About Us

The Institute of Social Economic and Political Research (SESA Institute) is a think tank founded in Ankara in 2014. At national and international level, the SESA Institute carries out academic and societal research in the fields of economics, politics, international relations, foreign policy, energy, migration, law and justice, society and media, education and social policy.

The SESA Institute closely follows economic, social, political, technological and scientific developments at national and international level, and aims to analyse new phenomena and circumstances at an academic level. In this respect, the SESA Institute seeks to contribute to the production of academic knowledge by examining a broad spectrum of developments in depth. Through a rigorous synthesis that transcends conventional disciplinary boundaries, the SESA Institute aims to analyse current developments and phenomena in their historical, cultural and social context.

The SESA Institute carries its academic work, which begins with the generation of scientific findings and original ideas, forward into projections for the future. The Institute pursues the production of scientific knowledge without separating its micro and macro levels, and on a scale that encompasses both theory and fieldwork. Taking impartiality, transparency and inclusiveness as the reference points of its activities, the SESA Institute contributes to the socialisation of knowledge production through workshops, panels and conferences as well as written publications such as analyses, reports, articles and books.