The launch event of Emre Toros's book titled  ''Electoral Integrity in Turkey'' took place on September 27 at IPC.

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.

The Istanbul Policy Center-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative held the Final Evaluation Meeting with our 2023/24 Mercator-IPC Fellows on September 10, 2024. The event featured presentations of research project results by fellows, with the participation of Kerem Öktem (online), Fuat Keyman and Ümit Şahin. The presentations were followed by the fellows' evaluations of the program in terms of its objectives, impact, and future direction. A farewell dinner marked the conclusion of the 2023/24 fellowship cohort.

In the sixth Acthuman Initiative in partnership with the Human Development Foundation (İNGEV), we focused on identifying barriers and opportunities to women's participation in the workforce and providing policy recommendations to support women's participation and retention in the workforce and their advancement in the workplace. We launched the report “Barriers & Opportunities in Women's Employment and the Workforce: A Guide to Moving Forward” report was on Thursday, September 12, 2024.

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Atila Eralp, Eda Acara, Fuat Keyman, Nebi Sümer and Kamil Yılmaz were hosted at the final episode of 2023/24 season "Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?" organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.

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Dr. Kemal Derviş, former Senior Advisor at Istanbul Policy Center, Executive Board Member of IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative and Member of Sabancı University International Advisory Board, was commemorated with an event organized by Sabancı University and Istanbul Policy Center on the first anniversary of his passing.

Kemal Derviş, Turkish economist, politician, academic and Minister of State in charge of Economy in the 57th Government of the Republic of Turkey, was commemorated with a special event organized by Sabancı University and Istanbul Policy Center on the first anniversary of his passing. The event was held at Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum and 11th President Abdullah Gül attended as the guest of honor. The event started with the opening speeches of Sabancı University Founding Chairman of the Board of Trustees Güler Sabancı and President of Sabancı University Prof. Dr. Yusuf Leblebici. Following the speeches, a panel discussion was moderated by Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman, Vice Rector for Institutionalization and Social Contribution Processes at Sabancı University and Director of Istanbul Policy Center.

Prof. Dr. Asaf Savaş Akat, Professor at Bilgi University and economist, spoke on "Economy, Globalization and Social Democracy"; Prof. Dr. Celal Göle, Professor at Atılım University Faculty of Law, close friend and tennis partner of Kemal Derviş, spoke on "Kemal Derviş and Friendship"; and Prof. Dr. Fuat Keyman spoke on "Turkey and the European Union Relations and Global Governance".

''Fight Scenes: Pop Culture as Political Battleground in Autocratizing Turkey'' was launched on June 24, at IPC, Karakoy .

Hatem Ete, Galip Dalay and Fuat Keyman were hosted at the "Nasıl Bir Dünya? Nasıl Bir Türkiye?" program titled "Turkey at the Crossroads'' organized by the IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative in cooperation with Medyascope.

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As the Istanbul Policy Center-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative, we are thrilled to host the 6^th Alumni Event of the Mercator-IPC Fellowship Program on June 7-9, at Narköy, İzmit.

We believe that the synergies and the exchanges in these alumni events are crucial in keeping this dynamic network alive.  We are looking forward to having new opportunities for more exchange and networking among our fellows.

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.

Please click here to watch the event.