Turkish Accounting Academicians’ Research
& Collaboration Foundation (AARCF)
12th International Conference on Accounting in Ankara, Turkey
October 23-24, 2015
Theme: Transparency & Accountability
Invitation & Call for Papers for Foreign Participants
We invite you to join us in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, for the 2015 Conference on
Transparency & Accountability with a specific focus on the influence of accounting &
auditing in providing transparency & accountability in terms of public and private
sectors. The conference will take place October 23-24, 2015 but its venue will be
announced later. Participants should plan on arriving on Thursday, October 22 and
departing on October 25. Excursions to the main sights of Ankara will also be
organized.
Conference Venue: TBA
Paper Submission Procedure: You are invited to submit your original, unpublished
full papers for presentation. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
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Importance of transparency & accountability in economic development
Importance of transparency & accountability in financial reporting
Importance of transparency & accountability in auditing
Importance of transparency & accountability in public & private sectors
(Practice-oriented papers are expected)
 Importance of transparency & accountability in corporate governance
 Importance of corporate social responsibility in financial reporting
 Importance of transparency in ethics
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A epted pape s will e o side ed fo pu li atio i World of Accounting Science ,
official academic journal of AARCF, which is indexed by “EBCSO Academic Search
Complete” su je t to the autho s’ o plia e with efe ee a d edito e uests .
Papers can be submitted in English & Turkish.
Deadline to submit your paper is Sunday, August 16, 2015. Early submission is
encouraged.
Each paper submission should include a title page listing the corresponding author's
name and email address. All papers in Word or PDF format must be emailed to:
[email protected]
Kindly indicate in the email whether you wish your paper to be considered for
pu li atio i World of Accounting Science .
About the city: Ankara is the center of the Turkish government, and an important
commercial and industrial city of Turkey. Located in Central Anatolia, Ankara is an
important crossroads of trade, strategically located at the center of Turkey's highway
and railway networks, and serves as the marketing center for the surrounding
agricultural area. Nearby attractions include Statue of Atatürk, Ankara Citadel,
Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, and Ankara Ethnography Museum.
How to reach Ankara: Ankara is conveniently located for those who are willing to join
us from foreign countries. Major airlines such as Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, & Qatar
Airways generally offer non-stop flights from Munich, Frankfurt, Istanbul & Doha.
Visa Requirement for foreign participants: To enter into Turkey, getting a Visa is the
responsibility of foreign participants. They can apply for e-Visa at www.evisa.gov.tr if
they are eligible to do so or they can apply for a regular Visa at the Turkish Consulate
General located in their country (please check www.mfa.gov.tr for further
information).
About AARCF: AARCF was established in 1995 to establish a union for Turkish
accounting academics and organized several workshops, conferences and university
visits since its inception. In order to establish a network between Turkish and foreign
accounting academics, International Conference on Accounting has been organized
since 2004. Academic journal “World of Accounting Science” has been published
since 1999 to create another publication outlet for Turkish and foreign accounting
academics and is indexed by EBSCO starting from 2009.
For enquiries, please contact Can Ozturk by email ([email protected])
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