Internship programs at ORSAM are carried out in accordance with ORSAM’s work order, the time that the interns can spare and the interns’ areas of interest. Internships in ORSAM’s chosen areas of interest are offered under the supervision of experts who specialize in the relevant region, country or issue. ORSAM’s expectations regarding topics and the function of topics are also important, along with the interests of its interns.

Applicants for an internship at ORSAM who study international relations, political science, sociology, psychology, economics and law (post-freshmen undergraduate and graduate students) are given priority.

An “ORSAM Internship Certificate” is given to interns who successfully complete the internship.
ORSAM has two internship programs: the Continuous Internship Program and the Summer School Program.

Continuous Internship Program
The program is held at varying times and periods throughout the year in accordance with internship applications and is restricted to research activities. Applications to this program can be sent to the address provided at any time of year. Responses are sent directly to the applicants by e-mail.

Summer School Program
The first of this program was carried out on July 1-15 2009. Students attend classes from 9:30 to 16:00 in accordance with the program. The language of instruction that the participation is compulsory is Turkish. If necessary, ORSAM may change the topics of the courses and the experts. Here are the topics of courses given by ORSAM experts and some university academics: Globalisation and the Middle East; Turkey’s Threat Assessments and Security Problems; Foreign Policy Analyses; Diasporas; The Middle East; Iran’s Foreign Policy; Shiite Geopolitics; The Political, Economic and Social Situation of the Gulf States; Contemporary Developments in the Middle East (Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon); Turkmen History and Culture; The Iraqi Turkmen Movement, Project Cycles; Campaign Management; and Political Communication.

New applications to Orsam’s second Summer School should be sent in May 2010.

Application Rules
New applications for the Continuous Internship Program will be received in August. For the applications: (1) CV, (2) academic record, (3) statement of purpose, (4) application form, (5) one academic recommendation. Additionally, documentation of foreign language skills may also be sent. Choice of internship program, objectives to be attained while at ORSAM, expectations from the internship and the applicants’ areas of interest should be specified in the statement of purpose. Applicants with regional language skills, if certified, will be preferred. Applications and any other messages should be sent to staj@orsam.org.tr. The documents should be sent in .doc, .pdf or .jpg format. Images in .jpg or other formats should be sent in small sizes.

ORSAM will contact the applicants whose applications are approved for Continuous Internship Program for internship details.

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