The Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (, TESEV), based in Istanbul, is

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's leading

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. The Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) is an independent non-governmental think-tank, analyzing social, political and economic policy issues facing Turkey. It is known for its

liberal economic Economic liberalism is a political and economic ideology that supports a market economy based on individualism and private property in the means of production. Adam Smith is considered one of the primary initial writers on economic liberalism, ...

views hostile to state intervention. Based in

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, TESEV was founded in 1994 to serve as a bridge between academic research and policy-making process in Turkey. By opening new channels for policy-oriented dialogue and research, TESEV aims to promote the role of

civil society Civil society can be understood as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business, and including the family and the private sphere.democratic process Democracy (from , ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which political power In political science, power is the ability to influence or direct the actions, beliefs, or conduct of actors. Power does not exc ...

and seeks to share its research findings with the widest possible audience. In order to do so, TESEV organizes regular seminars and conferences, bringing together specialists and policymakers from Turkey and abroad to discuss issues of current concern. It releases project reports, books, pamphlets, policy watch briefings and seminar proceedings aimed at general readership. TESEV focuses on the most urgent and important policy questions facing Turkey and its neighbourhood in the new century. Program areas are grouped under three headings: Democratization, Foreign Policy and Good Governance Some of the most remarkable of TESEV's work have been on the issues of Islam and democracy, combating corruption, state reform, and transparency and accountability. Among the ongoing project areas are

security sector reform The concepts of security sector governance and reform (SSG/R, or SSG and SSR) generally refer to a process in Western world, Western-based international development and democratization to amend the national security, security sector of a state towar ...

, minorities and citizenship rights, transparency and strengthening civil society as well as

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, Middle East and North Africa, and Turkey and European Union relations.

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* * Arin, Kubilay Yad
Turkish Think Tanks, the AKP’s Policy Network from Neo-Gramscian and Neo-Ottoman Angles
Portland State University, Center for Turkish Studies, Occasional Paper Series, June 2015. {{Authority control Think tanks based in Turkey 1994 establishments in Turkey Think tanks established in 1994 Organizations based in Istanbul