Spring and Autumn Academies

İBV’s Spring and Autumn Academies have been organised to transmit existing research in the field of Kurdish studies to young academics, researchers and students. With its Academy...

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Seminars and Panels

The İsmail Beşikci Foundation, which believes in the importance of working and producing together, organises joint activities with many universities, civil society organisations...

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Terrace Events

The İsmail Beşikci Foundation offers a venue to civil society organisations, trade associations, initiatives and individuals that work for the benefit of human rights, democracy...

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Upcoming Events

  • 08
  • Jan
Geographer Abdurrahman Önen and his works on the Geography of Kurdistan
  • 17:00 - 19:00
  • İsmail Beşikci Vakfı / 1. Salon
  • 23
  • May
Reading Workshops
  • 14:30 - 15:15
  • İsmail Beşikci Vakfı / 1. Salon
  • 01
  • Feb
ŞÜR û QELEM IBV's founding story
  • 17:00 - 17:00
  • İsmail Beşikci Vakfı / 2. Salon
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İBV

Our Fields Of Activity

Monitor and prepare reports on rights violations of academic freedoms, freedom of expression, human rights and cultural rights.
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Kürt Tarihi Magazines

The Kürt Tarihi Magazines [Kürt Tarihi Dergisi] began publication in 2012, and from the 28th edition onwards it has been prepared by the foundation’s editorial board. While the...
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Readıng Workshops

Under the motto ‘Let’s read together and learn together’, the IBV organises reading workshops under the direction of a moderator where various academic disciplines and themes are...
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IBV Seminar Series

The aim of the monthly İsmail Beşikci Academic Seminars establish a platform to share and discuss this accumulated and innovative knowledge in the fields of Kurdish studies, academic...
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İBV Publications

İBV Publications began in 2013 with the publication of 16 books by İsmail Beşikci which were then no longer available in print. In this way Dr. Beşikci’s work reached a wider readership. Our publishing house is currently engaged in a joint project with the Rûpel Publishing House to translate İsmail...
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İBV Research Library

The IBV possesses a rich specialized research library on Kurdish studies, which also contains Dr. İsmail Beşikci’s private collection, carefully and painstakingly collected over many years. Two floors of the İBV headquarters in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district are given over to this library, which...
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About Us News

‘Censorship and self-censorship in Kurdish Studies in Turkey’s universities’

“In doing their academic studies or sharing their opinions with their students in class, most of the academics in the...

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