SESRIC | |
Type: | International Organisation |
Key People: | H.E. Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, Director General |
Foundation: | 1978 |
Location: | Ankara, Turkey |
Homepage: | Official website |
The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), was founded as a subsidiary organ of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in pursuance of Resolution No. 2/8-E adopted by the Eighth Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM), held in Tripoli in May 1977. The Centre started its activities in Ankara on 1 June 1978.[1]
The basic mandate drawn up for SESRIC is threefold:
In addition to the implementation of the above-mentioned mandate, the Centre assumes the role of focal point for the technical co-operation activities and projects between the OIC system and the related UN agencies. It also acts as the major research arm of the OIC whereby it is assigned the task of preparing the main economic and social reports and background documents for the multitude of economic, social and technical co-operation meetings and conferences held at different levels under the umbrella of the OIC every year.
Name | Term | |
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Dr. Şadi Cindoruk | 1 June 1978 - 30 April 1998 | |
Ambassador Erdinç Erdün | 1 May 1998 – 30 April 2006 | |
Dr. Savaş Alpay | 1 May 2006 – 26 March 2015 | |
Ambassador Musa Kulaklıkaya | 27 March 2015 – 26 March 2019 | |
Mr. Nebil Dabur | 27 March 2019 – 26 March 2013 | |
H.E. Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk | 27 March 2023 – Present |
The Center is located in Ankara, Republic of Turkey.