[2] The Turkish Foreign Policy Institute (FPI) was founded in 1974 as a private organization.

International conferences, seminars and workshops are organized mainly in cooperation with foreign counterparts.

The FPI and its director are currently members of a number of international research and study centers.

It is currently affiliated to the Turkish Foundation for International Relations and Strategic Studies.

[3] The Institute administers an award program of İhsan Doğramacı Prize of International Relations for Peace.