The aim of the center is to research and examine the cultural structure of the society in which it is located based on scientific data, to identify the interaction between various cultures throughout history, to observe the roles of factors such as beliefs, language, religion, and race in this formation, and to conduct academic studies and research in order to reveal the effects of philosophical-intellectual, ideological/political, scientific, historical, technological, and similar social trends in the contemporary world, to disseminate the resulting products to society through scientific and cultural events such as seminars, symposiums, and conferences held at the university, and thus to ensure that the resulting free thought and knowledge accumulation are disseminated in the broadest sense along with universal values.
In this context, TARMER's primary mission is to “carry out activities aimed at recognizing and promoting the culture and social structure we live in within the framework of scientific data” and, at the same time, to “contribute to universal peace by revealing the interaction between different cultures in our society.”
Therefore, it is necessary to analyze and discuss both the examination of our own culture and social trends, their accurate recognition and promotion, and the fundamental problems in the social sphere (declining literacy rates, the breakdown of the family structure, rising divorce rates, the failure to establish equal opportunities in education, unemployment, social polarization, increasing tendencies toward violence in society, etc.) are analyzed, as well as revealing the interaction between different cultural structures that represent a wealth of diversity. This comprehensive approach to social services is the fundamental mission of TARMER.
Areas of Activity of the Center
a) Creating a website, library, and archive related to research topics supported by the Center.
b) Collecting all kinds of historical and contemporary works and documents related to science, art, literature, folk culture (folklore), philosophy, and similar subjects that constitute the culture of society in this library.
c) To follow daily print and audio-visual media. To archive newspaper clippings, magazines, video recordings, and summaries that are of documentary value for the Center's work.
d) To identify research topics and suitable researchers in fields related to the Center's objectives and to ensure that projects are prepared and carried out in these areas.
e) Collaborate with specialized institutions such as university research institutions in fields related to the Center's objectives.
f) Provide support to suitable research and projects conducted outside the Center that are related to the Center's objectives.
g) Support the domestic and international work of designated researchers and researcher candidates to enable the conduct of research.
h) To publish appropriate works from the Center's research products and research conducted outside the Center that falls within the Center's areas of interest in physical and virtual environments.
ı) To participate in cultural events such as conferences, seminars, workshops, symposiums, and panels on topics within the Center's areas of interest.
i) To collaborate with local and foreign scientific and research institutions engaged in similar activities.
k) To employ researchers from various disciplines in order to analyze different aspects of society's culture and identify commonalities.
l) To carry out other activities proposed by the Board of Directors and deemed appropriate by the Rector's Office within the scope of the Center's objectives.
