journal, from the Old French ''journal'' (meaning "daily"), may refer to: *Bullet journal, a method of personal organization *Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period *Daybook, also known as a general journal, a ...

s. '' International Crimes and History'' (bilingual), '' Review of Armenian Studies'' (English) and '' Ermeni Araştırmaları'' (Turkish) are

peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

and indexed journals. '' Eurasian World'' is a semi-academic (bilingual) journal.

References

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