Tomtom Mah. İstiklal Cad. No:189/3 Beyoğlu
34433 İstanbul/
Turkey
- Arts
- Democracy and community development
- Gender
- Heritage
- Human rights
- International/Cultural relations
- Media
- Research
- Youth and education
Mission of the MAKI is to develop cooperation and dialogue between the cultures of Turkey and other countries.
The objectives of the MAKI are:
- to promote their cultural heritages,
- to improve the cinema art and related activities;
-to increase the awareness for independence of media, media pluralism and accountability of media; to conduct activities for academics, practitioners, policy makers, regulatory bodies, media staff and other relevant partners in media sector to improve new ideas and policies in this area,
- to study on the harmonization of the media regulations in Turkey and EU,
-to monitor the developments in IP law relating to audio-visual, electronic and printing media, conduct research and generate projects.
Projects:
1. Interview with Gaye Su AKYOL, well-known Turkish musician, cultural envoy in Rotterdam to promote Turkish music culture,
2.“Representation of Disadvantaged Groups in Media” project financed by the EU Activist Programme “Sivil Düşün”
MAKI will develop new partnerships to improve mutual understanding between cultures of Turkey and other countries. It will focus on media, public opinion and cultural studies and encourage the civil society working on these issues. Senior experts under the structure of the association will contribute to develop mutual perceptions among people of different cultures. Key experts/personals at the association are willing to participate and contribute all activities of the Network.
MAKI wants to join ALF Network to develop new partnership with members of ALF that have common aims with our association; to share problems and find solutions against their same challenges; to take an advantage from meetings and info-days under ALF Network; to share its projects/activities on issues of cultural diversity and cultural studies via ALF Network; to participate national and regional debates between media and civil society on intercultural issues.