About ILAD

ILAD ''The Communication Research Association - Turkey''

Targets and objectives of ILAD are based on conducting and supporting researches in communication, having collaborations with international communication researchers, monitoring agenda of media and communication both on national and
international level, and supporting the
information exchange.

ILAD has been working to be an External Quality Assurance Agency in order to align European Standards on the Turkish higher education in communication. It has applied to the competent public authority ‘YÖK’ to be recognised as a quality
assurance agency.

 

 

 

ILAD Activities

Ø Some of the national panels, conferences and symposiums organised by ILAD are:

Ø Media Ownership and the Cases of Maxwell and Murdoch (at Press Museum 29 september 1990)

Ø Privatisation of Radio and Television (January 1991) Bülent Ecevit invited as Keynote speaker.

Ø Satelite Broadcasting and Turkey (at Press Museum, 17 March 1990)

Ø Municipalities and Communication (at the Office of Turkish Journalists Association, 30 March 1991)

Ø ''News Media and International Conflicts” symposium organized with IAMCR, (June 1991) Tarabya Hotel, Istanbul

Ø Media Responsibility organized with UNESCO (at Sepetçiler Kasrı, Istanbul, 14 January 1994)

Ø Media and Public Interest (Anadolu University, Eskisehir, 1994)

Ø “Ethical Issues in Mass Communication” (November 1994)

Ø “Media and Globalisation/Mondialisation”. A conference held by Prof. Armand Mattelard, 2002 (ILAD social club)

Ø IFJ members’ visit to ILAD, a meeting on the labour conditions of journalists, 2002

Ø “2nd Turkish Journalists Conference” in Memory of The First Turkish Journalists Conference in 1955 (January 2005)

Ø Conference Series in the Project of Media Monitoring, 2006-2008

Ø Presentations of postgraduate and doctoral theses on media and communication 2004-2008

Ø 4th European Communication Conference with European Communication Research Association-ECREA in İstanbul
(24-27 October 2012)

 

ILAD has also been active in contributing to many national and local seminars and conferences organised by universities
and local journalist associations

 

ILAD Awards

ILAD gives communication awards in three categories each year.

1- “Communication Award in honour of Dr Hıfzı Topuz” to one media staff in order to appreciate ethical behaviour.

2- “Journalism Award in honour of Muserref Hekimoğlu” to one successful young female journalist.

3- “The Communication Research of the Year Award” is given to the best research in communication  chosen by the jury.

 

ILAD-HISTORY IN BRIEF

The history of ILAD, as being an Association of Communication Research, goes back to 1986. National President of UNESCO Suat Sinanoğlu, President of Turkish Journalists Association-Nezih Demirkent and Dr. Hifzi Topuz realised the idea of the need
for a communication association in Turkey which  was reinforced by the communication academics, journalists and writers. In 1989 the Association gained a legal status for research in communications on regional and international level. Dr. Hıfzı Topuz
is the Founder President.

Targets and objectives of ILAD are based on conducting and supporting researches in communication, having collaborations with international communication researchers, monitoring agenda of media and communication both on national and
international level, and supporting the exchange of information.

After having had several relocations during the foundation period, ILAD owns a meeting office and a social clubhouse in Beyoglu Taksim since 2000. The Executive board organizes in its clubhouse once a month dinner-conferences on current issues which
are open to ILAD members and researchers.

ILAD has more than 300 members. The members are communication scholars (junior and senior), journalists and writers.

 

ILAD Publications:

Ø ILAD newsletters (“İletişim Araştırma Bülteni”) ’The Bulletin of Communication Research’

Ø Monopolisation of Press (Basında Tekelleşmeler) 1989 (with collaboration of TÜSES)

Ø Vision on Radio and Television Systems of the Future (Yarının Radyo TV Düzeni) 1990 (with collaboration of TÜSES)

Ø Research Techniques and Methods in Communication (Araştırma Yöntemleri, Teknikleri ve İletişim) (Prof. Aysel Aziz)

Ø And Communication - A gift book dedicated to Prof. Dr. Ersan İlal
(Prof. Dr. Ersan İlal'e armağan. Ve İletişim..) Editor Prof.  Dr. Aysel Aziz

Ø The Revolution Years  of Communication - A gift book dedicated to Dr. Hıfzı Topuz
(İletişimde Devrim Yılları- Dr. Hıfzı Topuz'a armağan kitap) Editor: Füsun Özbilgen

 

 

MEMBERS OF THE MANAGING BOARD

ILAD Honorary President Dr. Hıfzı Topuz


Board Members

ILAD Chair: Prof. Dr. Aysel Aziz

ILAD Vice Chair: Dr. Recep Yaşar

ILAD Vice Chair: Prof. Dr. Jale Sarmaşık

ILAD Secretary General: Füsun Özbilgen

ILAD Treasurer: Dursun Güleryüz

ILAD Board Member: Prof. Dr. Berrin Yanıkkaya

ILAD Board Member: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nalan Büker

 

Associate Member: Prof. Dr. Müge Demir Ayral

Associate Member: Dr. İlknur Kalay

Associate Member: Prof. Dr. Deniz Yenğin

Associate Member: Dr. Sevgi Nur Sadedil

Associate Member: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deniz Akbulut

Associate Member: Dr. Sevil Bektaş Durmuş


Supervisory Board Members

ILAD Supervisory Board Chair: Dr. Engin Başçı

ILAD Supervisory Board Member: Şermin Topçu

ILAD Supervisory Board Member: Serkan Karatay

Associate Member: Selçuk Öziş

Associate Member: Dr. Nejla Polat

Associate Member: Dr. Müge Öztunç


Honorary Board Members

ILAD Honorary Board Member: Prof. Dr. Nermin Abadan Unat

ILAD Honorary Board Member: Prof. Dr. Özden Cankaya

ILAD Honorary Board Member: Prof. Dr. Şükran Esen

ILAD Honorary Board Member: Prof. Dr. Nazife Güngör

ILAD Honorary Board Member: Sibel Asna

Associate Member: Atilla Özsever

Associate Member: Prof. Dr. Hülya Yenğin

Associate Member: Prof. Dr. Ebru Uzunoğlu

Associate Member: Prof. Dr. Filiz Tiryakioğlu

Associate Member: Prof. Dr. Dursun Gökdağ

 

ILAD Office Contact Information


Address:

Iletisim   Arastirmalari Dernegi

Fahrettin Kerim Gökay Cad. Ortaklar İş Merkezi 71/56

Kadıköy, İstanbul

Turkey

Mail: ilad@ilad.org.tr

Website: www.ilad.org.tr

 

 

 

 

 



Higher Education Quality Council Turkey (YÖKAK) authorized ILAD Communication Research Association to accredit higher education programs in the field of communication.