The Orientation Seminar for the 2024/25 Mercator-IPC Fellows
The Orientation Seminar for the 2024/25 Mercator-IPC Fellows was held on October 18 at IPC Karaköy. The day began with welcoming remarks from Jannes Tessmann, Head of Stiftung Mercator Istanbul Office; Pelin Oğuz, Mercator-IPC Fellowship Program Coordinator; and Meryem Saygıner, IPC Financial Affairs Manager. The 2024/25 Fellows presented their research projects and received feedback.
Jannes Tessmann
Jannes Tessmann is a political scientist working on the governance of global industries. His research explores how states and private sector organizations regulate globally dispersed production networks and how these public and private forms of governance interact with each other. His regional focus is on West Africa, India, and Turkey.
jannes.tessmann@stiftung-mercator.de
Pelin Oğuz
Pelin Oğuz is Mercator-IPC Fellowship Program Coordinator. She received her PhD in Political Science from Istanbul Bilgi University in 2016. Her dissertation is titled as: “The politics of nature and neoliberalism: An assessment of the impact of Hydroelectric Power plants on Local Populations”. She has publications focusing on politics of nature.
pelin.oguz@sabanciuniv.edu
Meryem Saygıner
Meryem Saygıner is the Manager at Istanbul Policy Center. She holds a B.A. in Social and Political Sciences and an M.A. in European Studies, both from Sabancı University.
m.kosehasanogullari@sabanciuniv.edu