[1][2][3][4] Established in 2018, PICT focuses on the humanities and arts, offering a range of academic activities such as courses, workshops, conferences, and public lectures.
[2][7][8] PICT also engages in public outreach via online journals and articles that are available in open-access format.
[9] In 2022, the PICT website published a 25-page essay by co-founders David Selim Sayers and Evrim Emer-Sayers about the field of Turkish studies in Germany, which triggered intense controversy in the national media in Turkey.
[9] In 2023, PICT participated in the successful campaign by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) to secure the release of Franco-Afghan journalist Mortaza Behboudi from prison in Afghanistan.
[13][9] This article about a French university, college, or other educational institution is a stub.