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The SETA Foundation is organizing a two-week Professional Research Training Program with the participation of international experts. The program, which will take place in Istanbul, aims to provide intensive training on research methods, strategic thinking, policy analysis, and decision-making processes. It has been designed as an important capacity-building initiative within the framework of SETA’s academic and institutional cooperation efforts with Türkiye’s friendly and allied countries.
The training program is intended for researchers, experts working in public institutions, and professionals who wish to enhance their competencies in strategic thinking. Participants will receive practical training through a comprehensive curriculum consisting of 16 sessions, covering topics such as research techniques, fieldwork, reporting, policy brief preparation, strategic scenario development, and other briefing methods.
The program will be conducted interactively by expert SETA researchers and international guest instructors.
- 18
June 2026
10:00SETA AnkaraSpeakers: Murat Yeşiltaş, Nebi Miş, Javlon Vakhabov, Ilkhom Khaydarov, Ufuk Ulutaş, Harun Türker Kara, Eldor Sobirjonovich Tulyakov, Kakadzhan Berdiev, Erman Akıllı, Khalilillo Saydakhmedovich Khamidov, Aben Dauren Abenuly, Hazel Çağan Elbir, Shukhrat Askarovich Tukhtabayev, Zukhra Khalimova, Kadir Temiz, Muhittin Ataman, Abylaev Timur Zamirbekovich, Murat Aslan, Yaşar SarıThe Forum will translate expert insights and forecasts into actionable ideas and initiatives, thereby improving decision-making and enriching the practical substance of both bilateral and interregional agendas. The Forum's primary purpose is to discuss the current state, future prospects, and key priority areas of cooperation between the Central Asian states and Türkiye.

- 21
May 2026
11:00OnlineSpeakers: Erdal Yalçın

- 18
May 2026
11:00OnlineSpeakers: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schlie

- 14
May 2026
09:00SETA AnkaraSpeakers: Yücel Acer, Ayman Khalil, Andreas Gaarder, Burak Özügergin, Khaled Batarfi, Sasan Karimi, Giray Sadık, Knut Skodvin, Gawdat Bahgat, Seraina Eldada, Tunç Demirtaş, Fabio Caffo, Mahdi Rahimi, Serhat Çubukçuoğlu

