Toplumsal Araştırmalar Merkez

Name

Toplumsal Araştırmalar Merkez

Legal name

Toplumsal Araştırmalar Merkezi Derneği

Website

https://tamuskon.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Conference Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Conference Proceedings & Research Reports Publishing (EDAGAFAL)

Keywords

• Academic conference services
• Social sciences congress
• Peer-reviewed publishing
• Academic event management
• Scholarly proceedings publication

Headquarters

HQ city

Kocaeli

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Congress Registration Fees: TAM generates revenue through registration fees for their international congresses. Fees are charged per paper submission, with different pricing tiers for students, academics, and audience members. The organization is structured as a non-profit association (Derneği), and participation fees are collected as donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Toplumsal Araştırmalar Merkezi (TAM) is a non-profit think tank that organizes an annual international social sciences congress series (TAMUSKON) held in Kaş, Antalya, with hybrid in-person and online participation. The organization also publishes a peer-reviewed academic journal (TAM Akademi Dergisi / TAMDE) and produces congress proceedings and academic books with ISBN numbers through its publishing arm (TAM Yayınları). Services include abstract submission, peer review, conference registration, and optional full-text publication for academic career advancement.

Product overview

Toplumsal Araştırmalar Merkezi (TAM) operates as a non-profit think tank and academic publisher. The organization offers three interconnected core products: (1) TAMUSKON - the annual International Social Sciences Congress series held in Kaş, Antalya, offering in-person and online participation; (2) TAM Akademi Dergisi - an international peer-reviewed social sciences journal providing free publication opportunities; and (3) TAM Yayınları - congress proceedings and academic books with ISBN, including abstract booklets and full-text proceedings. These products work together to provide comprehensive academic publishing and conference services to the social sciences community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TAM Akademi Dergisi (TAMDE): International peer-reviewed social sciences journal published by TAM
• TAM Yayınları

Products and services

• TAMUSKON (TAM Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Kongresi / International Social Sciences Congress) Annual international social sciences congress featuring paper presentations, invited keynote speakers, and peer-reviewed publication opportunities. Supports both in-person participation at Kaş Kültür Evi (Kaş Cultural House) in Antalya, Turkey, and online/virtual participation. Bilingual support (Turkish and English). Targeted at academics, researchers, university professors, and graduate students in social sciences disciplines seeking international publication outlets and academic incentive points.
• TAM Akademi Dergisi (TAM Academy Journal / TAMDE) International peer-reviewed academic journal in social sciences published by Toplumsal Araştırmalar Merkezi. Provides free article publication opportunities, particularly for participants of TAMUSKON congresses. Full texts published in the journal can be used in associate professorship applications in Turkey.
• TAM Yayınları (TAM Publications) Academic publishing arm of TAM that produces congress proceedings books (both abstract booklets and full-text proceedings) and academic books with ISBN numbers. Outputs serve as documented academic publications for participants' career advancement, including associate professorship applications in Turkey.

Quantifiable outcome

• Proceedings published with ISBN numbers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Aydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi İletişim FakültesicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2022Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Communication serves as the main financial account holder for congress fees. The university processes payments through its döner sermaye (revolving fund) account at T.C. Ziraat Bankası.
• Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi (Girne American University)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2022Girne American University is a co-organizer of TAMUSKON congresses, with Prof. Dr. Ali Poyraz Gürson serving as Vice Rector and participating as an invited speaker.
• Kaş Belediyesi (Kaş Municipality)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2022Kaş Municipality is a local government partner providing support for congress operations in the Kaş district.
• Korfez Belediyesi (Körfez Municipality)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2022Körfez Municipality is a municipal sponsor of TAMUSKON congresses.
• Gemlik Belediyesi (Gemlik Municipality)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2022Gemlik Municipality is a municipal sponsor of TAMUSKON congresses.
• FikirbasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 January 2022Fikirbas is listed as a sponsor for TAMUSKON congresses.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• TÜBİTAK (Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu): Turkey's national science and technology research council; while much broader in scope, it is the dominant funder and organizer of large-scale academic activity in Turkey and an indirect benchmark for credibility in the Turkish academic ecosystem.

Emerging players

• International Social Sciences Studies Journal (ISSSJ): Peer-reviewed social sciences journal with associated congress activities; comparable publishing and academic-conference hybrid model.

Direct peers

• ECONDER (Ekonomik ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Derneği): Turkish academic association running recurring international social sciences conferences with peer-reviewed proceedings. Comparable scope, audience, and non-profit association structure.
• Bilimarmoni: Turkey-based organizer of academic congresses and publishers of proceedings, focused on social sciences. Directly competes for the same Turkish-language academic researcher audience.
• ASOS Congress (Akademik Sosyal Araştırmalar): Turkey-based organizer of international social sciences and humanities congresses with hybrid participation models and ISBN-tagged proceedings. Closely mirrors TAM's congress + publication model.
• IKSAD (İktisadi Kalkınma ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Derneği): Turkish non-profit association that organizes numerous international social sciences congresses across multiple cities and publishes proceedings. Most direct comparable to TAM in structure, target audience, and product offering.

Regional players

• Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü: Turkish university social sciences institute that runs its own academic conferences; comparable organizer profile but anchored to a single host university rather than an independent association.

Peers

• ISRES (International Society for Research in Education and Science):

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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