Samandağ Living Heritage
The international community-led planning workshop on “Samandağ Living Heritage” which was co-initiated by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Francesco Pasta took place between 13–18 April 2026 in Samandağ, in Hatay province, one of the cities most affected by the 2023 earthquakes.
The German Islam Conference: Dialogue, Integration, and the Future of Institutional Engagement with Muslim Communities
The Initiative organized the closed roundtable discussion “The German Islam Conference: Dialogue, Integration, and the Future of Institutional Engagement with Muslim Communities” convened by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Burcu Karakaş on March 31 at IPC Karaköy.
Countering Insurgency/Terrorism: Severing the Ties Between Non-State Armed Actors & Their Constituency
IPC event “Countering Insurgency/Terrorism: Severing the Ties Between Non-State Armed Actors & Their Constituency” with Efe Tokdemir took place on March 13 at IPC Karaköy.
Report Launch: IPC - Turkey Social Psychological Well-Being Report - 2025
The launch event for the "IPC-Turkey Social Psychological Well-Being Report—2025 (İPM-Türkiye Sosyal Psikolojik Esenlik Raporu—2025)," prepared by Senior Scholars Nebi Sümer and Zafer Yenal, took place on March 10 at IPC Karaköy.
Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi
IPC Director Senem Aydın-Düzgit attended the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on 5–7 March 2026, one of the world’s leading forums on geopolitics and geoeconomics.
Waste, Climate and Environmental Justice at COP31: What's at Stake?
The Initiative, in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), organized a closed roundtable discussion initiated by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Sedat Gündoğdu titled "Waste, Climate and Environmental Justice at COP31: What’s at Stake?" on February 27 at IPC Karaköy.
Brown Bag Seminar:The Energy Transition in Germany: Outlook for 2026
The eighth Brown Bag Seminar organized by the Initiative featured a presentation by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Moritz Zackariat titled "The Energy Transition in Germany: Outlook for 2026" on February 25 at IPC Karaköy.
Authoritarianism Through Law: Global Patterns of Legalism as Governance
IPC hosted a panel "Authoritarianism Through Law: Global Patterns of Legalism as Governance" initiated by IPC Senior Scholar Alper Kaliber. The event was held on February 24 at IPC Karaköy.
Community-Based Planning: How? Why? Where?
The Initiative organized a workshop “Community-Based Planning: How? Why? Where?” convened by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Francesco Pasta on February 20 at IPC Karaköy.
Book Talk with Renata Salecl - Stuck: The Subject of Neoliberalism
IPC organized a book talk "Stuck: The Subject of Neoliberalism" with Renata Salecl on February 13 at IPC Karaköy.
The Management of Steel Scrap Workshop
The hybrid workshop "The Management of Steel Scrap," organized by IPC Project Coordinator Dursun Baş as part of the "Decarbonization of Turkey's Steel Sector Project," was held on February 12 in Izmir.
Migration Research Beyond Academia: Rethinking Engagement with Communities and Civil Society
The Initiative organized the closed roundtable discussion "Migration Research Beyond Academia: Rethinking Engagement with Communities and Civil Society" convened by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Damla Bayraktar Aksel on February 11 at IPC Karaköy.