AKDIM (The Antalya Intercultural Dialogue Center, original Turkish: Antalya Kültürlerarası Dialog Merkezi), founded in 2005, is a non-profit organization in Antalya, Turkey which focuses on promoting intercultural dialog within and across different cultural backgrounds. AKDİM describes its mission as bringing people from a wide range of cultural backgrounds together to encourage dialogue, and to improve cross cultural awareness. It organizes a number of activities in varying disciplines, from art to sport and trips to conferences. AKDİM receives operational funding from activity sponsors and member donations.
Platforms
KABİP The Intercultural Togetherness Platform (Kültürlerarası Birliktelik Platformu) is aimed primarily at bringing together Turkish citizens and foreigners in Antalya. Activities to encourage this include "Tuesday tea", hiking, cooking club, information seminars, a Turkish course for foreigners, and theme and special occasions (Mother's Day, Easter, Noah's Pudding, etc.).
BİYAP The Platform for Living Together (Birlikte Yaşama Platformu) aims to bring people together through culture, science and the arts. Activities include conferences and seminars, concerts, exhibitions, Turkish Language Olympiads, etc.
GEP The Self-Improvement Platform (Geliştirme Platformu) encourages personal and career growth through organized activities such as computer, language, and speaking courses.
RESOP The Relax and Outdoor Platform (Relax ve Spor Platformunda) organizes different sport and leisure activities like hunting, riding, etc.
Recognition Some of its events include:
Impact of civil society on the democratization process, 'Hizmet' movement conference Civil Constitution Conference Does The 'Underground' Government Get Liquidation? Conference Universal Parameters of The Law and Human Rights Conference Turkish Language Olympiads Provincial Events (2009–2010 – 2011–2012) Dialog Fast Break (2011–2012)
Advisory committee Erdoğan Çiğdem – Pedagogue Haşmet Öyken Gazeteci. tuncer çetinkaya .. Prof. Helen Rose Ebaugh – Academician Hasan Tarık Şen – Lawyer Prof. James C. Harrington – Academician Ahmet Sözgen – Antalya University Secretary-General Uğur Kepir – Pedagogue Prof. Alexander Scott – Academician Prof. Martha Ann Kirk – Academician Dr. Murat Kaplan – Academician
External links www.akdim.org
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