Kafademi Scientific Research and Development Cooperative

Kafademi Scientific Research and Development Cooperative (Kafademi) is an academic partnership formed by social scientists working at different universities in Turkey. Registered as a cooperative, it describes itself as having a sharing and participatory structure based on joint production, with the aim of bringing qualified academic knowledge production together with social benefit. Its stated mission is to transform academic knowledge into public benefit, acting in line with scientific ethics and academic principles while contributing both to the public sphere and to the academic world. The cooperative develops projects that seek multi-dimensional solutions to current social issues, including migration, disaster management, energy transformation, volunteering, food security, digitalization and citizen participation. Its research is intended not only to generate data but also to guide decision-makers, strengthen ties with society, and operate on the basis of open access and sharing. Kafademi says it is built on a culture of consultation, common sense and a vision of sustainability, and it advocates the publicization of academic knowledge. Beyond research, Kafademi provides training and consultancy services and produces projects intended to have impact at national and international level. It actively participates in multi-partner international projects within the scope of the European Union's Horizon Europe programme, developing social-science-based and/or digital solutions in areas such as disaster resilience, climate adaptation, migration management, energy transition and citizen participation. In these projects it produces practical models, policy recommendations and impact analyses alongside its scientific contribution. The organization also publishes, aiming to become an international reference institution and to be the carrier of a new academic language. Kafademi is associated with Kırklareli, Turkey, according to its Wikidata entry, which classifies it as a company in that province. Its public-facing identity is that of a non-profit-oriented, member-based research cooperative rather than a conventional commercial enterprise, and its primary channels are its website and its participation in collaborative research consortia.

Kafademi Scientific Research and Development Cooperative was formed as an academic partnership by social scientists working at different universities in Turkey. Rather than emerging from a single institution, it was organized as a cooperative — a legal form that matches its self-described sharing and participatory structure based on joint production. The cooperative's founding purpose is to bring qualified academic knowledge production together with social benefit, operating in line with scientific ethics and academic principles. From its base in Turkey, and associated with Kırklareli according to its Wikidata entry, Kafademi has built its activity around research projects that address current social issues. Its stated thematic scope includes migration, disaster management, energy transformation, volunteering, food security, digitalization and citizen participation. The cooperative frames its research as more than data generation: it aims to guide decision-makers, strengthen ties with society, and rest on open access and sharing. A defining step in its development has been participation in multi-partner international projects within the European Union's Horizon Europe programme. Through these consortia, Kafademi develops social-science-based and/or digital solutions in areas such as disaster resilience, climate adaptation, migration management, energy transition and citizen participation, and it produces practical models, policy recommendations and impact analyses in addition to scientific contributions. This international project work complements its domestic training and consultancy services. Kafademi also publishes and states an ambition to become an international reference institution and the carrier of a new academic language. Its organizational culture is described as one of consultation, common sense and sustainability, with advocacy for the publicization of academic knowledge as a guiding principle. The cooperative continues to position itself at the intersection of academia and the public sphere, pursuing projects intended to have impact at both national and international level.

• Formed as an academic partnership of social scientists from different Turkish universities, organized as a cooperative.

• Developed a project portfolio addressing migration, disaster management, energy transformation, volunteering, food security, digitalization and citizen participation.

• Began active participation in multi-partner international projects under the European Union's Horizon Europe programme.

An academic, member-based research cooperative that publicizes academic knowledge and delivers social-benefit projects, training and consultancy at national and international level.

• Research projects on social issues

  Multi-dimensional research addressing migration, disaster management, energy transformation, volunteering, food security, digitalization and citizen participation.

• Horizon Europe project participation

  Multi-partner international projects developing social-science-based and/or digital solutions in disaster resilience, climate adaptation, migration management, energy transition and citizen participation.

• Training and consultancy

  Training and consultancy services offered alongside research activity.

• Policy recommendations and impact analyses

  Practical models, policy recommendations and impact analyses produced within international projects.

• Publications

  Publishing activity supporting the publicization of academic knowledge.

1. 1Kafademi Scientific Research and Development Cooperative – official websitekafademi.com
2. 2About Us – Kafademi Scientific Research and Development Cooperativekafademi.com
3. 3Kafademi Scientific Research and Development Cooperative – Wikidatawikidata.org