BRIEF HISTORY

IRCICA Library was established in 1979 within IRCICA, the OIC’s subsidiary cultural centre. Today it is one of the world’s top special libraries. Located in the historical Yıldız Palace from 1979 until 2017, the library is housed since 2017 in the complex allocated by the Presidency of the Turkish Republic to IRCICA in Babıali, at Cağaloğlu, a historical core of Istanbul. With its valuable holdings and competent staff, it serves readers from all over the world.