Within the framework of 2014-SESRIC-016 Project, SESRIC organised the Training Course on ‘Poverty Statistics’ at Agency on Statistics under President of the Republic of Tajikistan (AoS) 15-17 February 2016. The Course was conducted by Mr. Yashar Pasha, Expert at State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the participation of 12 officials of AoS of Republic of Tajikistan.

The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) and Turkey Office of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group jointly organised another Seminar as part of the SESRIC-IDB Seminar Series. Dr. Ahmet Şuayb Gündoğdu, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) Representative in the IDB Group Turkey Office, delivered a seminar under the title of: "Direction of Islamic Trade Finance; from Greenfield to Capital Markets" at SESRIC Headquarters in Ankara on 12 February 2016. Numerous academics and banking experts have participated in the event. 

Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hesham Youssef, had paid a courtesy visit to the Director General of the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), Amb. Musa Kulaklikaya at SESRIC Headquarters in Ankara on 11th February 2016.

The 7^th Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group was held on 11 February 2016 in Ankara, Turkey under the "Accessibility of Vulnerable Groups to Social Protection Programmes in the OIC Member Countries" theme. Dr. Atilla Karaman from the Statistics and Information Department and Mr. Mazhar Hussain from the Economic and Social Research Department attended to the Meeting on behalf of the SESRIC.

During his official visit to Ankara on 10^th February 2016, the Secretary General of the OIC, H.E. Iyad Ameen Madani, had paid a courtesy visit to SESRIC. 

The Director General of SESRIC, Amb. Musa Kulaklikaya, welcomed Vice Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan, Yermek Kosherbayev at SESRIC Headquaters in Ankara on 9th February 2016.

Within the framework of 2014-SESRIC-016 Project, SESRIC organised the Training Course on “Poverty Statistics” at the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) in Khartoum - Republic of the Sudan on 8-10 February 2016. The course was conducted by Mr. Mohamed Ahmed Abdelwahab, Expert at Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) of Egypt with the participation of 27 officials of CBS of Republic of the Sudan.

Çankırı Karatekin University, Turkey, and Al Zaiem Al Azhari University, Sudan, organized the "International Conference on Sudanese-Turkish Relations from Past to Present and Opportunities for the Future" on 8-10 February 2016 in Khartoum, Sudan, with the support of SESRIC. The conference had the aim to constitute a better collaboration between Sudanese and Turkish universities as well as governmental and non-governmental organisations. The objective of the conference was to reveal the relationship between Turkey and Sudan based on historical documents and to assess and identify potential collaboration projects for the benefit of both countries.

In accordance with its 2015 Annual Work Plan, SESRIC will organise the training course on ‘Professional Skills for Official Statisticians: Effective Written Communication Techniques’ at the State Committee on Statistics of Turkmenistan on 27-29 January 2016, within the framework of the Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme. The course will be conducted by Mr. Sanan Hasanov, Expert at Business Management Group International (BMGI) of Azerbaijan with participation of relevant officials.

SESRIC organised, in collaboration with the Turkish Competition Authority, a training course on "Competition Law Enforcement in Regulated Markets and Bid-Rigging" within the framework of the OIC Capacity Building Programme for Competition Authorities (OIC-CA-CaB) in Islamabad, Pakistan on 25-27 January 2016. The course was provided by Mr. Remzi Özge Arıtürk and Metin Pektaş, competition experts of the Turkish Competition Authority with the participation of relevant members of the Competition Commission of Pakistan.

SESRIC organised, in collaboration with the Directorate of Competition and Prices, Kingdom of Morocco, a training course on “Basics of Competition Law” within the framework of the OIC Capacity Building Programme for Competition Authorities (OIC-CA-CaB) in Conakry, Republic of Guinea on 25-26 January 2016. The course was provided by Mr. Bousselmame El Hassane, Director of Competition, Awards and Investment Promotion of the Ministry of General Affairs and Governance, Kingdom of Morocco, with the participation of relevant members of the National Directorate of Interior Trade and Competition, Republic of Guinea. The training course mainly covered the following subjects:

In accordance with its 2015 Annual Work Plan, SESRIC organised the technical mission on ‘Module 2: Quarterly National Accounts’ at the Central Statistics Organization (CSO) on 23 January - 12 February 2016, within the framework of the Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme. The mission was conducted by Mr. Kourosh Javadi Pashaki, Expert at the Statistical Centre of the Islamic Republic of Iran with participation of relevant officials of CSO.

The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) and National Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) of Republic of Mali signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between both institutions within the framework of the project titled “Integration of the ‘Tobacco Questions for Surveys (TQS)’ into the National Surveys in Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States”. The MoA was signed on 14 January 2016 by HE. Amb. Musa KULAKLIKAYA, Director General of SESRIC, and Mr. Seydou Moussa TRAORE, Director General of INSTAT of Republic of Mali.

SESRIC and the International Turkic Academy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide a general framework to develop cooperation and partnership in the areas of common interests. The MoU was signed by H.E. Amb. Musa Kulaklıkaya, Director General of SESRIC, and Prof. Darkhan Kydyrali, President of the International Turkic Academy at SESRIC Headquarters in Ankara on 13 January 2016.

On the sideline of the 4^th Annual Meeting of OIC Broadcasting Regulatory Authorities Forum, which took place on January 12-13, 2016 in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, SESRIC and OIC Broadcasting Regulatory Authorities Forum (IBRAF) jointly organized a workshop on “Public Media Services and Broadcasting Principles”, in order to explore the media landscape in OIC Member States, and to seek further opportunities for cooperation in the areas of audiovisual media.

The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) and Gambia Bureau of Statistics (GBOS) of Republic of The Gambia signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between both institutions within the framework of the project titled “Integration of the ‘Tobacco Questions for Surveys (TQS)’ into the National Surveys in Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States”. The MoA was signed on 11 January 2016 by HE. Amb. Musa KULAKLIKAYA, Director General of SESRIC, and Mr. Nyakassi M. B. SANYANG, Statistician General of GBOS of Republic of The Gambia.

The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) and National Institute of Statistics and Economic and Demographic Studies (INSEED) of Republic of Togo signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between both institutions within the framework of the project titled “Integration of the ‘Tobacco Questions for Surveys (TQS)’ into the National Surveys in Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States”. The MoA was signed on 06 January 2016 by H.E. Amb. Musa KULAKLIKAYA, Director General of SESRIC, and Mr. Kokou Yao N’GUISSAN, Director General of INSEED of Republic of Togo.