Center for Eurasian Studies
Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM), was founded on 2 January 2009. History. The Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies (ASAM) which was established at the end of the 1990s in Ankara ceased its operations in 2008. Institute for Armenian Research (Ermeni Araştırmaları Enstitüsü) (ERAREN), a sub-working group of ASAM, continued its studies for a while. In 2009, ERAREN decided to carry out its activities as Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM) within the Turkmeneli Cooperation and Culture Foundation in Ankara. After establishment of AVİM, in addition to the main field of study of ERAREN, AVİM has expanded  its field of study by making studies on the Eurasian Region. Research. Studies at AVİM are carried out by 12 research assistants. The Center focuses on the following regions and main themes, with researchers, analysts and visiting research assistants continuing their master's and doctoral degrees/doctorate: Regions Research Areas Publications. Center for Eurasian Studies publishes four journals. International Crimes and History (bilingual), Review of Armenian Studies (English) and Ermeni Araştırmaları (Turkish) are peer-reviewed and indexed journals. Eurasian World is a semi-academic (bilingual) journal.