New Director is being sworn in at Research Centre of Islamic Economics (IKAM) that works under ILKE foundation and has emerged as one of the world's leading institutions in the field of Islamic economics.

IKAM, established in 2016, aims to encourage the study of competent ideas and theories and to provide a basis for the new studies of Islamic economics. Since 2016, IKAM has carried out many academic activities, and has organized many programs including workshops besides publishing quality research though its journal, reports and books.

Dr. Taha Egri, the new director, is a member of the Faculty of Economics at Kırklareli University. Furthermore, Prof. Dr. Murat Taşdemir from Istanbul Medeniyet University, Dr. Hamdi Cilingir from Sakarya University and Melih Turan, a PhD candidate have also joined IKAM’s Executive Board.

Since the day IKAM was founded, Assoc. Dr. Lutfi Sunar has carried out many works that have made IKAM one of the most respected organizations in the field. We would like to thank our esteemed founding chairman who has kicked off many projects in the fields of research, publications, trainings and events, and wish success to our new director.

Dr. Taha Eğri completed his undergraduate education at the Economics Department of Bogazici University. He completed his master's degree in Economic Policy at Istanbul University with the thesis titled “Change of Turkish Agricultural Policies After 2000 and A Field Study: The Case of Kırklareli”. Eğri, who was a guest researcher at George Mason University between 2014-2016, completed his doctorate with the thesis titled “Economic Politics of Arab Riots and Transition to a Democracy: Egyptian Example” at Istanbul University, Department of Economics. Eğri, whose main fields of study are corporate economics, Middle East economies, military-economy relationship and Islamic economics, currently works as an Assist. Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Kırklareli University.