H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a fruitful bilateral meeting with H.E. Suhaimi ALI, Assistant Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), to discuss ways and means of enhancing the existing good ties between SESRIC and BNM, with an emphasis on advancing Islamic banking and finance as a key driver of economic development.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a constructive meeting with H.E. Nancy SHUKRI, Minister of Women, Family and Community Development of Malaysia, on matters related to women and family empowerment.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK engaged in an insightful meeting with H.E. Dato' Dr. Mohd Azmi OMAR, President and CEO of INCEIF, on advancing cooperation in Islamic finance and the halal economy across the OIC region.

On the sidelines of the Workshop on “Empowering Job Seekers: Digital Platform Best Practices from OIC Countries,” H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a fruitful discussion with H.E. Steven Sim Chee KEONG, Minister of Human Resources of Malaysia, on strengthening cooperation in employment and social protection systems across the OIC.

SESRIC hosted a delegation of diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq at its headquarters in Ankara on 8 July 2025.

SESRIC and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of Malaysia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 8 July 2025 at the NIOSH Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

SESRIC successfully organised a training course on “Enhancing Gastronomy Tourism Promotion in Senegal: Marketing and Branding” on 8-9 July 2025, through an online video conferencing platform, as part of its project titled “Promoting Gastronomy Tourism for the Destination Senegal.”

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK delivered a keynote speech at the opening of the Workshop on “Empowering Job Seekers: Digital Platform Best Practices from OIC Countries,” taking place on 8-9 July 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

As part of its continued efforts to support the advancement of statistical quality assurance practices among OIC countries, SESRIC hosted a high-level Round Table Discussion on “Future Directions and Concrete Steps for Quality Assurance Efforts in the Context of the New Data Ecosystem” on 3 July 2025 at its headquarters in Ankara, Türkiye.

H.E. Ambassador Fahad Bin Assaad Bin Abdulkareem ABUALNASR, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of Türkiye, paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK at the Centre’s Headquarters in Ankara.

On the margins of the Training Workshop on Quality Assurance for Countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Dr. Ziad ABDALLAH, Director General of the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics (AITRS), at the SESRIC Headquarters in Ankara.

SESRIC co-hosted a side event on 2 July 2025 in collaboration with the Members and Secretariat of the International Forum on TOSSD (IFT), regional institutions, and international partners. The event took place on 2 July 2025 on the margins of the 4^th International Conference on Financing for Development, held during 30 June-3 July 2025 in Seville, Spain.

SESRIC participated in the Malaysian Research Initiative for National Agenda (MaRINA 3.0) Workshop on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Research Focus Area for 2026–2030. The workshop was organised by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of Malaysia on 1 July 2025 in Kuala Lumpur. The main objective of the workshop was to bring together national and international stakeholders to exchange knowledge and collaboratively chart the future direction of OSH research.

SESRIC, in collaboration with the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-Stat), Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics (AITRS) and the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT), organized a Training Workshop on “Quality Assurance for Countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation” on 1-3 July 2025 at its headquarters in Ankara, Türkiye.

SESRIC conducted a courtesy visit to the Vocational Qualifications Authority of Türkiye (MYK), where a productive meeting was held with President Prof. Dr. Mustafa Necmi İLHAN and Vice President Dr. Mehmet Erdem GÜNEY to identify potential areas for institutional collaboration, particularly in the areas of vocational education, skills development, and mutual-capacity building initiatives.

SESRIC held an expert-level meeting with OSH experts of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of Malaysia on 30 June 2025 prior to the PRE-MARINA Workshop, to explore potential areas of cooperation between the two institutions.

The delegation of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Sub-Regional Office for Central Asia, led by Dr. Ayşegül SELIŞIK, Assistant FAO Representative in Türkiye, and the senior representatives paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK to discuss potential areas of cooperation at the SESRIC Headquarters.

SESRIC paid a courtesy visit to Middle East Technical University and held a meeting with Advisors to the Rector Prof. Dr Ömer DELİALİOĞLU and Dr Taner ZORBAY (Dean of Students) to explore potential collaboration opportunities between the two institutions.

SESRIC held a technical cooperation meeting with the National Institute of Disaster Management - National Disaster Management Authority (NIDM-NDMA) of Pakistan on 26 June 2025 to explore potential areas of cooperation between the two institutions.

SESRIC paid a courtesy visit to Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University and held a meeting with Vice Rectors Prof. Dr. Abdullah YILDIZ and Prof. Dr. Mustafa ORÇAM as well as Prof. Dr. Hüseyin TUTAR, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences to explore potential collaboration opportunities between the two institutions.