MADRID A new academic initiative aimed at deepening bilateral and regional understanding has been launched in Spain, as the Türkiye Studies Program officially opened at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). The program, part of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, will serve as a hub for academic research on Türkiye’s politics, society and international relations, particularly with the European Union and Spain. Letiga Dorsch Buzon has been appointed as the director. Speaking at