TURKSTAT President Arabacı Attended the OIC-StatCom Meeting in Jeddah

According to the statement made by TÜİK, the meeting was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in cooperation with the OIC Statistics, Economic and Social Research and Training Center (SESRIC) and the Islamic Development Bank, hosted by the Saudi Arabian Statistical Institute (GASTAT).

Speaking at the opening session of the meeting that brings together the national statistical institutions of the member countries of the organization, Arabacı evaluated the work carried out within the scope of Türkiye's OIC-StatCom 14th Term Presidency (2025-2026).

Arabacı drew attention to the importance of developing statistical capacity, increasing knowledge and experience sharing, and strengthening cooperation in the field of statistics among OIC member countries.

A plaque of appreciation was presented to Arabacı by SESRIC Director General Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk for her work carried out during Türkiye's 14th Term Presidency of OIC-StatCom and her contributions to the development of statistical cooperation between OIC member countries.

TÜİK's population and housing statistics studies were shared

At the meeting, common priorities for the development of official statistics and efforts to strengthen cooperation between OIC member countries were discussed.

In the presentation of TURKSTAT, information was given about the modernization of Türkiye's population and housing statistics and the studies on the use of administrative records in statistics production. Within the scope of the meeting, contacts were also held with OIC member countries to develop bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

TURKSTAT President Arabacı and his accompanying delegation also met with Türkiye's Permanent Representative to the OIC, Ambassador Cenk Uraz, within the scope of the Jeddah program. During the meeting, the development of cooperation in the field of statistics within the OIC and Türkiye's work in this field were discussed.

Arabacı also held bilateral meetings with senior managers of the national statistical institutions of the OIC member countries. During these meetings, strengthening institutional cooperation, increasing knowledge and experience sharing, and joint working opportunities were evaluated.

Cooperation in the field of statistics between Türkiye and Indonesia

Within the scope of the OIC-StatCom meeting, a memorandum of understanding was signed between TURKSTAT and the Indonesian Statistical Institute to develop and strengthen cooperation in the field of statistics.

The memorandum of understanding aims to share experience and carry out training activities between the two institutions, to carry out joint studies on the application of modern statistical methods, and to strengthen technical cooperation between the two countries through joint initiatives.