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IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative

Reflections on Elections in Turkey amidst Geopolitical Challenges - How to Restart EU-Turkey Relations

The Initiative's ''Reflections on Elections in Turkey amidst Geopolitical Challenges - How to Restart EU-Turkey Relations'' panel took place with the participation of Funda Tekin, Fuat Keyman, Alkım Bağ Güllü, Çiğdem Nas, Wolfgang Wessels, and Ümit Şahin, moderated by Senem Aydın-Düzgit at IPC on June 8.

Jeopolitik Zorlukların Ortasında Türkiye'deki Seçimler - AB-Türkiye İlişkileri Nasıl Yeniden Başlatılabilir?
Senem Aydın Düzgit

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
Funda Tekin

Funda Tekin

Funda Tekin is the director of the Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin (IEP). Prior to this she had been vice-director of the Centre for Turkey and European Union Studies (CETEUS), senior researcher at the Centre International de Formation Européenne, and senior research adviser to IEP. 

funda.tekin@sabanciuniv.edu
Fuat Keyman

Fuat Keyman

Fuat Keyman is the Director of the Istanbul Policy Center; Vice President for Institutional Affairs and Social Impact, and Professor of International Relations at Sabancı University. Keyman is a leading political scientist in Turkey and an expert on globalization, democratization, international relations, Turkey – EU relations, Turkish foreign policy, and civil society development. 

Alkım Bağ Güllü

Alkım Bağ Güllü

Alkım Bağ Güllü, has graduated from ODTU, with a bachelors degree in International Relations following a Masters Programme in the University of Keele on the subject of International Relations and Energy Policies.

alkim.bag@sabanciuniv.edu
Wolfgang Wessels

Wolfgang Wessels

Wolfgang Wessels holds an MA in Economic and Political Science (1973) and a PhD in Political Science from the University of Cologne (1979). He received the Venia legendi in Political Science from the University of Bonn in 1990. 

Ümit Şahin

Ümit Şahin

Ümit Şahin is Senior Scholar and the Head of Climate Change Program at Istanbul Policy Center. 

umit.sahin@sabanciuniv.edu