Think tank

Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies

Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies ‒ ANKASAM

Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies (ANKASAM) is a think tank based in Turkey. It was founded in 2017 under the legal entity of the International Amity Cooperation and Strategy Research Association (UDISAD). ANKASAM's international relations related research mainly focuses on the Asian region. There are four regional institutes that operate within ANKASAM: AF-PAK Institute, Asia-Pacific Institute, Eurasian Institute, and the Central Asian Institute. ANKASAM also manages two journals that are multilingual (mainly operating in Turkish, English and Russian)—the Regional Studies Journal and the International Journal of Crisis and Political Studies.

Contact details

Website:: https://www.ankasam.org/en/
Address:: Ankaya Mahallesi, Cemal Nadir Sokak, No: 9, 06690, Çankaya/Ankara-Turkey
Country:: Turkey
Sub-region:: Western Asia

Areas of focus

Topics of research

Defence/Peace/Security Governance/Transparency International affairs/Development

Geographics of focus

Caucasia, Central Asia, East Asia, Northeast Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia

Operating languages

English , Russian , Turkish

Organisation details

Business model

Non-profit

Institutional affiliations

Independent

Founded by

Founders: Prof. Mehmet Seyfettin Erol
Founder gender: All male

Leadership

Leader(s) (2022): Prof. Mehmet Seyfettin Erol
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2021): Prof. Mehmet Seyfettin Erol
Leader gender: Male Leader(s) (2020): N/A
Leader gender: N/A

Staff size

2021