Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research

Foundation for Political Economic and Social Research
Abbreviation SETA
Formation 2006 (2006)
Type Public policy think tank
Headquarters Nene Hatun Cad. No: 66 GOP, 06700
Location
General Coordinator
 Burhanettin Duran
Website http://setav.org/en

The Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (Turkish: Siyaset, Ekonomi ve Toplum Araştırmaları Vakfı, SETA) is policy think tank based in Ankara, Turkey. It was established in 2006 with the objective of producing "up-to-date and accurate knowledge and analyses in the fields of politics, economy and society" and informing "policy makers and the public on changing political, economic, social and cultural conditions." Its general coordinator has been Burhanettin Duran since 2014. The group describes itself as independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan.[1]

Despite claiming to be independent, SETA has close relations with Turkish governments and accordingly organized many academic panels to legitimize official policies of the Turkish state.[2] Close political affiliations and single-sided viewpoints have led to the group being frequently labelled "AKP’s think tank" or "pro-government," in reference to the country's leading party whose position it backs, by Western media.[3][4] İbrahim Kalın, the founding-director of the SETA, is a chief adviser to the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and also the presidential spokesperson since 2014.[5]

It has offices in Istanbul, Washington, D.C.,[6] and Cairo and hosts an academic journal on Turkey, Insight Turkey.

References

  1. ↑ http://setav.org/About
  2. ↑ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/pazar/17844234.asp
  3. ↑ Barchard, David (13 April 2016). "With US no longer trusted, Turkey and Saudi forge new alliance". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Erdogan faces future of power sharing". BBC News. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ↑ http://www.mei.edu/profile/ibrahim-kal%C4%B1n
  6. ↑ http://setadc.org/
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