Research Centre For Islamic History, Art and Culture

The Research Centre For Islamic History, Art and Culture (Turkish: İslâm Tarih, Sanat ve Kültür Araştırma Merkezi; abbreviated as IRCICA), also known as the Istanbul Research Center for Islamic Culture and Arts, is the first cultural centre and a subsidiary organ of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation established in 1979 after the Republic of Turkey proposed IRCICA in the 7th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (now the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers), in Istanbul, 1976. The proposal was adopted by the OIC under the resolution no. 3/7-ECS. It formally started inaugural functioning on 23 May 1982.

The Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture is focused on various academic principles concerning the history of Muslim countries, arts and sciences in Islam, Islamic culture, and

civilization. Likewise the OIC, Research Centre For Islamic History, Art and Culture works under the 57 members of the OIC and are permanent representatives of the IRCICA.