The Institute of Turkish Studies (ITS) is a foundation based in the United States with the avowed objective of advancing Turkish studies at colleges and universities in the USA.
In recent years controversy has surrounded the ITS in regards to its relations with the Republic of Turkey and its denial of the Armenian Genocide.
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