Rumi Forum organized study trips to Turkey in September and November 2013. The trips aimed to provide a broad exposure to Turkish culture and to promote mutual understanding between the participants and Turkish counterparts through dialogue and discussion. Groups visited the following cities on the trip: Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Gaziantep. People from various think-tanks, city and government officials, business leaders, media were among those who were visited during the trip. November trip was organized in cooperation with Truman National Security Project fellows & partners.