Association for Liberal Thinking
Encyclopedia
The Association for Liberal Thinking (Liberal Düşünce Topluluğu in Turkish
) is a Turkish
libertarian think-tank.
, the capital city of Turkey.
It has five working groups called "research centers": Din ve Hurriyet Araştırmaları Merkezi (Religion and Freedom Research Center), İnsan Hakları Merkezi (Human Rights Center), Ekonomik Özgürlük Merkezi (Economic Freedom Center), Çevre Politikaları Araştırma Merkezi (Environmental Policies Research Center) and Eğitim Politikaları Araştırma Merkezi (Education Policies Research Center).
's Law.
Recent projects carried out by the organisation have included 'Inter-religious Affairs: Search for A Peaceful Coexistence in a Secular and Democratic System', a 2004 project aimed at encouraging diversity
which was sponsored by the European Commission
.
The organisation is associated with Liberte Yayınları
(Liberte Publications) that publishes its journals and books by its members.
The Association was a co-sponsor of the 2008 International Conference on Climate Change
, with the Heartland Institute
as the main sponsor.
Turkish language
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) is a Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
libertarian think-tank.
History
The group was informally founded on 26 December 1992 by former conservative intellectuals and gained official status as an association under Turkish law on 1 April 1994. Three years after its informal formation the Association started to publish what it recognizes as its flagship publication, the journal titled Liberal Düşünce (Liberal Thought).Organisation
The association is based in AnkaraAnkara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
, the capital city of Turkey.
It has five working groups called "research centers": Din ve Hurriyet Araştırmaları Merkezi (Religion and Freedom Research Center), İnsan Hakları Merkezi (Human Rights Center), Ekonomik Özgürlük Merkezi (Economic Freedom Center), Çevre Politikaları Araştırma Merkezi (Environmental Policies Research Center) and Eğitim Politikaları Araştırma Merkezi (Education Policies Research Center).
Activities
The association publishes reports, books and journals (Liberal Düşünce and Piyasa, both published quarterly), hosts seminars and runs educational programs. It supports research and carries out studies that serve its activities. It also organizes essay contest aimed primarily at university students for encouraging the study and dissemination of liberal thought. For example, the 2008 essay contest was on the meaning of reading Frederic BastiatFrédéric Bastiat
Claude Frédéric Bastiat was a French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly. He was notable for developing the important economic concept of opportunity cost.-Biography:...
's Law.
Recent projects carried out by the organisation have included 'Inter-religious Affairs: Search for A Peaceful Coexistence in a Secular and Democratic System', a 2004 project aimed at encouraging diversity
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism is the appreciation, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures, applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place, usually at the organizational level, e.g...
which was sponsored by the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
.
The organisation is associated with Liberte Yayınları
Liberte Publications
Liberte Publications is a publishing company in Turkey established to produce books and journals on liberalism and promoting liberal ideas...
(Liberte Publications) that publishes its journals and books by its members.
The Association was a co-sponsor of the 2008 International Conference on Climate Change
International Conference on Climate Change
The International Conference on Climate Change is a conference series sponsored by the Heartland Institute which aims to bring together global warming skeptics who dissent with the scientific consensus that human-produced greenhouse gases, predominantly carbon dioxide, are causing the Earth's...
, with the Heartland Institute
Heartland Institute
The Heartland Institute is a libertarian, American public policy think tank based in Chicago, Illinois which advocates free market policies. The Institute is designated as a 501 non-profit by the Internal Revenue Service and advised by a 15 member board of directors, which meets quarterly. As of...
as the main sponsor.