MiReKoc was established in August 2004 as a joint-initiative grant-giving program by Koç University (Istanbul) and the Foundation for Population, Migration, and Environment (Zurich).
Today, MiReKoc is a fully functioning program which provides an institutionalized hub for Turkey-related migration research in Turkey and elsewhere. In addition to research, MiReKoc initiates a succession of conferences, workshops, meetings and seminars aimed at mobilizing academics, bureaucrats, policymakers, stakeholders and civil society organizations (CSO).
Providing research opportunities on migration issues at the theoretical and empirical level from different disciplinary angles, MiReKoc promotes multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research practices. In both cases, originality is the primary concern...
MiReKoc holds an annual competition for research grants. MiReKoc had already realized four rounds of its research competition on Turkey-related migration issues in Turkey and out of 104 applications 37 projects with a total budget of over $ 420 000 were funded by the Program since 2004... read more
To enhance national-international networks to strengthen research capacity in the field of migration, MiReKoc develops and participates in a range of projects. Therefore MiReKoc has become a partner in several national and international research projects funded by various institutions and agencies. read more
Last Updated January 2009
