Language Education for Adult Refugees in Turkey
Maissam Nimer convened the panel “Language Education for Adult Refugees in Turkey” on September 27, 2019 at IPC Karaköy. The event brought together practitioners and scholars for a set of panels and moderated conversations about the situation of language education for adult refugees in Turkey.
ActHuman II - Digital Governance and Solutions in Municipalities
IPC, Human Development Foundation (INGEV), and University of Oxford organized the steering committee and workshop "ActHuman - Digital Governance and Solutions in Municipalities" on September 24, 2019 at Marmara Municipalities Union.
Sustainable Energy System Planning for Co-Benefits
Pınar Ertör-Akyazı co-organized face-to-face training on “Sustainable Energy System Planning for Co-Benefits,” in collaboration with RENAC (The Renewables Academy), within the IASS-IPC COBENEFITS Project on September 24-25, 2019 and October 8-9, 2019 in Ankara.
Digital Governance & Solutions - Steering Committee Meeting and Workshop
IPC, Human Development Foundation (İNGEV), and University of Oxford organized the steering committee and workshop “ActHuman - Digital Governance and Solutions in Municipalities (ActHuman - Belediyelerde Dijital Yönetişim Fırsatları)” on September 24, 2019 at Marmara Municipalities Union.
Eurasia and China's Belt and Road Initiative
The IPC–Sabancı University–Stiftung Mercator Initiative, together with Columbia University’s Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies, Harriman Institute, ISERP, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, and Columbia Global Centers in Istanbul organized the panel discussion “Eurasia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative” on September 19, 2019 at Columbia University Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies. Ahmet Evin and Megan Gisclon attended the panel discussion.
City-Region: New Dynamics in Local Governance
Director Fuat Keyman and Local Democracy and Governance Project Coordinator Ayşe Köse Badur presented their report City-Region: New Dynamics in Local Governance (Kent-Bölge: Yerel Yönetimde Yeni Dinamikler) on September 4, 2019 in Izmir. In the meeting, moderated by Ayşe Köse Badur, Fuat Keyman, General Manager of KONDA Bekir Ağırdır, and Koray Velibeyoğlu from Izmir High Technology Institute discussed the report and the city of Izmir.
June 23, 2019 Istanbul's Re-run Elections: An Assessment on Voter Behaviour
Istanbul Policy Center and Infakto organized the panel titled “June 23, 2019 Istanbul’s Re-run Elections: An Assessment on Voter Behaviour (23 Haziran 2019 İstanbul Tekrar Seçimleri: Seçmen Davranışı Açısından Bir Değerlendirme) ” on July 5 at IPC Karaköy.
Fellows from the Turkish Heritage Organization's Non-Resident Fellowship Program Visit
Eight Fellows from the Turkish Heritage Organization’s Non-Resident Fellowship program visited IPC on July 4, 2019. They discussed recent issues on Turkey, Turkey-US relations, Syrian refugees in Turkey, and the economy with Maissam Nimer, Ersin Kalaycioğlu, Bahri Yılmaz, and Cana Tülüş Türk.
EU and Turkey in the Wake of Elections: Challenges and Opportunities
The Initiative, The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), and Economic Development Foundation (İKV) organized the panel “EU and Turkey in the Wake of Elections: Challenges and Opportunities” with the participation of Director Fuat Keyman, Senior Scholar and Research and Academic Affairs Coordinator Senem Aydın-Düzgit, and 2018/19 Mercator-IPC Senior Fellow Atila Eralp on July 4, 2019 in Ankara.
Heatwaves: Increasing Threat with Climate Change and Heat-Health Action Plans
The launch event and assessment meeting for Climate Change Studies Coordinator and Public Health Expert Ümit Şahin’s new report Heatwaves: Increasing Threat With Climate Change and Heat-Health Action Plans took place on July 2, 2019 at IPC Karaköy.
GTE V: From Findings to Market – Perspectives and Challenges for the Development of Gas Resources in the East Med
As part of Global Turkey in Europe V, IAI, IPC, and Stiftung Mercator convened the roundtable discussion on "From Findings to Market – Perspectives and Challenges for the Development of Gas Resources in the East Med" on July 1 in Nicosia, Cyprus.
GTE V: From Findings to Market – Perspectives and Challenges for the Development of Gas Resources in the East Med
As part of Global Turkey in Europe V, IAI, IPC, and Stiftung Mercator convened the roundtable discussion on “From Findings to Market – Perspectives and Challenges for the Development of Gas Resources in the East Med” on July 1 in Nicosia, Cyprus.