/311 a/1~·111ada 1969 ytlmda c11stitiisii olarak k11r11/dukta11 so11ra, 1982 'de statiisii degi~·tirilerek Gii11eydog11 Avrupa Ara$ltr111alart Merkezi 'ne <,:evrile11 k11m111w1 idar/ yap1.1·1 Fe faaliyetleri gene/ hat/any/a ele a/111arak, k1sa gep11i~·i11de ili111 dii11yas111da saglad1g1 faydalar iizerinde d11rul111aya 9aft$tf1111$/tr. istanbul Oniversitesi Edebiyat Faki.iltesi bilnyesinde Giiney Dogu Ara~·tmnalan Merkezi (Enstitiisii) adt altmda Edime'de faaliyetlerine ba~layan ve onemli misyonlar ilstlenmesi ongorillen kurum hakkmda c;:ok fazla bilgi mevcut degildir. Halbuki Merkez, kendisine konu olarak dogrudan bolgeyi sec;:en ve faaliyetlerini burada yogunla~t1ran benzerleri arasmda ilk kurulu~ / olmas1 bak1mmdan ayn bir oneme sahiptir. Bu c;:ah~ma, bilhassa konu hakkmda bir c;:erc;:eve c;:izmeyi hedeflemektedir. Bu baktmdan kurumun tam bir tarihc;:esini veren bir c;:ah~ma olma iddiasma sahip degildir. Daha ziyade l 969'da kurnlan milessesenin 2000 y1hnm ba~larma kadar olan idan yap1s1 ve faaliyetlerine genel hatlanyla deginilmeye c;:ah~tlacaktir. 

This paper deals with governing structure and scientific activities of the Centre for South Eastern European Studies, which was initially founded as a11 institute in 1969 before the reorganisation of its statute into a centre. The contributions made by the centre to the world of science are also briefly dwelt on, although it has a short life span. This paper deals with governing structure and scientific activities of the Centre for South Eastern European Studies, which was initially founded as a11 institute in 1969 before the reorganisation of its statute into a centre. The contributions made by the centre to the world of science are also briefly dwelt on, although it has a short life span.