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Mr. Enver Hoxhaj, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, at IRCICA
Mr. Enver Hoxhaj, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, visited IRCICA on 29 April 2013. Dr. Halit Eren received the Minister in his office; talks were held on cultural cooperation at international level, highlighting the activities of IRCICA and the contacts and cooperation developed with the government and the cultural institutions of Kosovo.
The Minister of Health of Turkey Mr. Mehmet Müezzinoğlu visited IRCICA
On 27 April 2013 Dr. Halit Eren received the Minister of Health of Turkey Mr. Mehmet Müezzinoğlu. He gave information to the Minister on the Centre’s work and guided him to the library.
The visit of Mr. Rafet Husović, Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro
IRCICA was honoured to receive Mr. Rafet Husović, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Montenegro, on 10 April 2013. The Deputy Prime Minister was first received by Dr. Halit Eren at the Directorate General. During the talks, Dr. Eren gave information to the Minister on the Centre’s activities.
Visit of the Minister of Public Administration of Kosovo Mr. Mahir Yağcılar
On 4 April 2013, the Minister of Public Administration of Kosovo Mr. Mahir Yağcılar visited IRCICA. Director General Dr. Eren’s meeting with Minister Yağcılar covered cultural topics relating to the Muslim communities in Europe and cultural issues in general.
Dr. Halit Eren received by H.E. Dr. Hisham Kandil Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Dr. Halit Eren, IRCICA Director General, paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Dr. Hisham Kandil, Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt, at his office in Cairo on 7th February 2013, during Dr. Eren’s visit to Cairo on the occasion of the Twelfth Islamic Summit Conference (Cairo, 6-7 February). Dr. Eren was accompanied by Dr. Nazih Maruf, Head of Craft Development Program at IRCICA.
His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said conferred the Sultan Qaboos Order for Culture, Science and Art on IRCICA Director General Dr. Halit Eren
The Sultan of Oman His Majesty Qaboos bin Said conferred the Sultan Qaboos Order for Culture, Science and Art of the First Degree on Dr. Halit Eren, Director General of IRCICA, in recognition of his crucial contributions to the promotion of research and studies on Islamic culture, arts and sciences, as well as the development of ...
The President of Turkey H.E. Abdullah Gül visited IRCICA
The President of the Republic of Turkey H.E. Abdullah Gül visited IRCICA on 16 September 2011. The President received information on the activities of the Centre and visited its library at Silahhane Building, one of the largest structures of the Yıldız Palace complex. He received information on the modernisation and expansion projects carried out in the library in recent years. IRCICA Director General Dr. Eren briefed the President on the main collections ...
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Professor Li Jie, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, visited IRCICA
27.05.2013Professor Li Jie, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), accompanied by a delegation of scholars from CASS, visited IRCICA on 27 May 2013. Following the talks held at Director General Dr. Halit Eren’s office, Prof. Li and his delegation were guided by Dr. Eren to the research departments and the library, where they saw the publications and other results of the activities.
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RESULTS OF THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL CALLIGRAPHY COMPETITION IN THE NAME OF EKMELEDDİN İHSANOĞLU
29.04.2013Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) is pleased to announce the results of the Ninth International Calligraphy Competition which has been organized in the name of Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu.
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Dr. Yacouba Traoré, Minister of Religious Affairs and Faith of the Republic of Mali visited IRCICA
13.03.2013Dr. Yacouba Traoré, Minister of Religious Affairs and Faith of the Republic of Mali visited IRCICA on 8 March 2013 within the framework of his visit to Turkey as the official guest of the Turkish Prime Ministry.
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New Publication: Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Islamic Civilization in the Volga-Ural Region
23.01.2012Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Islamic Civilization in the Volga-Ural Region: Ufa, 21-22 October 2010, edited by Halit Eren, IRCICA, Istanbul, 2011, 496 pp.
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New Publication: Osmanlı Belgelerinde Arap Vilayetleri
30.12.2011Osmanlı Belgelerinde Arap Vilayetleri. Hicrî X-Miladî XVI. yüzyılın ortaları (The Arab provinces in Ottoman documents. Mid-Xth century H-XVIth century AD), Vol. 2, prepared by Fazıl Bayat, preface by Halit Eren, Muslim Countries in the Light of Ottoman Archive Documents Series no. 3, IRCICA, Istanbul, 2011, xx+384+xix pp., images of the documents in CD
Publications
From the beginning of its activities in 1980 until 2009, IRCICA publishedapproximately 120 editions of books in various languages resulting from its subject areas in Islamic history, art and culture.
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Director General ( Dr. Halit EREN )

Dr. Halit Eren has been appointed Director General of IRCICA as of 1st January 2005, by appointment of the Secretary General at the recommendation of the Governing Board of IRCICA after being nominated by the Government of the Republic of Turkey. ›› more
Upcoming Events
CALL FOR PAPERS: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE HISTORY OF THE ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION IN EASTERN AFRICA
OIC Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA), and the National Records & Archives Authority of the Sultanate of Oman, are jointly organizing, in cooperation with Zanzibar University, the International Symposium on the “History of the Islamic Civilization in Eastern Africa”, in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on 3-6 September 2013.



