The Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation–Turkey (OSIAF-Turkey) acts as a liaison office, identifying actors and activities that will help Turkey's evolution toward an open society; facilitating collaboration between Turkish civil society and the Soros foundations network; and making funding recommendations. OSIAF-Turkey's overall aim is to enhance current reform efforts by providing financial and technical assistance in five general areas: political reform and the European Union, media, gender, regional disparities, and civil society.
The foundation has supported social, economic, and EU membership research, human rights initiatives, and educational reform. More specifically, OSIAF-Turkey has supported research on impediments to women’s participation in the public sphere, the development of a local governance participation model, urban sustainability processes, and the use of information technology in democratization.
Note: An English-language version of the OSI Assistance Foundation–Turkey website is currently not available.