Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies

Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies ‒ ANKASAM
Ankara, Turkey

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

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
Year founded
2017
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Founded by
Founders: Prof. Mehmet Seyfettin Erol
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Prof. Dr. Mehmet Seyfettin EROL
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Prof. Dr. Mehmet Seyfettin EROL
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Prof. Dr. Mehmet Seyfettin EROL
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
16
Turkey average
17
Global average
87
2024
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
12
2023
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
21
% Female staff
2025
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
44%
Turkey average
54%
Global average
50%
2024
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
8%
2021
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
5%
Age (years)
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
9
Turkey average
22
Global average
33
% Female researchers
2024
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
11%
Turkey average
47%
Global average
52%
2021
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
1%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
36
Turkey average
19
Global average
57
2023
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
4
2022
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
62

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
3,300
Turkey average
12,555
Global average
26,982
Likes (2022)
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
3,334
Twitter
Followers (2025)
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
4,627
Turkey average
16,464
Global average
19,789
Followers (2024)
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
4,420
Followers (2022)
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
3,939
Subscribers (2025)
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
525
Turkey average
3,402
Global average
7,405
Subscribers (2024)
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
503
Subscribers (2023)
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
5,580
Instagram
Followers (2025)
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
1,116
Turkey average
4,825
Global average
18,493
Followers (2024)
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
1,032
Followers (2022)
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
740
Followers (2025)
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
9,000
Turkey average
6,626
Global average
15,800
Followers (2024)
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
7,000
Followers (2023)
Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies
5,429

Data notes

Last updated: 11/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation's social media accounts
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