Final Preparations for COP31: Towards Antalya
Organised by Istanbul Policy Center on 23 October 2026, the event “Pre-COP: Final Discussions Before Antalya” explored key issues on the climate diplomacy agenda ahead of COP31 and expectations for Antalya. The morning sessions, held in English, focused on climate and energy security, geopolitical uncertainties, multilateralism and climate finance. The afternoon sessions, held in Turkish, examined priorities and challenges in the COP31 negotiations, as well as expectations for Antalya.
Ümit Şahin
Ümit Şahin is Senior Scholar and the Head of Climate Change Program at Istanbul Policy Center.
umit.sahin@sabanciuniv.edu
Senem Aydın Düzgit
Senem Aydın-Düzgit is the Director of Istanbul Policy Center and a Professor of International Relations at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Sabancı University.
senem.aydinduzgit@sabanciuniv.edu
Dijan Balkaroğlu
Dijan Balkaroğlu works as the “Towards COP31” Project Coordinator within the Climate Change Program at Istanbul Policy Center.
dijan.balkaroglu@sabanciuniv.edu
Akgün İlhan
Akgün İlhan is an academic and researcher who has worked on water management, environmental policy and climate change since 2006.
akgun.ilhan@sabanciuniv.edu
Dursun Baş
Dursun Baş serves as a researcher and coordinator in the "Decarbonization of the Turkish Steel Sector Project" (2022-ongoing) and the "Promoting the Just Transition in Turkey Project" (2023-ongoing) conducted by IPC.
dursun.bas@sabanciuniv.edu
Onur Akgül
Onur Akgül is the researcher and project coordinator of the Promoting Just Transition in Turkey project led by IPM. A graduate of Public Administration from Dokuz Eylül University, Akgül has been conducting research and analysis projects on climate change, environmental protection, air pollution, Health Impact Assessment, energy policies, democratic participation and just transition for more than 10 years, working with academia and civil society on developing policy recommendations in these areas.
onur.akgul@sabanciuniv.eduGallery
