Ayşe Köse Badur has been Local Democracy and Governance Project Coordinator at IPC since January 2015. She had been working on projects on Urbanization and Conflict Resolution as a researcher through this period. She got her undergraduate degree from Istanbul University, Faculty of Political Science in the field of International Relations. She obtained her MA degree at Boğaziçi University, the Ataturk Institute for Modern Turkish History on contemporary Turkish history, particularly on occupation of Istanbul (1918-1922). She is currently a PhD candidate in the same department at Boğaziçi University focusing on the Second Constitutional Period (1908-1918) and the Early Republican Era (1923-1938).
Her main publications are; as a co-author, ‘Kurdish Question, Local Dynamics and Conflict Resolution’ with Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman in 2019; as an author ‘The Women of '68’ in 2010. She has also published articles, interviews, and translations in many outlets such as Toplumsal Tarih, Birikim, Müteferrika, and Foreign Policy magazine. Ayşe Köse Badur is also a programmer at Open Radio (Açık Radio).
Overcoming Global Problems through Local Cooperation: The Case of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality - Research Paper III: Urban Coalitions and Mechanisms of Cooperation: The Case of Istanbul and Berlin
Istanbul Policy Center, CATS Network, IKV and TEPAV's ''Overcoming Global Problems through Local Cooperation: The Case of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality - Research Paper III: Urban Coalitions and Mechanisms of Cooperation: The Case of Istanbul and Berlin'' report was published in November 2022.
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Overcoming Global Problems through Local Cooperation: The Case of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality - Climate Change Adaptation and Its Impact on Vulnerable Groups: Berlin Municipality Case Study
Istanbul Policy Center, CATS Network, IKV and TEPAV's ''Overcoming Global Problems through Local Cooperation: The Case of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality - Climate Change Adaptation and Its Impact on Vulnerable Groups: Berlin Municipality Case Study'' report was published in September 2022.
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Overcoming Global Problems through Local Cooperation: The Case of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality - The Effects of Climate Change on Vulnerable Groups: The Case of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB)
Istanbul Policy Center, CATS Network, IKV and TEPAV's ''Overcoming Global Problems through Local Cooperation: The Case of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality - The Effects of Climate Change on Vulnerable Groups: The Case of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB)'' report was published in July 2022.
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Pandemic, Climate, Society
As Istanbul Policy Center, from the beginning of 2020, when the COVID-19 epidemic began, we organized numerous panels on the web, where the situation of the world, societies, and individuals under the epidemic conditions was evaluated. We would like to share our book titled 'Pandemic, Climate, Society' prepared from these panels: We discussed the economic and social effects of the epidemic in the world, especially in the European Union and Turkey, starting from the very first days. Most participants think that there is a lot we can learn from this experience and that we need to mobilize this experience towards a just world order to cope with future epidemics and ecological crises. We are publishing this book at a point where we leave the epidemic behind with the discovery and application of the vaccine. For us, the great success of the last two years belongs to science, doctors, health workers, and scientists around the world. We would like to thank our listeners who followed our panels and guided our work with their suggestions and all our speakers who contributed, especially Ayşe Köse Badur and Semih Sökmen, who prepared this work for publication.
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Kentlerin Türkiyesi: İmkânlar, Sınırlar ve Çatışmalar
Director Fuat Keyman, Koç University Faculty Member Çağlar Keyder, Istanbul Bilgi University Lecturer Fırat Genç and Urbanization and Local Governance Cluster Coordinator Ayşe Köse Badur's book “Kentlerin Türkiyesi: İmkânlar, Sınırlar ve Çatışmalar” was published in March 2021 with İletişim Yayınları.
Kurdish Issue: Local Dynamics and Conflict Resolution
Urbanization and Local Governance Cluster Coordinator Ayşe Köse Badur and Director Fuat Keyman's book Kurdish Issue: Local Dynamics and Conflict Resolution (Kürt Sorunu: Yerel Dinamikler ve Çatışma Çözümü) was published in October 2019 with Ayrıntı Yayınları.
Investigative Report of the Analysis Project on the Impact of Sur, Diyarbakır Events on the Economy of the City
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HDI/SDG Initiative for Best Practices Experience Sharing Platform
In cooperation with INGEV, IPC launched the HDI/SDG Initiative for Best Practices Experience Sharing Platform on 8-9 July 2021. The platform aims to found an extensive medium for the municipalities to implement the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations.
On the first day of the event, we hosted representatives from UNDP Turkey, UCLG-MEWA, EBRD Turkey, World Bank Turkey, the Lord Mayor of Mannheim, and the Director of Agenda of 2030 of Barcelona with high-level participation from CSOs, the private sector, academia and public institutions working on SDGs. The main topics discussed were the new trends in urbanization, the aim and scope of SDGs for cities, and best practices from Mannheim and Barcelona.
On the second day, we hosted 10 metropolitan municipalities to discuss their good practices on localizing SDGs. These municipalities also got higher places in the Human Development Index-Metropolitan Municipalities.
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"Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?" with Akgün İlhan ve Ayşe Köse Badur
Kentlerin Türkiyesi'nde Su Yönetimi
"Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?" with Ayşe Köse Badur and Fuat Keyman
Kentlerin Türkiyesi ve Yeni Yerellik
“Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?” with Fuat Keyman, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Ümit Şahin, Fikret Adaman, Atila Eralp, Ayşe Köse Badur, Gökçe Uysal and Ahmet Atıl Aşıcı
2020'de Ne Yaptık? 2021'den Ne Bekliyoruz?
“Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?” with Fuat Keyman and Ayşe Köse Badur
Atatürk'ü Anmak Üzerine
“Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?” with Fuat Keyman and Ayşe Köse Badur
Bir Fikir ve Yönetim olarak Cumhuriyet
"Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye" with Ersin Kalaycıoğlu and Ayşe Köse
TBMM’nin 100. Yılını Kutluyoruz
City Region: New Perspective in Development and Growth
City Region: New Perspective in Development and Growth was published in TURKONFED BIZ.
TURKONFED BIZ Dergisi
21st Century: The Era of Cities interview was published in TURKONFED BIZ
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"Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?" with Ayşe Köse Badur and Fırat Genç
"Türkiye'nin Kentlerinden Kentlerin Türkiye'sine"
Working Space of Civil Society Organizations: Minerva Han
Within the scope of the European Heritage Days 2024 activities of Beyoğlu Municipality, the “Working Space of Civil Society Organizations: Minerva Han” event took place on September 10, 2024. During the event, academics and representatives of non-governmental organizations who have passed through Minerva Han talked about the history of the building and how it plays a role in their work.
Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History - Global Tophane Quay from Galataford to Galataport
IPC and Tarih Vakfı continue to organize the monthly "Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History'' series. The discussion titled ''Global Tophane Quay from Galataford to Galataport'' moderated by Ayşe Köse Badur and Ayşe Özil, was delivered by Aslı Odman on May 23 at IPC.
Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History - Galata Fountain Square in the Footsteps of Workers
IPC and Tarih Vakfı continue to organize the monthly "Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History'' series. The discussion titled ''Galata Fountain Square in the Footsteps of Workers'' moderated by Ayşe Köse Badur and Ayşe Özil, was delivered by Nurşen Gürboğa and Murat Tülek on April 18 at IPC.
Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History - Feeding Istanbul: the Political Economy of Food Supply
IPC and Tarih Vakfı continue to organize the monthly "Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History'' series. The discussion titled ''Feeding Istanbul: the Political Economy of Food Supply'' moderated by Ayşe Köse Badur and Ayşe Özil, was delivered by Candan Türkkan on March 14 at IPC.
Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History - Property and the Commons: A Look at Istanbul
IPC and Tarih Vakfı continue to organize the monthly "Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History'' series. The discussion titled ''Property and the Commons: A Look at Istanbul'' moderated by Ayşe Köse Badur and Ayşe Özil, was delivered by Begüm Özden Fırat and Fırat Genç on February 29 at IPC.
Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History - Marginality and Space in Istanbul in the Early 19th Century
IPC and Tarih Vakfı continue to organize the monthly "Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History'' series. The discussion titled ''Marginality and Space in İstanbul in the Early 19th Century'' moderated by Ayşe Köse Badur and Ayşe Özil, was delivered by Işıl Çokuğraş on December 28 at IPC.
Minerva Talks: Society, Place and Entertainment in Istanbul in the Early Republican Era
IPC and Tarih Vakfı continue to organize the monthly "Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History" series. The discussion titled "Society, Place and Entertainment in Istanbul in the Early Republican Era" was delivered by Nilay Özlü Karaca and Seda Kula and moderated by Ayşe Köse Badur and Ayşe Ozil at IPC on November 30.
''Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye'' with Fuat Keyman and Ayşe Köse Badur
Fuat Keyman and Ayşe Köse Badur were hosted at the "Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?" program titled "Commemorating Atatürk in the 100th Anniversary of the Republic'' organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History - The Political Geography of Istanbul from the Empire to the Republic
IPC and Tarih Vakfı continue to organize the monthly "Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History" series. The seventh discussion in the series and the last meeting of the season, "The Political Geography of Istanbul from the Empire to the Republic," was delivered by Erol Ülker and moderated by Ayşe Köse Badur and Ayşe Ozil at IPC on May 24.
Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History - Writing the History of Galata While Demolishing Its Walls
IPC and Tarih Vakfı continue to organize the monthly "Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History" series. The seventh discussion in the series, "Writing the History of Galata While Demolishing Its Walls," was delivered by Mehmet Kentel and moderated by Ayşe Köse Badur and Ayşe Ozil at IPC on April 27.
Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History - Kasımpaşa in the Mid-Nineteenth Century - Migration, Labor, and Neighborhoods
IPC and Tarih Vakfı continue to organize the monthly "Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History" series. The sixth discussion in the series, "Kasımpaşa in the Mid-Nineteenth Century - Migration, Labor, and Neighborhoods," was delivered by Akın Sefer and moderated by Ayşe Köse Badur and Ayşe Ozil at IPC on April 6.
Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History - Galata in the 1920s: Streets, Workplaces, Houses
IPC and Tarih Vakfı continue to organize the monthly "Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History" series. The fifth discussion in the series, "Galata in the 1920s: Streets, Workplaces, Houses," was delivered by Murat Güvenç and moderated by Ayşe Köse Badur and Ayşe Ozil at IPC on January 19.
The Evaluation of 2022 with the Contribution of IPC -"Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?"
Ümit Şahin, Alkım Bağ Güllü, Fikret Adaman, Hayriye Ataş, Ayşe Köse Badur, and Senem Aydın-Düzgit were hosted at the 121st episode of "Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?" program titled "The Evaluation of 2022 with the Contribution of IPC'' organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History - Galata Dock Inns: The City, Trade, and Society
IPC and Tarih Vakfı continue to organize the monthly "Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History" series. The fourth discussion in the series, "The Galata Dock Inns: The City, Trade, and Society," was delivered by Sadettin Fidan, Ayşe Ozil, and Osman Karaman and moderated by Ayşe Köse Badur at IPC on December 15.
Overcoming Global Problems through Local Cooperation: The Case of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Report Presentation
IPC, IKV, TEPAV, and CATS' ''Overcoming Global Problems through Local Cooperation: The Case of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality'' Report Presentation took place with the moderatorship of Senem Aydın-Düzgit and the participation of Ayşe Köse Badur, Asmin Kavas, and Çiğdem Nas at IPC on December 5.
Minerva Talks - Istanbul in History: The Medical Panorama of Istanbul
Under the cooperation of IPC and Tarih Vakfı, the "Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History" series, which takes place every month, continues. The third episode of the "Istanbul in History" series took place under the title of "The Medical Panorama of Istanbul" with Fatih Artvinli, which Ayşe Köse Badur and Ayşe Ozil moderated on Novermber 3.
Minerva Talks - Istanbul in History: Mimar Sinan's Istanbul - Shaping the City in the 16th Century
Under the cooperation of IPC and Tarih Vakfı, the "Minerva Talks: Istanbul in History" series, which will be held every month, started on September 29, 2022, at Minerva Han Karaköy. The second episode of the "Istanbul in History" series took place under the title of "Mimar Sinan's Istanbul - Shaping the City in the 16th Century" with Uğur Tanyeli, which Ayşe Köse Badur and Ayşe Ozil moderated on October 20.
Book Talk: Pandemic, Climate, Society - What Kind of a World Will We Live in?
IPC introduced Ayşe Köse Badur's book ''Pandemic, Climate, Society - What Kind of a World Will We Live in? (Salgın, İklim, Toplum - Nasıl Bir Dünyada Yaşayacağız?)'' with the participation of Fuat Keyman, Selim Badur, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Ümit Şahin, and Nebi Sümer at Minerva Han on October 14.
Minerva Talks -Istanbul in History: What Kind of History for Istanbul?
Under the cooperation of IPC and Tarih Vakfı, the "Minerva Talks - Istanbul in History" series, which will be held every month, started on September 29, 2022, at Minerva Han Karaköy. The first episode of the "Istanbul in History" series took place under the title of "What Kind of History for Istanbul?" with Edhem Eldem, which Ayşe Köse Badur and Ayşe Ozil moderated on September 29.
Season Finale: "Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?
Evren Balta, Ümit Şahin, Fikret Adaman, Ayşe Köse Badur, Nebi Sümer, Atila Eralp, Hatem Ete, Kamil Yılmaz ve Fuat Keyman were hosted by at the 109th episode of "Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?" program titled "Politics, Economy, Climate, Urban Studies: What do we see?"organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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"Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?" with Ayşe Köse Badur, Berrin Koyuncu-Lorasdağı and Fuat Keyman
Ayşe Köse Badur, Berrin Koyuncu-Lorasdağı and Fuat Keyman were hosted by Pelin Oğuz at the 84th episode of “Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?” program titled "Kentlerin Türkiyesi: İzmir" organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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"Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?" with Ayşe Köse Badur and Fuat Keyman
Ayşe Köse Badur and Fuat Keyman were hosted by Pelin Oğuz at the 80th episode of “Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?” program titled "Kentlerin Türkiyesi: Eskişehir" organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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"Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?" with Ayşe Köse Badur and Zafer Toprak
Ayşe Köse Badur and Zafer Toprak were hosted by Pelin Oğuz at the 76th episode of “Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?” program titled "Hâkimiyet-i Milliye’den Cumhuriyet’e" organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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"Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?" with Akgün İlhan ve Ayşe Köse Badur
Akgün İlhan and Ayşe Köse Badur were hosted by Pelin Oğuz at the 64th episode of “Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?” program titled "Kentlerin Türkiyesi'nde Su Yönetimi" organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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Salgın ve Toplum - "Kentlerin Türkiyesi: İmkânlar, Sınırlar ve Çatışmalar"
IPC organized the webinar Salgın ve Toplum - "Kentlerin Türkiyesi: İmkânlar, Sınırlar ve Çatışmalar" with the participation of Fırat Genç, Çağlar Keyder and Ayşe Köse Badur on March 23.
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"Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?" with Ayşe Köse Badur and Fuat Keyman
Ayşe Köse Badur and Fuat Keyman were hosted by Pelin Oğuz at the 54th episode of “Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?” program titled "Kentlerin Türkiyesi ve Yeni Yerellik" organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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“Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?” with Fuat Keyman, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Ümit Şahin, Fikret Adaman, Atila Eralp, Ayşe Köse Badur, Gökçe Uysal and Ahmet Atıl Aşıcı
Fuat Keyman, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Ümit Şahin, Fikret Adaman, Atila Eralp, Ayşe Köse Badur, Gökçe Uysal and Ahmet Atıl Aşıcı were hosted by Pelin Oğuz at the 42nd episode of “Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?” program titled "2020'de Ne Yaptık? 2021'den Ne Bekliyoruz?" organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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Salgın ve Toplum - “Yeni Yerellik: Tarım, Çatışma Çözümü ve Kentler”
IPC organized the webinar Salgın ve Toplum - “Yeni Yerellik: Tarım, Çatışma Çözümü ve Kentler” with the participation of Ayşe Köse Badur, Çağlar Keyder, Fuat Keyman and Zafer Yenal on November 17.
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“Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?” with Fuat Keyman and Ayşe Köse Badur
Fuat Keyman and Ayşe Köse Badur were hosted by Pelin Oğuz at the 35th episode of “Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?” program titled "Atatürk'ü Anmak Üzerine" organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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“Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?” with Fuat Keyman and Ayşe Köse Badur
Fuat Keyman and Ayşe Köse Badur were hosted by Pelin Oğuz at the 33rd episode of “Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?” program titled "Bir Fikir ve Yönetim Olarak Cumhuriyet" organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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"Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye" with Ersin Kalaycıoğlu and Ayşe Köse
Ersin Kalaycıoğlu and Ayşe Köse were hosted by Murat Aksoy at the 12th episode of “Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?” program titled "TBMM'nin 100. Yılını Kutluyoruz" organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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"Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?" with Ayşe Köse Badur and Fırat Genç
Ayşe Köse Badur and Fırat Genç were hosted by Murat Aksoy at the 3rd episode of “Nasıl bir Dünya? Nasıl bir Türkiye?” program titled "Türkiye'nin Kentlerinden Kentlerin Türkiyesi'ne" organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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The Crisis of Democratic Governance in Turkey and the World
IPC organized the panel “The Crisis of Democratic Governance in Turkey and the World (Türkiye'de ve Dünyada Demokratik Yönetişim Krizi)” on November 8, 2019 at IPC Karaköy to introduce three new books: Age of Discontent: Essays on Violence, Politics and Belonging by Evren Balta, Democracies Divided: The Global Challenge of Political Polarization, which was edited by Andrew O’Donohue and Thomas Carothers and includes a section by Senem Aydın-Düzgit, and Kurdish Issue: Local Dynamics and Conflict Resolution by Fuat Keyman and Ayşe Köse Badur.
City-Region: New Dynamics in Local Governance
Director Fuat Keyman and Local Democracy and Governance Project Coordinator Ayşe Köse Badur presented their report City-Region: New Dynamics in Local Governance (Kent-Bölge: Yerel Yönetimde Yeni Dinamikler) on September 4, 2019 in Izmir. In the meeting, moderated by Ayşe Köse Badur, Fuat Keyman, General Manager of KONDA Bekir Ağırdır, and Koray Velibeyoğlu from Izmir High Technology Institute discussed the report and the city of Izmir.
Inclusive Growth and Political Consensus after July 15th Workshop
IPC Project Manager of Conflict Resolution and Mediation Stream Pınar Akpınar convened the workshop titled “Inclusive Growth and Political Consensus after July 15th” on March 3, 2017 at Diyarbakır.
Cevdet Yılmaz, Minister of Development from 2011 to 2015 and the current Deputy Head of Publicity & Media of AKP and IPC Director Fuat Keyman gave the keynote speeches. The workshop was based on activities, which were coordinated by Pınar Akpınar. IPC Conflict Resolution and Mediation Stream Coordinator Bülent Aras, and IPC Researchers Derya Berk, Altay Atlı, and Ayşe Köse were participants at the workshop.
The workshop was organized as part of the ‘Post-Coup Opportunities on Conflict Resolution and Democracy’ project, managed by Pınar Akpınar, which aims to identify what can be done to harness post-coup dynamics to help address the Kurdish issue and polarization in Turkey; and, influence policy-makers to adopt those recommendations. The project provides a platform to increase awareness and enhance dialogue through conflict identification, analysis and resolution by conducting field research, organizing workshops, analysing data, promoting discussion, and disseminating information.
