The Hacettepe Institute of Population Studies

The Hacettepe Institute of Population Studies was established in 1966, as a national centre concerned with education and research in population studies.

The Institute's objectives are:

...    to provide education in the field of demography,

...    to carry out research on the demographic, social, economic, cultural and medical aspects of population issues,

...    to create public awareness on population problems,

...     to improve and extend the development of applied population studies,

...     to organise and participate in academic and applied studies in the field of  demography and population studies.

 In accordance with these objectives, the activities of the Institute can be classified under three broad categories:

...            education

...            research

...           production and dissemination of demographic data and publications.

The Institute is the only academic institution in Turkey providing postgraduate education in the field of population. Postgraduate degree programs are offered in the Technical Demography and Economic & Social Demography Departments of the Institute.

Results of national and subnational field surveys and research studies carried out by the Institute since the late 1960's have been widely utilised by national and international agencies. This has accredited the Institute with a central role in the collection and provision of demographic data and information to all concerned circles. Information disseminated by the Institute have always guided policy makers and service providers in Turkey: The State Planning Organisation, for instance, has extensively incorporated survey results in the national five-year development plans, while various Ministries have used these results in assessing the impact of their services.

Serving as a major link between academic and non-academic circles, the Institute maintains close relations with Turkish governmental and non-governmental agencies, and with international organisations, including those based in Turkey and abroad. The Institute is an associate member of the European Association of Population Studies.

As the leading institution in population studies in Turkey, the Institute has organised two National Population Conferences, in 1968 and 1975. To coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Institute's establishment, the Institute organised the third National Population Conference in November 1997. As part of the activities to celebrate the Institute's 30th year, an Alumni was formed in 1997, to bring together graduates of the Institute since 1967.