Director General of SESRIC Received the Eurostat Delegation
Date :	25 January 2013	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
Dr. Savas Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, received the delegation of Eurostat comprising of Mr. Pieter Everaers, Director of the Directorate A – Cooperation in the European Statistical System, International Cooperation, Resources; and Mr. Ferenc Gálik, Statistical Officer at the Unit A6 – Statistical Cooperation on 25 January 2013 at the SESRIC Headquarters in Ankara- Turkey. The delegation was accompanied by the officials from the Delegation of the European Commission to Turkey and Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). for more details

Representative of Ministry of Public Works of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan visited the SESRIC
Date :	21 December 2012	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
Mr. Yama Yari, advisor at the Ministry of Public Works of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan visited the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) on 21 December 2012 and had a meeting with the Mr. Huseyin Hakan Eryetli, Director of Training and Technical Cooperation Department of the Centre. for more details

Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, Visited TurkStat
Date :	17 April 2012	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Birol Aydemir, President of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), in Ankara, Turkey on 17 April 2012. for more details

IIFSO delegation visited SESRIC
Date :	14 April 2012	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
A delegation from International Islamic Federation of Student Organizations (IIFSO) headed by Secretary General Dr. Ahmed Abdelatti visited SESRIC on 14 April 2012. Mr. Hüseyin Hakan Eryetli, Director of Training and Technical Cooperation Department of SESRIC, received the delegation. for more details

SESRIC visited BANK INDONESIA
Date :	23 March 2012	Venue :	Jakarta Indonesia
Mr. Mustafa Sahin, Researcher at SESRIC, visited Central Bank of the Republic of Indonesia on 23 March 2012 to discuss issues of mutual interest of cooperation between the two institutions. for more details

Dr. Savas Alpay, Director-General of SESRIC, Visited MIT J-PAL to Discuss Cooperation in Acting Against Poverty
Date :	22 March 2012	Venue :	Cambridge - USA
Dr. Savas Alpay, Director-General of SESRIC, visited the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at the Economics Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on March 22nd, 2012, in Cambridge, USA. J-PAL was represented in the meeting by Dr. Rachel Glennerster, Director for J-PAL Global. The Lab is a network of 68 academics from all around the world who are united by their use of Randomized Evaluations to answer questions critical to poverty alleviation. J-PAL's mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is based on scientific evidence. for more details

SESRIC and Harvard School of Public Health Discussed Potential for Future Cooperation on Health Front
Date :	22 March 2012	Venue :	Boston - USA
SESRIC Director-General, Dr. Savaş Alpay, visited the Global Health and Population Department at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) on March 22nd, 2012, at its headquarters in Boston, USA. The Department was represented by Mr. Wafaie Fawzi, Department Chair and Professor of Population Sciences, Nutrition, Epidemiology, and Global Health. for more details

Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director-General, SESRIC, paid a courtesy visit to Harvard University in historical Wadsworth House
Date :	22 March 2012	Venue :	Cambridge - USA
Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director-General of SESRIC, paid a courtesy visit to the Harvard University on March 22nd, 2012. The Director-General was received by Mrs. Jackie O’Neill, Marshal of the Harvard University, on behalf of Prof. Drew Gilpin Faust, President of the Harvard University. The courtesy visit took place in the historical Wadsworth House, which was built in 1726 for the president of the Harvard. During the visit, Dr. S. Nazim Ali, Director of the Islamic Finance Project (IFP) at the Harvard Law School, was also present. for more details

Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, Visited BPS-Statistics Indonesia
Date :	15 March 2012	Venue :	Jakarta Indonesia
Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, paid a courtesy visit to Dr. Suryamin, Chief Statistician of BPS-Statistics Indonesia, in Jakarta, Indonesia on 15 March 2012. for more details

Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of the SESRIC, paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia
Date :	14 March 2012	Venue :	Jakarta Indonesia
Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of the SESRIC, paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia, on 14 March 2012, in Jakarta. Mr. Sudi Silalahi, State Secretary, Mr. Suryadharma Ali, Minister of Religious Affairs and Dr. Dipo Alam, Cabinet Secretary, were also present at the meeting. for more details

Delegation from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) visited SESRIC
Date :	22 February 2012	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
A delegation from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Atlanta, USA, visited Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, in his office on 22 February 2012. The delegation comprised of Dr. Samira Asma, Chief of Global Tobacco Control, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Mr. William C. Parra, Chief Operating Officer of the Bloomberg Global Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, CDC Foundation and Dr. Toker Ergüder, National Tobacco Control Programme Officer, World Health Organization. for more details

Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, paid a visit to Department of Statistics of Malaysia
Date :	17 November 2011	Venue :	Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
During his visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to participate in the Meeting of the Central Banks and Monetary Authorities of the OIC Member Countries, Dr. Savas Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, visited the Department of Statistics of Malaysia on 17 November 2011. Dr. Alpay has been received by H.E. Dr. Haji Abdul Rahman Bin Hasan, the Chief Statistician of Malaysia, at his office. for more details

Memorandum of Understanding Between SESRIC and CITC
Date :	18 July 2011	Venue :	Tehran Iran
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) and Center for Innovation and Technology Cooperation of the I.R. Iran Presidency (CITC) on 18 July 2011 in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. for more details

Memorandum of Understanding Between SESRIC and ICRIC
Date :	16 July 2011	Venue :	Tehran Iran
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) and Islamic Chamber Research and Information Centre (ICRIC) on 16 July 2011 in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. for more details

Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, visited ISESCO
Date :	15 June 2011	Venue :	Rabat Morocco
Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, and Mr. Hüseyin Hakan Eryetli, Director of IT and Publications, visited Dr. Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, the Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), at the ISESCO headquarters, in Rabat, Morocco on 15 June 2011. for more details

Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, Visited the High Planning Commission and National Statistics Office of Morocco
Date :	14 June 2011	Venue :	Rabat Morocco
Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, and Mr. Hüseyin Hakan Eryetli, Director of IT and Publications, visited Dr. Jamal Bourchachen, Secretary General of the High Planning Commission (HPC), and Dr. Mohamed Taamouti, Director General of Statistics, of the Kingdom of Morocco on 14 June 2011, at the High Planning Commission (HPC) headquarters in Rabat, Morocco. for more details

SESRIC Delegation Headed by the Director General Dr. Savaş Alpay, Paid a Two-Day Working Visit to the IDB Group and Met with H.E. Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali, President of the IDB Group
Date :	25-26 December 2010	Venue :	Jeddah Saudi Arabia
SESRIC delegation headed by Dr. Savaş Alpay, the Director General of SESRIC, and comprised of Mr. Nabil Dabour, Director of Research Department and Mr. Mehmet Fatih Serenli, Director of Training and Technical Cooperation Department, paid a two-day working visit to the Islamic Development Bank Group on 25-26 December 2010. The delegation conducted various technical meetings with different departments and units of the IDB Group with the aim of enhancing cooperation and collaboration between the two institutions in various issues of common interest, particularly a mechanism for joint implementation of the OIC-VET Sub-Programme on Trade, Economy and Finance (OICVET-TEF). for more details

Director General of SESRIC visited the Technical and Vocational Training Organisation (TVTO) of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Date :	29 November 2010	Venue :	Tehran Iran
Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of the SESRIC and Mr. Nabil Dabour, Director of Research Department visited the Technical and Vocational Training Organisation of Islamic Republic of Iran (TVTO) on 29 November 2010 upon the invitation of Prof. Abdolrasoul. Pourabbas, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs and President of TVTO, to discuss issues of mutual interest of cooperation between the two institutions, particularly the preparations for organising the 3rd Meeting of the Monitoring and Advisory Committee (MAC) of the OIC Vocational Education and Training Programme (OIC-VET), which the TVTO of Iran offered to host in 2011. for more details

Director General of SESRIC meets with the Indonesian National Focal Point of the OIC-VET Programme
Date :	22 October 2010	Venue :	Jakarta Indonesia
Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, had a bilateral meeting with the Indonesian National Focal Point of the OIC-VET Programme on 22 October 2010 at the Directorate of Technical and Vocational Education of Ministry of National Education in Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia. for more details

Director General of SESRIC Meets with Senior Officials in the Ministry of Health Indonesia
Date :	22 October 2010	Venue :	Jakarta Indonesia
Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, had a bilateral meeting with senior officials in the Ministry of Health Indonesia on 22 October 2010 in Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia, with Prof. Agus Purwadianto, the Head of National Board for Health Research & Development, Ministry of Health and with Mr. Trihono, Head of Ecology Research Centre. for more details

SESRIC Received a Delegation from the US on Polio Eradication
Date :	19 October 2010	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
SESRIC received a delegation from the United States on 19 October 2010 at its headquarters to discuss possible means and ways of cooperation and collaboration on polio eradication and on mother and child health. The delegation consisted of Mr. Edwin Brown, Deputy Director at Office of International Health and Bio-defence of Department of State; Ms. Ellyn W. Ogden, Senior Technical Advisor for Health, USAID Worldwide Polio Eradication Coordinator; Mr. Ellias Durry, Global Immunization Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services and John C. Letvin, Economic Officer, United States Embassy in Ankara. for more details

Memorandum of Understanding between SESRIC, ICD and TEPAV
Date :	06 October 2010	Venue :	Istanbul Turkey
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed on 6 October 2010 between the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV) with the aim of promoting and supporting the development of Special Economic Zones as a platform for private sector development and economic integration among the OIC Member Countries. for more details

SESRIC Received a Delegation from the CRDF of U.S.
Date :	21 September 2010	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
SESRIC received a delegation from the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation on 21 September 2010 at its headquarters. The delegation comprised of Ms. Natalia Pipia, Senior Programme Manager at CRDF, and Mr. Khaled J. Touqan, Director of CRDF Jordan and MENA Office. for more details

Qatar Donated US$2 Million towards the Construction of SESRIC's Headquarters
Date :	26 August 2010	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) received the donation of the State of Qatar towards the construction of the Centre's Headquarters. Mr. Mohamed Ali al-Malki, Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Turkey, handed the cheque issued by Qatar National Bank. for more details

WAITRO Representatives Visited SESRIC
Date :	04 August 2010	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
The World Association of Industrial Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO) delegation comprising of Dr. Rohani Hashim, Secretary General of WAITRO and Mr. Zulkefli Mohd Nani, Programme Manager visited SESRIC. for more details

FAO representatives visited SESRIC
Date :	13 July 2010	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) delegation comprising of Mr. Parviz Koohafkan, Director of Land and Water Division (NRL) at the FAO, and Mr. Moustafa Sinaceur, the FAO Sub-regional Coordinator for Central Asia visited SESRIC on 13 July 2010. for more details

Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security of the Republic of Turkey visited SESRIC
Date :	11 June 2010	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
A delegation headed by Mr. Sıddık Topaloğlu, the Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security of the Republic of Turkey visited SESRIC on 11 June 2010. The delegation comprised of Mr. İsmail Gerim, Deputy General Director of the General Directorate of Occupational Health and Safety in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Mr. Coşkun Demirci, Director of Occupational Health and Safety Centre (İSGÜM) and a number of senior experts from the Ministry. for more details

SESRIC’s Visit to Qatar University
Date :	19 May 2010	Venue :	Doha Qatar
A SESRIC delegation comprised of Eng. Huseyin Hakan Eryetli, Director of IT and Publication Department and Mr. Mehmet Fatih Serenli, Director of Training and Technical Cooperation Department visited Continuing Education Office of Qatar University (QU) in Doha on May 20th, 2010. The SESRIC delegation was accompanied by Mr. Khalid Mohammed Al-Khulaifi, Head of Human Resources at Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) and welcomed by Dr. Tajalsir Ibrahim Kardaman, Director of Continuing Education Office at QU. for more details

The Minister of Economy and Planning of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia H.E. Dr. Khalid bin Muhammad Al-Qusaibi received the Director General of SESRIC at his office in Riyadh
Date :	31 March 2010	Venue :	Riyadh Saudi Arabia
The Minister of Economy and Planning of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Dr Khalid bin Muhammad Al-Qusaibi, received the Director General of SESRIC, H.E. Dr. Savas Alpay, at his office in Riyadh on Wednsday, 31 March 2010. During the meeting, Dr. Alpay briefed the Minister on various recent activities and initiatives of SESRIC in its three mandate areas of socio-economic research, statistics and training. for more details

Visit of the National Statistical Organization of Indonesia to SESRIC
Date :	26 March 2010	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
The delegates of the National Statistical Organization of Indonesia, Budan Pusat Statistik (BPS), who participated “The Meeting of National Statistical Organization of the OIC Member Countries” organized by SESRIC and IDB in İstanbul on 22-23 March 2010, visited the Headquarters of SESRIC in Ankara on 26 March 2010. The delegation of BPS was headed by Mr. Rusman Heriawan, Chief Statistician. for more details

Director General of SESRIC received UNHCR Turkish Office
Date :	09 March 2010	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
Director General of SESRIC received Mr. Michael Gaudé, Representative of the UNHCR Turkish Office, and Mr. Karim Atassi, Deputy Representative in his office on 9 March 2010. The Director General of SESRIC, Dr. Savaş Alpay, expressed his thanks and welcome to his guests, and articulated his appreciation with the role UNHCR is playing in providing assistance to millions of in dire conditions around the world. for more details

Director General of SESRIC visited the Headquarters of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York, USA
Date :	25 February 2010	Venue :	New York - USA
Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of the SESRIC visited the Headquarters of the United Nations Development Programme, where he met Ms. Amat Al Alim Alsoswa, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Regional Director of the Bureau for Arab States, on 25 February 2010. Ms. Amat Al Alim Alsoswa welcomed and thanked Dr. Alpay for his kind visit. for more details

Director General of SESRIC Received MÜSİAD Delegation
Date :	16 February 2010	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, received a delegation from the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (MÜSİAD), in his office on Tuesday 16 February 2010. The delegation comprised of Mr. Ömer Cihad Vardar, President of MÜSİAD; Mr. Mehmet Nuri Görenoğlu, Deputy President; Mr. Nail Olpak, Deputy President; Mr. Dursun Topçu, Member of Board; Mr. Murat Kalsın, Member of Board; and Eyüp Vural Aydın, General Secretary. for more details

SESRIC Receives a Delegation from the Ministry of Labour of the Republic of Turkey
Date :	02 February 2010	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
Dr. Savaş Alpay, the Director General of SESRIC, has received a delegation from the General Directorate of Occupational Health and Safety of the Ministry of Labour, Turkey, in his office on 02 February 2010. The delegation comprised of Mr. Kasım Özen, Director General of the General Directorate of Occupational Health and Safety, Mr. İsmail Gerim, Deputy Director General, Mr. Coşkun Demirci, Director of Research and Training Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, and other two experts from the same Centre. for more details

Director General of SESRIC Received a Delegation from the Center for Innovation and Technology Cooperation (CITC) of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the Headquarters of the Centre
Date :	28 January 2010	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, received a delegation from the Center for Innovation and Technology Cooperation (CITC) of the Islamic Republic of Iran in his Office on 28 January 2010. The delegation comprised of Mr. Hamid Reza Amirinia, Chairman of the CITC of the Islamic Republic of Iran, two CITC advisors and one representative from the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Ankara, Turkey. for more details

Director General of SESRIC visited the Egyptian Cabinet Information and Decision Support Centre (IDSC), the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) of Egypt and the Economic Research Forum (ERF) in Cairo, Egypt
Date :	26-27 January 2010	Venue :	Cairo Egypt
Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of the SESRIC and Mr. Nabil Dabour, Director of Research Department visited the Egyptian Cabinet Information and Decision Support Centre (IDSC) on 27 January 2010 upon the invitation of Dr. Magued Osman, Chairman of the IDSC to be acquainted with the IDSC’s activities and programmes and to discuss the potential cooperation between the two institutions. for more details

Director General of SESRIC visited the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)in Geneva
Date :	03 July 2009	Venue :	Geneva - Switzerland
Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of the SESRIC, visited the  the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Geneva on 3 July 2009. During his visit to ITU, he met Mr. Hamadoun Toure, Secretary General of ITU and conducted a fruitful discussion on the possibilities of sharing and exchanging statistical data related to ICT and the cooperation between the two institutions in the capacity building activities in ICT statistics, particularly for the National Statistical Organizations (NSOs) of the OIC Member States. for more details

Director General of SESRIC Received a Delegation from the World Health Organisation (WHO)
Date :	18 February 2009	Venue :	Ankara Turkey
Dr. Savaş Alpay, Director General of SESRIC, received a delegation from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in his Office on Wednesday 18 February 2009. The delegation comprised of Dr. Armando Peruga, Coordinator of the Tobacco Free Initiative of the WHO, Dr. Toker Ergüder, National Tobacco Control Programme Officer (Bloomberg Initiative) of the WHO Regional Office in Ankara, and Dr. Nazmi Bilir, Head of Department of Public Health at Hacettepe University, Turkey. for more details

The Director General of SESRTCIC visits UNECA
Date :	01 May 2007	Venue :	Addis Ababa - Ethiopia
The Director General of the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRTCIC) Dr. Savaş Alpay met with the UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA Mr. Abdoulie Janneh at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on 1st May 2007 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. for more details