Çiğdem Nas is an associate professor of international relations and the Secretary-General of the Economic Development Foundation. She is a graduate of the Political Science Department of Bosphorous University and received her Masters degree on European social policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She completed her PhD on Politics and International Relations of the EU at the Marmara University EU Institute and worked at the same Institute as a researcher and
assistant professor between 1994 and 2007. She is a lecturer at the Yildiz Technical University since 2007 and has been working since that date also at the Economic Development Foundation which is an NGO dedicated to Turkey’s EU integration. Her research interests cover the European Union, European integration, European politics and Turkey and EU relations.
German Elections: Implications for German Politics, Climate Policy, Foreign Policy, and Germany's Relations with the EU and Turkey
IPC-Mercator Analysis ''German Elections: Implications for German Politics, Climate Policy, Foreign Policy, and Germany's Relations with the EU and Turkey'' by 2024/25 Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow Heinrich Kreft, IKV Secretary General Çiğdem Nas, Associate Professor at the Turkish-German University Ebru Turhan and 2024/25 Mercator-IPC Fellow Johanna Wietschel was published.
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"Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?" with Çiğdem Nas and Ayhan Kaya
Çiğdem Nas and Ayhan Kaya were hosted at the "Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?" program titled "German Elections and the Rise of AfD: Is the Future of Europe in Danger?'' organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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German Elections: The Day After
Istanbul Policy Center-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator held a panel discussion "German Elections: The Day After" on February 24, 2025, at IPC Karaköy, Istanbul. The event featured 2024/25 Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow Heinrich Kreft, Secretary General of IKV Çiğdem Nas, Turkish-German University Faculty Member Ebru Turhan, and 2024/25 Mercator-IPC Fellow Johanna Wietschel as speakers, with IPC Director Senem Aydın-Düzgit as moderator.
"Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?" with Çiğdem Nas and Galip Dalay
Çiğdem Nas and Galip Dalay were hosted at the "Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?" program titled "New Era in Syria: Assad's Fall and the Search for Reconstruction'' organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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"Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?" with Ebru Turhan and Çiğdem Nas
Ebru Turhan and Çiğdem Nas were hosted at the "Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?" program titled "European Parliament Elections and the Future of Europe'' organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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"Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?" with Çiğdem Nas and Ayşe Yürekli
Çiğdem Nas and Ayşe Yürekli were hosted at the "Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?" program titled "Turkey - EU Relations: Challenges and Opportunities'' organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.
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